Our 40+ residential volunteers and organizational partners adopt specific areas of the district for ongoing maintenance. We report big problems to the City of Boston’s Graffiti Busters, and we solve small problems using red pails of graffiti removal supplies.
The Graffiti NABBers work in partnership with property owners, city agencies, private companies, local police, court prosecutors, and community newspapers to combat graffiti vandalism in the Back Bay Historic District through a three-part initiative:
Cleaning Historic Buildings
We facilitate cleaning of historic buildings by coordinating a graffiti removal program.
- We adopt our residential blocks or other designated areas for graffiti control.
- We clean lower stories of buildings at the city’s expense. The Graffiti NABBers obtain permission from property owners and organize cleaning of large areas.
- Atlantic Power Cleaning cleans upper stories and rooftops at the owners’ expense.
- We report large-scale graffiti to the Graffiti Busters using the free iPhone app BOS:311.
Hands-On Graffiti and Sticker Removal
We remove small-scale graffiti, stickers, expired signage, wire, tape, string, gum, posters, flyers, advertisements, stencils, and trash by hand.
Graffiti Vandalism Court Cases
We support the police and the prosecution in court.
- Committee members compile notebooks of photos and statements as evidence.
- Victims and concerned citizens speak in defense of the neighborhood.
