On November 12, the beloved 5 Pointz Art Center in Long Island City suffered yet another blow in its fight for survival. The temporary restraining order on the developers was lifted and the injunction to prevent demolition was denied. To add insult to injury, the artists received papers yesterday that they are not officially allowed to paint any more. Here is the official statement from the 5 Pointz Facebook page on the court ruling: so Judge block gave his partial decision, TRO is lifted and motion for primary injunction is denied . The irony being we respected the rule of the TRO to a T and no one painted while our artwork was damaged , and 2 gates with artwork were taken. It no way does it mean that the building is going down tomorrow or next month , the tenants are still in place .. we are working on our next move .. and… Read More
