HISTORIC SITES
City Hall Park
Gay Activists Alliance Actions at City Hall
The Gay Activists Alliance held a number of zaps and other actions in City Hall Park from 1970 to 1975… Learn More
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70 East 10th Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zaps at Saul Sharison Residence
On September 30 and October 3, 1971, the Gay Activists Alliance zapped the apartment building of Saul Sharison, chair of… Learn More
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1000 5th Avenue
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
The first public zap by the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) occurred on April 13, 1970, in front of the Metropolitan… Learn More
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277 Park Avenue
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at Household Finance Corp.
The March 1, 1971, Gay Activists Alliance zap at the Household Finance Corp. was part of its coordinated campaign to… Learn More
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110 Livingston Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Board of Education
The Gay Activists Alliance held a zap at the Board of Education headquarters in downtown Brooklyn on January 25, 1971,… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
65 Court Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Board of Examiners
The Gay Activists Alliance zapped the Board of Examiners, the agency responsible for the licensing of teachers, in downtown Brooklyn… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
67 Wall Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission
On September 25, 1972, the Gay Activists Alliance zapped the New York City Taxi and Limousine Commission to protest its… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
2 Park Avenue
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at Harper’s Magazine Offices
The Gay Activists Alliance held a zap in the form of an all-day sit-in of Harper’s Magazine’s offices on October… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
240 Centre Street
Gay Activists Alliance Protest at New York City Police Headquarters
On November 11, 1972, the Gay Activists Alliance led a protest over never-ending police mistreatment of the LGBT community at… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
1335 Sixth Avenue
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the Inner Circle Dinner at the New York Hilton Hotel
The Gay Activists Alliance’s April 15, 1972, zap of reporters’ Inner Circle dinner at the New York Hilton Hotel, to… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
5 West 63rd Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the West Side YMCA
On August 6, 1971, the Gay Activists Alliance held a zap at the West Side YMCA to protest the Y’s… Learn More
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180 Christopher Street
Gay Activists Alliance Community Demonstration / Zap at Christopher’s End
A large “Community Demonstration to Protest Syndicate Domination and Police Harassment of Gays” on Saturday night July 24, 1971, was… Learn More
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1 Centre Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Marriage Bureau
New York’s City Clerk Herman Katz became incensed over the publicity of a same-sex “illegal marriage” at the Church of… Learn More
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130 West 42nd Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at Fidelifacts of Greater New York
On January 18, 1971, the Gay Activists Alliance zap at Fidelifacts of Greater New York, in Times Square, highlighted that… Learn More
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2850 Broadway
Gay Activists Alliance “Demonstration of Affection” at the Gold Rail Tavern
The Gay Activists Alliance and other LGBT activists held a “demonstration of affection” protest on October 16, 1970, at the… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
West 42nd Street (between Eighth Avenue & Broadway)
Gay Activists Alliance, Gay Liberation Front, and Radicalesbians Demonstration Against Police Harassment at Times Square
A peaceful Times Square protest over recent increased police harassment against the LGBT community in the Greenwich Village and Times… Learn More
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120 East 56th Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York Republican State Committee Headquarters
A Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) zap at the headquarters of the New York Republican State Committee in Midtown on June… Learn More
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1260 Avenue of the Americas
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at Radio City Music Hall
The Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) zapped a presidential campaign fundraiser for Mayor John V. Lindsay on January 25, 1972, after… Learn More
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333 West 17th Street
Lavender Menace Action at Second Congress to Unite Women
“Lavender Menace” was an action led by Radicalesbians, with women from the Gay Liberation Front and several feminist organizations, at… Learn More
Project Update
June 23, 2020
“Marching for Pride: The Basics,” Fact Sheet for Pride March Anniversary, Released
EVENT RECAP
June 16, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PMZAP!: A Virtual Tour of Post-Stonewall Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) Actions
Press Coverage
May 5, 2019
Project Consults on Upcoming Exhibition Highlighting LGBTQ Nightlife and Activism
Project Update
April 15, 2019
Leaders in LGBTQ History Documentation, Interpretation, and Outreach Create Stonewall 50 Factsheet
Press Coverage
October 12, 2018
Celebrate LGBTQ History Month with this interactive map of historic N.Y.C. sites
HISTORIC SITES
99 Wooster Street
Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse
The Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) formed in December 1969 and became the most influential American gay liberation political activist organization in… Learn More
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Wall Street & Broadway / 11 Wall Street
ACT UP Demonstrations on Wall Street
Formed in New York City in 1987, the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (more commonly known as ACT UP) brought… Learn More
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1871 Walton Avenue
Langston Hughes Public School 236
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Langston Hughes Public… Learn More
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1970 West Farms Road
Lorraine Hansberry Academy Public School 214
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Lorraine Hansberry Academy… Learn More
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77 Clinton Avenue
Benjamin Banneker Academy for Community Development
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Benjamin Banneker Academy… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
133 East 53rd Street
Emma Lazarus Public School 268
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Emma Lazarus Public… Learn More
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351 West 18th Street
Bayard Rustin Educational Complex
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Bayard Rustin Educational… Learn More
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244 West 144th Street
Countee Cullen Public School 194
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Countee Cullen Public… Learn More
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515 West 182nd Street
Eleanor Roosevelt Junior High School 143
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Eleanor Roosevelt Junior… Learn More
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411 East 76th Street
Eleanor Roosevelt High School
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Eleanor Roosevelt High… Learn More
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900 Tinton Avenue
Jane Addams High School for Academic Careers
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Jane Addams High… Learn More
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2 Astor Place
Harvey Milk High School
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Harvey Milk High… Learn More
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351 West 18th Street
James Baldwin School
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
James Baldwin School,… Learn More
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190-20 109th Road
Lorraine Hansberry Public School 118
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Lorraine Hansberry Public… Learn More
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203-02 109th Avenue
Langston Hughes Public School 134
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Langston Hughes Public… Learn More
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9301 Avenue B
Langston Hughes Public School 233
Many New York City public schools are named in honor of prominent figures in American and world history.
Langston Hughes Public… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
381 Lafayette Street
Robert Rauschenberg Residence & Studio
Considered one of the most important artists to emerge after World War II, Robert Rauschenberg was a pioneering American artist… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
181-189 Second Avenue
Peter Hujar Residence & Studio / David Wojnarowicz Residence & Studio
Photographer Peter Hujar was barely recognized in his lifetime but, since his death due to AIDS-related pneumonia in 1987, he… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
141 Prince Street
Daughters of Bilitis Center
The Daughters of Bilitis Center was the first exclusively lesbian center in New York City and one of the first… Learn More
EVENT RECAP
December 17, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PMLEAPING LAVENDER LATKES! Honoring Jewish LGBT New Yorkers this Hanukkah
HISTORIC SITES
421 5th Avenue
Brooklyn Women’s Martial Arts
Brooklyn Women’s Martial Arts (BWMA), renamed the Center for Anti-Violence Education in 1990, was founded in 1974 to teach self-defense… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
54 Seventh Avenue South
Women’s Coffeehouse
Open from 1974 to 1978 in Greenwich Village, the Women’s Coffeehouse was a popular and important social gathering and activist… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
135-139 West 31st Street
Father Mychal F. Judge at St. Francis of Assisi Church & Friary
Father Mychal F. Judge was a Catholic priest at St. Francis of Assisi Church and lived in its friary from… Learn More
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235 West 46th Street
Billy Rose’s Diamond Horseshoe Nightclub
From 1938 to 1951, entertainment impresario Billy Rose operated one of New York City’s most opulent and successful nightclubs, the… Learn More
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99 Seventh Avenue South
Circle Repertory Company Theater
From its founding in 1969, by four veterans of the Caffe Cino, until it closed in 1994, the Circle Repertory… Learn More
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5 Patchin Place
Djuna Barnes Residence
Djuna Barnes was one of the first writers of lesbian literature, publishing three texts directly related to lesbianism, including Nigthwood… Learn More
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25 Hyatt Street
Staten Island AIDS Task Force & EAGLE Headquarters
The Staten Island AIDS Task Force, now Community Health Action of Staten Island (CHASI), opened its first office in this… Learn More
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33 Barrow Street
Labyris
Labyris, where the “The Future is Female” slogan was coined, was the first feminist bookstore in New York City.
