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Graffiti in the Newton/Otis Place Alley is Out of Control

May 11, 2010

I was alerted to some graffiti in the alley bordered by Newton, Park Place, Otis Place, and Warder Street and went to check it out. I was amazed at how bad it is. I was also disheartened that nearly all of it is on private property, which means that the City won’t address it without a signed consent form from the owner.

Should you have a problem with graffiti and need the form, it comes in both English and Spanish.

One of many tagged garages in the alley

More images of tagged garages after the jump>> (more…)

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Graffiti at Newton and Georgia Finally Gone

April 27, 2010

I was pleased to see that the graffiti on the northeast corner of Newton and Georgia Avenue has finally been addressed. As you can see from the two images below, it was starting to get out of hand. What surprises me is how much of a target this wall has become with the Senior Wellness Center going up across the street from it.

Before

After -- better but not perfect

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Random Observation

April 15, 2010

Drawings like this one public utility covers generally don’t last long … and I’ve been known to report more than my share for removal. Still, I’d like to think that this one is a bit more artistic than most and it certainly brought a smile to my face. There are many mornings when I’m sure I must look like this based solely on my attitude. This example is on the northeast corner of Irving and Park Place.

Ever had a day when you feel like this?

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Tagging Continues to be Problem along Warder

February 28, 2010

Street light #11216, recently tagged

While walking through the neighborhood on Saturday, I noticed that there was a significant amount of new tagging along the Warder Street corridor between Newton Place and Rock Creek Church Road.

The District has a program to remove graffiti, and you can read more about it here as well as download the form granting the City to address vandalism on private property.

If you see graffiti, it is important to call 311 and report it as soon as you can. Information that will assist the City in responding to the request include:

  • Address where graffiti is location;
  • Whether it is public or private property; and,
  • If it’s a street light, the number of the light — each light pole has a number on the pole about 7 feet from the ground.

New tagging on Gee's Market

640 Princeton Place's wall along the alley was extensively tagged

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Tagging Quickly Removed from Rec Center

December 4, 2009

The tagging that occurred at the Rec Center over the Thanksgiving weekend has been removed/covered over. While it was critical to get rid of it, the building and murals look worse for the experience.

If there is any silver lining to this it would be that the Latin American Youth Center is in the early process of developing a new mural that could be located on this part of the building.

Lets hope we don’t have to live with the pealing and splotchy paint on the building for too much longer.

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Park View Rec Center Gets Tagged

December 1, 2009

The long Thanksgiving weekend didn’t pass without incident this year. In strolling through the neighborhood on Sunday, it was apparent that there was new tagging at the intersection of Warder and Otis Streets (incidents that have already been reported).

The most egregious was on the Park View Rec Center. Fortunately, the new murals completed in September were not touched. Still, the vandalism to the older murals is extensive.

In addition to the Rec Center, a utility box outside of Gee’s Market was also tagged.

If you see graffiti, it is important to call 311 and report it as soon as you can. Information that will assist the City in responding to the request include:

  • Address where graffiti is location;
  • Whether it is public or private property; and,
  • If it’s a street light, the number of the light — each light pole has a number on the pole about 7 feet from the ground.

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Random Observations

November 10, 2009

Here’s a little piece of street art I found amid a lot of graffiti on a Washington Post box while walking the neighborhood over the weekend. What I liked about it in particular is the nod to the stars and bars on the skulls cheek.Graffiti skull

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City Responds Quickly to Graffiti Removal Request

November 10, 2009

City Graffiti RemovalI’m impressed that the City 311 number (as well as following up with a well placed email) got a quick response to my reporting recent tagging on Warder Street. With the exception of three light poles, which I have reported again, all the lights tagged between Manor Place and Rock Creek Church Road have had the graffiti dealt with in about a week’s time.

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Street Lights on Warder Tagged

November 3, 2009

Tagged street light at Warder & NewtonFollowing Mayor Fenty’s visit to Park Morton yesterday, I headed north on Warder Street only to notice that nearly every street light from just south of Newton to north of Rock Creek Church Rd. had recently been tagged.

As a reminder to the community, it is critical that graffiti be removed quickly to keep crime at bay. Should you encounter tagging, whether it be on public property or your own, you can report graffiti to the City for removal by calling 311. There is more information on graffiti removal on the DPW Web site.

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