In which we look back on all the strange, infuriating and preposterous things that went down in 2018 and say, “Sayonara!”

Though it is unclear whether negligence or intentional disregard for the artist led to the mural being erased, it is a grave loss for us all.

Jose Mesa Velasquez, the artist whose East Side mural was painted over last week, says the property owner gave him no warning.