We Were Stunned At New York City's Incredible Street Art Mecca

Just off the 7 train in Long Island City, Queens, you'll find a 200,000-square-foot warehouse that's impossible to miss.

It's called 5 Pointz, and it's the center of the New York City street art scene. This isn't your typical tag-your-name-and-run-when-the-cops-come type of place.

5 Pointz is an outdoor exhibit for the absolute best underground art in the city, where artists from around the world show off their incredible work. After gaining permission from the building owner in 2001, the walls have seen continuous change under the curation of Jonathan Cohen, a self-described "graffiti veteran" with the signature tag "Meres One."

The graffiti mecca has been rumored to be getting demolished and replaced with high-rise apartments. But those are only rumors, says Marie Cecile Flaguel, a spokesperson for 5 Pointz.

"Just for demolition purposes, [building management] needs to get permission of MTA and Amtrak," Flaguel told Business Insider, because the work would have major effects on train traffic. Those permits, she says, have not been approved.