On November 19, 2013, without warning, a New York City ordinance was passed to "whitewash" the famous painted walls of NYC's "5 Pointz". 5-Pointz, located in Long Island City, New York, has become known as the Mecca of street art, "where aerosol artists from around the globe paint colorful pieces on the walls of a 200,000-square-foot factory … [Read more...]