The graffiti phenomenon B.N.E. painting a version of his trademark tag on a Manhattan warehouse wall.Credit...Joshua Bright for The New York Times The man in the hooded sweatshirt and cargo pants was not recognizable, but the three letters he was rendering as a 15-foot mural on the wall of a Hell’s Kitchen building certainly were: B.N.E. This mischievous monogram, posted by marker, spray can, roll
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