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    2022 Annual Meeting and Village Awards: In-Person at The Cooper Union Great Hall

    June 14, 2022
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Business of the Month: Fragrance Shop New York, 65 East 4th 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, the East Village, … Continued

Posted May 13, 2022

By Juan Rivero

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The Cooper Union’s “Voices from the Great Hall”: Digital Archives Of One Of New York’s Most Historic Spaces

Village Preservation is very excited to hold its first in-person Annual Meeting and Village Awards in three years on June 14. We’re especially excited that event will be co-hosted by … Continued

Posted May 12, 2022

By Leeanne G-Bowley

    The Great Hall at The Cooper Union

    How The Tredwell House Became The Merchant’s House Museum

    The Merchant’s House Museum at 29 East Fourth Street offers a most comprehensive view into what life might have been like for the wealthy merchant class in New York City … Continued

    Posted May 11, 2022

    By Lannyl Stephens

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    2022 Village Awardee: Astor Place Hair Stylists, 2 Astor Place

    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 14th, … Continued

    Posted May 10, 2022

    By Sam Moskowitz

      The Redstockings: “Rapping” for Reproductive Rights in Greenwich Village

      Founded in 1969 by activists Ellen Willis and Shulamith Firestone, the Redstockings were one of the first Women’s Liberation groups, known for their then-radical support of a woman’s right to … Continued

      Posted May 9, 2022

      By Hew Evans

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      East Village Building Blocks Tour: African American History

      People of African descent have lived in the area now known as the East Village since the mid-17th century, when semi-freed African slaves of the Dutch West India Company in … Continued

      Posted May 6, 2022

      By Sam Moskowitz

        Village Preservation Plaques Highlight LGBTQ+ History Throughout Our Neighborhoods

        On April 21, Village Preservation joined with the the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project to honor the city’s oldest gay bar and a pioneering event from the early days of … Continued

        Posted May 5, 2022

        By David Herman

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        • South of Union Square

        Our Dutch Legacy, Four Hundred Years Later

        On May 4th, 1626, Dutch Explorer Peter Minuit landed on the island known to its indigenous population as Manahatta, orchestrating what has often been referred to as the “purchase” of … Continued

        Posted May 4, 2022

        By Sarah Eccles

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        Plaque Unveiled at 70 Fifth Avenue Honoring Civil Rights History: Video and Photos

        Posted May 4, 2022

        By Andrew Berman

          Landmarking Effort for NY Eye and Ear Infirmary Picks Up State Legislators’ Support

          Posted May 4, 2022

          By Andrew Berman

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