FABnyc

FABnyc FABnyc’s mission is to strengthen the cultural vitality of the Lower East Side.

FABnyc was founded in 2001 as the nonprofit leadership organization for the East 4th Street Cultural District, a historic and vibrant arts corridor in Manhattan between Second Avenue and Bowery. We implement this mission through a range of programs and collaborations with local cultural organizations, independent artists, community-based organizations and neighborhood nonprofits. We work as cultur

al producers, facilitators, and organizers with an ongoing interest in how arts and culture can advance community health, inclusiveness, and equity.

Steve Herrick and Cooper Square Committee played a critical, leading role in establishing FAB. Steve brought us togethe...
06/14/2026

Steve Herrick and Cooper Square Committee played a critical, leading role in establishing FAB. Steve brought us together, organized us, advocated for us, wrote, budgeted, and negotiated for us, coached us through all the ups and downs of our struggle to stay on East 4th Street. The experience he and CSC brought as a tenant organizers was invaluable and without the incredible support, knowledge, and in the trenches work Steve brought to FAB's fight, it's almost impossible to see how the East 4th Street Cultural District could have been established.

🎉 Join us THIS WEDNESDAY for our Benefit Event with a RAFFLE featuring TICKETS, MEMBERSHIPS, CLASSES, and more fromArt L...
06/14/2026

🎉 Join us THIS WEDNESDAY for our Benefit Event with a RAFFLE featuring TICKETS, MEMBERSHIPS, CLASSES, and more from

Art Loisaida Foundation
Bond Street Theatre
Cake by Ryan
The Clemente
International Center of Photography
Intrepid Museum
La MaMa ETC
Mabou Mines
Magnum Foundation
Movement Research
New Museum
New York Theater Workshop
Performance Space New York .space.new.york
Poetry Project
Wild Project

🎟🔗Ticket link in bio!

Steve Herrick and Cooper Square Committee played a critical, leading role in establishing FAB. Steve brought us togethe...
06/12/2026

Steve Herrick and Cooper Square Committee played a critical, leading role in establishing FAB. Steve brought us together, organized us, advocated for us, wrote, budgeted, and negotiated for us, coached us through all the ups and downs of our struggle to stay on East 4th Street. The experience he and CSC brought as itenant organizers was invaluable and without the incredible support, knowledge, and in the trenches work Steve brought to FAB's fight, it's almost impossible to see how the East 4th Street Cultural District could have been established.

Tamara Greenfield, as FAB's first Executive Director, had her work cut out for her. She had to invent every FAB program...
06/11/2026

Tamara Greenfield, as FAB's first Executive Director, had her work cut out for her. She had to invent every FAB program for the first time, often through a process of trial and error. Her deep capacities for listening, collaboration, and connection became hallmarks for what FAB was all about. She launched public art programs, environmental sustainability projects, outdoor festivals of dance, music, and art, and co-led the formation of a citywide network of neighborhood focused cultural organizations. And throughout the process of transforming FAB from a volunteer initiative to a small but mighty organization, she embedded the core values of community, culture, equity, and inclusion that FAB continues to model itself on today.

☂️ Unfortunately, Mencius Society for the Arts's show is cancelled due to thunderstorm forecasts tomorrow. They will be ...
06/10/2026

☂️ Unfortunately, Mencius Society for the Arts's show is cancelled due to thunderstorm forecasts tomorrow. They will be playing on the E 4th Street Open Street on JULY 9 instead - see you there!

🎶 Mencius Society for the Arts
Thursday, July 9 | 5:30–7:30pm *NEW DATE*
East 4th Street Open Street (E 4th between 2nd Ave and Bowery)

🎼 Mencius Society for the Arts presents its very own Cantonese Opera Circle — a sampling of the Chinese music and songs of the Cantonese opera repertoire, showcasing a time-honored tradition of communal music making that remains popular in Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Chinatowns all over the world. This program will feature both romantic and vibrant (warrior) musical styles in a distinctive interplay of melody (kookpaai) and rhythmic structure (bonging).

🏠️ Mencius Society for the Arts, a nonprofit arts service organization rooted in Manhattan’s Chinatown and Lower East Side, dedicated to sustaining traditional Chinese arts among immigrant communities. https://menciussociety.org/

🎉 ONE WEEK AWAY! 🎉 🎟🔗Ticket link in bioFAB256.17.266pm-9:30pmHonoring FAB Founding Members, FAB's First Executive Direct...
06/10/2026

🎉 ONE WEEK AWAY! 🎉
🎟🔗Ticket link in bio

FAB25
6.17.26
6pm-9:30pm
Honoring FAB Founding Members, FAB's First Executive Director Tamara Greenfield, and Cooper Square Committee's Executive Director Steve Herrick

🎶 Music by Jackson and the Janks
Jackson and the Janks are a New York based rock and roll and rhythm and blues garage gospel band. Known to light up the floor with fresh and time honored dancin' music.

🥙 Food by Johnny Lupiani's Awesome Barbecue
Johnny Lupiani's Awesome Barbecue is a roving pop up barbecue operation based in NYC since 2010. The food reflects the roots of Johnny's rust belt Italian American upbringing, and his events are widely considered a great time.

🎂 Cakes by Ryan, FAB's Executive Director
From supplying the old FAB cafe with scones & other goodies.. to hosting holiday parties & FAB member happy hours in the new DTA kitchen.. is it really a FAB event without Ryan's baking?
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FAB began on E 4th Street in 2001 as a coalition of arts and community groups fighting against our own displacement.

That beginning held values that continue to shape our work – a belief in the importance of local community, character, culture, and collective organizing.

