Cupcakes and ice cream are two of the countless subjects portrayed on the outside walls of this former warehouse, a graffiti mecca that's home to a reported 200 artist studios. It also incorporates at least one crowded ground-floor garage; at a glance, the food carts parked inside looked to be an uninspiring lot.
5Pointz Aerosol Art Center
45-46 Davis St. (near Jackson Ave.), Long Island City, Queens
www.5Ptz.com