A federal judge awarded 21 artists a whopping $6.7 million Monday for a developer's decision to destroy revered works at the famed 5 Pointz art mecca in Queens. By Thursday morning, the vandalism was covered. Experience New York from the sky with a breathtaking view ! I bring my experience of NYC to the blog, to provide the best travel tips you could imagine! Our winter show will exhibit the work of Clark Fox. Kick off each morning with coffee and the Daily Brief (BYO coffee). Five Points South may have graffiti, trash, and panhandlers—but that’s the Five Points they know and love. Jahrhundert ein Armenviertel im Süden von Manhattan, New York, das zwischen ca. 5 pointz is an exhibition space dedicated to Street Art located in Long Island City, Queens. "If he did not destroy 5 Pointz until he received his permits and demolished it 10 months later, the Court would not have found that he had acted willfully. It says, “God Bless America.”. Quartz is owned by Uzabase, the business intelligence and media company. The $6.7 million awarded to 21 graffiti artists on Monday was the maximum damages possible for what a jury had ruled was a violation of the Visual Artists Rights Act. In an odd legal twist, the judge at that trial, Frederic Block, altered the verdict at the 11th hour to make it merely a recommendation. For 20 years, artists painted and visitors from around the world came to enjoy an ever-changing exhibit in an otherwise forgotten part of the city. Check out this snap of @rezones @dr_case and @bubbles.bcn in the #BeerGarden at #FivePointsFest 2019! Reserve your seat for an amazing evening made in New York ! COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - Someone vandalized a mural of the American flag that’s on a building in Five Points, police said. The person who destroyed the works, New York real estate developer Gerald Wolkoff, had once been a patron of graffiti artists, allowing them to use his derelict buildings as a canvas. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. His idea was to convert the building into a graffiti museum that would preserve murals, throw-ups and tags created over 20 years. It was announced on March 2011 that the actual owner of the building Wolkoff, made plans to convert the space into a residential building and inevitably destroy all the graffiti at Five Pointz. Website created and directed by Alexandre Vendé, translated and managed by Memo. It is reported that the demolition will start in September 2013. © 2020 Quartz Media, Inc. All rights reserved. Completing the CAPTCHA proves you are a human and gives you temporary access to the web property.