Join us for a fun “virtual” tour of LGBTQ history throughout Greenwich Village. Our guide, Christopher Street Tours’ founder, Michael Venturiello, will cover historic sites where revolutions began, riots were…
Read More…revolutions began, riots were sparked, and history was made. We will see common threads within the LGBTQ generations who have lived life in New York City, sharing the stories of…
Read More…include connections to LGBT figures and movements (the Stonewall Riots were in fact still four years away). In many ways this had changed by 2013. After beginning to fold in…
Read More…park has a long and colorful history of riots, rebellions, and political protests. Many may not know that Washington Square Park once had cars running through it. The Greenwich Village community…
Read More…mentioned nowhere in the designation report for the district, which was published two months prior in April (though frankly even if the Stonewall Riots took place two months or even…
Read MoreGay Activist Alliance Firehouse. On December 21, 1969, the Gay Activist Alliance (GAA) was founded. Almost exactly six months after the Stonewall Riots, the group was founded by Marty Robinson, Jim…
Read MoreLesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month (LGBT Pride Month) is currently celebrated each year in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village. The…
Read More…architect for this building was Frederick Henry Klie. Klie was born in New York City in 1888 to German-born parents. He attended Cornell University and began his professional career drafting…
Read More…Intro to Public History class on research for presentations as part of GVSHP’s Public Programs, and drafting letters and testimony for the designation of four “last chance” landmarks. These were…
Read More…it became official: the park would remain closed to traffic. Later, Stanely was appointed to the Mayoral study committee to draft legislation for a landmarks law to protect historic structures….
Read More…in 1931. Congressman Vito Marcantonio of East Harlem, who served as the IWO’s vice president, introduced legislation drafted by the organization to bar discrimination against Jewish, Italian, and Black individuals…
Read More…from 1962-1965, which served as an informal LPC while the City’s preservation legislation was being drafted and enacted. The first Vice-Chairman, Stanley B. Tankel, was an architect who was involved…
Read More…draft of the novel in 1929, Bernstein was the one to hand distribute the manuscript to publishers for him. Although he dedicated the book to her (initials A.B.) when it…
Read More…City responded by initially refusing to even acknowledge these issues or the huge public outcry around them, including almost no mention of them in the initial draft “community visioning” document….
Read More…findings titled ‘Work Accidents and the Law’ in 1910. Her accomplishments led her to be elected to the New York Employers’ Liability Commission, where she drafted a law that allowed…
Read More…when inspiration struck Ellison for Invisible Man, it was Stanley he called to share both his excitement and his anxieties. The couple frequently read drafts of Ellison’s work, and vice…
Read More…parallel inquiry. Committee Chairman Bill LoSasso said later that his group “is drafting a position paper to the Department of City Planning (DCP) outlining the issue of small business loss,…
Read More…draftsman at the firm Moore & Lanseidel from 1905 to 1909, and then opened his private practice at 545 Fifth Avenue. He also served in the World War I armed…
Read More…She finally left the Village in 1968, tired of fighting the City of New York, and worried about her two sons, who might be drafted to fight in the Vietnam…
Read More…for the Pittsburgh Survey, and her 1910 report, ‘Work Accidents and the Law’ resulted in the first worker’s compensation law, which she herself drafted. She later worked as an investigating…
Read More…another Civil War rally in 1863 when Irish immigrants gathered in the park to riot against the draft. These rallies collectively furthered the identity of Union Square as an active…
Read More…on either side of the eastern steps of the Memorial. Finally, Royal Cortissoz, a columnist and art critic for the New York Herald Tribune, drafted the wall inscription above the…
Read More…club where Miles Davis used to play. The bottled and draft beers are too many to list, so stop in sometime – their kitchen is open until 3 A.M. Now…
Read More…them over the years. One of nine sheets of meticulously hand-drafted elevations, sections, and details. You could also think of this as a great guide for building your very own…
Read More…was drafted into the army during World War I and World War II. He died in 1943 at home in the Bronx, according to the MCNY. His trade was listed…
Read More…case, the LPC did not move right away to landmark the cathedral after holding its public hearing. In early 2011, the LPC released a draft map of a proposed East…
Read More…Johnson, a cook employed by the Bowery Branch, was arrested for draft-dodging after appearing as the model for a War Bonds Advertisement. And finally, we have Abe Gluck, an elevator…
