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38-604: HERE is located in Hudson Square , SoHo on 145 Avenue of the Americas , New York, between Spring Street and Broome Street. In 2008 the space underwent extensive renovations which saw the venue take its current form. Founded in 1993, The New York Times says HERE "has produced innovative new theatrical work since it was founded". Examples include productions of Eve Ensler 's The Vagina Monologues , Basil Twist 's Symphonie Fantastique , and Young Jean Lee 's Songs of

76-760: A $ 1 billion, 1,700,000-square-foot (160,000 m ) headquarters across three buildings in Hudson Square, supplementing its existing location at 111 Eighth Avenue in Chelsea , by 2020. Google would also purchase 550 Washington Street in 2021, a former freight rail terminal in Hudson Square since converted into an office building. Other companies located in the Hudson Square area include Warby Parker (eyeglasses), Oscar Health (health insurance), and Harry's (razors). The New York City Subway 's Spring Street ( C ​ and ​ E trains) and Houston Street ( 1 train) stations serve

114-621: A Presbyterian minister. He completed his ministerial training with the Philadelphia Presbytery and was ordained in 1822. From there, he moved back to New York and established the first Black Presbyterian Church in the city. Samuel Cornish was a firm advocate for the full liberty of African-Americans in the North and the abolition of slavery in the South. Cornish, along with a group of other African-American activists, assembled at

152-557: A complete renovation in 2008, all through a five-year, $ 5 million “Secure HERE’s Future” campaign. There are two theatres, a cafe, gallery, and support spaces. January 2013 marked the launch of the PROTOTYPE Opera/Theater/Now festival featuring contemporary artists from around the world, co-produced with Beth Morrison Projects. The festival lasts for less than two weeks and works are staged at various venues around New York City. The 2021 Prototype Festival occurred in

190-560: A digital format. The 2022 festival had planned to return in person but had to be cancelled due to Covid. 40°43′30″N 74°00′17″W  /  40.72512°N 74.00483°W  / 40.72512; -74.00483 Hudson Square 40°43′36″N 74°00′22″W  /  40.7268°N 74.0060°W  / 40.7268; -74.0060 Hudson Square is a neighborhood in Lower Manhattan in New York City . It

228-517: A published work is found in a letter that he wrote from Lower Manhattan. Previously, it had been the headquarters of Lord Jeffrey Amherst during the French and Indian War. Later it was the residence of Sir John Temple, the first British ambassador to the United States, Vice President John Adams, Aaron Burr, who set off from Richmond Hill for the duel with Alexander Hamilton, was foreclosed on by

266-443: A threat to society if free. Cornish and Russwurm argued in their first issue: "Too long have others spoken for us, too long has the public been deceived by misrepresentations". They wanted the newspaper to strengthen the autonomy and common identity of African-Americans in society. "We deem it expedient to establish a paper", they remarked, "and bring into operation all the means with which out benevolent creator has endowed us, for

304-621: Is bounded approximately by Clarkson Street to the north, Canal Street to the south, Varick Street to the east, and the Hudson River to the west. To the north of the neighborhood is Greenwich Village , to the south is TriBeCa , and to the east are the South Village and SoHo . The area, once the site of the colonial property named Richmond Hill , became known in the 20th century as the Printing District , and into

342-644: Is the Manhattan entrance to the Holland Tunnel . The current tallest structure in the neighborhood is the Dominick condo hotel. When George Washington led the defense of New York against the British in 1776, his headquarters were located at Abraham Mortier's estate, Richmond Hill , on a rise southwest of what is now Charlton and Varick Streets. One of the earliest known uses of the term "New Yorker" in

380-603: The District of Columbia , Haiti , Europe, and Canada. The newspaper employed 14 to 44 subscription agents, such as David Walker , an abolitionist in Boston. Born in Sussex County, Delaware to free Black parents, Samuel Cornish was a founder and coeditor of Freedom's Journal . He studied at Philadelphia's Free African School and went on to become the first African-American to complete the difficult process of becoming

418-404: The 21st century it remains a center of media-related activity, including in advertising, design, communications, and the arts. Within the neighborhood is the landmarked Charlton–King–Vandam Historic District , which contains the largest concentration of Federalist and Greek Revival style row houses built during the first half of the 19th century. The most prominent feature within the neighborhood

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456-481: The African-American protest tradition, arguing for sociopolitical uplift within the community. The founders intended to appeal to free Blacks throughout the United States, who were desperately attempting to elevate their literacy rate and finding some success at that. During this time, the free Black American population in the U.S was about 300,000. The largest population of free Black Americans after 1810

494-558: The American Colonization Society. His readers did not agree and abandoned the paper. He served as an editor at Freedom's Journal until 1829 when he announced he would be moving to Liberia. In Liberia, Russwurm first served as the superintendent of schools and the editor of the Liberia Herald. He later became the governor of Liberia's Maryland Settlement in 1836. It seemed to Russwurm that there

