In 1989, the MTA implemented its most successful strategy for eliminating graffiti from the transit system by pulling painted trains from service, denying the roving canvasses an opportunity to traverse the city. Well, 21 years later, that era is over, assuming the ones doing the graphics are paid advertisers, like this fully wrapped whole car promoting Target’s new store in East Harlem. |Photo: SAS|
MTV Pimp My Blog: More photos and video of the train for the curious inclined: http://nyctheblog.blogspot.com/2010/06/target-and…
The MTA is desperate for cash, so they're billboarding their trains. Expect more of this.
Hmmm. It looks like a shepard fairey mural.
Pathetic. Everything is just pathetic.