226-236 West 46th Street
Richard Rodgers Theater (originally Chanin’s 46th Street Theater)
West 43rd Street (Between Seventh and Eighth Avenues)
Anti-Police Brutality Protest in Response to the Blue’s Bar Raids
26 West 56th Street
Stop the Hate Radio Actions at the Spanish Broadcasting System Headquarters
350 Bleecker Street
Alma Routsong & Elizabeth Deran Residence / Arnie Kantrowitz Residence / Craig Rodwell Residence
14 Sites
Transgender History
...and Marsha P. Johnson and groups such as the Street Transvestite Action Revolutionaries (STAR) and the Fabulous Independent Radicals for Community Empowerment (FIERCE). The earliest known site dates to the... Learn More
486 Greenwich Street
Geoffrey Hendricks, Brian Buczak & Sur Rodney (Sur) Residence & Studio
135-139 West 31st Street
Father Mychal F. Judge at St. Francis of Assisi Church & Friary
149-155 Christopher Street
Village AIDS Memorial at St. Veronica’s Roman Catholic Church
October 17, 2023
‘Herstory’ walking tour highlights historic lesbian sites in the Village
March 26, 2024
Awareness Campaign to Take Over Christopher Street Station for International Transgender Day of Visibility
May 28, 2019
A Gay Theater and James Baldwin’s N.Y. Apartment May Get Landmark Protection
1335 Sixth Avenue
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the Inner Circle Dinner at the New York Hilton Hotel
April 1, 2024
Trans Lives Matter: Celebrating international Transgender Day of Visibility with the MTA’s help
West 42nd Street (between Eighth Avenue & Broadway)
Gay Activists Alliance, Gay Liberation Front, and Radicalesbians Demonstration Against Police Harassment at Times Square
June 2, 2021
Interactive map reveals lesser-known landmarks in Queens’ LGBTQ rights movement June 29, 2020
June 2, 2021
Residence of Lorraine Hansberry Listed to National Register of Historic Places
June 16, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
ZAP!: A Virtual Tour of Post-Stonewall Gay Activists Alliance (GAA) Actions
120 East 56th Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York Republican State Committee Headquarters
181-189 Second Avenue
Peter Hujar Residence & Studio / David Wojnarowicz Residence & Studio
April 1, 2024
Bernie Wagenblast, out trans ‘voice of the subway,’ rolls out podcast and visibility campaign
170 West 130th Street
National Headquarters for the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
April 6, 2018
An Urgent Effort to Document New York’s LGBTQ History Before It Disappears
May 28, 2019
These Six NYC LGBTQ Historical Sites Are Being Considered for Landmark Designation
August 15, 2018
Elmhurst corner co-named for Latino activist added to interactive map of historic LGBT sites
23 Beekman Place
Katharine Cornell & Guthrie McClintic Residence / Paul Rudolph Residence
20 Sites
Gay Activists Alliance
...its media-savvy actions. This curated theme features (in chronological order) 18 of GAA’s significant zaps and other actions during its first three years, among several dozen that the group conducted.... Learn More
Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza
Picket at Dag Hammarskjöld Plaza, Fourth-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
March 24, 2021 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
MAKING A KILLING: 34th Anniversary of ACT UP’s First Protest
April 14, 2024
LGBTQ New Yorkers and electeds urge CB5 to condemn anti-trans education council resolution
June 23, 2020
“Marching for Pride: The Basics,” Fact Sheet for Pride March Anniversary, Released
1446 First Avenue
Founding of the Gay Activists Alliance at the Arthur Bell Residence
June 16, 2021
Pride Month: NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project ‘Making An Invisible History Visible’
16 East 8th Street
Founding of the New York Area Council of the Mattachine Society, Inc. at the Sam Morford Residence
November 22, 2022
Brooklyn Gets First LGBTQ+ Landmark With Designation of Lesbian Herstory Archives
2 Fifth Avenue
Larry Kramer Residence / Edie Windsor & Dr. Thea Clara Spyer Residence
240 Centre Street
Gay Activists Alliance Protest at New York City Police Headquarters
67 Wall Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission
110 Livingston Street
Gay Activists Alliance Zap at the New York City Board of Education
September 21, 2021
Women’s Liberation Center listed to National Register of Historic Places
May 28, 2019
Preserving Walt Whitman’s Clinton Hill house: Poet’s 200th birthday improves odds
October 12, 2018
Celebrate LGBTQ History Month with this interactive map of historic N.Y.C. sites
June 28, 2022
Queer Landmarks Are Everywhere—and This Group Is Working to Keep Them In Plain Sight
171 West 12th Street
Marion Dickerman & Nancy Cook Residence / Molly Dewson & Polly Porter Residence
