Due to aggressive clean up efforts over the last few years, trains cannot enter stations if they have been hit with a spray can. Teams of cleaners work round the clock to keep the subways clear of street art. New York City's mayor, Rudolph Giuliani, ordered the transformation. His 'graffiti czar', Augostino Camgeni, has been supervising the clean-up. The economic renaissance here in the city can be partly attributed to how much better the city looks.
People feel better living here.
It allows business owners to feel proud of the property and they want to stay and continue to stay. Graffiti arrests continue Graffiti is still a dirty word in New York. More than 1200 people have been arrested so far this year for wielding spray cans. Advertising agencies use graffiti as a marketing tool However, the commercial world is increasingly being won over by its charms. Artists who used to spray walls to make a statement against advertising are now finding that the companies they used to disdain are supporting them in their work.