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4 The QUEE NS Courier • SEPTEMBER 17, 2015 for breaking news visit www.queenscourier.com THE COURIER/Photo by Angy Altamirano BY ANGELA MATUA amatua@queenscourier.com @AngelaMatua The owners of what was once home to the iconic outdoor art exhibit 5Pointz – which has since been demolished completely – have reportedly announced that they will recycle the name for new residential towers taking its place. Jerry and David Wolkoff of G&M Realty tried previously trademarking the name but the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office denied their request. A California-based real estate company had already trademarked the name. However, they were able to register the name as a servicemark with the state, according to published reports. The site, located at 45-46 Davis St. in Long Island City, will soon be the home of two $400 million luxury towers with 1,000 units divided between the two buildings. A group of 5Pointz artists started an online petition earlier this year to stop G&M Realty from trademarking the name, saying the trademark would add to the “constant disrespect” shown by the Wolkoffs since the beloved site’s whitewashing in 2013. A reserved graffiti space has been shown in a rendering released by G&M Realty and the Wolkoffs have said the new development will have art studios and walls specifically for artists to use as canvasses. In June, nine artists who displayed their work on the former site filed a lawsuit in Brooklyn federal court, claiming that the property’s owner, Jerry Wolkoff, committed an illegal act by painting over their work without giving them enough warning to take it down and save it. G&M Realty, property owners of graffiti mecca 5Pointz, will name two luxury towers after the demolished art space. Alligator in Flushing Meadows Corona Park finally caught BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com @aaltamirano28 See you later, alligator. Less than 24 hours after it was reported that an alligator – dubbed “Jaws” by the 110th Precinct – was seen for a second time at Flushing Meadows Corona Park, the precinct announced on Twitter that the reptile was in custody. The creature was bagged at about 2 p.m. on Sept. 15 by emergency personnel and is being transported by parks rangers to the Animal Care & Control of NYC center in Brooklyn. According to authorities, several people near Meadow Lake at Flushing Meadows Corona Park spotted the alligator on the afternoon of Sept. 14. However, according to a tweet from the 110th Precinct, the reptile managed to slip away as officers attempted to catch it. “Jaws” made its first appearance in Queens back in August when a jogger spotted it in the park. Deputy Inspector Christopher Manson of the 110th Precinct initially described the alligator on Twitter in August as 3 1/2 feet long and “kinda thick.” Photo by Robert Stridiron G&M Realty to use 5Pointz name for new LIC residential towers: reports


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