News Tagged: NYC-Subway

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    MTA Glimpse Underground: Fast Track 8th Ave

    As part of the MTA Fast Track program, stations on the 8th Avenue lines from 59 St-Columbus Circle to Jay St-MetroTech and World Trade Center were shut down this week from 10pm-5am each night for repair. We took a look at some of the work that went down underground.

    ©12ozProphet - Friday April 27, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Comet's 61st Piece

    This is a beautiful old school shot of a window down piece by Comet of The Crazy 5. Comet was Blade's partner and the 61 denotes it being his 61st piece. Also note the Lee 163rd tag on the door to the right.

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday April 25, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Vintage Slave TF5 Panel Piece

    Here is out 12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day. This is a classic train photo featuring a nice panel piece by Slave of the legendary Fabulous 5. This photo was posted in the New York City thread of the Writers Forum by nycisdead106.

    ©12ozProphet - Thursday April 19, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: NYC Subway Graffiti From The Platform

    This is a photo from the 80's from the NYC subway graffiti era. Every square foot of this train is covered in graffiti including what looks like a Poke IBM top to bottom piece between the doors.

    ©12ozProphet - Monday April 16, 2012

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    Throwback: Wolf AOK Top-to-Bottom Wholecar

    While on combing through countless flicks in the Writers Forum for our Forum Shot of the Day, another one that stood out and came in a close second was this dope flick of a Wolf AOK top-to-bottom wholecar riding high. This photo was also posted in the New York City thread in the Writers Forum by nycisdead106

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday April 11, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Adios and Ven Top-to-Bottom Wholecar

    This is an awesome shot of a rarely seen Adios and Ven top-to-bottom wholecar. This photo was posted in the New York City thread in the Writers Forum by nycisdead106.

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday April 11, 2012

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    1935 NYC Subway Car For Sale on eBay: Buy It Now for $75k!

    There is only one day remaining to buy yourself a piece of New York Transit history. This classic NYC Subway car built in 1935 was retired 40 years later and driven down to Florida where it has remained ever since.

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday April 03, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Kase2 and Chain3 Wholecar

    Here is our 12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day. This rare vintage shot from inside the train yard is a gem. One Forum member 238th street identified "Fresh... Kase2 Chain3 in the 2 yard Nine MG Boys on the next car"

    ©12ozProphet - Wednesday March 28, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Get Him Before He Goetz You

    This rare shot of an end-to-end wholecar that reads "get him before he Goetz you" a reference to "The Subway Vigilante" Bernhard Goetz. Click to learn more about Goetz and how he came to symbolize the chaos that was NYC in the 1980's.

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday March 20, 2012

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    Preview: Classic Hits - New York's Pioneering Graffiti Writers

    This video preview flips through the pages of the latest book to cover the early days of graffiti. Classic Hits charts the development of the aerosol artform from the first tags through the innovations of piecing. This book features great photographs of some of the best gems of the early 70's and highlights some of the biggest writers (and...

    ©12ozProphet - Tuesday February 28, 2012

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    12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day: Vintage Train Yard Aerial View

    Here is our 12ozProphet Forum Shot of the Day. To go out on a limb, I'd say the pieces on this wholecar look like they say Rich, Pade, Min, and Hush. Feel free to confirm or correct in the comments below. This photo was posted in the NYC Subways section of the Writers Forum by 90SBROOKLYN.

    ©12ozProphet - Monday January 30, 2012

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    90's NYC Subway Station Graffiti Revealed via Fresh Paint NYC

    At a MTA train station the ads were removed, revealing a treasure trove of preserved graffiti circa 1990. Nowadays, it's hard to fathom a time when stations were blanketed with coats of spray paint, layers of throw-ups and tags accumulated over the years...

    ©12ozProphet - Thursday January 19, 2012