Announcements
May is Lower East Side History Month — join us for one or more free LESPI events to celebrate all things LES!
May 1 – June 30: LESPI’s outdoor photography exhibit: “Brick and Stone: Landmarking our Lower East Side Heritage”
To celebrate our neighborhood’s extraordinary architecture and cultural history, LESPI is showcasing 12 historic buildings and 2 proposed historic districts in an outdoor photography exhibition of large-scale photo banners installed on the fence of The Clemente Center, at the corner of Rivington and Suffolk Streets.
For more information see HERE.
Webinar Tuesday June 16 at 6:00PM:
LESPI is proud to cosponsor Village Preservation‘s, “Still Unprotected: The Unrecognized LGBTQ+ Landmarks of Greenwich Village and the East Village.”
LGBTQ+ history, with critical sites like the Stonewall Inn recognized and protected by NYC landmark designation. But there’s an incredibly rich and oft-forgotten LGBTQ+ history in our neighborhoods that remains largely unrecognized and unprotected, in the crossroads where Greenwich Village meets the East Village, which we call “South of Union Square.”
There you will find the homes and workplaces of some of the most prominent LGBTQ+ artists, musicians, photographers, and writers of the 20th century; some of the most impactful and influential early LGBTQ+ civil rights organizations; early cross-pollination between Black and LGBTQ+ civil rights movements and cultural expression; the city’s earliest lesbian bars; and centers of drag and transgender activism and entertainment.
To register for this free webinar — see HERE.
Get Involved
LESPI is dedicated to preserving the historic areas and buildings of Manhattan’s Lower East Side, including the East Village,
Lower East Side below Houston Street, Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Bowery.
93 Fourth Avenue #1223
New York, NY 10003
Email: info at lespi-nyc.org
Phone: 347-827-1846
