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SCOTUS Declines to Review 5Pointz Case, Cementing Settlement for Artists

by Hakim Bishara October 9, 2020November 5, 2020

The Supreme Court declined G&M Realty’s petition to review the case, upholding a 2018 federal court ruling that awarded $6.7 million in damages to 21 artists at the site.

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A Glimpse Inside the Street Art–Themed 5Pointz Condos

by Claire Voon June 26, 2017June 23, 2017

The first renderings of the luxury development show its logo in wildstyle lettering and graffiti-inspired wall art in stairwells and lounges.

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5Pointz Owner Reneges on Promise to Use Union Labor, Sparking Protest

by Tiernan Morgan August 24, 2016August 24, 2016

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Long Island City yesterday to protest the almost complete absence of unionized workers at the 5Pointz redevelopment site — despite a promise by the project’s developer that he would only employ union workers for the job.

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Graffiti Artists Sue 5Pointz Developer for Whitewashing Their Murals

by Benjamin Sutton June 15, 2015June 16, 2015

Nine artists are suing Jerry Wolkoff, the owner of the 5Pointz site in Long Island City, Queens, for destroying their murals when his company G&M Realty had the building whitewashed in November 2013.

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5Pointz Protest Re-buffed

by Mostafa Heddaya November 21, 2013November 24, 2013

Yesterday’s defiant response to Tuesday’s 5Pointz whitewashing was rebuffed overnight, as the back-and-forth continues between members of the 5Pointz community and property owners Jerry and David Wolkoff of G&M Realty.

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