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05/29/2026

Room 1014 🛎️ Hotel Chelsea

- Update 5/28/2026

Special Announcements:

Next court date June 3th, 2026 — One week away
Gerald’s new paintings are available

Here’s where we are:

31 years. Room 1014. The Hotel Chelsea. This is what we’re fighting for.

In April, the courts ruled against Gerald. A new lawyer showed up. We went back to court. Now we’re one week out from June 3rd, and Gerald is still here.
still painting, still creating.

The hotel bought 21 of his paintings. They hang in the hallways. The same ownership wants him gone. The contradiction is the point. This is what cultural displacement looks like in New York City.

You’ve watched this story grow from nothing.
Showing your support matters, your visibility matters.
The more people who know this story, the louder this gets.
Send it to your network.
Tell your friends.

Follow Gerald () for new paintings and studio updates.
Follow the full story () — All episodes the full arc from Part 1 through Part 9 and more.

05/14/2026

NYC Special Invitation

Mike 171 & The Heights
Before graffiti was a movement, Mike 171 was already writing on trains and walls. Mike 171 Hughes was getting up with his crew, “The Heights Boys,” SJK 171, and Taki 183.

Graffiti was making headlines in the ’70s, and writers like Mike 171 had already laid the foundation for train writing, which has since become a global art form. This Saturday, you can meet him.

Saturday Event Invitation:
May 16 — 14th St & 9th Ave - (4-8pm)

Mike will be working with a local artist, selling art, and tagging live on maps and stickers. Come this Saturday(May16th) at 4:20 PM next to the Gucci Store on the corner of West 14th Street and 9th Avenue.

Follow Mike() for more of this story and future updates.
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05/07/2026

Room 1014 / Hotel Chelsea

Special announcements:
1. Painting Sale: Saturday, May 9th, to
(PLEASE RSVP: [email protected])
2. Next Court Date: June 3rd

Gerald DeCock has lived in Room 1014 at the Hotel Chelsea for 31 years. The owners want him out. The courts have ruled. The appeal was rejected. The next hearing decides how long he has.

The hotel owners bought 21 of his paintings that already hang on the hotel’s walls while the same owners are trying to remove him. This Saturday is your chance to come meet Gerald and buy a piece of art that was created in the historic Chelsea.

If this story matters to you, share it, spread the word. The more people who know, the louder this gets!

This is what tenant displacement looks like when it happens to the exact people the city says it wants to protect.

We’re helping Gerald tell his story. Check out Parts 1-8 of this story

Follow Gerald () for painting sales, studio updates, and special announcements.

05/01/2026

Room 1014 🛎️
Update 5/1/2026

Special Announcements:
- ⁠Geralds interview with New York Times will be out on May 4th. ()
- ⁠🚨 Next court date June 3rd, 2026

The story continues, here’s where we are.

Gerald DeCock has lived in Room 1014 at the Hotel Chelsea for 31 years. The owners want him out. The courts have ruled. The appeal was rejected. The next hearing decides how long he has.

Meanwhile, 21 of his paintings hang on the hotel’s walls purchased by the same owners trying to remove him.

If this story matters to you, share it, spread the word. This is what tenant displacement looks like when it happens to someone the city claims to celebrate.

The more people who know, the louder this gets!

We’re helping Gerald tell his story.

Follow Gerald ()
for painting sales, studio updates, and special announcements.

Check out Parts 1-7 of this story (

04/14/2026

Room 1014 · Pt. 8 🛎️

Gerald has a lawyer.
The painting sale happened.
You showed up.

Thank you for supporting the painting sale. Thank you for sharing this story. Thank you for caring about a man who has lived in one room for 31 years a room that is his art, in a hotel that is trying to erase him.

April 15. Wednesday. We’re ready.

We’re helping Gerald tell his story.
Share this. Tag your council member.

Follow Gerald ()
for painting sales, studio updates, and special announcements.

Check out Parts 1-7 of this story ()

04/06/2026

Room 1014 / Pt.7
🛎️ Hotel Chelsea
- Special Announcements -
1. Painting Sale April 11 - RSVP/DM ()

🚨 2. Next court date April 15th, 2026

The story continues, here’s where we are.

