Strange Graffiti Appears On Greenpoint Storefronts

Photograph via NewYorkShitty

A New York Shitty reader sent photographs of some spray painted words/symbols on Greenpoint storefronts to Miss Heather, writing, "i think we’re about to be thrust in the middle of some kind of ancient battle of monsters and magic folk… or just an itchy case of dork-rash. some uh- person- is tagging in what looks like elvish. i found the first set on leonard and norman and the second on eckford and nassau. i would have translated these myself with the power of the internet but im a 31 year old man."

Similarly cryptic graffiti was spotted two additional instances of the graffiti in the neighborhood. One commenter offered up a possible Elvish translation, but discussion has now shifted to suggest that the graffiti is based on an Austrian mystic's alphabet—and whose work "is seminal to later currents of Germanic mysticism and Nazi occultism," according to Wikipedia. The image pictured might read "Sal und Sig = Sal-vation and victory [Heil und Sieg (here we see the origins of the chant used by the Germanen Orden, which later became a National Socialist motto: Sieg Heil!, ‘Hail Victory!')]."

If we're seeing calls for help on storefronts, we prefer telling the aliens to move their spaceship.

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By Jen Chung in News on May 4, 2009 6:17 PM

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Greenpoint, Brooklyn Nazi Skinheads

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http://www.adamkrausephoto.com/222/greenpoint-brooklyn-nazi-skinheads

briancf

It's nerd tagging. http://www.dafont.com/tolkien-dwarf-runes.font

Maybe anti-Star Trek?

smitty

It's neo-nazi graffiti. Stay classy, Greenpoint.

yetanotherdamneduselessaccount

What are your guidelines for deciding whether to call spray paint on buildings "graffiti" or "street art".

Honestly. How do you decide?

Brainwash

Look at the awning: Dr. Pulaski. It's a Star Trek viral promotion. F'ing Romulans, man!

Ok, just kidding.

NannyState

Nazi runic crap. Himmler used this bullshit at his SS castle where he practiced pagan mysticism in an attempt to spellcast. Obviously the magic didn't work for him.

schizofriendly

There are too many new typefaces being thrust upon the world, children. Knock it off.

Rfive

Those are gang inscriptions. Its part of the blood/crip initiation ritual. The neighborhood should cover them immediately as they will ultimately lead to an ugly confrontation w/either group (or another) unfortunately.

dirty hipster

It's german. It says: The secret of the runes. Refers both to the oldest alphabet of the Germanic tribes and to a book by the Austrian mystic Guido von List. According to Wiki, "List's book is seminal to later currents of Germanic mysticism and Nazi occultism. The Armanen runes were employed for magical purposes in by authors such as Friedrich Bernhard Marby and Siegfried Adolf Kummer, and after World War II in a reformed "pansophical" system by Karl Spiesberger."

KING

looks like the trash you see in Brasil. No Talent or anything interesting in the Mind. Paint over it

whitecastlerock

The Greenpoint Gangster Disciples must have rolled into town....

Snoopy

Probably nothing more than a Pratt student trying out a new typeface. Move along.

timtactless

You know, there are a couple of obvious Nazi Skinheads in Greenpoint (SS tattoos, 88 patches, etc.). Would not surprise me, if it can be proven that it is a "hate crime" type of situation, if they were behind it. Then again I'm judging these guys by their beliefs, not proven actions.

Toby von Meistersinger

Watch it be some sort of viral marketing campaign for some crappy movie.

grandeur

my first reaction is "this is hilarious". It just looks like some neighborhood kid trying to tag.

but you know maybe there is a deeper meaning and it is a hate crime.

could go either way