June 2, 2021
Former Residence Of Celebrated Writer Lorraine Hansberry Is Now A National Historic Place
November 26, 2019
Artist Georgia O’Keeffe and Writer Patricia Highsmith Added to Project Website
November 26, 2019
Manhattan Residences of Georgia O’Keeffe and Patricia Highsmith Published
September 16, 2019
James Baldwin’s former Upper West Side home receives national landmark status
September 12, 2019
James Baldwin NYC residence added to National Register of Historic Places
39 Whitehall Street
Picket in Front of U.S. Army Building, First-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
October 16, 2017
“Why We Are Marching:” Remembering the October 1979 March on Washington
April 10, 2019
NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project Receives a 2019 Excellence in Preservation Award
April 26, 2018
PHOTOS: LGBT advocates honor 52nd Anniversary of historic “Sip-In” with trailblazer Dick Leitsch and advocate/influencer Adam Eli
Grand Central Parkway & 78th Avenue
Demonstration Against LGBT Harassment in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park Tree Grove
September 29, 2017
New Historic Walking Tour at Stonewall National Monument Launches Today, Connecting the Public with LGBT History
June 25, 2020 | 6:30PM to 7:30PM
50 YEARS of PRIDE: Celebrating New York City’s First Pride March
June 2, 2021
Playwright Lorraine Hansberry’s Former New York City Residence Receives Historic Distinction
July 20, 2023
Where have Staten Island’s LGBTQ+ bars gone? How a once-vibrant scene has shifted in the 2020s
June 22, 2021 | 6:00PM to 7:00PM
Saving 99 Ryerson: The Peculiar Problem of Landmarking Brooklyn’s Earliest LGBT Site
February 28, 2019
Threat to Club Langston Underscores Risks to LGBT-Dedicated Venues in Brooklyn
220 West 43rd Street
New York Area Council of the Mattachine Society, Inc. at Avlon Studios
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 6, 2019 | 6:00pm-7:30pm
Tour & Toast in Celebration of Stonewall 50: Walk with the Experts Documenting the City’s LGBT History
April 10, 2024
Research to Document LGBT History of NYC’s Hotel Chelsea Receives Award From National Park Service
November 27, 2023
The Project’s Amanda Davis Testifies in Support of Paul Rudolph Landmark Designation
20 West 112th Street
Alain L. Locke School of Arts and Engineering (Public School 185)
31 Union Square West
Antonio Lopez & Juan Ramos Studio / Juan Ramos & Paul Caranicas Residence & Studio
March 30, 2023 | 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
“Celluloid Activist: The Life and Times of Vito Russo,” with author Michael Schiavi
November 17, 2022
Testimony in Support of the Proposed Designation of the Julius’ Bar Building as a New York City Landmark
100-01 Northern Boulevard
Langston Hughes Community Library and Cultural Center, Queens Public Library
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
April 21, 2020 | 6:00PM to 8:00PM
#StayHomeSipIn: Music, Cocktails & Conversation for the Julius’ “Sip-In”
April 15, 2019
Leaders in LGBTQ History Documentation, Interpretation, and Outreach Create Stonewall 50 Factsheet
20 Sites
Homophobia & Transphobia
...this collection feature places where homophobic and/or transphobic actions have taken place, from the 17th century “place of execution” in Lower Manhattan (then part of New Amsterdam) to sites related... Learn More
7 East 7th Street
Picket at the Great Hall, Cooper Union, Second-Ever U.S. Gay Rights Protest
11 Sites
The AIDS Crisis
...immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Amidst public apathy and government inaction, groups such as the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) and the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) formed in... Learn More
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’
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
24 Sites
Activism Outside Manhattan
...nationally-renowned figures, such as Queens-born Frank Kameny and long-time Staten Island resident Audre Lorde. It also includes sites connected to community groups, commemorative street signs, and public demonstrations and marches.... Learn More
May 5, 2019
Project Consults on Upcoming Exhibition Highlighting LGBTQ Nightlife and Activism
September 28, 2019 | 1:00pm-2:30pm
OPEN Finance: Tour of the LGBT History of Greenwich Village
June 24, 2021
Initiative uncovers historical sites linked to the LGBTQ+ movement across New York City
May 18, 2020 | 6:15PM to 7:30PM
#DamesAtHome: Virtual celebration of Caffe Cino and the Birthplace of Gay Theater
February 15, 2019 | 7:00pm-10:00pm
“Queer Quiz Show” with Making Gay History at New York Public Library
April 6, 2019 | 1:00pm-5:00pm
Stonewall 50: Defining LGBTQ Site Preservation, at Columbia’s Earl Hall
