The Clemente Center kicks off its Historias initiative with a block party on the LES

Later today, the Clemente Soto Velez Cultural and Educational Center will hold a block party to kick off Historias, a $2.5 million three-year initiative to tell Latinx stories in NYC. 

Read more about the Historias project here and here. 

The event will be held from 2 to 9 p.m. on Suffolk Street outside of the Clemente at Rivington. (Organizers confirm the festivities will proceed regardless of rain later today.) This link includes the full rundown of the block party events. 

The Clemente, a 30-year-old Puerto Rican and Latinx cultural space, is currently undergoing renovations.