If you’re nostalgic for the bad old days of graffiti-coated subway stations, visit the No. 1 train stop at W. 191st St. in upper Manhattan. A 900-foot pedestrian tunnel leading from the platforms ...

During the “bad old days” of 1970s New York City, some viewed the graffiti-covered subway cars as a blight symbolizing the crumbling, crime-ridden city. But while the MTA waged war against kids armed ...

When Henry Chalfant sees ads on the sides of today’s subway trains, he often mistakes them for the graffiti he used to photograph in the 1970s and ‘80s. “I think, ‘Oh my God, window down,’” he tells ...

MTA crews have scrubbed clean a Brooklyn subway station found covered in 1970s-style graffiti. Early morning straphangers first noticed the tags — which featured large lettering in bright blue, yellow ...

“The speed of these kids is unbelievable. I can’t believe how fast they do a whole train.”, said one MTA worker. With all of the media hype claiming that New York City is heading back to its past when ...

During Monday’s MTA board meeting, the NYPD’s chief of transit stated that graffiti on trains has increased across the city, among other transit crimes. The trains may not look like they did in the ...

Stand clear of the floor-to-ceiling graffiti, please. Stunning footage shows an F train defaced from end-to-end with spray paint as it lumbered out of service this week. The video was tweeted out by ...

In the early 1970s, the dawn of what became known as hip-hop, he helped shape the art of graffiti on New York City subways. But he hated the word. By Jon Caramanica Phase 2, who in the early 1970s was ...

The MTA’s brand new subway cars got a fresh coat of paint this week — but it wasn’t one the transit agency paid for. Photos obtained by Gothamist show a new subway train made up of cars called R211s ...