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Originally Posted by NYCLuver
Apparently the developer also upped the art space within from 2,000 sq. feet to 12,000 sq. feet.
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They don't care about the new art space...
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http://licpost.com/2013/10/09/5-poin...pecial-permit/
.....Wolkoff has agreed to build about 20 artists studios—up from the five that he initially proposed when he filed his plan in April. The amount of studio and gallery space equates to about 12,000 square feet. This space is expected to be available to local residents at reasonable rates.
The developers have also agreed to offer the 5 Pointz graffiti group the opportunity to curate the nearly 10,000 square feet of art panels & walls in the building.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/09/ny...&emc=rss&_r=3&
.....artists who worked at 5Pointz and helped it become a street-art mecca, drawing international artists and delighting riders on the nearby No. 7 elevated train, were not persuaded by the developer’s concessions. Jonathan Cohen, a graffiti artist who curated the ever-changing art at 5Pointz, said the plan will “just destroy more of what made New York what it is. Now it is just boring, full of bland boring towers of boxes of glass,” he said.
He scoffed at an idea floated by the developers that he curate graffiti spaces when construction is complete, dismissing it as a marketing ploy by the developer.
“Yes, he gave us the wall for free, but we have put tremendous amount of work in it for the past 11 years and contributed to putting Long Island City on the map,” said Marie Flageul, a spokeswoman for 5Pointz.
Mr. Van Bramer, the councilman, said that there was no stopping the project. “The truth is there was not a way to save the building,” he said.
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I'm sure the all of the people who moved to new buildings there over the past decade do so to be closer to 5Pointz (sarcasm). The building was going to be demolished, no matter what. What had to go through the approval process was the size of the development that would replace it. That's part of the problem with these people. The put too much effort and talk into trying to
stop something that they cannot. They probably could have gotten more from the developer if they had joined forces to push this thing through, made some type of deal. But in the end, it was always up to the developers.
As for more graffiti, just take a ride on the 7 train, and look out the window. They've apparently been busy all over western Queens, not just 5Pointz.