Vallone caught in tagger's Web
BY GREG WILSON
DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU
Anti-graffiti hard-liner Peter Vallone Jr. went to police yesterday after a Web
site urged readers to show up at the city councilman's home to protest the
possibility that a notorious tagger faces prison time.
"If anybody wants to do any peaceful renovations demonstrations, we suggest they
travel to the belly of the beast," read a message on the Web site
animalnewyork.com.
The site listed the address of Vallone's new home in Astoria, which Vallone said
his office provided after a caller threatened to publish several of his old
addresses.
Although the message urged "peaceful demonstrations," Vallone said he was
troubled enough to call the police by the reference to "renovations," as well as
by the fact he'll be home with his two young daughters.
"This is the latest in a long line of threats against me by these punks," said
Vallone, citing profanity-laced graffiti directed at him personally and
late-night calls to his home. "This is a new level, because it's my home and I'm
a dad."
NYPD officials were aware of the posting, but would not discuss any security
measures.
The message was apparently prompted by a Daily News article reporting that a
plea deal in the case of Oliver Siandre, 28, had been reached. Siandre is a
prolific and notorious graffiti vandal whose tag "Kiko" has appeared under
graffiti on 50 sites in Astoria. Formal sentencing will take place in December.