Photos and history of what 5Pointz was way before it was the beloved graffiti hotspot. It was built in 1892 as the headquarters of the Neptune Meter Company.
Meres One, the curator of 5Pointz, has created his first work since the whitewashing of 5Pointz. This black and white
Untapped Cities writer Rachel Fawn Alban, who covered 5Pointz, has rescued Baxter the resident graffiti cat following the whitewashing of the graffiti haven
Black and white film photos from the last B-Boy Breakdancing Battle at 5 Pointz, the graffiti haven in Long Island City, shot by Eric Lau.
Photographs from the peaceful rally at 5 Pointz in Long Island City this weekend, a few days before the whitewashing took place by the building's owners.
The beloved graffiti haven, 5 Pointz in Long Island City, Queens had been whitewashed overnight by the owners Jerry and David Wolkoff.
5 Pointz Art Center in Long Island City suffered a blow in its fight for survival with the injunction to prevent demolition denied and restraining order lifted
Image via Banksy’s website On the final day of his residency in NYC, Banksy tags his name in inflatable bubble
5 Pointz, the largest legal aerosol art exhibit in the US, is a cultural gem to be destroyed but the artists won't go down without a fight, filing new lawsuit.
There is one piece of street art at 5 Pointz that really captures the mood at this casualty in the gentrification battle in New York City: Eat and Be Eaten.