Environmental Graffiti

Crime and Corruption in the World’s Oldest Subway Tunnel

Once each month, a busy intersection in Brooklyn, New York, gets just a little bit busier. Traffic cones are set up, and cars are necessarily diverted to ensure the safety of an influx of tourists. In a single file outside the Independence Bank, the crowd's sights are fixed on the single, open manhole in the middle of the street, into which they'll crawl to hear the tale of crime surrounding the oldest subway tunnel in the world.

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Welcome to the Village Underground

Imagine taking the subway (or underground, as it's known in London) to work to arrive in an office converted from a subway car perched upon huge Victorian arches with views rivaling those of top executives. The Village Underground project in the Shoreditch area of London is where this can happen for lucky artists who acquire studio space within the recycled cars.

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