Read More…for writers, artists, and musicians. Notable residents of the building included Willa Cather, John Dos Passos, Alan Seeger, and Stephen Crane (in fact Crane drafted his masterpiece Civil War novel…
Read More…Court Building What kind of talent created such a building? James Mace Farnsworth worked as a draftsman for Calvert Vaux, the man who, along with Frederick Law Olmsted, designed Central…
Read More…in protest against the draft. In 1919, she was deported to Russia with approximately 250 other alien radicals. There is much more to explore on Emma Goldman beyond her connection…
Read More…War II Draft Registration Card from 1942. Looking at building files and tax records I was able to offer Anna Maria the following chronology for the building: 1911 – Owner:…
Read More…1917, he was raised in Italy. Ottomanelli returned to the United States in 1938, in time to be drafted not long after during World War II. Wounded during the war,…
Read More…a public space by the State Legislature. Protests and demonstrations throughout the years have included a pro-Union rally at the beginning of the Civil War, anti-draft protest during the Civil…
Read More…1965 the offices of the protest group May 2nd Movement were located in the building. This group provided legal counseling to those seeking to avoid the Vietnam War draft. In…
Read More…was drafted into World War II shortly after his 18th birthday where he served in the infantry in Germany. He was also part of the occupying forces upon Germany’s surrender….
Read More…encouraging young men to resist the draft. Pettigrew was a fierce critic of American imperialism and the United States’ takeover of Hawaii and the Philippines against the will of the…
Read More…the small atelier or workshop in the back of their sleek “museum” of a shop, you’ll notice they don’t use computer drafting or design. Instead, they have a library of…
Read More…cushioned with steel springs, but wheels were solid metal and wood. One could imagine the rough ride its passengers experienced and the amount of effort needed by the draft animals to…
Read More…draft order in 1942, he began declaring his conscientious objection. By the following year, he was one of many conscientious objectors required to report to Civilian Public Service Camp #52…
Read MoreStarting at 2pm on Thursday, December 3, the City will hold a public hearing on the draft scope of the environmental review for their proposed upzoning of SoHo and NoHo….
Read More…11th Street. When Wolfe finished the first draft of the novel in 1929, Bernstein was the one to hand distribute the manuscript to publishers for him. Although he dedicated the…
Read More…LeagueExternal, in 1917 Goldman was again arrested—this time for speaking against the selective draft law. After two years in prison in Missouri, she was deported to Russia in 1919 along…
Read More…of others. In 1940 Greenberg became the first major league player to register for the peacetime draft, and eventually served nearly four years in the army. When Jackie Robinson broke…
Read More…a prolific advocate for women’s rights. Her 1910 report ‘Work Accidents and the Law’ resulted in the first workers’ comp law, which she drafted herself. She co-founded the National Woman’s…
Read More…the future. After New York passed its first in the country zoning code in 1916, architect Corbett collaborated with draftsman Ferriss to create renderings of the new possibilities for design…
Read More…the draft and sedition. In 1889 Goldman left Rochester (and a husband) for New York City, where she met prominent anarchists Johann Most and Alexander Berkman. Goldman and Berkman would…
Read More…between the IWO and the federal government. He introduced legislation drafted by the IWO to implement workplace-safety laws and universal health care, and to bar discrimination against Jewish, Italian, and…
Read More…we are sure you would agree, this is not a reasonable amount of time for a review of materials and to draft a response. If this policy mandating a 1pm…
Read More…portion of City’s rezoning proposal. Many of these units and buildings will be made vulnerable to demolition as a result of the proposed upzoning, though the City’s draft EIS categorically…
Read More…introduced legislation drafted by the Order to bar discrimination against Jewish, Italian, and black individuals in war work. Furthermore, the IWO demanded the integration of Major League Baseball, segregated beaches,…
Read More…as a critical link between the IWO and the federal government. He introduced legislation drafted by the IWO to implement workplace-safety laws and universal health care, and to bar discrimination…
Read More…architectural, and drafting instruments. He named his business after the New York Central Line, a train line that fascinated him and represented the idea of America to him. In the…
Read More…and initially worked as a draftsman for his father. New York City Directories show that he had his own practice by 1890 and would go onto practice for 43 years….
