13 Sites
Lesbian Life Before Stonewall
From Lillian Wald’s founding of a public health facility for the poor, to Berenice Abbott’s photographs of a changing city, to Lorraine Hansberry’s groundbreaking play A Raisin in the Sun, lesbians... Learn More
13 Sites
Activism Before Stonewall
The June-July 1969 Stonewall Uprising is widely considered a key turning point in the LGBT rights movement, but efforts to achieve LGBT equality in the United States actually date back... Learn More
Christopher Park
Christopher Park / Stonewall National Monument
Located just across from the Stonewall Inn, Christopher Park has been at the center of the LGBT rights movement since... Learn More
June 16, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
ZAP!: A Virtual Tour of Post-Stonewall Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) Actions
June 27, 2019 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Tour & Toast in Celebration of Stonewall 50: Walk with the Experts Documenting the City’s LGBT History
June 24, 2019 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Tour & Toast in Celebration of Stonewall 50: Walk with the Experts Documenting the City’s LGBT History
June 6, 2019 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Tour & Toast in Celebration of Stonewall 50: Walk with the Experts Documenting the City’s LGBT History
May 14, 2019 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Upper West Side PRIDE: Walking in LGBTQ Footsteps, beyond Stonewall
April 15, 2019
Leaders in LGBTQ History Documentation, Interpretation, and Outreach Create Stonewall 50 Factsheet
April 6, 2019 | 1:00pm-5:00pm
Stonewall 50: Defining LGBTQ Site Preservation, at Columbia’s Earl Hall
April 14, 2019 | 2:00pm-4:00pm
“Stonewall 50” Tour of Greenwich Village, with the Municipal Art Society
September 29, 2017
20-site Greenwich Village walking tour conveys Stonewall uprising’s pivotal history
September 29, 2017
New Historic Walking Tour at Stonewall National Monument Launches Today, Connecting the Public with LGBT History
June 29, 2017
Video: Tour historic LGBT sites in Greenwich Village, from Stonewall and beyond
May 6, 2016 | 10:45 - 11:45 A.M.
Beyond Stonewall: Recognizing Historic and Cultural Sites in New York State Related to the LGBT Community
337 East 13th Street
Kay “Tobin” Lahusen Residence
From 1967 to 1973, early gay rights pioneer Kay “Tobin” Lahusen – and life partner of leading gay rights strategist... Learn More
April 26, 2022
Photos: John Cameron Mitchell & More Acknowledge Julius’ Significance to LGBT Activism & History
April 26, 2022
PHOTOS: Plaque Unveiled at Julius’ Bar, Commemorating History-Making Act of Civil Disobedience
90 Kent Avenue
Marsha P. Johnson State Park
Marsha P. Johnson was a Black trans activist and Stonewall veteran who became a key figure in the gay liberation... Learn More
11 Sites
National Register Listings
In 1999, the team that would later found the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project successfully nominated the Stonewall Inn to the National Register of Historic Places, the first site to... Learn More
12 Sites
Early Community Centers
Before the 1983 opening of the LGBT Community Center at 208 West 13th Street in Greenwich Village, a number of important social and political spaces that served as an alternative... Learn More
25 Sites
Bars & Nightlife
While their significance is often underestimated or dismissed by heterosexual society, bars and other establishments played a pivotal role throughout the 20th century — but particularly in the pre-Stonewall era... Learn More
20 Sites
Gay Activists Alliance
The Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) was formed in December 1969 by Jim Owles, Marty Robinson, Arthur Evans, Arthur Bell, and others, who became disaffected by the Gay Liberation Front (GLF),... Learn More
15 Sites
Village Pride Tour
Greenwich Village has a long and diverse history that has made it an important epicenter of LGBT life in New York City. In the pre-Stonewall years, amidst an atmosphere of... Learn More
10 Sites
Why We March
Since the late 1960s, LGBT New Yorkers have organized marches of various kinds to promote pride and visibility, protest against exclusion and discrimination. and unite as a community in public... Learn More
240 West 38th Street
Corduroy Club / Isaia NYC Fashion House
The Corduroy Club, located here from March 1967 to 1971, was a significant effort by the pre-Stonewall LGBT community in... Learn More
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
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
1133 Broadway
Mattachine Society & Daughters of Bilitis Offices
From at least December 1958 to July 1968, this building near Madison Square was the location of the offices of... Learn More
Christopher Street Pier
Greenwich Village Waterfront
For over a century, the Greenwich Village waterfront along the Hudson River, including the Christopher Street Pier at West 10th... Learn More
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
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 rights... Learn More
214 16th Street
Transy House
Transy House was a transgender collective operated by Rusty Mae Moore and Chelsea Goodwin from 1995 to 2008. It provided... Learn More
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
247 W 11th St
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
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
78th Street & 37th Avenue
Julio Rivera Corner
This street sign in Jackson Heights commemorates Julio Rivera, a gay Puerto Rican man who in 1990 was brutally attacked... Learn More
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
82-70 Austin Street
Kitty Genovese Residence
From 1963 to 1964, Kitty Genovese lived here with her girlfriend Mary Ann Zielonko, though they were known to most... Learn More
Washington Place, west of Sixth Avenue
NYC Pride March
New York City’s first ever Pride March was held on Sunday, June 28, 1970 (the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall... Learn More