Owned and… Learn More
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154 West 10th Street
Djuna Books
Named after pioneering lesbian fiction author Djuna Barnes, Djuna Books was a feminist bookstore in Greenwich Village from 1977 to… Learn More
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338 East 6th Street
Ellen Broidy & Linda Rhodes Residence / Rita Mae Brown Residence
From about 1967 to 1971, activists and then-partners Ellen Broidy and Linda Rhodes rented a fifth floor apartment at 338… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
201 West 92nd Street
Womanbooks
Open from 1975 to 1987, Womanbooks was the second feminist bookstore in New York City. It sold books written, published,… Learn More
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1 Fifth Avenue
Sam Wagstaff Residence
As an art curator and collector, Sam Wagstaff almost single handedly drove the market in the acquisition of photographs by… Learn More
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24 Bond Street
Robert Mapplethorpe Residence & Studio
Robert Mapplethorpe was one of the most influential and controversial photographers of the 20th century, known as much for his… Learn More
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320 Manhattan Avenue
Georgette Harvey & Musa Williams Residence
During the 1930s and until sometime between 1940 and 1942, the Black lesbian couple Georgette Harvey and Musa Williams lived… Learn More
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342 West 11th Street
Mother Courage
Mother Courage was the first feminist restaurant in the United States. Owned and operated by Dolores Alexander and Jill Ward… Learn More
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101 East 63rd Street
Hirsch Residence / Halston Residence
In 1966, real estate lawyer Alexander Hirsch and his partner Lewis Turner commissioned architect Paul Rudolph to remodel their residence… Learn More
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Bryant Park
NYC Dyke March
First organized by the Lesbian Avengers in 1993, the NYC Dyke March is an annual march from Bryant Park to… Learn More
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South Beach
South Beach, Franklin D. Roosevelt Boardwalk & Parking Lots
The beaches, boardwalk, and parking lots of South Beach have been Staten Island’s most popular LGBT cruising areas since at… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
106 Central Park South
Barbizon-Plaza Hotel
Completed in 1930, the Barbizon-Plaza Hotel was the first residential hotel equipped as a music and arts center in the… Learn More
EVENT RECAP
June 4, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM#CheersQueers: The Past and Future of NYC’s Lesbian Bars
EVENT RECAP
June 25, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM50 YEARS of PRIDE: Celebrating New York City’s First Pride March
HISTORIC SITES
Seventh Avenue (35th to 41st Streets)
Fashion Walk of Fame
Beginning in the year 2000, plaques have been installed along Seventh Avenue — a corridor synonymous with the fashion industry… Learn More
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1000 Richmond Terrace
Sailors’ Snug Harbor
Once a home for aged sailors, the Sailors’ Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Gardens has been an important venue… Learn More
EVENT RECAP
April 21, 2020 | 6:00PM to 8:00PM#StayHomeSipIn: Music, Cocktails & Conversation for the Julius’ “Sip-In”
HISTORIC SITES
450 East 52nd Street
Greta Garbo Residence at the Campanile
Greta Garbo was one of the silver screen’s most iconic stars of the 1920s and 1930s and was also well… Learn More
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133 West 138th Street
Alberta Hunter Residence
From 1927 to at least 1945, the closeted blues singer Alberta Hunter owned an apartment in this Harlem building.
During this… Learn More
Press Coverage
March 9, 2020
Forgotten but pivotal moment in gay-rights movement took place 50 years ago in NYC
HISTORIC SITES
70 Beach Street
Park Villa II
Located in the former Liberty Theatre, Park Villa II (later On Stage), was a popular dance club during the 1980s… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
200 Park Avenue
Richard Lippold & “Flight” at the Pan Am (now Met Life) Building
Richard Lippold, the preeminent mid-20th-century creator of site-specific indoor sculpture in America, designed three major works for spaces in New… Learn More
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Lincoln Center
Lincoln Center: Philharmonic Hall
Lincoln Center, a world-class performing arts center, has had close connections to the LGBT community since planning began in the… Learn More
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39 Fifth Avenue
Vernon “Copy” Berg Residence
Vernon E. Berg, III, known as Copy Berg, was the first naval officer to challenge the military’s ban on gay… Learn More
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437 East 12th Street
Ernestine Eckstein Residence / Allen Ginsberg Residence
Ernestine Eckstein was an influential lesbian of color who was active in the LGBT rights movement in the pre-Stonewall years…. Learn More
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490 Riverside Drive
Riverside Church
Since opening for services in 1930, Riverside Church has been one of the most progressive religious institutions in New York… Learn More
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715 Ocean Terrace
Staten Island Community College
Now occupied by a public school, the campus of Staten Island Community College, later the Sunnyside campus of the College… Learn More
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45 Belmont Place
Michelle Cliff Residence
The Jamaican-born author Michelle Cliff was living in this two-family house when she graduated from nearby Curtis High School in… Learn More
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29 West 9th Street
Maurice Sendak Residence & Studio
The award-winning children’s book author and illustrator Maurice Sendak lived and worked in a duplex apartment in this Greenwich Village… Learn More