On this tour, we’ll tell you the story of the East Village since the 1950s, focusing on the many subcultures that took root and flourished here, and on the nightlife that continues to draw people to this day!

Save Harlem Now! board members Valerie Bradley, Angel Ayón, Roberta Washington, and Rachel Lisa Nickie and moderator Matthew Spady discuss the process of creating the Central Harlem West 130th-132nd Streets Historic District, designated in 2018.

After decades of local activism, the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission unanimously voted to designate a small brick home in Brooklyn as an historic landmark. In the mid 19th century, 227 Duffield Street was owned by abolitionist couple Harriet and Thomas Truesdell, and there is reason to believe that their home served as a temporary stop for those escaping slavery on the underground railroad.

As the city and the nation confront issues of representation and equity in public commemoration, FRIENDS and Save Harlem Now! partnered to sponsor a virtual walk through Harlem. The tour focused on sites publicly celebrating pioneering black and Latina women, and issues surrounding the preservation of such sites.

Landmark East Harlem is holding a Historic Preservation Workshop on June 7, 2018 at the Dream Charter High School, 439 East 115th Street. The event is free of charge.