#THE NOTORIOUS BIG PAINTING WINDOWS#

Unfortunately, that offer was declined and it was answered by a counteroffer of $1250 a month. Today Spread Art NYC offered $5000 (which we planned to gather from the community and the fans) not to open the windows.

#THE NOTORIOUS BIG PAINTING WINDOWS#

He will be opening Windows on the wall to increase rent profit by $500 according to them. About 4 months ago, he told us about the construction he will be doing which will damage the mural in the process.

“Why should I keep it? I don’t even see the point of the discussion,” he said.Ī few updates on 'king Of NY' Mural: we just want everyone to know that Spread Art NYC, your humble community Art organization has been working real hard to keep this mural up for the past year! Landlord always calls us and Claims that the neighbors are complaining about the mural and the crowds it attracts. It also seems that Berkowitz simply isn’t a fan of the mural, telling DNAInfo that tenants have complained about it and the attention it garners. A post on Spread Art NYC’s Instagram page claims that the changes are being made so that Berkowitz can increase rents in the building. In addition to adding windows, Berkowitz has filed plans to gut renovate the building’s second floor. The group said that it would be unable to afford the monthly cost. The group offered landlord Samuel Berkowitz $5,000 to preserve it Berkowitz countered it with a monthly charge of $1,250. According to DNAinfo, two-story installation on the corner of Bedford Avenue and Quincy Street will be come down in order for the building’s property owner to add windows.Īrt collective Spread Art NYC, which represents artists Naoufal “Rocko” Alaoui and Scott 'Zimer' Zimmerman-they painted the “King of NY” mural back in 2015-made an effort to stop the artwork from being destroyed to no avail. the Notorious B.I.G., Big Poppa, and Christopher Wallace). Bed-Stuy will lose one of its murals of honoring the late legendary rapper Biggie Smalls (a.k.a.

The notorious big painting