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SCOTUS Declines To Consider Case From 5Pointz Developer, Sealing $6.75M Victory For Artists Whose Work Was Destroyed
The Supreme Court declined to hear the case.
By
Sydney Pereira
News
'They Should Award Me': 5Pointz Developer Squeezes Extra 112 Units Through Legal Loophole
"I said 'approximately'," Jerry Wolkoff said. "I didn't know how many units I was going to do."
By
Elizabeth Kim
Arts & Entertainment
LIC Development Is Now Marring James Turrell's Famous Skyspace Piece At MoMA PS1
The new 5Pointz is poking into James Turrell's piece at MoMA PS1.
By
Paula Mejía
Arts & Entertainment
Photo: Tagged Train Rolls By Destroyed 5 Pointz Site
In one perfect moment, a tagged up train was spotted passing by the 5Pointz site, which is still under demolition.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Residential Towers Replacing 5Pointz Site Will Have Token Graffiti Walls
Nothing you'll be able to see from the 7 train, though.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
These Massive Towers Are Replacing 5Pointz
The new buildings will contain affordable housing units.
By
Jen Carlson
Arts & Entertainment
Demolition On 5 Pointz Begins In Two Weeks
You can still spot pieces of 5 Pointz's iconic graffiti while riding the 7 train, but the wrecking ball's almost here.
By
Rebecca Fishbein
Arts & Entertainment
Photos: 5 Pointz Gets Some New (Illicit) Graffiti
Graffiti has started to appear inside an abandoned 5Pointz.
By
Gothamist Staff
Arts & Entertainment
[Update] 5 Pointz Supporters Drape Building In "Gentrification In Progress" Banner
5 Pointz is on its way to becoming yet another luxury apartment building, and some artists decided to make a statement about it with a giant "Gentrification In Progress" banner.
By
Ben Yakas
Arts & Entertainment
Luxury Condo Will Totally "Honor" Demolished 5 Pointz "Legacy," City Council Swears
Somewhere an empty can of spray paint has rolled into a gutter, dented and rattling no more. This is it: 5 Pointz is done-for.
By
Scott Heins
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