Vandalism or Resistance? NYC Street Art Tells Its Own Story
Street Art and graffiti have became the people's way of reclaiming their broken city. In times like 1950-1970s New York City wasn't in a great state; it transformed into urban decay in places like the Bronx and Brooklyn. Graffiti was a way for youth in the boroughs to rebel against the neglect they faced. They used places like subway cars and crumbling walls as canvases. Street art was a way of getting their name known in the world where they were ignored. In 1970 New York City graffiti...