FAREWELL 5 POINTZ - QUEENS NEW YORK.
FAREWELL 5 POINTZ - QUEENS NEW YORK.
Those are a few of my photographic memories of that place. I was in N.Y a couple of months ago, and been capturing graffiti artists at work, and nobody could tell at the time that the place would be forever gone in a matter of weeks…
Last night, with police protection, 5Pointz owners Jerry and David Wolkoff white-washed the beloved 5Pointz graffiti mecca, wiping away layers of street art in just a few hours. The Wolkoffs’ plan to demolish the buildings and replace them with apartment towers was approved by City Council in October, but artists and community members have been trying to save the building, pushing for a last-ditch landmarks designation. The chances of saving the building from being razed were slim, but no one expected the Wolkoffs to destroy the public art display before the building’s walls came down.
It was a sunny day, last september.© matteo carcelli