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The Landmarked New School Auditorium — Home of Village Preservation’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Village Awards

The Village Awards recognize the people, places, and organizations which make a significant contribution to the quality of life in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. The 2019 Awards … Continued

Posted June 3, 2019

By Sam Moskowitz

  • West Village

Thank You To Our Members — Making 40 Years of Village Preservation Possible

It’s Village Preservation’s 40th birthday this year. In honor of this auspicious occasion, we recently released a story map that details our efforts documenting, celebrating, and advocating for the preservation … Continued

Posted November 25, 2020

By Sarah Bean Apmann

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Village Pride & LGBT Establishments

June is Pride Month, a time when LGBT communities come together and celebrate the freedom to be themselves. The Stonewall uprising in June 1969 is the original inspiration behind the annual June festivities.  … Continued

Posted June 4, 2020

By Dawson Knick

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2020 Village Awardee: Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street

Each year, Village Preservation honors the invaluable people, businesses, and organizations that make a special contribution to our neighborhoods at our Annual Meeting and Village Awards. This year, on June … Continued

Posted June 2, 2020

By Sarah Bean Apmann

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2020 Village Awardee: Village Apothecary, 346 Bleecker Street

​In 1983, Michael Konnon decided to create a dedicated, independent community pharmacy.

Posted May 28, 2020

By Ariel Kates

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2020 Village Awardee: Chess Forum, 219 Thompson Street

Each year, Village Preservation honors the invaluable people, businesses, and organizations that make a special contribution to our neighborhoods at our Annual Meeting and Village Awards. On June 17th, 2020 … Continued

Posted May 22, 2020

By Harry Bubbins

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The Greenwich Village Historic District’s Historic Birthday! 

Who doesn’t like an opportunity to celebrate? The Greenwich Village Historic District, which was designated (landmarked) on April 29, 1969, holds some of the loveliest bits of Greenwich Village within … Continued

Posted April 16, 2020

By Ariel Kates

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East Village Street Art Lives On

Art is in the DNA of New York City.  It’s not only found in the many museums and galleries our city has to offer, but on the sidewalks under our … Continued

Posted January 28, 2020

By Dawson Knick

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31 literary icons of Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village, specifically the historic district at its core, has been described as many things, but “literary” may be among the most common. That’s not only because the neighborhood has an … Continued

Posted December 6, 2019

By Andrew Berman

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Live from the Village, It’s Saturday Night!

On October 11, 1975, NBC’s Saturday Night Live made its television debut. The show was created by Lorne Michaels under the original name of NBC’s Saturday Night. It quickly evolved … Continued

Posted October 11, 2019

By Dawson Knick

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