basement, but it proved better at charging cell phones.
Hurricane Sandy hit Alphabet City hard, and the Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, located in the C-Squat storefront, on Avenue C near E. 10th St., suffered serious flood-related damage to its basement. Museum Co-director Laurie Mittelmann said, while she and a team of volunteers were able to salvage most of the archives stored downstairs, the basement walls are still damp and in extremely bad shape.
The museum, which tells the oft-overlooked stories of East Village activists and squatters, is now looking for to repair and finally host its official grand opening. To raise funds, the MoRUS crew is hosting a screening of the award-winning, environmentally conscious documentary “Who Bombed Judi Bari?” at The Quad Cinema, at 34 W. 13th St., on Sat., Nov. 17.
The screening starts at 8 p.m., and the film will be followed by a Q&A with producer Darryl Cherney and director Mary Liz Thompson. Tickets cost $10, and all proceeds will go to MoRUS.
The museum was originally slated to open on Nov. 17, but Mittelmann said that she and Co-director Bill Di Paola now plan to open it on Dec. 8.