Read More…his last drink, and we’ll hoist our own to his memory while Bob reads a few Thomas poems. The White Horse Tavern will offer $5 draft beers for the occasion….
Read More…Architecture in the class of 1894. In 1897, after serving as a draftsman for several architectural firms, he began an architectural practice of his own. One of his first independent…
Read More…During World War II he served in the Merchant Marine and in 1944 finished his first novel, Dangling Man, about a young man from Chicago waiting to be drafted for…
Read More…of this State in particular and appointed Mr. Benson, Doctor Miller, and Mr. Pintard a Committee to prepare and report a draft of the Constitution. Some names in that list…
Read More…York joined together, drafted, and circulated a notice to all the New York congregations. It read: At a meeting of the officers of our city congregations, held on Sunday, April…
Read More…before Woodstock kicked off, he was drafted to serve as the master of ceremonies as well, because organizers had forgotten to hire one. This is where his memorable announcement about…
Read More…of Buildings (DOB) and other NYC regulatory bodies today. Review the detailed draft schedule here. Scholarship applications are available here. Register for the Fall Continuing Education Course — CLICK HERE…
Read More…fortuitous enough to work for the firm of Burnham & Root as a draftsman for the 1893World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Following the Exposition, Roth started a successful mail-order architectural…
Read More…for the construction of new affordable housing in the neighborhood. The report found multiple flaws in the city’s draft Environmental Impact Statement and both its characterizations of the existing neighborhood…
Read More…as seen on the 1854 Perris Map. NYPL Digital Collections Stephen Decatur Hatch (1839-1894), was a prominent New York City architect and started as a draftsman for the architectural office…
Read More…computer drafting or design. Instead, they have a library of various of cardboard blank forms for their unique products, that they use to guide their cuts. All the work is…
Read More…of his childhood there before his family moved to Andover. He graduated from Holy Cross College in Worchester in 1970; though drafted into the army for the Vietnam War, he…
Read More…committee to draft legislation for a landmarks law to protect historic structures. Once the New York City Landmarks Law was passed in 1965, Stanley was appointed as Vice Chairman of…
Read More…such as the Equal Rights Amendment. Working alongside founders Lucy Burns and Alice Paul, Inez held a role in the National Advisory Council, where she drafted party publications and documented…
Read More…course. Click here to register at a highly discounted rate if you do not need the credits. Scholarship applications are available here. Review the detailed draft schedule HERE Register HERE…
Read More…she rented a room to write.” Jacobs was drafting her highly-influential book, The Death and Life of Great American Cities, and the two became acquainted, eventually sparking a friendship. Otis, a…
Read More…Moses, who drafted a zoning amendment that would replace double-height allowances for park-side property with a more modest allowance of about seven or eight stories. In the end, despite many…
Read More…conspiring to “induce persons not to register” for the draft. After her release, she was arrested along with hundreds of others and deported to Russia. Read about Emma Goldman’s home…
Read More…light of this delay, and in a race against developers, Doris Diether, Robert C. Weinberg, and Save the Village, alongside other committees, came together to draft the amendment that would…
Read More…Lost Lady,” which were likely edited and proofread by her confidant, Edith. Willa Cather and Edith Lewis After Willa passed away, Edith drafted her memoir, “Willa Cather Living,” published in…
Read More…Stone chaired the faculty committee that drafted The University of Chicago’s Statement on Free Expression, which has since been adopted by more than eighty colleges and universities across the nation….
Read More…Stone chaired the faculty committee that drafted The University of Chicago’s Statement on Free Expression, which has since been adopted by more than eighty colleges and universities across the nation….
