In the 1970s, Manhattan\'s west side Waterfront was a forgotten zone of abandoned warehouses and piers.
Artist and writer David Wojnarowicz was right in the heart of it, documenting his experiences in journal entries, poems, photographs,.
Alongside the piers\' sexual and social worlds, artists produced work attesting to the radical transformations taking place in New York.
Though many saw only blight, the derelict neighborhood was alive with queer people forging new intimacies through cruising.
In the 1970s, Manhattan\'s west side Waterfront was a forgotten zone of abandoned warehouses and piers