At Core of 5Pointz Trial: Is Graffiti Art Protected by Law?
PhotoA group of artists filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Brooklyn in 2013 after the developer, Jerry Wolkoff, had their work at 5Pointz in Long Island City, Queens, erased before the building was demolished. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times Graffiti has come a long way since the 1970s when fly-by-night taggers sprayed […]
At Core of 5Pointz Trial: Is Graffiti Art Protected by Law?
PhotoA group of artists filed a lawsuit in Federal District Court in Brooklyn in 2013 after the developer, Jerry Wolkoff, had their work at 5Pointz in Long Island City, Queens, erased before the building was demolished. Credit Todd Heisler/The New York Times Graffiti has come a long way since the 1970s when fly-by-night taggers sprayed […]
An Indoor-Outdoor Garden Party at the Foundry in Long Island City
Emmeline Yang and Eric Alter first met on a triple date when they were set up with other people! After brunch with their perspective matches in Hoboken, New Jersey, Emily made her move to switch dates over a game of Pictionary at their mutual friend’s apartment. It worked—and just over three years later, on May […]
An Indoor-Outdoor Garden Party at the Foundry in Long Island City
Emmeline Yang and Eric Alter first met on a triple date when they were set up with other people! After brunch with their perspective matches in Hoboken, New Jersey, Emily made her move to switch dates over a game of Pictionary at their mutual friend’s apartment. It worked—and just over three years later, on May […]
Like You, This Giant Clock Is Counting Down The Remaining Hours Of Trump’s Term
In June, a band of artists furtively installed a massive, red, digital clock on the exterior of a building on the Queens waterfront. The mysterious timepiece has been counting down, day by day, hour by hour, ever since. The giant clock ― perhaps like you ― is marking the hours until President Donald Trump’s first […]
Long Island City undergoing an explosive transformation – by Elizabeth Lusskin
Elizabeth Lusskin, Long Island City Partnership The only truly mixed-use “city within New York City,” Long Island City, Queens, located directly across from Midtown Manhattan, is undergoing a period of explosive transformation. Indeed, it has recently been labeled as the fastest growing neighborhood in the U.S. Some of the city’s key corporations already have their […]