CREW CALL-SIGN // [YNN]FOUNDED 1983Brooklyn, NY • New York City, NY

YOUNG NEW YORKERS // YOU'RE NOT NICE

Brooklyn 1980s & 90s BMT Subway & Street Gate Heavyweights

CREW MANIFESTO & LINEAGE

Brooklyn born and bred—holding down BMT lines and borough streets since 1983.

Young New Yorkers / You're Not Nice (YNN) is a classic Brooklyn crew that dominated BMT transit lines and Brooklyn street gates through the 1980s and 1990s with Keo X-Men, Chino BYI, Jee, Sane & Smith, and Ghost.

▶ NOW PLAYING: The KEO Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti HistoryOPEN ON YOUTUBE ↗

[YNN] CREW CULTURE VIDEO VAULT (5 REELS)CLICK ANY REEL TO PLAY ABOVE

PRODUCTION WALLS PAINTED1340+

INDIVIDUAL WRITERS ON ROSTER6

ACTIVE CITIES & YARDS5

SHOWS & WALL JAMS HOSTED21

[YNN] ARCHIVAL LINEAGE // EST. 1983

COMPLETE [YNN] HISTORICAL & ACTIVE MEMBER ROLL CALL

★ ORIGINAL FOUNDERS & EARLY LEADERS (1983)

✓ ACTIVE & CLASSIC [YNN] WRITERS ROSTER (3 DOCUMENTED WRITERS — CLICK ANY WRITER FOR ARTIST PAGE)

SANE & SMITH

GHOST

MINT & SERF (MIRF)

IN MEMORIAM // KINGS FOREVER:† SANE

[YNN] INDIVIDUAL ARTIST PAGES

CREW MEMBERS & INDIVIDUAL PORTFOLIOS (6)

@KEO X-MENX-Men & TC5 Crew Admin • Brooklyn Subway Veteran & Hip-Hop CBrooklyn, NY • Active since 1979

[YNN]

Classic Brooklyn & IRT Subway BurnersMF DOOM 'Operation: Doomsday' Art DirectionNew York Handstyles & Throw-Ups

Lord Scotch 79 / KEO X-MEN is a Brooklyn graffiti purist and Crew Admin of the legendary X-Men (founded with the late Dez / DJ Kay Slay) and member of TC5. Beyond four decades of NYC train and street writing, Keo illustrated the iconic cover art for MF DOOM's 'Operation: Doomsday'.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Stock Cap

FAVORITE CAN:Vintage Krylon & Rust-Oleum

4 WORKS

🛍️ @KEO X-MEN SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@GHOSTLegendary NYC Subway, Clean-Train & Freight King of Rocking Brooklyn / Queens, NY • Active since 1984

[YNN]

Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

GHOST (RIS) is one of New York City's most revered and uncompromising train and street writers. Emerging in the 1980s alongside JA One, Sane, Smith, and Reas in Rocking It Suckers (RIS), Ghost evolved a wildly psychedelic, unmistakable fluid letter style across NYC subways, freights, and canvases.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

2 WORKS

🛍️ @GHOST SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@SANE & SMITHLegendary Brothers of RIS Who Painted the Top of the BrooklyWashington Heights / Manhattan, NY • Active since 1984

[YNN]

Mechanical WildstyleIndustrial RollersGeometric Assemblage

Brothers David 'SANE' Smith (1970–1990) and Roger 'SMITH' Smith are two of the most famous all-city bombers in New York history. Core members of Rocking It Suckers (RIS) alongside Ghost and JA One, Sane and Smith achieved global notoriety for painting giant blockbusters across the towers of the Brooklyn Bridge and hitting every transit line in NYC.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + German Skinny

FAVORITE CAN:Montana GOLD Low Pressure 400ml

2 WORKS

🛍️ @SANE & SMITH SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@JEEClean-Train Era NYC Subway King & KD / BYI Street HeavyweighBrooklyn / Bronx, NY • Active since 1984

[YNN]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

JEE ONE is a revered New York City bomber representing Kings Destroy (KD), BYI, and RTW, renowned for crushing clean-era subways, BQE highways, and five-borough gates.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @JEE SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@CHINO BYIFounder of BYI, Acclaimed Graffiti Historian & Author of PieBrooklyn, NY • Active since 1984

[YNN]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

CHINO BYI (David Villorente) is a Brooklyn graffiti legend, co-founder of BYI, longtime editor of The Source's 'Graf Flix' column, co-author of the Piecebook series, and curator.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @CHINO BYI SHOP ARTIST PAGE

@MINT & SERF (MIRF)Brooklyn BYI Bombing Duo & Contemporary Aerosol ExpressionisBrooklyn / Manhattan, NY • Active since 1996

[YNN]

Wildstyle & BurnersTrains & FreightsStreet Murals

MINT & SERF (MIRF) are a renowned New York graffiti duo associated with Brooklyn's BYI lineage, famous for raw Canal Street and Soho bombing and large-scale gallery canvases.

