5Pointz Injunction Organized By Graffiti Artists To Block Demolition Denied By Judge

NEW YORK -- NEW YORK (AP) -- A federal judge has denied an effort by graffiti artists to stop the demolition of a Queens building known as the city's mecca for aerosol-produced art. Judge Frederic Block told lawyers for the artists in Brooklyn federal court Friday that he loves the artwork painted on the building -- but said the law was on the building owners' side. The Landmarks Preservation Commission said in August the 5Pointz building didn't meet landmark status. The Daily News reports (://n...