Council Member Oliver Koppell announced a new district-wide graffiti removal program on Tuesday, July 10, which will be funded with his discretionary Council allotment.
In honor of the occasion, CitySolve, a cleaning company, demonstrated its technique in a particularly graffiti-ridden location in his district.
"The presence of graffiti has a depressing, negative effect on a community, creating a disorderly environment, and affecting the quality of life for its residents and those who work and shop in the area," Koppell said. "Immediate removal and constant attention is the key to ridding a neighborhood of graffiti, which, contrary to popular opinion, does not tend to quickly reappear once removed, as prior experience has demonstrated."
Koppell urges his constituents to call his district office, at (718) 549-7300, with graffiti complaints, so that they may be referred to CitySolve for removal within a week.
Two months ago, Assemblywoman Naomi Rivera announced her own graffiti initiative involving CitySolve. It’s unclear if the two will coordinate their efforts.
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