HISTORIC SITES
85 South Oxford Street
Audre Lorde Project
The groundbreaking Audre Lorde Project (ALP), founded in 1994, has been located in the parish house of Lafayette Avenue Presbyterian… Learn More
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207 St. Paul's Avenue
Audre Lorde Residence
Acclaimed Black lesbian feminist, writer, and activist Audre Lorde lived here with her partner and two children from 1972 to… 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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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
HISTORIC SITES
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
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
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
HISTORIC SITES
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
Project Update
May 28, 2019
Protect LGBT History with Just One Click
On Tuesday, June 4th, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a public hearing to consider the designation of six New York City sites for landmark designation based on their cultural significance to LGBT and American history.HISTORIC SITES
117 MacDougal Street
Swing Rendezvous
The Swing Rendezvous was a jazz club and lesbian bar that was open from 1938 to 1965.
Among the bar’s notable… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
150 West 4th Street
Mad Hatter / Pony Stable Inn
From 1916 to c. 1930, the basement of this building was the location of the Mad Hatter, Greenwich Village’s first… Learn More
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86 University Place
The Bagatelle
Remembered by author Ann Bannon and writer/activist Audre Lorde, the Bagatelle, or “the Bag,” was a popular lesbian bar from… Learn More
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215 West 92nd Street
Joan Nestle Residence
From 1974 to 2002, apartment 13A in this Upper West Side building was the residence of Joan Nestle, an influential… Learn More
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337 Bleecker Street
Lorraine Hansberry Residence
From 1953 to 1960, playwright and activist Lorraine Hansberry resided in the third-floor apartment of this building.
While here, Hansberry lived… Learn More
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208 West 13th Street
LGBT Community Center
Since 1983, the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community Center has served as a vital support system for hundreds… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
20 East 127th Street
Langston Hughes Residence
Langston Hughes, celebrated poet and leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, lived on the top floor of this Harlem rowhouse… Learn More
