Riverside Park
Eleanor Roosevelt Monument
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
Kosciuszko Street & Lewis Avenue
Eleanor Roosevelt Playground
Many New York City public parks and playgrounds are named in honor of prominent figures in New York City and... Learn More
29 Washington Square West
Eleanor Roosevelt Residence
Between 1942 and 1949, this 16-story apartment building on MacDougal Street and Waverly Place was the New York City residence... Learn More
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... Learn More
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... Learn More
May 28, 2019
6 New York City LGBTQ landmarks might be created to keep the city’s queer history alive
43 Fifth Avenue
Mary E. Dreier & Frances A. Kellor Residence
In 1920, 43 Fifth Avenue was home to Mary Dreier and Frances Kellor, two leading Progressive reformers whose lives were... Learn More
181-189 Second Avenue
Louis N. Jaffe Art Theater / Club 181 / Phoenix Theater
The Louis N. Jaffe Art Theater, a former Yiddish theater, was the location of the Mafia-controlled Club 181 (1945-51), known... Learn More
171 W 12th St
Marion Dickerman & Nancy Cook Residence / Molly Dewson & Polly Porter Residence
This building was one of many apartment houses in Greenwich Village that attracted same-sex couples. After its completion in 1923,... Learn More
196 Bleecker Street
Little Red School House
Often considered the city’s first progressive school, the Little Red School House in Greenwich Village was founded by lesbian reform... Learn More
388 Chauncey Street
Pauli Murray Residence
From 1947 to 1960, the prominent Black civil rights attorney and author Pauli Murray lived in an apartment on the... Learn More
10 Mitchell Place
Lorena Hickok Residence
The groundbreaking journalist Lorena Hickok lived in an apartment here from 1929 to 1933. Hickok had a close and long-lasting... Learn More
