Sunset's Graffiti Goes Unpunished

Or, if not unpunished, less punished. The Daily News had an article published yesterday that cites various graffiti-related statistics around Brooklyn and NYC as a whole.

Comparing 2007 to 2008 in Sunset Park, complaints about graffiti went up by almost 10%, but arrests decreased by 15%. Construction sites and stores are popular tag sites around here, as they are everywhere. For sale signs, mail boxes, playground equipment, rock borders around the park, and even trees have also been victims of recent graffiti. Even store sandwich boards have been tagged with gang graffiti - which means it's happening during open/daylight hours.

Juxtapose those numbers with stats from the City (complaints and arrests went up by 10%), or with the numbers for north Brooklyn (complaints up 20% and arrests up over 24%), and we have to wonder why our vandals aren't as sought after as the northern folk.

Keep dialing 311 to complain about graffiti. The squeaky wheel gets the grease - or the power hose or paint, in this case.

from the New York Daily News article:

“They should be doing better. We need to have some arrests so that we have an example and to show that we won’t tolerate it,” said Renee Giordano, executive director of the Sunset Park Business Improvement District.

Keep dialing 311 to complain about graffiti. The squeaky wheel gets the grease - or the power hose or paint, in this case.