The MTA’s clever ‘civil’ approach to subway vandalism

In a political climate that increasingly confuses peaceful protest with smashing things up, the state-controlled Metropolitan Transportation Authority is trying a novel strategy to put vandals and graffiti scrawlers on notice: Vandalism is not a victimless crime.  The pandemic has caused the worst crisis of the MTA’s 53-year-old ­existence, decimating ridership. Add to the pandemic…