532-513: The Americans , wrote of her impressions of Hudson Square at that time (from 1803 to 1866 Hudson Square was a private park to the south of today's Hudson Square, eventually known as Saint John's Park. It was sold to Vanderbilt in 1866 for a freight terminal, and in 1927 became the exit plaza for the Holland tunnel): Hudson Square and its neighbourhood is, I believe, the most fashionable part of

570-699: The Dragons Flying to Heaven . Work produced and presented at HERE has garnered 16 OBIE awards, two OBIE grants for artistic achievement, a 2006 Edwin Booth Award (“for Outstanding Contribution to NY Theatre”) from the CUNY Graduate Center, seven TONY nominations, six Drama Desk nominations, two Berrilla Kerr Awards, two Bessie awards, four NY Innovative Theatre Awards and two Pulitzer Prizes and one nomination and two MacArthur fellowships. In 2005, HERE purchased its long-time home and completed

608-551: The bank Burr had founded, and sold to John Jacob Astor who broke it up into parcels. The neighborhood was home to the first African-American newspaper in the United States, called Freedom's Journal , edited by John Russwurm and Samuel Cornish from March 16, 1827 to March 28, 1829. The newspaper provided international, national, and regional information on current events and contained editorials declaiming against slavery, lynching, and other injustices. An English visitor, Fanny Trollope , in her 1832 book Domestic Manners of

646-474: The designation "S.", leaving scholars to deliberate the true identity of the writer. "Theresa" was published between January 18 and February 15, 1828. "Theresa" is set during the Haitian Revolution between 1791 and 1803. The story centers around the experiences of three fictional women: Madame Paulina, the mother, and Amanda and Theresa, her two daughters. When Theresa's father and uncle die in

684-580: The entire nation. The White crimes reported were violent and serious: murder, and in the North, kidnapping. Freedom's Journal juxtaposed White victims of White criminal offenses with enslaved victims of White crime, creating a counter-discourse to the association of Black Americans with inherent lawlessness. For example, the April 27, 1827 issue of Freedom's Journal lists three murders in its "Summary" section: "Randall W. Smith of Lexington, Ken. has been tried, and found guilty of manslaughter and sentenced to

722-475: The fight, Madame Paulina dresses as a French officer and takes her daughters along disguised as prisoners in a journey to safety. Along the way, Theresa overhears information that could secure success for the Haitian revolution by saving the lives of Toussaint L'Overture and his men. With a female protagonist of African descent, the story shows bravery, heroism and an idealized depiction of Black womanhood which

760-619: The former senior editor of the Journal . The View covered it as part of Black History Month in 2021. The newspaper was founded by John Wilk, Peter Williams, Jr. , and other leading free Blacks in New York City, including orator and abolitionist William Hamilton . The first publication, on March 16, 1827, advertised Freedom's Journal for $ 3 (~$ 81.00 in 2023) per year, distributed each Friday at No. 5 Varick Street, New York City. At this time, journals became an important aspect of

798-479: The home of community organizer Boston Crummell to create Freedom's Journal which would serve as a voice for the African-American community in New York City. Cornish would serve as senior editor for the publication. Cornish left the Freedom's Journal after only six months of editing the paper. Reportedly, Samuel Cornish took issue with junior editor John B. Russwurm's stance on the issue of colonization. Cornish

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836-414: The moral, religious, civil and literary improvement of our race". In its "Summary" and "Domestic News" sections, Freedom's Journal published crimes committed almost entirely by White people, showing an attempt to undo associations of Black people with criminality. The paper linked criminality to Whiteness, typically taking a full column of the newspaper to report on previously published crimes throughout

874-531: The neighborhood was re-zoned to allow taller buildings. In July 2018, The Walt Disney Company announced plans to move its New York headquarters and operations to Four Hudson Square in a 99-year development deal, on land owned by Trinity, with construction scheduled to begin in 2020. The complex – consisting of two 320-foot (98 m) towers with – is expected to open in 2024. Subsequently, in December 2018, Google announced that it would construct

912-568: The neighborhood, as do the M20 , M21 and M55 buses. Freedom%27s Journal Freedom's Journal was the first African American owned and operated newspaper published in the United States. Founded by Rev. John Wilk and other free Black men in New York City, it was published weekly starting with the March 16, 1827 issue. Freedom's Journal was superseded in 1829 by The Rights of All , published between 1829 and 1830 by Samuel Cornish ,

950-516: The new territories. The newspaper founders selected Samuel Cornish and John Brown Russwurm as senior and junior editors, respectively. Both men were community activists: Cornish was the first to establish an African-American Presbyterian church and Russwurm was a member of the Haytian Emigration Society . This group recruited and organized free Blacks to emigrate to Haiti after its slaves achieved independence in 1804. It

988-640: The other was the Reverend Lewis Woodson , also associated with the AME, whose letter appeared in January 1829. Allen's letter was reprinted later, as part of David Walker's Appeal. The Journal published biographies of prominent Blacks, and listings of the births, deaths, and marriages in the African-American community in New York, helping celebrate their achievements. It circulated in 11 states,

