HISTORIC SITES
57 Bethune Street
Westbeth: Congregation Beit Simchat Torah
In July 1975, Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, New York’s and the East Coast’s oldest LGBT synagogue, moved to Westbeth Artists’… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
1964 East 35th Street
Ruthie Berman & Connie Kurtz Residence
Lesbian activists Connie Kurtz and Ruthie Berman lived in this house in the Marine Park neighborhood of Brooklyn from 1979… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
55 Bethune Street
Westbeth: Merce Cunningham Dance Company
The penthouse auditorium at Westbeth was the home of Merce Cunningham Dance Company from 1971 until it disbanded in 2010,… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
296 Ninth Avenue
Church of the Holy Apostles
From 1969 to 1974, the Church of the Holy Apostles in Chelsea was one of the most important meeting places… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
445-465 West Street
Westbeth Artists’ Housing
The Westbeth Artists’ Complex is an early (1968-70) conversion of industrial space into housing for artists and has been home… Learn More
HISTORIC SITES
137 West 71st Street
James Baldwin Residence
Literary icon and civil rights activist James Baldwin used this Upper West Side remodeled rowhouse as his New York City… Learn More
