It’s over folks, the saga of 5Pointz is no more. I’m sad to report that my prediction of its not seeing Thanksgiving came true. Last night under police protection, the owners of the building had the exterior painted in white. The murals are gone and the 7-train gateway to Queens is camouflaged in anticipation of its being torn down. There are innumerable articles from news sources everywhere. Check out the two links I have provided from the two NY/National papers. They have photos of the whitewashing, and are indicative of how this is not just a local, or city, or national story, but worldwide. Not much more to say on it, at this point even Yogi Berra would be speechless.
5Pointz, a Graffiti Mecca in Queens, Is Wiped Clean Overnight – note: the NY Times calls it a mecca! …no more
5Pointz Is Painted White Overnight – the WSJ’s take: Wolkoff hired a dozen men, they started at 3am and were done by 7am, just in time for this mornings commute
M. Wells Preview – some new insights as to what’s on the menu
44-Stort Residential Tower Coming to LIC – Dutch Kills to be exact. Yet another humongous building = more supply in LIC, the silver lining of gentrification, …and art destruction
LIC Booming with New Housing Units – a good summary of all the buildings going up in Court Square and Dutch Kills, and doesn’t even include the huge one mentioned above
Rockrose’s Linc LIC Offers a Taste of Luxury – gives summary of the huge new building adjacent to the Citicorp building
MC says
November 19, 2013 at 1:55 pmWell maybe the stories of all the new buildings and the potential supply glut is indicative of the bad karma the Wolkoffs will encounter in this project.
Anonymous says
November 19, 2013 at 2:43 pm“Under police protection” the building was whitewashed? Nice to know our city has its priorities straight when spending taxpayer resources.
Anonymous Bosch says
November 19, 2013 at 4:59 pmQueens is dead. Long live Queens!
Ally says
November 19, 2013 at 6:10 pm5Pointz leaves, but in comes the Xmas tree vendor at Food Cellar. Time marches on.
Reagan says
November 19, 2013 at 6:44 pmMr. Wolkoff, tear down this building!
Anonymous says
November 19, 2013 at 11:03 pmI guess he painted it white to prove a point? Seems silly after playing nice for so long..certainly could have taken the building down without the paint- now the pieces are gone forever. Thought he might keep some of the work to incorporate into the new building site.
Must have been really tired of all the back and forth.
TheLadyV says
November 20, 2013 at 1:47 amAnd here I was, thinking it was another Banksy installment
locascia says
November 20, 2013 at 9:55 amHI Editor,
Love your blog, thanks for keeping everyone in the loop about LIC happenings.
A few of the local businesses are getting together to participate in small business Saturday on Nov 30th. Was wondering if you might be able to make mention of this. So important to support the few local shops we have. I can also get you more info if you need/if that would help.
Thanks!