5Pointz
While in town photographing at Mercedes Benz Fashion week, I stayed with friends in Long Island City. To get to Manhattan, I took the 7 train into Times Square & boy was it a hike to get to the train station!
Along the way from my stop; Queensboro Plaza, I passed this amazing complex known as 5Pointz.
The massive size of this complex is something to behold already but when you factor in the graffiti art & you really have something magical. An ever growing and changing urban masterpiece.
According to the 5Pointz website, it’s an outdoor aerosol art exhibit space with 200,000-sq ft of wall space. Additionally, 5Point is considered to be the world’s premiere “graffiti Mecca.”
Additionally, “The name 5Pointz signifies the five boroughs coming together as one but, because of its reputation as an epicenter of the graffiti scene, the industrial complex has actually united aerosol artists from across the world.”
On my next trip to NYC, I plan on carving some time out to venture to this site & document some of the pieces. Hopefully, the piece of Biggie will remain. That one alone made me say DAYUUUUUUUM!
So happy that the iPhone takes great little HD videos!
Love it. The video was the perfect way to add more texture to your story. A great “show and tell.” A toast also to the iPhone, it did a great job for a small piece of equipment on the fly.
fantastic visual storytelling!
5Pointz nicely captured! You really took a bite out of the apple during this visit.
Great as usual! keep it going,,, Supporting yah all the way
Thx friends. I have to say that he iPhone really is an awesome tool to capture things like this on the fly. Next time Im in NYC, Ill be visiting this spot for a deeper look.