Graffiti From Mom
Not sure how long this graffiti has been up on White street east of Broadway, but it always makes my day a little better when I happen to walk by it.
Happy Mothers Day!
-SCOUT
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They’re all over chinatown. There is one on Mott between Canal and Bayard too.
There’s one on Walker east of Broadway too and I know it’s been there for over a year because I too took a photo of it. LOL