GO-TO CAP:NY Fat Cap + Astro Fat

FAVORITE CAN:Montana BLACK 400ml / Rust-Oleum

1 WORKS

🛍️ @MINT & SERF (MIRF) SHOP ARTIST PAGE

OFFICIAL [YNN] CREW STOREFRONT

[YNN] OFFICIAL CREW MERCH & EDITIONS SHOP

Official storefront for [YNN] (YOUNG NEW YORKERS // YOU'RE NOT NICE) — limited-run prints, apparel, collector cans, and blackbook zines.

MERCH TYPE:

Looking for individual member drops? Each [YNN] member also has a personal shop on their Artist Page.

[YNN] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1983

Apparel & Streetwear$88

Official Crew Apparel Drop35 LEFT

[YNN] HEAVYWEIGHT 450GSM CREW HOODIE // EST. 1983

Official [YNN] (YOUNG NEW YORKERS // YOU'RE NOT NICE) heavyweight 450gsm cut-and-sew fleece hoodie. Embroidered [YNN] chest crest with full multi-color back burner production graphic and woven "Brooklyn, NY • Est. 1983" hem tag.

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[YNN] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Signed Prints & Editions$125

Signed & Numbered Edition of 5014 LEFT

[YNN] COLLECTIVE WALL SIGNED ARCHIVAL SCREENPRINT (24×18 IN)

Museum-grade 6-color hand-pulled silkscreen print on 310gsm cotton rag reproducing [YNN] YOUNG NEW YORKERS // YOU'RE NOT NICE's landmark wall production. Blind-stamped with the official [YNN] crew seal and hand-numbered.

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[YNN] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Custom Spray Cans & Caps$65

Collector Run of 100 Cans22 LEFT

[YNN] COLLECTOR EDITION AEROSOL CAN & SIGNATURE CAP PACK

Limited collector-series 400ml lithographed aerosol can wrapped in [YNN] signature artwork, bundled with 12 nozzle caps (NY Fat Cap, Astro Fat, German Skinny) in a stamped display tube.

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[YNN] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

Blackbooks & Zines$42

First Edition Crew Publication40 LEFT

[YNN] ARCHIVAL MONOGRAPH, ROLL CALL & BLACKBOOK ZINE (120 PGS)

120-page heavy-stock visual history of [YNN] (YOUNG NEW YORKERS // YOU'RE NOT NICE) featuring rare 35mm wall & yard photographs, blackbook sketches, founder interviews, and complete crew lineage across Brooklyn, NY, New York City, NY.

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[YNN] COLLECTIVE ARCHIVE

CREW WALL BURNERS, MURALS & VIDEO REELS (11)

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The KEO X-MEN Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti, TC5 & MF DOOM by KEO X-MEN (X-MEN)

YOUTUBE // 32:10 INTERVIEWThrow-Ups & Handstyles

45 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@KEO X-MEN [X-MEN CREW]

Brooklyn All-City

The KEO X-MEN Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti, TC5 & MF DOOM

The KEO X-MEN Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti, TC5 & MF DOOM (Living Proof New York) — Verified video documentation featuring Keo / Lord Scotch 79 (X-Men / TC5).

Brooklyn Subway Tunnels & Studio

ALUMNI OF NY: KEO X-MEN (Lord Scotch 79) by KEO X-MEN (X-MEN)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@KEO X-MEN [X-MEN CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

ALUMNI OF NY: KEO X-MEN (Lord Scotch 79)

ALUMNI OF NY: KEO X-MEN (Lord Scotch 79) (EssenticNYC) — Verified video documentation featuring Keo / Lord Scotch 79 (X-Men / TC5).

