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29 Jun

Happy NYC Pride 2014

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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Today's Christopher Street Pride 2014 fragrance sampling location is The 44th Annual NYC Pride Parade (Moving Target). I will be out and about today in the West Village from 1pm-5pm handing out free samples of Christopher Street and...

28 Jun

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Happy Christopher Street Liberation Day

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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All this week on Christopher Street, Charenton Macerations has been celebrating 45 years of queer liberation, commemorating some of our favorite stories, places, and events connected with the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City. Today,...

26 Jun

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Walking Christopher Street: Jefferson Market

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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A Brief History of Jefferson Market (Greenwich Ave between W 10th St. and Christopher Street) Jefferson Market was first established in 1833. At the time, the site consisted of rows of merchants' sheds and a tall wooden lookout...

25 Jun

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Walking Christopher Street: Christopher Park

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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A Brief History of Christopher Park (Christopher Street and Grove Street at Seventh Avenue South) Like most of the land surrounding Christopher Street, the site that would become Christopher Park was once part of a Dutch...

24 Jun

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Walking Christopher Street: Boots & Saddle

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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A Brief History of Boots & Saddle (76 Christopher Street) Since 1974, Boots & Saddle Bar has been a Christopher Street staple. Located just off of 7th Avenue, (down the street from Village Cigars) Boots &...

23 Jun

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Walking Christopher Street: Pier 45

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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About Christopher Street Pier (Pier 45) Following the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825, a pier at Christopher Street was first constructed in 1828. The waterfront pier served as a main entry point for necessary incoming...

20 Jun

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Pride 2014 Sample Giveaway on Christopher Street

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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The temperatures are rising. The number of sunbathers on the piers is quickly multiplying. The gardens are open and lush with vibrant blossoms. That can only mean one thing. It must be time for...

25 Jun

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Christopher Street Pride Day 2: The Pier

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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Hitting the Pier It's Pride 2013 week in NYC and it's going to be another extremely hot day on Christopher Street. Because of this, today's sampling location is dedicated to the sunbathers that line the...

24 Jun

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Christopher Street Pride and Samples

January 12, 2018
Posted by Douglas Bender
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It's Pride Week in New York City, and celebrations are already underway on Christopher Street. The first official Pride March took place in 1970, one year after the infamous Stonewall Riots of 1969. Marchers...