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was thename,” he says in a soft, lispy slang.
“We became local heroes in our neighbor-
hood.”
I smirk skeptically as I walk down the
station steps to the street, bopping to the
classicbeats that spin throughout the tour.
BG183guidesmetoanopenfirehydrant;
there, people take turnswashing their faces
and trash collects in the clogged gutter. A
grimyman smiles atme, and I spin around
to see the Cru’s
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mural.
It is sandwiched between a consignment
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of a triangle ofmurals on this street, which
overpowers the aggressively urban setting
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Covering about a mile, BG 183 and his
friends lead me past eight major installa-
tions hidden among housing projects, fast-
food joints, andbodegas blaring reggaetón.
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