350 Bleecker Street
Craig Rodwell Residence / Arnie Kantrowitz Residence
Craig Rodwell, one of the key leaders of the pre- and post-Stonewall gay rights movement, moved into this recently-built apartment... Learn More
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
June 24, 2021
Historians and Preservationists Convene to Discuss LGBTQ+ Landmarks During Pride Month
June 24, 2021
Initiative uncovers historical sites linked to the LGBTQ+ movement across New York City
Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
Picket at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, Fourth-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
On April 18, 1965, the fourth-ever gay rights demonstration in the United States – and the third in New York... Learn More
Christopher Park
Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth Flagpole
This flagpole is named for the first officer to be killed during the Civil War, Union Army Col. Elmer Ephraim... Learn More
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
59 Christopher Street
Mattachine Society Office
In 1972, the Mattachine Society Inc. of New York, one of the city’s most influential early gay rights groups, mostly... Learn More
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
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
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
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
141 Prince St
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
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
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
June 22, 2021 | 6:00PM to 7:00PM
Saving 99 Ryerson: The Peculiar Problem of Landmarking Brooklyn’s Earliest LGBT Site
June 16, 2021
New York’s gay bars are still vital, especially post-COVID, owners say | Pride and Pandemic
June 16, 2021
Pride Month: NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project ‘Making An Invisible History Visible’
89 East 2nd Street
Alvin Baltrop Residence
The gay, African American photographer Alvin Baltrop captured the unfolding LGBT life at the West Side piers and elsewhere in... Learn More
Grand Central Parkway & 78th Avenue
Demonstration Against LGBT Harassment in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Tree Grove
In June 1969, a week before the Stonewall uprising, a group of local Queens residents formed a “vigilante committee” to... Learn More
1446 First Avenue
Founding of the Gay Activists Alliance at the Arthur Bell Residence
The Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) was officially founded in December 1969, after a number of activists left the earlier Gay... Learn More
June 2, 2021
Residence of Lorraine Hansberry Listed to National Register of Historic Places
June 2, 2021
Playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s Former New York City Residence Receives Historic Distinction
June 23, 2020
“Marching for Pride: The Basics,” Fact Sheet for Pride March Anniversary, Released
June 25, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
50 YEARS of PRIDE: Celebrating New York City’s First Pride March
May 18, 2020 | 6:15PM to 7:30PM
#DamesAtHome: Virtual celebration of Caffe Cino and the Birthplace of Gay Theater
March 9, 2020
Forgotten but pivotal moment in gay-rights movement took place 50 years ago in NYC
September 16, 2019
James Baldwin’s Home Is Now a Nationally Registered Historic Place
September 12, 2019
James Baldwin NYC residence added to National Register of Historic Places
September 28, 2019 | 1:00pm-2:30pm
OPEN Finance: Tour of the LGBT History of Greenwich Village
May 28, 2019
Preserving Walt Whitman’s Clinton Hill house: Poet’s 200th birthday improves odds
May 28, 2019
6 New York City LGBTQ landmarks might be created to keep the city’s queer history alive
May 28, 2019
These Six NYC LGBTQ Historical Sites Are Being Considered for Landmark Designation
May 28, 2019
A Gay Theater and James Baldwin’s N.Y. Apartment May Get Landmark Protection
May 5, 2019
Project Consults on Upcoming Exhibition Highlighting LGBTQ Nightlife and Activism
April 10, 2019
NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project Receives a 2019 Excellence in Preservation Award
March 1, 2019
With Bum Bum Bar Closed, Only Three Lesbian Bars Remain in New York City
February 28, 2019
Threat to Club Langston Underscores Risks to LGBT-Dedicated Venues in Brooklyn
February 15, 2019 | 7:00pm-10:00pm
“Queer Quiz Show” with Making Gay History at New York Public Library
November 5, 2018
Groundbreaking Study to Identify and Evaluate Historic LGBT Sites in NYC
October 12, 2018
Celebrate LGBTQ History Month with this interactive map of historic N.Y.C. sites
June 26, 2018
Place and Community: An Interview with the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project
May 14, 2018
Project takes NYC’s LGBT history out of the closet, and into the spotlight
April 26, 2018
PHOTOS: LGBT advocates honor 52nd Anniversary of historic “Sip-In” with trailblazer Dick Leitsch and advocate/influencer Adam Eli
April 6, 2018
An Urgent Effort to Document New York’s LGBTQ History Before It Disappears
March 14, 2018
Earl Hall at Columbia University Listed on National Register of Historic Places
October 19, 2017
Call for Papers: Co-director to guest edit scholarly journal’s LGBTQ heritage edition
October 16, 2017
“Why We Are Marching:” Remembering the October 1979 March on Washington
September 29, 2017
Download, Print and Explore Greenwich Village with the New Self-Guided Walking Tour
September 14, 2017
It’s Unanimous: Caffe Cino listed on the NY State Register of Historic Places
June 7, 2016 | 7:00 - 8:30 P.M.
Making the Invisible Visible: Documenting NYC’s LGBT Cultural Heritage
April 12, 2016 | 6:30 - 8:00 P.M.
“Three Homosexuals in Search of a Drink”: The 50th Anniversary of the Sip-In at Julius’
June 30, 2016
NYC Pride: Tracing the History of NYC’s Gay Neighborhoods from Past to Present
April 20, 2016