In front of Julius’, (from left to right) on April 21, 2022: Andrew Berman, Randy Wicker, Sen. Brad Hoylman, and Ken Lustbader look up at the new plaque, cementing the location in history. Photo: Leah Foreman Remembering a ‘Sip-In’ for Gay Rights 56 Years Later Fifty-six years ago, at Julius’ Bar in Greenwich Village, four openly gay men held a “Sip-In.” The men were Dick Leitsch,... News 22 Apr 2022 | 04:49
Street view of 70 Fifth Avenue (map data © 2020 Google) and a photo of W.E.B. DuBois in 1918 from Library of Congress, via Wikimedia Commons. DuBois headed The Crisis Magazine which published from 70 Fifth Avenue and was the first publication that catered directly to African American people. Image courtesy of the GVSHP Telling the Stories of NYC’s Black ‘First Villagers’ - and Others For Black History Month, we as a country look back and celebrate the historic achievements of our Black forebears while paying... News 10 Feb 2021 | 10:31
