"There were two extensions of The East, one named The Mid-East located in Brownsville, Brooklyn, NY managed by Yusef & Dara Iman and The Far-East managed by John Watusi Branch with Yusef & Kubballah Waliyaya in Queens and, until 1974, hosted jazz, drama, dance, and poetry, as well as evening classes and a Uhuru Sasa preschool.One major legacy of The East is its African Street Festival, now operating as an annual event in Bedford-Styuvesant known as the International African Arts Festival.