Help Allied Storefront celebrate their seasonal opening! Presentations at this event include tarot readings by Victor FM Torres from Tarot of On, a short improvisation by Yoshiko Chuma of The School of Hard Knocks, and a special reading of Pestilence Comics by Jack Waters. 7:00pm July 28 368 E 8th Street btwn Avenues C and D. Please RSVP! More info […]
Theater of the New City’s FREE LES Festival of the Arts has celebrated the arts and the greatness of the Lower East Side since 1996, with a cohort of theater, dance, performance, music, film, literary, and visual artists! This year’s theme is “Courage Through the Arts: A Vote Against Tyranny.” Running all weekend! 6pm-1am Fri May […]
Lower East Side History Month is an annual celebration of the stories and people of the LES, organized by our friends at FABnyc! This year, over 70 organizations — including museums, arts nonprofits, community centers, small businesses, and gardens– will host learning opportunities, tours, performances, and public events! Check back for updates to the calendar […]
Watch films about taking over abandoned buildings, fixing them up, and turning them into communal housing in the Lower East Side. After each showing, there will be a discussion and Q&A with special guests! More info to come! Doors at 6pm every Thu Apr 23 till May 28 Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, 155 Loisaida […]
Join our favorite data visualization team Data Vandals for the opening weekend of New York by the Numbers! Created as part of the MTA Vacant Unit Activation Program, the Data Vandals Newsstand is a vinyl-wrapped, public exhibition space where riders can see, touch, question, and add to the data that shapes their city. Opening 7-9pm Fri Apr […]
A special reading of Loisaida Lullaby by Kanielle M. Hernandez. On its illustrated pages live the legends of Loisaida — the people whose lives, laughter, and struggles shaped the culture of these streets. The event is for children of ALL ages! Signed copies of the book will be available for sale. 2-4pm at Piragua Art […]
Celebrate the release of Japonica Brown-Saracino’s latest book, The Death and Life of Gentrification: A New Map of a Persistent Idea, at the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space. The author will trace the roots of the term gentrification, how it has adapted over the years, and its growth into the cultural phenomenon it is today. […]
Join legendary photographer and videographer Clayton Patterson, author Julian Voloj, as well as Maegan Dolan and Jesse Lambert (two of the book’s artists), for the release of Clayton, the first biography of this iconic artist intertwined with a rich history of the Lower East Side over the last forty-five years. 6:30-8:30pm Wed Jan 14 at City […]
The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space is hosting a discussion panel about the Lower East Side anarchist bookstores of the 1990’s. Join guest panelists including merchants from bookstores past, present, and future to learn more about the history of these radical bookstores. 5:00-7:30pm Thu Jan 8 at MoRUS, 155 Avenue C […]
Invite a neighbor, an elder, or a friend and come hangout at the Care Cafe. Share crafts, bites, and good company to help keep our spirits up in the darkest nights. 5-7pm Tue Dec 16, at La MaMA 74A East 4th Street […]
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