The struggle to secure permanent space for arts and culture in a rapidly changing neighborhood is inherently entwined with other fights – preserving affordable housing, sustaining small businesses, advocating for greater equity, and resisting cultural erasure.

FAB evolved from our first success on 4th Street.. to bring artists and arts strategies to collaborate locally on a range of pressing neighborhood concerns.

As every organizer knows, the work doesn’t end – yet the secret ingredient to sustaining ourselves is celebrating wins and milestones when we can!

Throughout our 25th year, we plan to honor and appreciate the people and actions that shaped FAB – the trailblazers who worked without maps, guided only by a strong sense of what the power of creatively working together could make possible.

We invite you to join us for FAB25! A community party and benefit celebrating 25 years of Fourth Arts Block. We’d love to share a moment of joy with you! 💃

🎉 FAB is celebrating 25th years on Wednesday June 17, 2026!Honoring FAB's Founding Organizations:Alpha Omega Theatrical ...
06/09/2026

🎉 FAB is celebrating 25th years on Wednesday June 17, 2026!

Honoring FAB's Founding Organizations:
Alpha Omega Theatrical Dance Company
Downtown Art
DMAC-Duo Multicultural Arts Center
New York Theatre Workshop
Millennium Film Workshop
Teatro Círculo NYC
IATI Theater
Paradise Factory Theater
La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
Rod Rodgers Dance Company
WOW Café Theatre
Cooper Square Committee
Cooper Square Mutual Housing Association

FAB's 25 years in 25 objects, #4 : ArtworkEarly career artists of color can face daunting challenges, and having a circ...
06/07/2026

FAB's 25 years in 25 objects, #4 : Artwork

Early career artists of color can face daunting challenges, and having a circle of peers to support them as they figure out their way forward can make a tremendous difference. The LES Young Artists of Color Fellowship offers stipends, opportunities to present work, visits with more established artists of color, and meaningful peer support. Since its inception, the program has been led by the artists of color on FAB's staff and by regular collaborators — Imani Vieira, Alejandra Acevedo, Mark Wilson, Antigona Gonzalez, and most recently Ari Duong Nguyen. Each year, recent fellows join the selection committee, and FAB regularly hires fellows to work with us as teaching artists. We are deeply grateful to all the visiting artists who've shared their experiences with our fellows, including Destiny Mata, Emmanuel Oni, Raul Ayala, Tomie Arai, and Dennis RedMoon Darkeem.

🎟🔗Ticket link in bioFAB256.17.266pm-9:30pmHonoring FAB Founding Members, FAB's First Executive Director Tamara Greenfiel...
06/05/2026

🎟🔗Ticket link in bio

FAB25
6.17.26
6pm-9:30pm
Honoring FAB Founding Members, FAB's First Executive Director Tamara Greenfield, and Cooper Square Committee's Executive Director Steve Herrick

🎶 Music by Jackson and the Janks
Jackson and the Janks are a New York based rock and roll and rhythm and blues garage gospel band. Known to light up the floor with fresh and time honored dancin' music.

🥙 Food by Johnny Lupiani's Awesome Barbecue
Johnny Lupiani's Awesome Barbecue is a roving pop up barbecue operation based in NYC since 2010. The food reflects the roots of Johnny's rust belt Italian American upbringing, and his events are widely considered a great time.

🎂 Cakes by Ryan, FAB's Executive Director
From supplying the old FAB cafe with scones & other goodies.. to hosting holiday parties & FAB member happy hours in the new DTA kitchen.. is it really a FAB event without Ryan's baking?

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FAB began on E 4th Street in 2001 as a coalition of arts and community groups fighting against our own displacement.

That beginning held values that continue to shape our work – a belief in the importance of local community, character, culture, and collective organizing.

The struggle to secure permanent space for arts and culture in a rapidly changing neighborhood is inherently entwined with other fights – preserving affordable housing, sustaining small businesses, advocating for greater equity, and resisting cultural erasure.

FAB evolved from our first success on 4th Street.. to bring artists and arts strategies to collaborate locally on a range of pressing neighborhood concerns.

As every organizer knows, the work doesn’t end – yet the secret ingredient to sustaining ourselves is celebrating wins and milestones when we can!

Throughout our 25th year, we plan to honor and appreciate the people and actions that shaped FAB – the trailblazers who worked without maps, guided only by a strong sense of what the power of creatively working together could make possible.

And on June 17th, we invite you to join us for FAB25! A community party and benefit celebrating 25 years of Fourth Arts Block. We’d love to share a moment of joy with you! 💃

🎹 Next Thursday (6/4), on Open Arts LES: the phenomenal jazz sextet Sundate!🎶 SundateThursday, June 4 | 5:30–7:30pmEast ...
06/02/2026

🎹 Next Thursday (6/4), on Open Arts LES: the phenomenal jazz sextet Sundate!

🎶 Sundate
Thursday, June 4 | 5:30–7:30pm
East 4th Street Open Street (E 4th between 2nd Ave and Bowery)

🎷 Sundate is a New York City–based jazz sextet founded by Victor Solano and featuring Alfredo Colon, Jonathan Paik, Carter Yasutake, Justin Henery, and Steve Williams. Rooted in the shared experience of growing up in NYC, Sundate’s music reflects the city’s energy, diversity, and constant evolution. Drawing from the jazz tradition while pushing beyond its boundaries, the ensemble creates music that challenges each member individually and collectively.

🎺 At its core, Sundate is about growth—musical and personal. The group’s sound continues to evolve through deep collaboration, experimentation, and the strong relationships formed as friends and colleagues navigating life and music in the best city in the world. Their performances capture the spirit of New York: honest, forward-thinking, and alive

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