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LIC Community Board Changes Colors on ‘5Pointz’ Towers After Library Added

by The CityOctober 4, 2019October 4, 2019

This story was originally published on 10/4/19 by THE CITY. (By: Christine Chung) A Queens community board reversed its opposition to a new proposal for 5Pointz Towers — a luxury complex […]

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Developers Hope to Draw Artists Back to Queens’ 5Pointz

by The CityJuly 2, 2019July 2, 2019

This story was originally published on 7/1/19 by THE CITY. (By: Christine Chung) The developers who whitewashed the street art at the legendary Queens graffiti hotspot 5Pointz want to paint over […]

Posted inArt, Culture

Wolkoff’s Needs Lotsa White Paint After Starting a 5Pointz War

by Jen GNovember 20, 2013

A Save5Pointz Facebook fan commented “they’re gonna need painters on stand by” after the landlord Jerry Walkoff white washed the building overnight, painting over the works of countless of street artists.

Posted inArt, Culture

NYC FAIL: LIC’s 5Pointz Destroyed – All For Luxury High Rises

by Jen GNovember 19, 2013November 19, 2013

In a tragic turn of events for the street art community worldwide and the general soul of NYC, 5Pointz’s exterior walls and the works of over 1500 international artists was […]



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