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Jerry Gant is crouched above the city he loved, its skyline underneath him in a painting that artist Alim Smith started two days ago. He’s wearing a chartreuse colored blazer, it’s hue brilliant and ...

Developer Jerry Wolkoff was in the wrong when he destroyed a famed graffiti site in Queens, a Brooklyn jury ruled on Tuesday. The 5Pointz graffiti artists had filed a lawsuit against Wolkoff for ...

Jerry Dassaro, one half of a storied NYPD anti-graffiti duo, died Wednesday, his family confirmed. He was 59. For years, detectives Dassaro and his partner, Tom Weiner, were known as “Tom and Jerry,” ...

Queens developer Jerry Wolkoff will have to pay up for destroying decades' worth of street art. A federal judge ordered Wolkoff to pay $6.7M in damages to a group of graffiti artists for painting over ...

For two decades, Jerry Wolkoff let graffiti artists use his crumbling Queens warehouse complex as a canvas for their vibrant works. Artists gave the spot the name "5Pointz" — a place where all five ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. Two separate threats against Gov. Brown were discovered Thursday. The spray-painted message on a wall near two Santa Ana schools threatens violence against Brown. "They chose a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A “prolific” Portland tagger will spend two and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to using his moniker “KASR” to spray paint buildings throughout the city. Back in ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A “prolific tagger” is in custody after Portland police launched an investigation into a 27-year-old graffiti artist who police say has been spray painting local buildings as ...

Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry West commented on various topics during an exclusive interview with TMZ Sports on Wednesday, including rumors of the Los Angeles Clippers courting him, as well as racist ...