MoRUS Lower East Side History Month Film Screening - May 14th
Schedule
Thu May 14 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS) | New York, NY
About this Event
May is Lower East Side History Month!
MoRUS will be screening films about taking over abandoned buildings, fixing them up, and turning them into communal housing in the Lower East Side.
May 14th Screenings: Takeover, Whose Neighborhood is it Anyway?
Takeover [1990] - Directed by Peter Kinoy and Pamela Yates. An hourlong documentary about homeless people who organized to simultaneously seize and take over empty buildings in eight U.S. cities on May Day 1990. The film has footage from groups organizing in Philadelphia, Minneapolis, and New York. In New York, the focus was on a group called Tent City who was based in Tompkins Square Park. During a planned May Day riot acting as a diversion, Tent City opened several buildings in the neighborhood, including P.E.S.T. and Fetus House, both of which remained open until 1992.
Whose Neighborhood is it Anyway? [late 90's] Directed by Pedro Carvajal. Twenty minute film shot in the mid to the late 90's, soon after five of the 13th Street squats were evicted after a contentious standoff with the NYPD and one of their armored personnel carriers.
DOORS at 6pm
Location: Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, 155 Loisaida Ave NY NY 10009
After each showing, there will be a discussion and Q&A with special guests!
Ticket Information
A $15 Ticket includes: admission to the screening, one complimentary drink, one Shadow newspaper
A $25 Ticket includes: admission to the screening, one complimentary drink, one Shadow newspaper, plus one year membership to the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space
More about Lower East Side History Month
Lower East Side History Month is an annual celebration of the stories and peoples of the LES. This year, over 60 organizations -- including museums, arts nonprofits, community centers, small businesses, and gardens, will host learning opportunities, tours, performances, and public events!
The LES and Chinatown have deep histories as sites of refuge, community, and mutual aid -- places created by immigrants for immigrants.
At a time when immigrant communities are being targeted and villainized, we encourage everyone this May to celebrate and honor the extraordinary contributions immigrants from all parts of the world have made to the rich, diverse history of our neighborhood.
FILM SCHEDULE
April 23rd – El Corazon de Loisaida
April 30th – Your House is Mine + Survival Without Rent
May 7th – Squat or Rot + How to Squash a Squat
May 14th – Take Over + Occupied
May 21st – Umbrella House aka Squatters
May 28th – Tompkins Square Riot Footage
Where is it happening?
Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space (MoRUS), 155 Loisaida Avenue, New York, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
USD 17.85 to USD 28.52
