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A message posted to 5 Pointz's Twitter account on the morning of November 19 confirmed the reports. [25] Despite a lawsuit filed by 5 Pointz proprietors, as well as a rally three days prior to gain petition signatures to protect the building from demolition, [26] the sudden whitewashing indicated that it was already gone. On November 20, the ...
On February 12, 2018, a federal judge cited VARA in awarding $6.7 million to 21 graffiti artists at the 5 Pointz open-air graffiti museum whose works were destroyed by the developer who owned the property on which the graffiti had been painted. The building owner tore the building down to rebuild condos.
That's long been the question in New York City, a graffiti hub since the 1960s, that's recently seen some beloved institutions fall. In 2006, it was announced that 11 Spring Street – a 19th.
Judgment: The United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York ruled that some works on 5Pointz were of "recognized stature," and Wolkoff willfully violated VARA by destroying them. The court declined actual damages but awarded the maximum statutory damages of $6.75 million to sanction Wolkoff's conduct and uphold VARA's policies.
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Daniel Henderson, 42, of Yonkers, was busted Dec. 27 for allegedly tagging at least 13 spots around New Rochelle in connection to the “One Slice Please” graffiti trend, police said in a press ...
Two families received settlements, according to court records; other suits are still pending. Court documents also show that Piller’s insurer, AIG, alleges in a lawsuit filed last December that Piller has yet to pay back about $380,000 that the company disbursed to cover defense costs in eight of his lead-poisoning lawsuits.
Jay-Z is accused in a lawsuit of raping a 13-year-old girl with fellow music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs. The lawsuit was first filed in October but did not list Jay-Z, whose given name is Shawn ...