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Riding the trains with veteran graff writer Nic 707

Something's happening here -- on the 5 train
Something’s happening here — on the 5 train

Back in 1976, Nic 707 founded the Bronx-based crew OTB, and, along with his crew, regularly hit the trains. These days Nic 707 is back on the trains. But his interventions, this time around, are eliciting mostly curiosity and expressions of gratitude form subway riders. I accompanied him last night on his Instafame Phantom Art Project. Here’s a bit of what I witnessed:

Young couple checking out their just-captured photo
Young couple checking out their just-captured photo
A recent Nic 707 production
A recent Nic 707 production
Nic sharing moments of graffiti history with interested subway rider
Nic sharing moments of graffiti history with interested subway rider
Not everyone's interested!
Not everyone’s interested!
The project -- as titled
The project — as titled

Photos by Lois Stavsky