Hugh Ryan

Arts & Culture

Recounting The Forgotten Histories Of Brooklyn’s LGBTQ Community

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – There was a line of people twisting up the staircase of the Brooklyn Historical Society [https://www.brooklynhistory.org] on Tuesday, March 5. Everyone was patiently waiting to see On the (Queer) Waterfront [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/exhibitions/current.html] an exhibition showcasing the LGBTQ community along the

Arts & Culture

On The (Queer) Waterfront Coming to Brooklyn Historical Society

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – An exhibition examining the LGBTQ communities that thrived along Brooklyn’s waterfront from the 1800s through World War II will debut at the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://brooklynhistory.org/] in March. Designed by Avram Finkelstein. A founding member of the Silence=Death and Gran Fury collectives, Finkelstein co-curated