When I lived in New York City, I spent a considerable amount of time in Tompkins Square Park, in the shadow of the historic Christodora building. Built in the 1920s, the Christodora was conceived as a settlement house, a one-stop shop of services for recent immigrants to the city. Functioning on the principle of “scientific philanthropy,” the building was self-sustaining, and besides living space, offered its … Continue reading WWDWT (What Would David Wojnarowicz Think)?: A Review of Tim Murphy’s Christodora by Fiona Helmsley