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“The Cafe is the most integrated place on the planet.” – Allen Ginsberg Take a step into the Nuyorican Poets Cafe.
Lens to Loisaida – Photo Poetry Slideshow
Photos of the East Village neighborhood “Loisaida” set to a poem by Bimbo Rivas. Photos by Tara Seewack. Voice over by Bosco Ballve. Bittman “Bimbo” Rivas was born on November 11th, 1939 and helped pioneer the Nuyorican Movement in New York City. He coined the community’s name based on the Puerto Rican pronunciation of “Lower […]