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Thundercut on the Bowery
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Jacob Dobkin
Published Sep 4, 2005
Modified Mar 7, 2008
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Apparently the news of CBGB's demise has reached the NYC streetart community-- the Thundercut team has created two beautiful pieces at the corner of Bleecker and Bowery, just opposite the club. And lest you think city artists are concerned only about local matters, check out Momo's New Orleans piece on South 5th near the Williamsburg Bridge:

All pictures by Streetsy.
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Jake Dobkin co-founded Gothamist with Jen Chung. In 2019, Jake released Ask a Native New Yorker, a book based on his Gothamist advice column.
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