5Pointz Landlord Claims He Owns The Name Of The Graffiti 'Temple' He Destroyed

Nearly a year ago today, a New York City institution disappeared in the weirdest of ways. Overnight, landlord Jerry Wolkoff whitewashed the walls of the graffiti-smothered property once known as 5Pointz, where artists of all ages met and worked for more than a decade.






The abrupt erasure of one of the city’s most distinctive landmarks --
a regular stop on guided tours for Europeans seeking

5 Pointz - December 2013

This is what remains...
Thanks to Billy Schon for the pic.

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R.I.P. 5 POINTZ.

ART MURDER @ 5 Pointz

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R.I.P. 5 POINTZ.

5 Pointz RIP: Iconic Graffiti Mecca Getting Buffed

“5 pointz is gone,” reads this update on
the aerosol institution’s Twitter. “Painted white overnight by the
owner with police protection.” Pillowy white botches can now be seen
spotting the building, covering up roughly 80% of the exterior pieces.



Photo: Aymann Ismail/ANIMALNewYork


Formerly referred to as the Phun Phactory, the massive building in
Long Island City has operated as a

5Pointz, a Graffiti Mecca in Queens, Is Wiped Clean Overnight

Photo by Robert Stolarik for The New York Times

Usually, it is the graffiti artists who work under the cover of
darkness, hoping to evade police detection as they scrawl a tag on
property that is not their own.



But on Monday night, it was the owner of a building in Queens who used a
crew of painters to work overnight and paint over graffiti on a
warehouse in Long Island City, wiping

Jerry Wokofff: We are petitioning not tear down 5POINTZ Aerosol Art Center INC.

Jerry Wokoff wants to tear down 5POINTZ and replace it for ritzy condos.
5POINTZ Aerosol Art Center is so important to the people of Queens and
graffiti/street artists around the world. 5POINTZ is the Mecca of all
graffiti/street art and must be saved for future generations to love,
enjoy and have a place to experiment and show their art talent to the
world. Please sign our petition in

New Alice Pasquini Mural in 5 Points

"As Much As You Can" 

 





Alice Pasquini prepares for her mural | Photo by Jessica Stewart



The works of the multi-talented artist Alice Pasquini can be seen all over Europe. It’s also always been Alice’s dream to complete a major mural in the
U.S.  She’s recently made this dream come true in Bushwick’s legendary 5 Points, an outdoor art gallery. Unfortunately it will be demolished...

5 Pointz – the heart of street art in NYC

The 5 Pointz is a fundamental part of the graffiti movement in New York, and it represents all of us. Unfortunately it will be demolished at the end of this year to make room for residential buildings.

The following article has been written by Cordula Schaefer, one of our followers, and it focuses on the 5 Pointz. It deserves to be read!

New York is a city of superlatives – a place where

Juanes - ft. Alex Sensation & 5Pointz Graffiti - 123:POV Ep2

Episode 2, of his new 13 part web documentary series 123:POV Juanes,
further highlights the special moments the musician has experienced
coming back to the music world after a break. Juanes expresses gratitude
for a warm reception by the New York Times and to all of his fans. He
also allows viewers an exclusive look at his interview with Mega 97.9 FM
with DJ Alex Sensation where they

Street Art Mecca Five Pointz To Be Demolished

New York graffiti Mecca Five Pointz will soon be razed and replaced with high rises and a luxury shopping mall.



Owner Jerry Wolkoff has allowed street artists to create art on the walls of the former warehouse in Long Island since 1993. Marlon Bishop for WNYC reported Wolkoff intends to submit formal redevelopment plans for the $350 project within two weeks. In addition to the residential

Singer Joss Stone backs bid to save Queens graffiti artists' haven 5Pointz

Recording artist Joss Stone has thrown her support behind an effort to preserve 5Pointz, a Long Island City factory building that has become a mecca for graffiti art.
The soul and blues songstress has taken to Twitter to try to prevent 5Pointz from being razed to make way for residential towers.
She posted a link to the online petition, "Show Ur Love to 5Pointz," asking others to sign it.
"It

5Pointz fans hope petition will save Queens graffiti artists' haven

Graffiti artists are known by the tags they scrawl on buildings, but yesterday they were hoping their real signatures can save the 5Pointz factory in Long Island City.
Local spray-painters are circulating several petitions against the proposed demolition of 5Pointz, an urban art mecca since the early 1990s.
But factory owner Jerry Wolkoff said yesterday that he still wants to replace the

5Pointz becomes more of an attraction ahead of possible redevelopment

With the future of a Queens landmark is uncertain, it's becoming even more of an attraction.
Dozens gathered Saturday at the 5Pointz building in Long Island City, which has been a public art gallery for graffiti for more than eight years.
But the building's owner, Jerry Wolkoff, wants to redevelop the land.
With more than 300 different works on the building, artists say it provides a space for

Queens Graffiti Mecca faces redevelopment

The Five Pointz graffiti "mecca" in Long Island City, Queens
It’s a sad day for New York's street artists. Developers are planning to bulldoze Five Pointz in Queens, an icon of graffiti culture worldwide, and replace it with new high rises.
Since 1993, the former warehouse space in Long Island City has served as an informal training ground and gallery for street artists from around the city.