1026-462: The penitentiary seven years, for killing Dr. Brown. He is to be tried for shooting a Mr. Christopher at the same fire"; "A woman of the name of Hanford, with one of her sons, has been committed to prison in Wilton, Conn. on a charge of having murdered another son"; and "The Frankfort, (Ky.) Argus, of the 4th inst. contains an advertisement offering a reward of $ 200 for the apprehension of Ewing Hogan, who

1064-814: The proposal by the American Colonization Society (ACS) to resettle free Blacks in Liberia , a colony established for that purpose in West Africa. Freedom's Journal printed two letters written by preeminent Black American leaders of the time, both in opposition to the aims of the ACS. One man was the head of the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), Richard Allen , whose letter appeared in November 1827 and

1102-484: The second known African-American to earn a bachelor's degree from a U.S. university. After graduation, John B. Russwurm moved back to New York City to become an activist for antiracism and abolition. He was appointed the role of junior editor of Freedom's Journal only a year after receiving his degree. After Cornish left the paper, Russwurm began to promote colonization in Africa for American free Blacks, as proposed by

1140-663: The town; the square is beautiful, excellently well planted with a great variety of trees, and only wanting our frequent and careful mowing to make it equal to any square in London. The iron railing which surrounds this enclosure is as high and as handsome as that of the Tuilleries , and it will give some idea of the care bestowed on its decoration, to know that the gravel for the walks was conveyed by barges from Boston, not as ballast, but as freight. Trinity Wall Street owns substantial commercial real estate in Hudson Square. In 2013,

1178-534: Was a genuine opportunity for African-Americans to put racial prejudice behind them in Liberia, allowing for the creation of an equitable and viable society. Freedom's Journal went beyond international and national news as an abolitionist newspaper—it published poetry, fiction, lectures, and summaries of conversations and conferences. "Theresa- A Haytian Tale" is probably the first published piece of short fiction by an African-American author. The author only went by

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1216-882: Was born in 1799 to an enslaved Black woman and a White American merchant in Port Antonia, Jamaica. His father, considering his son to be a free citizen, enrolled young Russwurm in a Canadian boarding school in Montreal. His father would later move to Portland, Maine and remarry a White woman, Susan Blanchard, who saw step-son Russwurm as a full part of her family. After his father's death in 1815, Blanchard ensured that Russwurm would complete his secondary education at Hebron Academy in Maine. When Susan Blanchard remarried, both she and her new husband oversaw Russwurm's admission to Bowdoin College in 1824. There, John B. Russwurm became

1254-580: Was freed in 1827. By this time, the United States and Great Britain had banned the African slave trade in 1808. But, slavery was expanding rapidly in the Deep South , because of the demand for labor to develop new cotton plantations there; a massive forced migration had been under way as a result of the domestic slave trade , as slaves were sold and taken overland or by sea from the Upper South to

1292-425: Was in opposition of free Black Americans emigrating to U.S.-controlled Liberia. Russwurm, on the other hand, supported the American Colonization Society's mission to transport free African-Americans to Liberia. After Russwurm's departure from Freedom's Journal in 1829, Cornish briefly returned to the paper, renamed The Rights of All . The publication officially shut down in 1830. Junior editor John B. Russwurm

1330-409: Was in the slave state of Maryland, as slaves and free Blacks lived in the same communities. In New York State, a gradual emancipation law was passed in 1799, granting freedom to enslaved children born after July 4, 1799, after a period of indentured servitude into their 20s. In 1817 a new law was adopted, which quickened the emancipation process for virtually all who remained in slavery. The last slave

1368-489: Was murdered by John Wells. One item is worthy of notice in the description of Hogan—a part of his nose has been bitten off!" The "Summary" and "Domestic News" sections disappeared, however, after Samuel Cornish left the paper in 1827, signaling a larger shift in the paper all together. Freedom's Journal provided international, national, and regional information on current events. Its editorials opposed slavery and other injustices. It also discussed current issues, such as

1406-565: Was strongly intertwined with the South and slavery; in 1822 half of its exports were cotton shipments. Its upstate textile mills processed southern cotton. The abolitionist press had focused its attention on opposing the paternalistic defense of slavery and the Southern culture's reliance on racist stereotypes. These typically portrayed slaves as children who needed the support of Whites to survive or who were ignorant and happy as slaves. The stereotypes depicted Blacks as inferior to Whites and

1444-580: Was the second republic in the Western Hemisphere and the first free republic governed by Blacks. According to the nineteenth-century African-American journalist, Irvine Garland Penn , Cornish and Russwurm's objective with Freedom's Journal was to oppose New York newspapers that attacked African-Americans and encouraged slavery. For example, Mordecai Noah wrote articles that degraded African-Americans; other editors also wrote articles that mocked Blacks and supported slavery. The New York economy

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