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    Escape from New York:
    The 1822 Yellow Fever Outbreak and the Creation of Greenwich Village with James Nevius

    August 11, 2022
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The Humble “Nerve Center” of the City: Gem Spa

The East Village is a rich palimpsest of fascinating histories. If many of them seem to share as their geographic nucleus the corner of 2nd and St Mark’s Place, that’s … Continued

Posted August 11, 2022

By Juan Rivero

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Organizing for Irish Independence #SouthOfUnionSquare

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the neighborhood South of Union Square was home to a thriving community of Irish immigrants and Irish Americans. This community played a major … Continued

Posted August 10, 2022

By Anna Marcum

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The Life and Lithographs of Laurie Ourlicht

Artist and lithographer Laurie Ourlicht lived a fascinating yet mostly undiscovered life. Although her pieces live on in museum collections and private galleries, very little is known about the artist’s … Continued

Posted August 9, 2022

By Hew Evans

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Laurie Ourlicht's "Great Cousin Emma" (1983), Color lithograph, image sourced from the Spellman College Museum of Fine Art, shown here for educational purposes only.

The Fun (and Facts) in Fire Insurance Maps

Finding windows into the past allows us to properly document the history of our neighborhoods here in New York City. The fire insurance maps of the late 19th and early … Continued

Posted August 8, 2022

By Sarah Eccles

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Village Cemeteries Part V, NoHo Edition

Moving westward across the Village through our Cemeteries of the Village series, today we explore one former cemetery site in NoHo and one just north of the NoHo corridor, both … Continued

Posted August 5, 2022

By Sam Moskowitz

    Crisis and Adaptation: Storefront Trends in the East Village, 2019 – 2021

    The preservation of independent small businesses has been an ongoing and growing concern in our neighborhoods and city. This took on greater urgency during the pandemic, when so many establishments … Continued

    Posted August 4, 2022

    By Juan Rivero

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    The Collapse of the Broadway Central Hotel and the End of the Mercer Arts Center

    In the 1970s, the University Hotel at 673 Broadway was fading away. What had once been the grandest hotel in the city in the 19th century, and a gathering place … Continued

    Posted August 3, 2022

    By David Herman

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    Firemen and police run from the collapsing hotel on August 3, 1973

    James Baldwin Leaves an Enduring Legacy in Greenwich Village

    “For, while the tale of how we suffer, and how we are delighted, and how we may triumph is never new, it always must be heard. There isn’t any other … Continued

    Posted August 2, 2022

    By Lannyl Stephens

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    Penn Station Demolition Protest — Then & Now

    On August 2, 1962 a protest took place that reverberated throughout New York City, and ignited the preservation movement throughout the city and country. The Action Group for Better Architecture … Continued

    Posted August 1, 2022

    By Leeanne G-Bowley

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    Shop Local and Enjoy the Miracle of Lasagna!

    It’s the quintessential comfort food: pasta sheets layered with a variety of sauces, cheeses, vegetables, and/or meats, and then baked so that your bite goes from crusty to chewy to … Continued

    Posted July 29, 2022

    By Juan Rivero

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