Repainting Of Graffiti In Washington Heights Tunnel Creates Uproar
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One in every of New York Metropolis’s most original identifiers is now not. The graffiti from a very fashionable tunnel in Washington Heights has been repainted to the ire of some residents.
As noticed on Gothamist the Division of Transportation gave the 191st Avenue 1 prepare tunnel in Higher Manhattan a noticeable makeover. On Friday, January 20 a crew of staff repainted the underground passageway in an effort to take away all of the graffiti that had been there for many years.
The challenge was not introduced previous to it beginning and even native had been shocked by the shock reworking. “The continuous lack of transparency has lengthy broken our group’s belief; we’re angered and disenchanted by the dearth of notification and care employed by the Division of Transportation in panting the tunnel with out group engagement or planning” a joint assertion from Council Member Carmen De La Rosa & Nira E. Leyva-Gutiérrez, Government Director at NoMAA learn.
When information of the challenge unfold it rapidly drew backlash from locals. “What occurred right here is only a slap within the face to the group,” stated Luiggy Gomez, Washington Heights resident. “They erased historical past.” Naturally the controversy prompted the DOT to reply. Vincent Barone, a spokesperson for the Division of Transportation, didn’t clarify why the repainting occurred however shared that the tunnel will obtain new art work within the close to future. “We look ahead to working intently with the group and native elected officers on a challenge that celebrates the tradition and variety that makes New York so particular,” he stated.
At the moment the Division of Transportation has not shared particulars in regards to the forthcoming artwork challenge for the tunnel.
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