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Bensonhurst residents tackling growing graffiti problem

Residents and business owners in Bensonhurst are fighting back against graffiti on neighborhood buildings. Volunteers with Graffiti Free NYC were out on 18th Avenue today, helping local stores clean up

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Sep 7, 2012, 6:46 PM

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