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Jane Street Triangle Redesign Update

…to present a revised plan for the Jane Street Triangle redesign. DOT hopes to permanently pedestrianize this small piece of West 4th Street which has been closed to traffic for…

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Labor History in the Village

Shirtwaist Factory Fire site, now the Brown Building (former Asch Building), 23-29 Washington Place On March 25, 1911, the deadliest industrial disaster in U.S. history occurred at the Triangle Shirtwaist

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The South Village’s Italian Heritage

…others. The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire via Wiki Commons (L); View of the Brown Building today via Wiki Commons (R) Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire Building (now the NYU Brown Building, 23-29 Washington Place) On…

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Labor Day Weekend Round Up

…details, here. Outrage from the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire helped spur new safety and labor regulations for workers. Image via the Kheel Center. Two street fairs will take place in…

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A Successful Centennial

Friday, March 25, 2011, marked the 100 year anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire. The Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition, among countless other groups, had arranged events all weekend to…

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One Year After the Second Avenue Explosion

…items or connecting to services and providing and place for the displaced to live temporarily. Today is also the 105th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire just a few blocks away…

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Village Firehouses Past and Present

…Bronx was burning and Lower East Side was also suffering from fires and abandoned buildings. Before that, the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire became one of the worst workplace tragedies to…

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A Fortuitous Exchange

…site of the infamous Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911, we knew exactly where to look. The New York City Department of Records (aka Municipal Archives) is the repository for…

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A Catholic leader for the South Village

…groups, worked with local charities, and was active in social services, such as translating documents, finding jobs, and aiding in the immigration process. Following the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in…

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The History of Sheridan Square

…whole, know- it’s a subway stop, there are a couple large apartment buildings with that address, it is the small triangle at the intersection of Washington Place, West 4th Street,…

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Suffragette City

…the country’s history occurred when 146 workers died in a fire at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory. The disaster led to legislation requiring safety standards and helped spur the growth of…

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11 landmarks of immigration in Greenwich Village

…other incredibly important sites in Greenwich Village connected to immigrant history, including the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire building, which still stands at 23-29 Washington Place; St. Anthony of Padua Church at…

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VILLAGE VOICES II Launches September 18th

…and the victims of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. This year, in addition to the shadowbox installations, we are featuring two multifaceted, interactive large-scale installations in partnership…

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Even More Daytonian in Greenwich Village

…local community and New York City through many historic tragedies as well as day-to-day events, including responding to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911 and the World Trade Center…

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History Lost to NYU

…loft buildings in the blocks east of Washington Square built decades earlier for different purposes, such as the former Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Building, now known as the NYU Brown Building….

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Margaret Sanger’s 1916 Clinic

…knew that that’s where the frank, progressive conversations were happening. Moved by the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in Greenwich Village, she threw herself into the social and…

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What’s in a Name?: Father Demo Square

…was also Father Demo who presided over funeral masses in 1911 for several young women of the congregation who had been killed at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire nearby. Father…

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Announcing the 2017 Village Awardees!

…Winner: Restoration of 30 7th Avenue – Lenox Health Greenwich Village/AIDS Memorial/St. Vincents Triangle Park- The restoration of the  O’Toole Building, the new AIDS Memorial and St. Vincent’s Triangle Park have…

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Julys Past From Our Historic Image Archive

…the Greenwich Village Trust for Historic Preservation) organized and led an archaeological dig of Sheridan Square. Kellerman being interviewed at the dig site. This 4,200 square foot triangle hadn’t been…

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Memorial Day in the Village

…a chance to reflect on the sacrifices and stories of two individual Villagers. Abingdon Square Doughboy McCarthy Square, a triangle of land where 7th Avenue South, Charles Street and Waverly…

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The Loew-Down

…here. But before this triangle became a rather utilitarian delivery bay/open space, did you know that it housed a great movie palace? The theater on the triangle site was constructed…

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Veterans in the Village

…reported that over 200 Gold Star Mothers (those who lost their sons in World War I battle) were in attendance. McCarthy Square McCarthy Square, a triangle of land where 7th…

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Remembering the HIV/AIDS Crisis

…hospital’s historic buildings). A New York City AIDS Memorial (also the winner of Village Preservation’s Regina Kellerman Award) now stands at the northwest corner of the former St. Vincent’s Triangle, which…

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(Re-)Remembering Diane Arbus

triangle, just around the block from GVSHP’s office (learn more about the history of Renwick Triangle and the surrounding St. Mark’s Historic District here). In 1970 she moved to the…

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Sheridan Square Uncovered

…site of what is now the Sheridan Square Viewing Garden with the cooperation of the Sheridan Square Triangle Association and the NYC Parks Department. The site, which was then just…

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Suffragists of the East Village

…Women’s Trade Union League, which sought to unionize working women and advocate for protective legislation. She organized the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union and the Shirtwaist Strike, and fought for…

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Women’s History and Our Civil Rights Map

…the history of Clara Lemlich and the 1909 shirtwaist strike, which led to the founding of Women’s History Month; the residences of Lorraine Hansberry, Emma Lazarus, Inez Milholland, and more;…

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Ida Rauh

…the massive shirtwaist makers strike in New York in 1909. Soon after she travel to England to join other activists in the fight for women’s suffrage. Returning to Greenwich Village,…

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East 4th Street and its Political Past

…planned by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union, which had staged a similar but slightly smaller walk out and strike of Shirtwaist makers the year before. In 1910 the strikers…

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Villagers, (Pumpkin) Spice Up Your Life!

…do something positive and simple.” He’s also chosen to preserve much of the store interior that he inherited as the first tenant after Triangle: the historic storefront, tin ceiling, tiled…

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Tulip Time at Abingdon Square Park

…attending their 7th Annual Tulip Celebration on May 7th. (Just 2 days after our annual Spring House Tour Benefit.) The history of the “square” (which is really a triangle) is…

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The Most Picturesque Sites in The Village

…as a National Historic Landmark under the name of the “Third Judicial District Courthouse”. Abe Lebewohl Triangle This small patch of well-tended greenery cascading up a beautifully preserved four-and-a-half-story Anglo-Italianate…

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East Village Street Art Lives On

…his older self, the King of Pop. Kobra utilizes bright colors and bold lines to create a kaleidoscope theme throughout all of his murals. This technique of repeating triangles and…

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Louise Bryant

…an affair, one that apparently everyone in the tight-knit community, with the exception of Jack Reed, knew about. It became a classic love triangle and a theme first appearing in…

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Celebrating Flag Day!

…movement had no symbol apart from the pink triangle — and few wanted to rally around a Nazi concentration camp badge. Baker worked with a team of 30 to dye…

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