AMC's beloved (if not highly rated) advertising soap opera Mad Men returns March 25. But you probably already knew that, since the cable network has plastered our subway system with almost entirely blank ads for the show—the perfect canvas for aspiring subway ad men to work on, right? more ›

A former NYPD officer injured in the line of duty...who is also a graffiti artist?! Cops are still trying to wrap their heads around the secret life of retired officer Steven Weinberg, a patrolman who retired in 2001 after hurting his leg on the job. It seems Weinberg had an exciting life outside of work as a prolific graffiti artist with the handle "Neo," tagging subways throughout the 1980s with the Nation of Graffiti (NOG) crew. Weinberg claims he gave up tagging in 1995 when he joined the force at the age of 27. But the Post reports that investigators say the "Neo" tag has started popping up again, and think his idle hands are to blame. more ›

These photos were all taken in 1973 and 1974, documenting the graffiti-marked subway system of New York City. This was years before the Vandal Squad formed, in 1980, and was tasked with defending the subway system from defacement. By the end of that decade, over 15 years after these photos were taken, they "effectively solved the problem of graffiti in the subway system." Of course, there's still tagging happening today, but for the most part the inside of train cars are only filled with Dr. Zizmor ads. more ›