The 122 Community Center

Since its incorporation in 1977, The 122 Community Center Inc. has maintained, managed and improved the highly visible city-owned building located at 150 First Avenue for the benefit of the five resident non-profit cultural and social services organizations and the neighborhood at large. The Center has gradually secured what now amounts to $36M in capital project funding from the City of New York to upgrade the entire building. The first phase of work began in August 2008 and is complete. The second phase; a complete gut renovation began in March 2013 and achieved a Temporary Certificate of Occupancy as of September 1, 2018.As of September 1, 2018, the five resident groups moved back into the newly renovated building and began their programming. In March 2020, 122CC suspended most of its operations in accordance with NYC Covid-19 shut-down protocol. After the shut-down, the 122CC has complied with all NYC guidelines for operations. 122CC reopened its doors in accordance with the NYC guidelines and is fully back in operation. A faade restoration project is being planned for the two street-facing faades. The five resident tenants are: Performance Space New York, a world-renowned arts organization that presents new and emerging performing artists from a diversity of cultures and points of view; Mabou Mines which develops and performs award-winning original works to a global audience; Movement Research, one of the world's leading laboratories for the investigation of dance and movement-based forms; Painting Space 122, an artist-run visual arts organization that provides not-for-profit exhibition spaces, project spaces, and studio spaces; and Alliance for Positive Change - a multi-service organization that provides comprehensive programs to help individuals and families in NYC to achieve and maintain the highest quality of life and health in the face of HIV/AIDS.In addition, 12CC maintains a LEED Gold Certification and is committed to reducing its buildings energy emissions even further.