Brooklyn Steel & Heavy Bristol Board

Classic NYC Subway & Brooklyn Bombing Era Archive by KEO X-MEN (X-MEN)

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@KEO X-MEN [X-MEN CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

Classic NYC Subway & Brooklyn Bombing Era Archive

Classic NYC Subway & Brooklyn Bombing Era Archive (NYC Subway Archive) — Verified video documentation featuring Keo / Lord Scotch 79 (X-Men / TC5).

Brooklyn Steel & Heavy Bristol Board

YOUTUBE // HD ARCHIVE REELVideo Bombing & Reels

36 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@KEO X-MEN [X-MEN CREW]

Full Wall / Documentary Feature

The KEO X-MEN Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti, TC5 & MF DOOM

The KEO X-MEN Interview: Brooklyn Graffiti, TC5 & MF DOOM (Living Proof New York) — Verified video documentation featuring Keo / Lord Scotch 79 (X-Men / TC5).

Brooklyn Steel & Heavy Bristol Board

GHOST (R.I.S.) — NYC Subway & Bombing Legend Documentary Feature by GHOST (RIS)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn / Queens, NY

@GHOST [RIS CREW]

220ft × 18ft

GHOST (R.I.S.) — NYC Subway & Bombing Legend Documentary Feature

GHOST (R.I.S.) — NYC Subway & Bombing Legend Documentary Feature — Verified video documentation featuring Ghost (Rocking It Suckers — RIS).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

GHOST RIS — Psychedelic Aerosol & Surface Mastery by GHOST (RIS)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn / Queens, NY

@GHOST [RIS CREW]

220ft × 18ft

GHOST RIS — Psychedelic Aerosol & Surface Mastery

GHOST RIS — Psychedelic Aerosol & Surface Mastery — Verified video documentation featuring Ghost (Rocking It Suckers — RIS).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Rocking It Suckers (R.I.S.) — NYC Bombing History ft. Sane, Smith & Ghost by SANE & SMITH (RIS)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Washington Heights / Manhattan, NY

@SANE & SMITH [RIS CREW]

220ft × 18ft

Rocking It Suckers (R.I.S.) — NYC Bombing History ft. Sane, Smith & Ghost

Rocking It Suckers (R.I.S.) — NYC Bombing History ft. Sane, Smith & Ghost — Verified video documentation featuring Sane (RIP) & Smith (Rocking It Suckers — RIS).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

RIS Crew — New York City All-City Bombing Archive by SANE & SMITH (RIS)

YOUTUBE // 07:40 REELStreet Murals

180 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Washington Heights / Manhattan, NY

@SANE & SMITH [RIS CREW]

220ft × 18ft

RIS Crew — New York City All-City Bombing Archive

RIS Crew — New York City All-City Bombing Archive — Verified video documentation featuring Sane (RIP) & Smith (Rocking It Suckers — RIS).

Multi-Block Industrial Corridor Wall

Cope2 - Kings Destroy Full Graffiti Rare Movie by JEE (KD)

YOUTUBE // 07:20 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn / Bronx, NY

@JEE [KD CREW]

140ft × 16ft

Cope2 - Kings Destroy Full Graffiti Rare Movie

Cope2 - Kings Destroy Full Graffiti Rare Movie — JEE ONE is a revered New York City bomber representing Kings Destroy (KD), BYI, and RTW, renowned for crushing clean-era subways, BQE highways, and five-borough gates.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

CHINO BYI: Graffiti & Growing Up in New York by CHINO BYI (BYI)

YOUTUBE // 07:20 REELWildstyle & Burners

110 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn, NY

@CHINO BYI [BYI CREW]

140ft × 16ft

CHINO BYI: Graffiti & Growing Up in New York

CHINO BYI: Graffiti & Growing Up in New York — CHINO BYI (David Villorente) is a Brooklyn graffiti legend, co-founder of BYI, longtime editor of The Source's 'Graf Flix' column, co-author of the Piecebook series, and curator.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive

Brooklyn BYI & NYC Street Bombing Lineage by MINT & SERF (MIRF) (BYI)

YOUTUBE // 06:45 REELWildstyle & Burners

95 CANS • NY Fat Cap

Brooklyn / Manhattan, NY

@MINT & SERF (MIRF)[BYI CREW]

120ft × 16ft

Brooklyn BYI & NYC Street Bombing Lineage

Brooklyn BYI & NYC Street Bombing Lineage — MINT & SERF (MIRF) are a renowned New York graffiti duo associated with Brooklyn's BYI lineage, famous for raw Canal Street and Soho bombing and large-scale gallery canvases.

Transit Steel & Concrete Production Archive