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5Pointz Artists Awarded Millions Following Supreme Court Denial of Developer’s Appeal

  A federal district court’s previous ruling ordered $6.75 million in damages to 21 artists involved in the suit. The legal battle between a group of New York graffiti artists and the owner of the city’s famed 5Pointz warehouse appears to be over. According to The New York Times, the US Supreme Court has declined to … Read more5Pointz Artists Awarded Millions Following Supreme Court Denial of Developer’s Appeal

5Pointz Developer Has Been Ordered to Pay $6.75 Million to Graffiti Artists

(Photo by Hohlfeld/ullstein bild via Getty Images) 21 artists first sued developer Gerald Wolkoff in 2013 for whitewashing their art displayed at 5Pointz. A few years back, 5Pointz in Long Island City, Queens was demolished. Now, the developer is being held accountable for destroying the historic mecca. According to Gothamist, 21 graffiti artists are set … Read more5Pointz Developer Has Been Ordered to Pay $6.75 Million to Graffiti Artists

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