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Month: December 2017

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Mysterious Disappearances On the Corner of 7A

Posted on December 29, 2017February 22, 2021 by Symphonie Swift

This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. The building on the corner of East Seventh Street and Avenue…

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Before Club Cumming and the Nuyorican, the Beer Flowed at a Prohibition-Era Church

Posted on December 29, 2017February 22, 2021 by Isabel Caballero-Samper

This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. There’s no sign announcing the name of the establishment on…

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A LES Hospital Turned Housing Project Serves the Underserved

Posted on December 28, 2017February 22, 2021 by Nahal Mottaghian

This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. On a windy morning in February of 1905, Frank Riley…

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Performance Picks: Experiments in Comedy, Magic Mushrooms, and More

Posted on December 28, 2017February 22, 2021 by Allie Vlachakis

THURSDAY A Gay Show For All People Thursday, December 28 at littlefield, 7 pm doors, 8 pm show: $10 If you’re looking to literally make…

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The Closing of Don Pedro Was the End of an Era (One of Many)

Posted on December 27, 2017February 22, 2021 by Nidia Bautista

This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. When a New York Times reporter caught a horror-themed drag show at Don…

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Before It Was a Place to Get Trashed, Warsaw Fought the City’s Garbage Glut

Posted on December 26, 2017February 22, 2021 by Jessica Salley

This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. Even by virtue of its two names, the Polish National…

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For 108 Years, This Bushwick Church Has Paid Witness to Tragedy and Transformation

Posted on December 25, 2017February 22, 2021 by Lauren Kaori Gurley

This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. Since 1909, the generations of working-class immigrants who have worshipped at…

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The Story of Colonnade Row Before the Blue Men Grouped

Posted on December 22, 2017February 22, 2021 by Lucia Seda

This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. The imposing façade of 434 Lafayette Street, one of the remaining…

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From Grand Pianos to Sign Language, a History of Sound at 237 East 23rd Street

Posted on December 21, 2017February 22, 2021 by Nikki Galteland

This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. At the end of the 19th century, the piano factory of…

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As Farm and Factory, 670 Broadway Was a ‘Rendezvous for the Wealthy Set’

Posted on December 21, 2017February 22, 2021 by Dillon Henderson

This week, we continue our series of deep dives into the histories of storied addresses. At the northeast corner of Broadway and Bond stands a…

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