Brooklyn Got 'Tagged' More in '08
With tighter city budgets, quality of life issues are bound to get worse. Case in point: Graffiti complaints in North Brooklyn were up 20 percent last year; arrests were up 24 percent. “It’s bringing property values down,” complained one Bushwick resident whose building is frequently tagged. In parts of South Brooklyn like Sunset Park and…
With tighter city budgets, quality of life issues are bound to get worse. Case in point: Graffiti complaints in North Brooklyn were up 20 percent last year; arrests were up 24 percent. “It’s bringing property values down,” complained one Bushwick resident whose building is frequently tagged. In parts of South Brooklyn like Sunset Park and Coney Island, complaints were up but arrests were down.
Thank you Denton for that great post. When I saw those rooftops I was in awe. You’re right, those photos I referenced do not do justice, it’s a sea of graffiti, it’s not just one building it’s many, it’s very fascinating on so many levels.
I couldn’t help but just stand in amazement because you really don’t see that anymore. I felt I truly was in NYC at that moment. This is another side to NYC that still exists that we’ve covered up with our pretty Condos and tree lined streets. There’s still a grittiness to NY that’s rarely displayed and here it is on top of the ‘world’.
Yes, the walk across that bridge is wonderful. I love the metal and rivets and the connections of gables. Also when you’re above Manhattan and Brooklyn, there are great vistiges of streets that you will never see from any other angle.
benson, I spose you’re long gone, like everyone else, but nevertheless you should see those buildings. THere are a lot of interesting features about them that call for some sociological thinking. You can’t see it all in those pix, maybe I’ll post some of my own in a coupla days.
And I don’t want to get into the graffiti debate either.
But those buildings are fascinating because they are a prime example of tenement slums, the kind you used to see in East Harlem in the 1970s. Almost like a museum, yet the first time I walked next to them it was quite a shock. There are also active clotheslines on the roof. Yet in spite of being straight outta the hood, the owner has seen fit to install cell antennas all over the building, which you can see in the photos. The clash here is pretty interesting. Obviously these are stabilized or controlled buildings, and I know how you feel about that (I’m not in that much disagreement).
In a way, looking at it from a tagger’s POV, this is a piece of property that shows a lack of respect by the owner, therefore no respect is given in return.
But check them out one day, besides, everyone should take that walk over the bridge. Glorious!
My point is – lunch or no lunch, you did not win the much coveted SOTD.
cobblehiller, your 14 year old daughter is on your computer.
What-EVER DIBS!
yay!
*r*
I would have gotten SOTD if I hadn’t been out at a Chinese New year lunch for 2 hours. Gung Hei Fat Choy.
bxgrl, Where has the love gone? And why do you continue to goad me toward this unattainable goal? Have you no pity?
I think it says a great deal about your continuing journey toward self-knowledge that you can put the word “fails” in the same sentence as “subtlety of approach.” Now you just need a little tiny nudge to be able to catch my drift 🙂
C’mon, c’hiller- you can do it. Just make that……..connection…..