The New York City AIDS Memorial’s new bench dedication program, launching June 2024, invites you to remember a friend, a family member, a loved one, a mentor, a hero, an activist, an organization, an ally, or a noteworthy community member.

Recent Events & Programs

Exhibition: Dedications From October through December 2023, this new, site-specific installation by artist and activist Avram Finkelstein formed a conceptual 'sky' of memory and witnessing above the New York City AIDS Memorial, incorporating th

Exhibition: Dedications

From October through December 2023, this new, site-specific installation by artist and activist Avram Finkelstein formed a conceptual 'sky' of memory and witnessing above the New York City AIDS Memorial, incorporating the words of poet Irena Klepfisz.

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Event: World AIDS Day 2023 Each year, on December 1, the world gathers to remember those lost to and impacted by HIV/AIDS and champion the ongoing fight against the epidemic. To commemorate World AIDS Day 2023, the New York City AIDS Memorial hoste

Event: World AIDS Day 2023

Each year, on December 1, the world gathers to remember those lost to and impacted by HIV/AIDS and champion the ongoing fight against the epidemic. To commemorate World AIDS Day 2023, the New York City AIDS Memorial hosted its annual, free, and public observance featuring a day of programming in collaboration with organizations dedicated to bringing communities together in the fight to end AIDS.

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Film Screening: Nostalgia On November 19, we held a screening of Nostalgia , a new collaboration between filmmaker Jim Hubbard ( United in Anger: A History of ACT UP ) and composers Chris Cochrane and Kevin Bud Jones . Hubbard has been comm

Film Screening: Nostalgia

On November 19, we held a screening of Nostalgia, a new collaboration between filmmaker Jim Hubbard (United in Anger: A History of ACT UP) and composers Chris Cochrane and Kevin Bud Jones. Hubbard has been commissioned by the New York City AIDS Memorial to create a new experimental film about death and memory.

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Visit the Memorial

By Subway/Bus

Take the 1 2 3 F or M trains to 14th Street, the L train to 6th Avenue, or the A C or E trains to 8th Avenue. Nearest buses: M7, 14A, 14D, and M20. More at the MTA→


By Bicycle

Bicycle parking available nearby. CitiBike→ stations located at Perry Street & Greenwich Avenue and West 13 Street & 7th Avenue

Parking

There is no official parking available at the New York City AIDS Memorial, but there are multiple paid parking and street parking locations in the surrounding neighborhood


Directions

Directions to the Memorial →

INSTALLATION ON VIEW THROUGH MAY 2024

JIM HODGES:

CRAIG’S CLOSET

Image: © Jim Hodges, Courtesy of the artist and Gladstone Gallery; Photography by Daniel Greer

Recent News & Press

News & Press
ARTFORUM: Top Ten

Chris Bogia is a Queens, New York–based artist as well as the cofounder and former executive director of Fire Island Artist Residency (FIAR). In February’s Artforum, he shares his Top Ten, which includes Jim Hodges’ Craig’s closet at the New York City AIDS Memorial, which, he writes, “interrupts the artist’s kaleidoscopic parade with a dark intermission,” as “a meaningful marker.”

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NEWSDAY: Fire Island AIDS Memorial overlooking the ocean will be a fitting 'tribute' to honor those who died, organizers say

NYCAM Board Member Eric Sawyer is mentioned in this article about a forthcoming AIDS Memorial on Fire Island. The proposed bipartisan legislation would authorize the building and maintenance of the memorial within the Fire Island National Seashore, a federally designated wilderness.

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GAY CITY NEWS: Advocates brave the rain at 32nd Out of the Darkness vigil on World AIDS Day

Despite rainy conditions, advocates joined together on Dec. 1 to commemorate World AIDS Day at the New York City AIDS Memorial in the 32nd annual Coming Out of the Darkness event. The gathering represented just part of a day-long slate of events at the NYC AIDS Memorial on World AIDS Day.

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SPECTRUM NY1: Community members unite on World AIDS Day

Friday’s downpour couldn’t stop community members from coming down to the AIDS Memorial in Greenwich Village to remember those who’ve died from the disease. For eight hours, community members recited the names of those lives lost.

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CBS2 NEW YORK: World AIDS Day marked with events raising awareness and encouraging treatment across New York City

Friday marked the 35th annual World AIDS Day, when every Dec. 1 people gather to remember those who have died of and been impacted by HIV/AIDS.  Many events were held this year to raise awareness and fight the stigma.  Over the course of eight hours at the New York City AIDS Memorial in the West Village, people simultaneously read the names of New Yorkers who died of the disease. 

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Our Stories

Never knew a thing about the Saint Vincent, hearty name a comforting stew in a violent December the first ward to welcome the men who would become my children until mothers chose God over religion love over blame woke up from the stupor of shame tha
The @nytimes reported this week about new research and successes in the development of once-weekly pills and semiannual shots for those receiving HIV treatment with the potential to "Revolutionize H.I.V. Prevention and Treatment." Apoorva M
When I was told what happened to you, I sank to the wet floor of a bar’s bathroom, furious that you left us to reassemble ourselves from rubble. To build, between subway stops, some saccharine monument pigeons shit on, empty except for a circle
In the hands of designer Willi Smith, fashion was a tool. Smith’s streetwear—WilliWear, a uniting of culture, self-expression, and affordability—was intended as a “tool for the liberation of stereotypes around race, class, sex
I remember the beginning a dream ancient as dawn a dream of destiny drumming up the blood the flesh this earth a dream we were once one soul — "Soul," by Assotto Saint 📸 @tonyblance #NYCAIDSMemorial #PoetryMonth #NationalPoetryMonth
Help Keep Us Strong: Donate Become a Friend of the New York City AIDS Memorial by clicking here to make a secure online donation today! Thank you for your support!

Help Keep Us Strong: Donate

Become a Friend of the New York City AIDS Memorial by clicking here to make a secure online donation today! Thank you for your support!

HIV/AIDS Timeline A lot has happened over the past forty years. Click here to learn more about the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

HIV/AIDS Timeline

A lot has happened over the past forty years. Click here to learn more about the history of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

About the Memorial Design The Memorial was designed by Studio a+i with granite pavers designed by world-renowned visual artist Jenny Holzer. Click here to learn more.

About the Memorial Design

The Memorial was designed by Studio a+i with granite pavers designed by world-renowned visual artist Jenny Holzer. Click here to learn more.

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JIM HODGES: Life, Love and Pursuit of Happiness
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JENNY HOLZER: In A Dream You Saw a Way to Survive and You Were Full of Joy
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Visit our store and browse a series of iconic, artist-designed items for sale, including an original SILENCE=DEATH print, books, and t-shirts by David Wojnarowicz and Jenny Holzer, both produced in partnership with RED HOT, as well as Jim Hodges.

All proceeds will support the ongoing maintenance and programs at the New York City AIDS Memorial.

 

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