[skelly]

Hey...I was wondering if there was some sort of map put together of all the pieces in NYC? I am planning on doing some day touring looking at all the pieces. If there isnt a good map any PMs/posts in regards to locations of good stuff would be appreciated.

Thanks

[thesewalls]

Wooster Street is a great place to start. I mean sh*t, there's an art collective named after it. Head to Canal & Wooster and walk uptown through SOHO...you'll have to do a little prioritizing, as you could spend all day hunting in that hood. (Take the N or 6 train to Canal St).

The Lower East Side (and Alphabet City, which is near by) are other great areas in NYC for graf. Start at 14th street and head north down any streets on the east side of Manhattan...2nd ave, 1st ave, Ave A, B, C, D...go as far as Houston or Delancey. Again, a big area with a lot of gems, so were back to the prioritizing thing.

Faile provides the locations of some of their street works on their website...don't remember how many are in NYC, but it's surely at least one...probably also in SOHO or the LES.

Space Invader did an NYC Invasion map a while back. if you can get your mitts on it i believe it will be a valuable tool. while i have not seen it myself, it's safe to say he chose some 'respectable' locations in the realm of street art. in turn, you will no doubt find other treasures along the way. he also has a good handful of mosaics (some done within the last few months) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, which is where Failes studio is located. Take the L train to the first stop in Brooklyn (Bedford Ave) and start walking against traffic (yes, on Bedford). Look to your right on N.5th street for an old warehouse loading dock covered with 6 Hits & Crashes. Back on Bedford, between N.5th and 4th, there's an Invader mosaic on the right side of the street, sandwiched between the coffee shop and the bookstore. Take a right on N.4th and walk 2 blocks. Turn left on Wythe and there's another big garage door covered with art - this door has been in several street art/graffiti publications. In general, Williamsburg is an amazing place for graffiti and street art! Faile, Swoon, Dain, Armsrock, Obey, etc....wheat-pasts all over the place, and huge pieces on factory's left and right. The bigger graf spots are in the north-western sector of Williamsburg - an industrial area till recently - and as a guideline you should start at Berry & N.12 and circle your way around the blocks.

If you have a car head up to the Bronx, which is LEGENDARY for its extreme amounts of some of the best graf in the world! However, as noted above, I would not take the train and walk around, as it's a big area where you will get lost and run into people who enjoy taking advantage of UFOs (out-of-towners).

OK I've spent enough time on this at the moment...you'll do just fine, have a blast, and if you're only spending one day wake your aasssss up early! Oh yeah, I almost forgot, if there's time hit up DUMBO, Brooklyn...quite plentiful over there. Haha if you want, PM me and you can hire me as a tour guide/consultant. Happy trails my friend!

[skelly]

Thanks for all the help...I'll be checking out many of the locations mentioned.