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Greek Revival: Gone But Not Forgotten in Our Neighborhoods

Village Preservation’s Greek Revival Bicentennial Storymap celebrates the 200th anniversary of the Greek War of Independence.

Posted March 29, 2021

By Louisa Winchell

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Sign The Petition to NYC Mayoral Candidates: Our Next Mayor Must Value Preserving Landmarks and Neighborhoods

The campaign for Mayor of New York City is in full swing, with primary elections June 22. The next Mayor needs to know that historic preservation makes for a better … Continued

Posted March 28, 2021

By David Herman

    O Pioneers! Two Remarkable Women of Bank Street: Willa Cather and Lucy Sprague Mitchell

    Women’s History Month gives us yet another opportunity to celebrate the marvelous and groundbreaking women who have lived and worked in our neighborhoods.  Today we look at two pioneering women … Continued

    Posted March 26, 2021

    By Lannyl Stephens

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    A Guide to the Greek Revival, via Our StoryMap

    The Greek War of Independence began on March 25, 1821, eventually leading to the formation of Greece as an independent state in 1830, with its borders defined in 1832 and … Continued

    Posted March 25, 2021

    By Sarah Bean Apmann

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    City’s SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan Would Make Neighborhoods Less Affordable, Wealthier, and Less Diverse

    The newly-released study by Village Preservation shows that the City’s SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan, which includes part of Chinatown, will make the area richer, whiter, and more expensive to live in than … Continued

    Posted March 24, 2021

    By Harry Bubbins

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    The Technological Breakthrough in Our Midst That Allowed Buildings To Grow Tall

    On March 23, 1857 the first Otis commercial passenger elevator was installed at 488 Broadway at Broome Street at the E.V. Haughwout Building. This technological breakthrough, along with developments in … Continued

    Posted March 23, 2021

    By Sam Moskowitz

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    Women’s History #SouthofUnionSquare

    The neighborhood south of Union Square holds a unique place in the history of women’s rights and women’s suffrage movements.

    Posted March 22, 2021

    By Louisa Winchell

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    Explore Our New Interactive Neighborhood Greek Revival Bicentennial Map

    Two hundred years ago this Thursday the Greek War of Independence began. That event, combined with the Latin American Wars of Independence and the Monroe Doctrine, inspired the United States, … Continued

    Posted March 21, 2021

    By David Herman

      Ada Louise Huxtable and More Than A Century of Preservation, Architecture, and Liveable Cities

      Ada Louise Huxtable (March 14, 1921 – January 7, 2013) loved architecture, New York and its neighborhoods, preservation, and the gifts to society that built environments shape. It is this … Continued

      Posted March 19, 2021

      By Ariel Kates

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      When the Village was Red: Celebrating the Legacy of the Paris Commune in our Neighborhoods

      On March 18, 1871, the Paris Commune began — a three-month-long worker-led insurrection in Paris and experiment in self-governance. On that day, workers, anarchists, communists, and artisans took over the city, and began to re-organize it according … Continued

      Posted March 18, 2021

      By Lena Rubin

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