Crack Is Wack is a mural created in 1986 by the American artist and social activist Keith Haring, located near the Harlem River Drive in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. The mural serves as a warning against crack cocaine use, which was rampant in major American cities during the mid to late 1980s. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Year Created LocationNear the Harlem River Drive, East Harlem, Manhattan, New York City 1 Current UsePublic anti-crack cocaine warning mural 1 Visitor AccessPublicly viewable from a busy public parkway 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Crack Is Wack (Wikipedia)
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created in 1986
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near the Harlem River Drive in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan
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functions as a public announcement to warn New Yorkers
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location along a busy, public parkway engages a variety of passersby
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Crack Is Wack is a mural created in 1986 by the American artist and social activist Keith Haring, located near the Harlem River Drive in the East Harlem neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.
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