Rochester, NY Mainstream News Media Ignores Racist and Antisemtic Graffiti on Abandoned Asylum

​              Rochester, NY Abandoned Asylum 

By Davy V. 

The word "NIGGERS" and a Nazi swastika symbol are still up on the side of the Terrance Building, a former psychiatric hospital better known as the abandoned asylum on Elmwood Avenue in Rochester, New York.

The Davy V. Blog first broke this disturbing story and reached out to Rochester mainstream news media, who have completely ignored it.

Below I have included a list of the news media outlets who have refused to report on the racist graffiti and swastika symbol.

NEWS 10 NBC

NEWS 8 WROC (CBS AFFILIATE)

13 WHAM (ABC AFFILIATE)

SPECTRUM NEWS

WXXI NEWS (PBS)

DEMOCRAT & CHRONICLE Newspaper 

WHAM 1180 RADIO

If you follow The Davy V. Blog, or my YouTube channel DavyVTV, then you know I am very outspoken when it comes to calling out Rochester, NY's mainstream (LAMESTREAM) news media, so it comes as no surprise that they have refused to cover this story.

On Friday August 28th, I called the City of Rochester's 311 number, a non-emergency number and reported the incident.

I spoke with Liani, a 311 operator and reported the racist and antisemitic graffiti.

And giving credit where credit is due, Liani  was very nice and professional and seemed genuinely interested and disturbed.

However, she could not guarantee that the racist slur and the Nazi swastika would be removed.

So on Wednesday September 2nd, I took a ride to the abandoned asylum and can say it has not been removed.

Interestingly, now there are two mobile trailers with cameras on the property.

The Davy V. Blog will continue to update this story. 

CLICK LINK BELOW TO WATCH VIDEO OF MY RIDE TO ABANDONED ASYLUM...

https://youtube.com/shorts/KuvCGDI7URI?is=kgATvVyncfQfil6a

GUILTY... Tupac Murder Trial Brought Back All The Memories of That Day Which is Still So Surreal 30 Years Later

​By Davy V.

There are certain events that are forever etched in our minds.

In our memories.

For me, two of those days is the day Tupac Shakur was shot.

And the day he died.

It's actually surprising, just how vivid that memory of that day is for me.

I was at a gas station, at the corner of East Ridge Rd. and Seneca Avenue in Rochester, New York, when I learned that Tupac Shakur had died.

Six days after he was shot in Las Vegas.

I was in my 20s.

Pretty much the same age as Tupac.

And being a true HIP-HOP fan ever since I first  heard Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight when I was just seven years old in Miami, Florida,

and a loyal Tupac fan, since his Digital Underground days, and later his 1991 debut album  2Pacolypse Now, I can honestly say that Tupac's passing was very hard for me personally.

As it was for millions of his fans worldwide.

And as I've been trying to keep up with the trial of Duane "Keefy D" Davis, a drug dealer and leader of the South Side Compton California Crips gang,  I'm finding myself with a wide array of emotions.

First, again, remembering and in many ways reliving the day Tupac was shot, and the day he died.

And all the emotions that came with that.

Including the initial shock, that someone I was (and still am) a fan of, someone whose cassettes and CD's I would play on heavy rotation  in my cars, boombox, and home stereos, had been critically wounded.

The emotions so strong, that 30 years later, they're still hard to describe.

Let alone write down.

Then, just six days later, finding out Tupac died, felt surreal.

And in many ways, three decades later, still does.

As with any real Tupac fan, his music was a part of the soundtrack to my early 20's.

I started writing this piece several days ago and then I couldn't continue.

Usually when I write a piece, I am in 'the zone'.

My thoughts, and my words, for the most part, flow pretty smoothly.

I love to write.

And while I don't consider myself a great writer, I enjoy it.

In many ways it's another outlet when it comes to my mental health.

Another vehicle for me to express myself.

But for some reason, after starting to write this piece, I hit a wall.

Professional writers call it writer's block.

So I left it for another day.

Well, that day is today.

I just watched the live verdict in the trial of Duane "Keefy D." Davis, the piece of shit, and empty shell of a man, who according to HIS OWN admissions, handed his nephew, Orlando "Baby Lane" Anderson the gun which Anderson shot Tupac with.

The piece of shit LOSER who for years profited off a book and countless interviews where he bragged about Tupac's murder, sat emotionless as the jury in Las Vegas found him GUILTY of first degree  murder.

I am feeling all sorts of emotions right now.

Too many to even write exactly how I'm feeling.

For now, let me say this:

I feel a sort of closure and relief of knowing that finally, almost 30 years to the exact date that Tupac was shot, and  such a beautiful, gifted, and talented soul was taken from this world, I feel a sense of closure that finally there's some justice for Tupac.

I do think there is at least one more individual that also needs to face justice in Tupac's murder.

But that's a piece for another day.

       

                Duane "Keefy D" Davis looks at  

                   jury after being found guilty 

Racist Slur and Swastika Still on Full Display on Rochester, NY's Abandoned Asylum

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By Davy V.  

UPDATED 8/31

In addition to the racist slur "NIGGERS" painted on the east facing side of Rochester, New York's abandoned asylum on Elmwood Avenue, a swastika can also be seen below the letter N.

As of Monday evening, neither the City of Rochester, New York, where the building is located, nor the State of New York, who owns the property, have removed the racist and antisemitic graffiti.

The Davy V. Blog broke this story and I will continue to update it.

READ ORIGINAL STORY BELOW.

By Davy V.  

For years, both through photography and video, I have documented Rochester, New York's abandoned asylum, a haunting and mysterious 16-story psychiatric hospital, formerly known as the Terrence Building.

The deteriorating building, which is set to be demolished after New York State approved $20 million towards the estimated $30 million cost of bringing it down, has become a part of my daily bike rides, which as many of you know are a major outlet when it comes to my mental health.

So this morning started out like most, I got on my bike and as I was approaching the abandoned asylum, the word "NIGGERS" painted on the side of the building, clearly visible from Elmwood Avenue, one of Rochester, New York's most heavily traveled roads.

As a Latino, and father of African-American and Latino children, I find this disgusting.

Please share this piece and help me in my demand that the City of Rochester, New York immediately remove this racist slur from the building as well as find out who is responsible for this.

I will be updating this story...