Avenue C Cultural Corridor Green Map

A true "Puertorriqueño" or "Boricua" cafe, enjoy traditional foods (and sometimes, the music) of Puerto Rico!  This cafe and Rossy's (Dominican cuisine) around the corner are neighborhood favorites. 

There's a historic mural over the gate of this flower garden that reminds us of the struggle for community gardens and their importance to the wellbeing of the community.  Find out more of the story and join an event at carmenpabongarden.org/

Where does the Cultural Corridor get its juice? This behemoth uses natural gas and other fossil fuels. Just a little bit is renewable now, but the next five years will change the energy balance for good. This is the power plant that shut down during Superstorm Sandy, and with it, Lower Manhattan was dark for 5 days.

Look to the east, it's an art outpost with its own little plaza, set back from Ave C between 11 & 12th Streets

"Kenkeleba House is a non-profit art gallery dedicated to celebrating and presenting the visual aesthetic and cultural legacy of African American artists and other artists of color"   kenkeleba.orgWilmer Jennings Gallery at Kenkeleba is at 219 East 2nd Street & see the sculpture garden from 3rd Street.

Design and Reuse with shipping containers. This is an eyecatching office, please  visit lot-ek.com/

Treat yourself to a delightful stroll through this maze-like and amazing garden!  Kudos! Salsa and beautiful musicians and dancers extend the delight. We love the seasonal sign, what's blooming!

1 block from Ave C between East 7th and East 10th is the historic and always convivial Tompkins Square Park. Amazing music & community scene here. The Viele Map (1867) reveals the extent of the salt marsh and tidal creeks it was built upon.  Get involved with Friends of TSP!

Affordable housing gives artists their wings! This Mitchell Lama has cool plans for its future including becoming a NORC - Naturally Occurring Retirement Community - which brings in resources to help older people thrive. 

Terrific music venue in a historic building, nublu is a mainstay - nublu.netThis is where the sanitary small glass milk bottles were first made for schoolkids to prevent milk-borne illnesses.