Read More…qualified personnel were needed among men of his age (32). He was drafted in the United States Army in August 1942 but was rejected on medical grounds. Auden later rejected this…
Read MoreThe NYC Redistricting Commission is meeting to consider revisions to its draft July maps for new City Council districts throughout the city, and some changes being contemplated are concerning. The…
Read More…in 1973, the church had already made quite the reputation for itself. Dubbed the “Peace Church,” its leadership maintained an outspoken campaign against war in Vietnam, and harbored draft dodgers…
Read More…Blanche Knopf. Knopf and Van Vecthen were enamored with Larsen’s draft of her first novel Quicksand, and passed it along to Alfred Knopf, who made her a published author. Larsen,…
Read More…as draftsmen) and other contemporaries for the assignment. Like many other New York architects of the day, the pair had been students at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris…
Read More…impact. Uniting his original drafts, private diaries, and personal letters with paintings, photographs, production stills, and other objects, the exhibition tells the story of one man’s ongoing struggle for self-expression…
Read More…buildings. This committee fought hard for changes in building codes. In 1899, the city proposed a new building code, and a state commission drafted the new Tenement House Act. The…
Read More…which was broken up by the police. Goldman continued her activism, and was arrested in 1917 for protesting the draft. In 1919, she was deported to Russia with approximately 250 other…
Read More…and curve the edges away from the tip, forming a pretty little moon. Put the little moons on a tray, cover them, and proof them in a warm, draft-free place…
Read More…corridors, studied zoning fixes based on available tools, and drafted a rezoning proposal that it presented before the community board, whose enthusiastic support it ultimately obtained. The proposed zoning kept…
Read MorePhoto: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Adams’ recently released draft proposed budget includes a steep cut to the funding and staffing of the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). The LPC is…
Read MorePhoto: Ed Reed/Mayoral Photography Office Mayor Adams’ recently released draft proposed budget includes a steep cut to the funding and staffing of the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC). The LPC is…
Read More…she drafted), and she was active in the National American Women Suffrage Association’s Congressional Committee, the Congressional Union, the National Woman’s Party, the National Woman’s Peace Party (as a pacifist…
Read More…fought hard for changes in building codes. In 1899, the city proposed a new building code, and a state commission drafted the new Tenement House Act. The act was passed…
Read More…Historic and Aesthetic Importance. Its aim was to study and review New York City landmarks worthy of protection and draft legislation to protect them. It began holding regular meetings to…
Read More…time, most notably the growing LGBT movement that had taken hold after the Stonewall Riots. The Gay Activists Alliance’s firehouse in 1971, via NYPL (left and right) A few months before…
Read More…story of the man as the creator while his female counterpart is the muse. Fortunately, Joan Mitchell was not your typical female. Mitchell, as well as her compatriots Lee Krasner,…
Read More…there was a rumor that Reverend Dr. Henry G. Ludlow officiated interracial marriage ceremonies. The church, along with other sites, was attacked and almost completely destroyed in the anti-abolitionist riots…
Read More…Avenue, it’s possible that this interaction happened in person, within the building itself. Howe agreed with Nerney’s assessment, fearing that the film would cause “race riots” in the South. Receiving…
Read More…Agroup of young poeple outside the boarded-up Stonewall Inn (53 Christopher Street) after riots over the weekend of June 27, 1969. (Photo by Fred W. McDarrah) Preserving 1960s and ‘70s…
Read More…since 1967, Levine participated in the 1969 Stonewall Riots, and has been involved in many aspects of community affairs and planning in Lower Manhattan for over fifty years. Full Transcript…
Read More…until 1992, after marrying his wife, Somalian-born model and actress Iman, and getting caught briefly in the Los Angeles riots, that he would settle back into New York City once…
Read More…in the late 1980s, the church took the controversial stand of feeding and helping protestors, squatters, and the homeless involved in the Tompkins Square Riots. In the early 2000s, the church…
Read More…and atheism of many of her former compatriots. She and her fellow Catholic Workers fought tirelessly for the rights of the downtrodden and exploited laborers and impoverished, and she remained…
Read More…to outlive many of her New York School compatriots both literally and figuratively; hard living took many of them in or not long after their prime, while Freilicher lived until…
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