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 the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space SATURDAYS & SUNDAYS, 3:00-5:00PM | $25/person | No reservations needed! Meet @ The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space – 155 Ave C, 9th & 10th St Tours need three people to run – and almost always do. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space organic historian Bill Weinberg reveals the stories behind squats, gardens, riots, […]
Organized by City Lore “It’s a twofer: at 2pm Jennifer Young and Elissa Sampson will speak about three feminist figures pivotal to the founding of the IWO’s interracial left and the new lessons that can be learned from the Old Left. Our panel, with the incredible Jenny Romaine, will dive into the musical, artistic and […]
