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The Art of the Tag, Part II: Zaver, Cajun, Desa, What, Tocer, Exoe, Anso, Anura, Caze, Zoot, Zane, Remedy, Curve, Mesiah, Jet, Dzel, New, Exr, Homesick, Osi, Rems, Net, Miss 17, ZB, LS, Hueso, Rukos & More

June 11, 2026

From the crudely simple to the crisply stylized, graffiti tags have been claiming and shaping NYC’s urban landscape for over half a century. Featured above are the writings of Zaver LNE and Cajun BTM. Several more images of tags we’ve captured on NYC’s open spaces follow:

Another look at Zaver LNE and Cajun BTM

Desa MTA, What KH, Tocer LNE, Exoe, Anso LNE and more

Anura and Caze One

Zoot, Remedy, Faipe, Curve, Gard, Zane and more

Mesiah

Jet BBB

Dzel AIDS, New and EXR 

Homesick

Osi and Rems

Net, Miss 17, ZB, LS, CAPS, Shock MSK, JIOne, Yes2, ICBM and more

Hueso, Anura, Rukos, and more

Photo credits:  1-3, 8, 9 & 12 Lois Stavsky; 5 Tara Murray; and 4, 6, 7, 10 & 11 Giulia Shine

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PUSHING IT FORWARD: ILLicit Creatives Claiming Space on the Streets of Queens, NYC, Part VI

March 19, 2025

As we continue our monthly posts of illicit graffiti, we are back to the streets of Queens. Pictured above are: Wevs429, Dase, Oldeath, Angr and South LNE. What follows are several more images of unsanctioned graffiti captured in Queens public spaces:

Tocer and Anso LNE

Kitty and Degrupo

 Exr and Werds aka OptimoNYC 

Kempe and Cros

Mer

Gour

Loom

Post and photos by the Pushing It Forward Collective

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