Jesus’ face in Nyack?
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- May
- 30
So I was out walking along Main Street in Nyack, when I noticed a bearded face staring out at me from the vacant Coldstone window. Immediately and with childlike enthusiasm, I thought, “Jesus? Could it be?” But just as quickly I reconsidered, seeing that it was a sticker … and that the bearded man had short hair … and he also looked a bit ethnic  very unlike the Jesus paintings I’ve seen before. So, alas, no holy miracle.
Still, Bearded Man piqued my interest and my leisurely stroll became a search, a search for something very deep. I scoured storefronts, sidewalks and streetlights for other Bearded Man appearances. Below is a collage of what I found.
There were some stencils of the B-man, who on one sticker we learn is Vinny Raffa (apparently, Raffa is 6 feet 2 inches and 290 pounds). Another one looked like Hiro Nakamura from Heroes trying to time travel and (!!) there was a sticker of a black Jesus face stuck on a Raffa sticker. Guess someone was thinking the same thing?
Here’s what some had to say about the stuff:
Joe D’Urso, a music producer for Leftfield Productions Inc. in Nyack, said he didn’t have a problem with the graffiti.
I’m an artist, so free expression is fine with me. As long it’s not offending anyone.
Lorrie Coppola, a Nyack postal worker, said it was just part of the backdrop.
I never stop to think about it, honestly. You don’t even notice it, ’cause it’s everywhere and the only reason I notice it is because they tag our boxes.
Tiffany Olim, 26, a legal assistant for MacCartney, MacCartney, Kerrigan & MacCartney, said the graffiti didn’t go with the look of the village.
You see it around down here and this is supposed to be a really quaint, cute little village and they do a lot to keep it up and make it look good and then you see it and it’s not good.
What do you think?
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on Wednesday, May 30th, 2007 at 4:00 pm by Christina Jeng. 
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Hmm, never thought of that. Yeah, it looks like Hiro. Actually, it’s Mr. Yuck from the Poison Control Centers. We used to have them as stickers on poisonous bottles (cleaning fluids, etc.) when we were kids.