The Women’s March is back this year in full-force, with more than 200,000 protesters here in NYC according to Mayor de Blasio’s office, coming from not only all boroughs, but all over the tri-state area, streaming by the hundreds, then by the thousands onto Central Park West for the March down Sixth Avenue. Similar marches ~ more than 600 of them ~ are taking place at the same time, all throughout our Country.
The 32 year-old, popular restaurant and bar, Coogan’s in Washington Heights was on the road to closing because of a rent increase. A petition quickly went up to save the beloved establishment, and 15,000 signatures were gathered. Shortly thereafter, Manhattan Times tweeted out the good news! A new lease was agreed upon, and Coogan’s will remain open.
Continue reading “A Fight to Preserve ~ Coogan’s in Washington Heights”
It’s no secret that the New York City Police Department conducted surveillance during the 1960s-70s. Any and every individual or organization that challenged the administration was a focus. The surveillance records collected during that period of time are now on view, in the exhibit, Unlikely Historians: Materials Collected by NYPD Surveillance Teams, 1960-1975.
The New York City Department of Records will hold a final event on April 26th, exploring the history and continued impact of The Young Lords.
Continue reading “Unlikely Historians: Materials Collected by NYPD Surveillance Teams, 1960-1975”
Continue reading “New York, Stand-Up & Ring Your Rep at The Standard Hotel”
On View to September 1, 2017
Continue reading “Jason Lazarus: A Century of DISSENT! at Hunter East Harlem Gallery”
Image via Joanna Ottman Smith on Twitter
Continue reading “Speaker Paul Ryan Visited Harlem Today, and Harlem was Ready with A Lot to Say!”
