"OG Graffiti Writer RD 357, a City Employee, is Busted," Bowery Boogie Facebook pages
Posted on: August 9th, 2017 at 9:44 am by Elie

Graffiti writer RD 357, identified as an employee of New York City, was busted by authorities last week after tagging his name more than 80 times on the Upper East Side over the last couple years.
The 49-year-old writer works for the Department of Health, but apparently moonlights as RD 357. Upon his arrest last Wednesday, he was charged with 77 counts of making graffiti, criminal mischief, and possession of graffiti instruments (i.e. a paint pen). The collar concluded a six-month investigation to track him down. Dyer, a member of the “357 Crew,” was convicted twice since 1982 for graffiti activity.
According to DNAinfo, his next court date is September 20.
It cost the city about $100 to clean up 67 of the locations he tagged, according to court and about $200 to clean 10 others, court papers said.

RD 357 is part of The Crew 357, a graffiti group of artists, formed in 1985 and was active in the middle of the subway trains in the late 1980s. The IRT line 6 and line BMT B were their favorites. Their names were known in the streets of Midtown Manhattan.

RD 357 was a particularly active member. In addition to painting the subway and streets of his name, he could also paint in dark areas such as tunnels of Metro North commuter trains in Grand Central Station and along the docks on the East River.

RD 357 continues to be active in the streets of New York.

The first members were: RD, LACE 357, KK and JJ DE3 357 357. Currently the newest members as JUST 357 accompany RD bomb on the streets of New York City. The work of SERE 357 can be found in the streets of New York City, as well as freight trains