by Geoff Cobb 
Just across Newtown Creek in Long Island City stood an abandoned industrial site that many considered the world’s greatest treasury of graffiti art. Tragically demolished in 2013, the world-famous Five Pointz consisted of twelve factory buildings ranging in height from a single story to five floors. The name Five Pointz referred both to the five boroughs of New York City and to the notorious 19th century Manhattan slum of the same…
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A lot of these murals were quite beautiful. But the artists KNEW that their canvases were temporary and were at the will of the owner of the property. The OWNER. Even though the article makes it sound like they were tenants, be real. A lot of the people staying there were squatting. The jury got it wrong. Wolkoff tried to do a good turn and got screwed for it.
That’s some bullshit he probably made 25 mil out the deal so the artist need the money. Doubt really talented and real graffiti artist are not squatters pretty mean of you to assume that and absurd.
Hi i am the mother of the late graffitti artist ” mime”, he would come with my father very often, they were a team, i hope i can get on touch with the owner,” meers,” my father and my son generated 12 volumes,of basically of 5poitz, about 5,ooo pictures with dupes in binders, beautifully kept, been trying to get attetion for these magnificent collection of about,5,0000 pictures of 5poitz graffiti, absolutly priceless, both my spn and father have passed, in memoryof them and 5pointz, these need attetion… . So again i have 12 volumes of , about 5,ooo,or mire pictures with dupes, of 5 pointz, a priceless colllection, if you want to contact me just text me or my phone# is 908_ 635_2715…..meers? Are you out there!!