Gangs, Yiddish theater, Mae West, gay bars, flop houses, Rothko, punk rock, boutique hotels, gentrification. Slide show, entertainment,

Speakers/panelists include:
-Anthony Tung, Landmarks Preservation Commission
-Margaret Chin, City Council Member
-Trav S.D., author, journalist, performer
-Kent Bartwick, Municipal Art Society
-Bob Holman, founder of Bowery Poetry Club
-Peter Quinn, novelist
-Eric Ferrara, Lower East Side History Project
Plus special guests...