India, Sept. 24 -- If you've ever taken the New York City subway, you know the vibe: missing tiles, peeling paint. But when NYC-based Korean-American ceramicist and designer Eujue noticed a gaping hole in the tilework at the city's Delancey Street/Essex Street station, she didn't sigh and scroll past. She turned it into living art. Also read | 5 unique and ancient art forms that are source of inspiration for street artists

What began as one chia-covered tile became a social media craze - now sitting as an official proposal on mayor Zohran Mamdani's desk. Here is how Eujue's project, 'NYC Tile Watch', caught fire online, got City Hall's attention, and showed that guerilla art can make a difference to urban policy.

It all began with a sim...