|
1520 Sedgwick Ave. |
Morris Heights |
Bronx |
Hip hop pioneer Kool DJ Herc held his first parties here |
|
2 Columbus Circle |
Midtown |
Manhattan |
Controversial modernist building that once again houses an art musuem |
|
234 West 56th Street |
Midtown |
Manhattan |
Early home of recorded music powerhouse Atlantic Records. |
|
27 Cooper Square |
East Village |
Manhattan |
Former home of many notable writers, musicians and painters |
|
348 W. 23rd St. |
Chelsea |
Manhattan |
Site of photographer Don Snyder's studio |
|
440 E. 51st St. |
Turtle Bay |
Manhattan |
Home of Peggy Guggenheim and Max Ernst |
|
4W Circle of Art & Enterprise (former) |
Fort Greene |
Brooklyn |
Women's collaborative store offering African-inspired goods |
|
5Pointz Aerosol Art Center |
Long Island City |
Queens |
Graffiti Mecca and an outdoor art exhibit space |
|
647 Hudson St. "Almanac House" |
West Village |
Manhattan |
Former home of singer Woody Guthrie & the Almanac Singers |
|
A Gathering of the Tribes |
East Village |
Manhattan |
Iconic East Village gallery and performance space |
|
ABC No Rio |
Lower East Side |
Manhattan |
Center for volunteerism, art & activism |
|
African American Wax Museum of Harlem |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
Museum devoted to Afro-American art and culture, offering wax mannequins of famous African Americans |
|
Alexander Calder's Terrazzo Sidewalk |
Upper East Side |
Manhattan |
Sidewalk art by sculptor and artist Alexander Calder |
|
Alhambra Supper Club (site of) |
Hunts Point |
Bronx |
Latin dance and music club of the 50's and 60's |
|
Alhambra Theatre and Ballroom (former) |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
The last standing of Harlem's historic dance halls |
|
Alice Austen House |
Rosebank |
Staten Island |
Historic home of photographer that exhibits her works |
|
Alice Neel Residence |
East Harlem |
Manhattan |
Former home of Spanish Harlem portrait painter & WPA artist |
|
Almanac House |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Residence of folk revival musicians, the Almanac Singers |
|
Amato Opera Theater (former) |
East Village |
Manhattan |
The "world's smallest opera house" |
|
American Banknote Building |
Hunts Point |
Bronx |
Former currency minting company, now home to an arts and dance center |
|
Andrea Phillips' House |
West Brighton |
Staten Island |
Collage artist's home and gallery |
|
Angel Orensanz Foundation Center for the Arts |
Lower East Side |
Manhattan |
Art, concert & performance space in a historic synagogue building |
|
Apollo Theater |
Harlem |
Manhattan |
Legendary music and performance venue |
|
Archie Bunker's House |
Glendale |
Queens |
House featured on groundbreaking 1970's sitcom, "All in the Family" |
|
Art Students League of New York |
Midtown |
Manhattan |
Largest independent art school in the U.S., offering classes for budding and established artists |
|
Audubon Ballroom (former) |
Washington Heights |
Manhattan |
Former theater and dance hall, site of Malcolm X's assassination (now Mary Woodward Lasker Biomedical Research Building) |
|
BAMcafe |
Fort Greene |
Brooklyn |
Upstairs eatery at the Brooklyn Academy of Music that offers performances and a place to gather |
|
Barbes |
Park Slope |
Brooklyn |
Neighborhood bar and performance space |
|
Barbizon Hotel |
Upper East Side |
Manhattan |
|
|
Barnes and Noble at Lincoln Triangle (former) |
Upper West Side |
Manhattan |
Well-used and well-loved former bookstore location |
|
Barron's Exclusive Club (former) |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
A popular 1920's Harlem jazz club, also known as Barron's Cabaret |
|
Battery Park |
Financial District |
Manhattan |
Home to monuments, performance events and ferry docks |
|
Beekman Theatre (former) |
Upper East Side |
Manhattan |
Lovely single-screen movie theater |
|
Bellacicco Bakery (former) |
Elmhurst |
Queens |
Neighborhood Italian foods market |
|
Betty Smith House |
Woodhaven |
Queens |
The house where "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" was written |
|
Big Pun Mural |
Longwood |
Bronx |
Graffiti mural commemorating Bronx-born Puerto Rican hip hop artist |
|
Billie Holiday Theatre |
Bedford-Stuyvesant |
Brooklyn |
200-seat theater in Bedford-Stuyvesant offering an alternative to Broadway |
|
Birdland |
Midtown |
Manhattan |
One of the foremost venues for bebop in the 1950s |
|
Bleecker Bob's Golden Oldies |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Greenwich Village record store operating since 1968 |
|
Blue Note |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
An important jazz venue in Greenwich Village |
|
Bobby's Happy House Records (former) |
Central Harlem |
Manhattan |
The first black-owned business opened on 125th street after WWII |
|
Bottom Line, The (former) |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
A rock and folk music club |
|
Brill Building |
Midtown |
Manhattan |
Landmark of American popular music |
|
Broken Angel |
Clinton Hill |
Brooklyn |
Artistically modified home with features like found-item stained glass windows and a roof-top camera obscura |
|
Bronx River Houses |
Bronx River |
Bronx |
Housing project important in hip hop history |
|
Brooklyn Lyceum (formerly Public Bath #7) |
Park Slope |
Brooklyn |
Once a public bathhouse, now a center for dance, music and theater that includes a gym and a cafe |
|
Brooklyn Moon Cafe |
Fort Greene |
Brooklyn |
Coffee shop, restaurant and performance space in Fort Greene |
|
Brooklyn Paramount Theater (former) |
Downtown |
Brooklyn |
Hosted early rock 'n' roll concerts and still houses its original Wurlitzer organ |
|
Brownsville Heritage House |
Brownsville |
Brooklyn |
African American cultural center |
|
Caffe Cino (former) |
Greenwich Village |
Manhattan |
Where Off-Off Broadway theater got its start |
