A Visual History of 5 Pointz, NYC’s Graffiti Mecca
RIP
Five years after the Long Island City’s graffiti oasis was painted over and destroyed, a huge settlement for the artists made 5 Pointz a cultural landmark.
A building known as “5 Pointz,” displaying the work of graffiti artists from around the world, is visible between cars of an elevated subway train in the Queens borough of New York, in this July 8, 2004, photo.