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Business of the Month: Heermance Farm Purveyors, 183 Christopher Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village, … Continued

Posted October 22, 2019

By Harry Bubbins

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Business of the Month: Greenwich Letterpress, 15 Christopher Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village, … Continued

Posted September 13, 2019

By Harry Bubbins

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LGBTQ History: Around Christopher Street

Christopher Street is the place most of us look to when it comes to LGBTQ history in New York. It is the site of the Stonewall Uprising, with the second … Continued

Posted January 8, 2015

By tasha

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Bleecker & Christopher Streets — Then & Now

The produce spilling out into the street and the haphazard awnings in the above 1925 photo of Bleecker and Christopher Streets is quite different from the Bleecker Street scene of … Continued

Posted October 22, 2014

By Drew

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A Look Back in Time at 30 Christopher Street

The snow is coming down here in New York City, so why not grab a cup of hot chocolate and read up on a Village landmark with us at Off … Continued

Posted February 8, 2013

By Amanda

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Map It! Bleecker at Christopher Street

Have you ever come across a peculiar street pattern in the city and wondered how it became that way? It’s a topic that’s especially prevalent in the Village, where street … Continued

Posted February 9, 2012

By Amanda

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Small Business Roundtable: Support, Protect, and Shop!

Small businesses have been on everyone’s mind, and it’s no secret that Village Preservation is working hard to support our local small businesses — from our Small Business/Big History campaign, … Continued

Posted December 10, 2020

By Ariel Kates

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When Four “Els” Ran Overhead On Our Streets

From the late nineteenth century until the mid-twentieth century, four elevated rail lines crossed over the streets of our neighborhoods.

Posted December 9, 2020

By Louisa Winchell

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Small Business, Big History, and More

We know you love to support small, local, independent businesses. And we do too. And as the recent NY Times editorial put it this past weekend: “In the darkest days … Continued

Posted December 7, 2020

By Harry Bubbins

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Support Local Small Businesses, and Learn Some History While You’re At It!

Did you know that for many local small businesses, more than half their revenue is generated in November and December, which brings them into the black for the year and … Continued

Posted November 18, 2020

By Harry Bubbins

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