RADICAL SPACES NEW YORK CITY 2021
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1. Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space 155 Avenue C, East Village, 10009 morusnyc.org
Living archive of urban activism that chronicles the East Village community’s history of grassroots activism. History of squats, community gardens, sustainable design & infrastructure. Events, workshops, lectures, film festivals. Weekend tours every Saturday and Sunday at 3PM.
5. The Brooklyn Free Store Lafayette and Marcy Avenue Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn NY 11216 facebook.com/BKfreestore
Free store based on the idea that you take whatever you can use, bring whatever you can give. Friday’s, Noon- 5 PM
6. Bluestockings 116 Suffolk Street Lower East Side, 10002 bluestockings.com
All volunteer radical bookstore, fair trade cafe and activist center. 99 S 6th Street Over 6,000 titles, magazines, zines, Williamsburg, 11249 journals, alternative menstrual times-up.org products and other oddly hard-to-find 33 year-old volunteer based direct action environmental organization. good things. Readings, workshops, Community gardens, renewable performances, discussions, and films. energy, advocate for non-polluting 7. Word Up Community Bookshop transportation, sustainable city 2113 Amsterdam Avenue design, bicycle advocacy, bike rides. Washington Heights, 10032 Affordable recycled bikes. Open bike wordupbooks.com general interest repair workshops Wednesdays and Multi-language community bookshop and arts space Sundays. committed to preserving and building 3. The Base a neighborhood where all residents 1302 Myrtle Avenue, help each other to live better and Bushwick, 11221 more expressive lives.
2. TIME’S UP!
thebasebk.org
Sociopolitical space committed to the dissemination of radical-left ideas and organizing, as well as the establishment of frameworks encouraging creative modes of sharing. Political theory workshops, reading groups, film screening, free Spanish lessons.
4. Recycle a Bicycle 858 Fulton Street Brooklyn, 11238
Community based bike shop and non-profit organization. Job-training, environmental education, youth programs, bicycle advocacy.
8. Revolution Books
437 Malcolm X Blvd Harlem, 10037 revolutionbooksnyc.org
A bookstore at the center of a movement for revolution. Literature, history, science, art, philosophy, and revolutionary theory. A place of discovery and engagement. Events, discussions, book readings.
9. Flatbush Mutual Aid
Brooklyn, 11226 http://www.flatbushunited.org/
Free exchange of goods and services, self-help, workshops.
10. NYC Books Through Bars 15. Interference Archive 123 Columbia Street Brooklyn, 11231 (at Freebird Bookstore) booksthroughbarsnyc.org
All volunteer group of activists that organize packing sessions and send individual book passages to prisoners.
11. Every Thing Goes Bookstore: 208 Bay Street Clothing Store: 17 Brook Str. Staten Island, 10301 ganas.org
314 7th Street Brooklyn, 11215 interferencearchive.org
All-volunteer archive and collectively run space exploring the relationship between cultural production and social movements. Public exhibitions, study and social center, talks, screenings, publications, workshops, and online presence.
16. 16 Beaver Group 16 Beaver Street (4th Floor)
Bookstore and cafe. Neighborhood New York, 10004 stage with shows every weekend. 16beavergroup.org Independent collectively-sustaining Thrift store with furniture & clothing. space run by artists. Platform for 12. National Lawyers Guild presentation, production, and 168 Canal Street discussion of artistic, cultural, New York, 10013 economic, political projects. Reading nlgnyc.org Legal Aid Service, NLG, NYC Chapter groups, seminars, film screenings provides support on the struggles and discussions. of radical justice, civil rights, and 17. The People’s Forum worker’s rights.
13. ABC No Rio
156 Rivington Street Lower East Side, 10002 abcnorio.org
Collectively run center for art and activism, internationally known venue for oppositional culture and place where people share resources and ideas to impact society, culture, and community. Updated event listings online. (Closed during construction. Please refer to the website)
14. Autonomedia 55 S 11th Street Brooklyn, 11249 autonomedia.org
Anti-profit radical media collective and autonomous zone for arts, radical in both old and new media, publisher for books on radical media, politics, and arts.
320 West 37th Street New York, 10018 peoplesforum.org
Movement incubator for working class and marginalized communities to build unity across historic lines of division at home and abroad. An accessible educational and cultural space that nurtures the next generation of visionaries and organizers who believe that through collective action new world is possible.
18. Earth Arts Center 936 Madison Street Brooklyn, 11221 earthartscenter.com
The Earth Arts Center brings environmental education to community through creative participation. Environmental advocacy programs, educational opportunities, wellness projects and services.
19. Food Not Bombs
23. Bushwick City Farms
A worldwide movement made up of autonomous groups who believe that food and other necessities of life are rights, not privileges. Vegetarian meal share using donated food that would otherwise be wasted. Free store and free meals at 3PM every Saturday.
Bushwick City Farms is a network of open spaces run by neighborhood volunteers that provide free food, clothing, and educational programs for the community.
Tompkins Square Park Lower East Side, 10009 foodnotbombs.net
20. AJ Muste Institute 168 Canal Street 6 Fl., New York,NY 10013 ajmuste.org/collaborative-workspace
Stockton Street btwn Lewis & Myrtle Ave Brooklyn, 11206 instagram.com/bushwickcityfarms
24. Friends of Brook Park E 141st & Brook Avenue The Bronx, 10454 instagram.com/friendsofbrookpark
Events, compost drop-off, canoeing activities, bike tours, green house, chicken coop, arts and music, canoe Aka Peace Pentagon. Collaborative excursions, organic farming. activist center including War Resister’s League, Granny Peace Brigade, 25. Tehuti Ma’at Release Aging People in Prison, 455 Ralph Avenue Metropolitan Council on Housing and Brooklyn, 11233 more. Refer to website for more info. tehutimaat.org Tehuti Ma’at serves as a resource 21. 8 Ball Community mechanism to foster political, 59 E 4th Street social, and economic empowering New York, 10003 knowledge and skills to people of 8ballcommunity.club Our mission is to generate collaborative African ascent, in order to co-create and educational exchange through hope and unity. public access television and radio stations, a self publishing fair, a public https://marsbtyne.github.io/nycfridge/ library etc. 8-Ball Community operates free of elitism and is governed by its 1. East Village Community Fridge 197 First Avenue, New York, 10003 participants.
COMMUNITY FRIDGES
instagram.com/eastvillageneighbors
22. La Plaza Community Garden NW corner of 1st Avenue and 12th Street 9th Street and Avenue C Lower East Side, 10003 laplazacultural.com
Event based garden, practicing and teaching many sustainable systems: water recovery, French drains, permaculture, solar composting workshops.
2. 466 Grand Community Fridge 466 Grand Street, New York, 10002 instagram.com/les_communityfridge
NE Corner of Grand Str. and Montgomery Fresh Produce Only 3. 6th Street Community Fridge 630 E 6th Street, New York, 10009 instagram.com/sixthstreetcc
6th Street, btwn Avenue B and C Open 11 AM to 4 PM Share the knowledge! Please copy & distribute! Check websites for any time changes or closures