Seaford LIRR Overpass Vandalized With Graffiti Again

SEAFORD, NY — Just weeks after MTA crews removed graffiti from Long Island Rail Road overpasses, more graffiti has appeared. The vandalism appeared overnight beneath the Seamans Neck Road overpass near Brooklyn Avenue in Seaford, Chris Carini, vice president of the Wantagh-Seaford Homeowners Association, told Patch in a phone interview Thursday.

Carini, a town council candidate running on the Republican line, has worked tirelessly over the last year to have the MTA remove graffiti at its stations and overpasses, as well as repair broken elevators and escalators, clean up broken glass, and more. That includes the Seamans Neck overpass, where graffiti removal began in September.

In the latest case, vandalism appeared on the wall of the overpass near the street, rather than above on the overpass itself. The group has asked the MTA if it can repaint the wall itself rather than wait for the MTA to get around to it. The overpass took weeks to repaint last time.

"If the LIRR gives WSHA the green light to repaint the overpass we will let everyone know," the group wrote in a Facebook post. "We also notified the Nassau County Police Department. We are on it!"

Carini said the MTA had no time frame for repainting the graffiti and noted the LIRR has to give its blessing for members of the community to take on the project.

"It could be awhile," he said, adding that he might make it a community project if the LIRR signs off. "It's low to the ground. We can repaint it."

MTA crews swiftly painted over street-level graffiti the last time. It's the harder-to-reach vandalism that usually takes weeks or months to remedy.

Carini, who also notified Nassau County police, has called for those in power to do more. This includes a full-time crew dedicated to removing graffiti and can do so within a few days. One to three months, he said, is far too long.

"That is not acceptable as graffiti destroys our suburban landscape and reduces property values," Carini said.