This is a terrible waste. Some commentators would have us believe that graffiti is art. It is not. Graffiti is vandalism. Where graffiti flourishes, communities suffer.
Graffiti intimidates residents.
It encourages street gangs. It discourages tourists, lowers property values and invites other kinds of crime. Graffiti painted New York City into a corner, but we don't have to stay there. Over the last year and a half, I've made it clear that New York City will no longer tolerate graffiti. Last fall, we began our anti-graffiti crackdown.