Organized by Book Club Bar When photographer Daniel Root moved to the East Village in the early 1980s, this constantly changing neighborhood was in one of its periods of greatest ferment. Multiple immigrant groups maintained enclaves there—including Ukrainians, Puerto Ricans, Italians, Dominicans, and Poles—even as drug dealers plied their trade in abandoned buildings and young […]
Organized by Lower East Side Preservation Initiative May 13 – LESPI’s Community Meeting: “What Makes a NYC Landmark?” How does the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) decide what to landmark, what not to landmark, and how to prioritize their work? How much should a building’s historic architecture versus cultural history weigh in the decision? Should […]
Organized by Museum at Eldridge Street In anticipation of the Museum at Eldridge Street’s 25th Annual Egg Rolls, Egg Creams, & Empanadas Street Festival on June 21, join multimedia journalist Aaron Reiss and Dr. Agnieszka (Agi) Legutko, Director of the Yiddish Language Program at Columbia University, on Thursday, May 14th at 6pm Eastern Time on Zoom to […]
Organized by Tompkins Square Library (NYPL) with the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) Please join us for an inside look at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS), including a slide talk at the Tompkins Square Library, followed by a visit to MoRUS, where a guided tour will be provided. 12:00 PM to 1:00 […]
Organized by Swiss Institute + Maylyn ‘Zero’ Iglesia Join Maylyn ‘Zero’ Iglesias for a free artist talk and cyanotype workshop at Swiss Institute on Sunday, May 17 from 1:30–4:30PM! We will begin by exploring Zero’s place-based photography practice, use of alternative photographic processes, and connection to Loisaida and its Nuyorican culture. This will be followed […]