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Discover the voice of the CITY The Art of Everyday Life since 1985 Founded in 1985 City Lores mission is to foster New York City and Americas living cultural heritage through education and public programs in service of cultural equity and social justice. City Lore encompasses a Lower East Side gallery space performances lectures the Peoples Hall of Fame a POEMobile that projects poems onto walls and buildings and programs throughout the five boroughs. We document present and advocate for New York Citys grassroots cultures to ensure their living legacy in stories and histories places and traditions. We work in four cultural domains urban folklore and history preservationarts education and grassroots poetry traditions.