Graffiti, we can safely say, can be controversial topic. But at what point does a neighborhood fighting back overreach and just make things worse? We ask because last weekend the Park Slope Civic Council hosted its annual Spring Civic Sweep, and that included a group going around the neighborhood painting over graffiti with heavy silver paint. They were supposed to be just cleaning up lamposts, but it appears they got more than a little over eager:
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Over-Eager Good Samaritans Paint Park Slope Silver
Park Slope Group Wants 4th Ave Subway Changes Now
Some Park Slope activists have so little faith in the MTA's promise to renovate the dreary Fourth Avenue and Ninth Street station that they're imploring transit officials to scale back their plans and instead make a few specific improvements immediately. The massive refurbishment was supposed to begin this year and turn the "dank and dark" station into a light-filled hub with clean windows and a new copper roof. But the plans were later scaled back and postponed in the shadow of looming budget shortfalls.
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