Ken Berwitz
-Murder is up 7%-Rape is up 5%-“Transit crime” (which I take to be crime on subways and buses) is up 10%.
Graffiti was an infamous symbol of the decline and decay ofNew York City in the 1970s and \’80s, and some now say it appears to be making acomeback.
As CBS2\’s Scott Rapoport reported Monday, residents havenoticed and they want it gone.
Bold graffiti lines parts of walls, ramps and pavement at theForest Hills Long Island Rail Road station in Queens.
“It\’s awful,” one man said.
“Most of the time it\’s ignored,” said City CouncilmemberKaren Koslowitz (D-29th).
“I\’ve seen a lot more graffiti then I\’ve seen in a longtime,” she said.
And it is not an isolated occurrence. Citywide, some saygraffiti appears to be more and more prevalent.
According to the NYPD, the number of graffiti complaintscitywide in 2015 is up 15 percent from last year. Meanwhile, arrests forgraffiti are down 10 percent compared with last year.
