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Graffiti is back, threatening the city

The writing is on the wall: A cry for help amid surging urban ills.

PHOTOS: ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Graffiti removal costs the Streets Department $1.5 million a year. Here, a vandalized wall on Fairmount Street between 8th and 9th.
PHOTOS: ALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Graffiti removal costs the Streets Department $1.5 million a year. Here, a vandalized wall on Fairmount Street between 8th and 9th.Read more
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