Tomorrow Evening: Film Screening and Discussion on Gentrification in El Barrio/East Harlem and the Lower East Side

Tomorrow at 6:30 p.m., Melissa’s office is co-sponsoring a film screening and discussion at the Museum of the City of New York (1220 Fifth Avenue @ 104th Street) on gentrification in two NYC neighborhoods: El Barrio/East Harlem and the Lower East Side.  Melissa will kick off the event, followed by the screenings of Whose Barrio? by Ed Morales and Laura Rivera and The Lower East Side: An Endangered Place by Robert Weber.  The filmmakers will hold a discussion after the screenings.

Reservations are required. To purchase tickets, click here.  Prices are as follows:

  • $8 Seniors and Students
  • $6 Museum Members, East Harlem Residents, and Lower East Side Residents.  Local residents should select the Partner option when ordering tickets online to receive your discount.
  • $12 Non-Members
  • Note: A two dollar surcharge applies for unreserved, walk-in participants.

For more information please call 917.492.3395.