A living archive preserving history and promoting scholarship of grassroots urban space activism by researching and archiving efforts to create community spaces. They also exhibit materials that document these actions, to educate people on the political implications of reclaimed space.

For art books, monographs and catalogs new and used at a discount. I can never manage to leave here without a bag full of books in tow.

Its a great Saturday after museums visit, a Viennese Cafe, for a clear white wine and apple strudel.

where I walk with my dog near my apartment, is also the remains of what was Fort Putnam in the late 1700’s and later Fort Washington near the Navy Yard. Not the largest park but a regular part of my routine and big enough to feel like you’re still out of the city when you’re in the middle of it.

A now-iconic Chinatown eatery with a mouthwatering menu of health-conscious eats.