Photo of Baxter the 5Pointz Graffiti Cat by Rachel Fawn Alban We remember the day we sent our writer and photographer Rachel Fawn Alban to 5Pointz for the first time. From then on she went back, regularly. With the sudden whitewashing of 5Pointz and the vacating of artists from the building, the resident cat also had to leave so Rachel took him home with her. Baxter the “graffiti cat” was first introduced in 2007 or 2008, reports DNAInfo, as a way to control the mice. He became so popular with the artists and tourists, he had his own bed in the building. Rachel tells us: I had been going to 5Pointz to shoot photos, and I had gotten to know some of the artists. My heart really was with them during the events of the past few months, as were many fans, and I was going often to photograph and show my support.… Read More