Gerald DeCock has lived in Room 1014 at the Hotel Chelsea for 31 years. The owners want him out. The courts have ruled. The appeal was rejected. The next hearing decides how long he has.

He has no lawyer. The hotel’s settlement offer doesn’t come close to covering what it would cost to start over in the 2026 New York City rental market.

Meanwhile, 21 of his paintings hang on the hotel’s walls purchased by the same owners trying to remove him.

April 15. That’s the court date.

If this story matters to you, share it. Tag your council member. Tag - This is what tenant displacement looks like when it happens to someone the city claims to celebrate.

The best thing you can do right now is share his story. The more people who know, the louder this gets!

We’re helping Gerald tell his story.

Follow Gerald ()
for painting sales, studio updates, and special announcements.

Check out Parts 1-7 of this story ()
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03/31/2026

Room 1014 / Pt.6

The story continues, here’s where we are.

Gerald DeCock has lived in Room 1014 at the Hotel Chelsea for 31 years. The owners want him out. The courts have ruled. The appeal was rejected. The next hearing decides how long he has.

He has no lawyer. The hotel’s settlement offer doesn’t come close to covering what it would cost a 67 year old artist, to start over in the 2026 New York City rental market.

Meanwhile, 21 of his paintings hang on the hotel’s walls — purchased by the same owners trying to remove him.
Over 90,000 people have watched this series.

April 15. That’s the court date.

If this story matters to you, share it. Tag your council member. Tag - This is what tenant displacement looks like when it happens to someone the city claims to celebrate.

The best thing you can do right now is share his story. The more people who know, the louder this gets!

We’re helping Gerald tell his story.

Follow Gerald ()
for painting sales, studio updates, and special announcements.
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03/26/2026

Room 1014 / pt.5
31 years at the Hotel Chelsea.
19 years in court.
Every appeal exhausted.

If you’re just finding this story, here’s where we are.

Gerald DeCock has lived in Room 1014 at the Hotel Chelsea for 31 years. The owners want him out. The courts have ruled. The appeal was rejected. The next hearing decides how long he has.

Artist Gerald DeCock has lived at the Chelsea Hotel in Room 1014 since 1994. After 19 years of court battles, the 30+ residents that stayed were granted rent stabilized apartment leases, all aside from Gerald in Room 1014 who was denied.

We’re helping Gerald tell his story.

This year, the hotel owners purchased his art to display in the entrance hall… before attempting to evict him from the premises, risking the company’s integrity and ultimately the legacy of one of New York’s most iconic historic institutions when it comes to creative culture.

The best thing we can do right now is share his story. The more people who know, the louder this gets!

Follow Gerald ()
for painting sales, studio updates, and special announcements.

03/22/2026

Room 1014 pt.4
Story continues..

Artist Gerald DeCock has lived at the Chelsea Hotel in Room 1014 since 1994. After 19 years of court battles, the 30+ residents that stayed were granted rent stabilized apartment leases, all aside from Gerald in Room 1014 who was denied.

We’re helping Gerald tell his story.

This year, the hotel owners purchased his art to display in the entrance hall… before attempting to evict him from the premises, risking the company’s integrity and ultimately the legacy of one of New York’s most iconic historic institutions when it comes to creative culture.

The best thing we can do right now is share his story. The more people who know, the louder this gets!

Follow Gerald ()
for painting sales, studio updates, and special announcements.

03/18/2026

Room 1014 Pt.3 | Update
Court hearing has been adjourned to a later date.

Artist Gerald DeCock has lived at the Chelsea Hotel in Room 1014 since 1994. After 19 years of court battles, the 30+ residents that stayed were granted rent stabilized apartment leases, all aside from Gerald in Room 1014 who was denied.

We’re helping Gerald tell his story.

This year, the hotel owners purchased his art to display in the entrance hall… before attempting to evict him from the premises, risking the company’s integrity and ultimately the legacy of one of New York’s most iconic historic institutions when it comes to creative culture.

The best thing we can do right now is share his story. The more people who know, the louder this gets!

Follow Gerald ()
for painting sales, studio updates, and special announcements.

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