October 20, 2006
Peter Vallone’s Graffiti Free Lair Revealed
Following his arrest one year ago for tagging up Astoria, graffiti artist, Kiko, plead guilty yesterday and was sentenced to 6 months in jail, 5 years probation, a $25,000 fine, and community service. Sounds tough? Not tough enough for Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. who requested Kiko be sent to state prison for one to three years. It’s no surprise that Vallone hates graffiti artists and they hate him right back.
When the Daily News trailed Vallone for a day in June 2006, he told them, “Don’t put my address in the paper. We’ll have graffiti all over it tomorrow.” The Daily News may have protected Vallone’s privacy, but his own office sure didn’t. Animal Magazine got Vallone’s home address with a simple phone call so you can stop by and “exercise your 1st Amendment writes.”
As the First Post said from across the pond:
“If you want to be assured of immortality in the fleeting annals of graffiti, all you need to do is spray paint on the door of New York City councilman, Peter Vallone Jr.”
