For years the city needed permission from property owners in order to clean up graffiti, but as of April 7th there's a new law in town. Now the Department of Sanitation's taxpayer-funded Graffiti Free NYC program doesn't need to go through a long waiver-signing process before going to work on what some see as nothing more than illegal eyesores. South Bronx graff-watchdog Sidney Flores told the Daily News, "The faster they get the graffiti, the better. We need to take our streets back." more ›

This past Saturday, one of the Obama posters Shepard Fairey added to the cityscape was taken down by graffiti writer MARTY -- who Razor Apple reports "has been holding down that corner for years." more ›