Book Launch: West Side Highway by William Howell
October 22, 2026 · 7 PM
Afterword Bookshop, 216 E 6th St, New York
A book launch event for “West Side Highway” by William Howell, discussing the history of the West Side Highway piers and LGBTQ community life.
Join us for the launch of West Side Highway by William Howell! Throughout the 1970s and ’80s, the abandoned piers running along New York’s West Side Highway served as a hotbed of gay cruising activity as well as a haven for the broader LGBT community. By the mid-1990s, abutting neighborhoods were undergoing intense transformation through gentrification with many dilapidated buildings and structures being demolished. The remaining piers were a gathering spot beyond the boundaries of daily life, w
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