Graffiti and trash a slap in the face, says resident
Bensonhurst residents say they are tired of looking at trash and obscene graffiti along 18th Avenue, contending that it is diminishing their quality of life.
Carmine Lomonaco has lived in the neighborhood since 1961. He said that his 11-year-old daughter should not be subjected to the vile graffiti written on the boarded up door of a Chinese restaurant near 65th Street on her way to St. Athanasius, where she attends school.
This is unacceptable. I like to spend my money on the avenue, like taking my kids for ices, Lomonaco said. But I will go elsewhere.