After the owner of the site called 5pointz in Long island city, Queens had either razed or painted over several buildings to make room for the construction of luxury hotels. 22 aerosol artist sued him for the the destruction of their graffiti artworks on the buildings.
After the works were destroyed, Federal Judge Frederic Block in Brooklyn noted on Monday that there was no sign remorse from the owner of the warehouse buildings.
In his ruling a couple of hours ago, he awarded $6.7 million dollar馃槏 be paid to the artists for damages.
I think in everything, we should be more considerate to one another, putting ourselves in the shoes of others asking how we would feel if such a thing we are about to do be done to us.