Months after the city shocked a Manhattan neighborhood by stripping the iconic 191st Street pedestrian tunnel of the commissioned art and graffiti seemingly without community input, officials are once again asking artists to beautify the walkway.
An unofficial landmark of Washington Heights, the tunnel connects St. Nicholas Avenue with Broadway for access to the No. 1 train. It's received attention not only for its painted walls, but reported concerns over safety and cleanliness from community members.
People in the community told NBC New York that there had been concerns of drug use, security and trash accumulating inside the tunnel, which led people to ask for better maintenance. But none said the painted murals were an issue. Councilmember Carmen De La Rosa, who represents the area, said the decision to wipe the walls clean removed the"soul of the tunnel."
De La Rosa said,"The art was never the issue...it does take people by surprise, when they come in and history that was in the walls in no longer here." She added that there had been concerns over those who live in the tunnel, as well as the presence of hypodermic needles and bad lighting. The January paint job came nearly eight years after the city commissioned artists to fill the tunnel walls with murals. Much of the original artwork had been painted over in the years since.
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