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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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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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141 Montague Street
Brooklyn Heights Press Offices
In July 1966, the homophobic policies of The Brooklyn Heights Press, then headquartered in this building, were the focus of… 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
59 Christopher Street
Mattachine Society Office
In 1972, the Mattachine Society New York, the city’s first gay rights group, mostly for men, moved its office downtown… Learn More
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135 Charles Street
6th Police Precinct Station House
Following the March 1970 police raid on the Snake Pit, a nearby gay bar, 167 gay men were arrested and… Learn More
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149 West 14th Street
Kooky’s
Kooky’s, also known as Kooky’s Cocktail Lounge, was a lesbian bar that operated from 1965 to 1973.
After the Stonewall uprising… Learn More
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201 West 13th Street
Metropolitan-Duane United Methodist Church
Openly gay Reverend C. Edward “Ed” Egan, Jr. led the Metropolitan-Duane United Methodist Church from 1971 to 1977, when he… Learn More
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99 Clinton Street
Gay Alliance of Brooklyn at Spencer Memorial Church
The Gay Alliance of Brooklyn was one of the first gay civil rights organizations established in New York City outside… Learn More
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1 Sheridan Square
Café Society / Ridiculous Theatrical Company
Café Society, what has been billed as New York’s first integrated club, featured many of the jazz giants and singers… Learn More
Project Update
September 29, 2017
New Historic Walking Tour at Stonewall National Monument Launches Today, Connecting the Public with LGBT History
HISTORIC SITES
37 Ninth Avenue
West Side Discussion Group Center
This building in the Meatpacking District was the longest home of the West Side Discussion Group, which met here from… Learn More
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82 West 3rd Street
Tenth of Always / Bonnie & Clyde
Tenth of Always operated here from around 1968 to 1972 and was where artist Andy Warhol met Candy Darling, a… Learn More
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215 West 10th Street
Snake Pit
In 1970, less than a year after Stonewall, the police raided the Snake Pit bar and detained many people at… Learn More
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80 Fifth Avenue
National Gay Task Force Headquarters
The National Gay Task Force (later National Gay and Lesbian Task Force), the first national gay rights organization, had its… Learn More
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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
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530 Sixth Avenue / 69 West 14th Street
Gay Liberation Front at Alternate U.
After the Stonewall rebellion in June 1969, the first LGBT activist organization formed was the Gay Liberation Front (GLF), in… Learn More
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51-53 Christopher Street
Stonewall Inn
From June 28 to July 3, 1969, LGBT patrons of the Stonewall Inn and members of the local community took… Learn More
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116th Street & Broadway
Student Homophile League at Earl Hall, Columbia University
The Student Homophile League, the first gay student organization in the country, was founded at Columbia University in 1966 and… Learn More
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Jacob Riis Park
Riis Park Beach
The isolated eastern end of the beach at Jacob Riis Park has been a location for LGBT sunbathing and cruising… Learn More
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243 West 20th Street
Women’s Liberation Center
In the early 1970s, the Women’s Liberation Center was founded as an important meeting space for many women’s groups, including… Learn More
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401 West 24th Street
Vito Russo Residence
Best remembered for his pioneering book The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies, Vito Russo was also a significant gay… Learn More
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135 & 133 West 4th Street
Washington Square United Methodist Church & Parish House
The congregation of this former church was led by the pioneering, openly gay Reverend Paul M. Abels from 1973 to… Learn More
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33-23 171st Street
Manford Family Residence
In 1972, Queens schoolteacher Jeanne Manford publicly spoke out in support of her gay son Morty at a time when… Learn More
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247 West 11th Street
Liberation House
In 1972, friends Leonard Ebreo and Alice Bloch co-founded Liberation House, an early post-Stonewall community center that provided health services… Learn More
