It’s impossible to recount queer history in New York City without acknowledging the piers — primarily those along the Hudson River waterfront in Greenwich Village. Once central commercial and ocean liner hubs, Piers 34, 45, 46, 48, and 51 had been deserted by the 1960s with the advent of the commercial airline industry and containerized shipping coupled with shifting reliance on New Jersey’s better equipped ports. Though the Manhattan piers were historically a site of gay relations for maritime workers before their post-’60s abandonment, these developments further opened the areas up as underground spaces for cruising and creativity in the coming decades. Read the full story by rhea.nayyar at the link in bio. . . . #Pride #LGBTQ #GayHistory #NYC #Pier45 #Pier52