East Village

Village Preservation has worked to document, celebrate, and protect the special cultural heritage and built environment of the East Village, particularly it’s human scale, its working-class architecture, its immigrant history, and its tradition of trailblazing innovation. Village Preservation has helped secure expanded landmark protections in the neighborhood and contextual zoning to ensure new development is more in character with its surroundings and continues to advocate for more such protections.

Urge Your Officials

Support Expanded Landmark Protections in the East Village

Urge City Officials to Landmark 285-287 East 3rd Street

One-time home of Steve Cannon and his “Gathering of the Tribes” organization.

Save the Historic Eye and Ear Infirmary at 13th Street and Second Avenue

The historic New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at 13th Street and Second Avenue is in danger of being lost forever. The only way to ensure that it is spared from the wrecking ball is for the city to designate it a landmark.

East Village Resources

Read Blog Posts about the East Village
Read Blog Posts about the East Village
 Explore East Village Oral Histories
Explore East Village Oral Histories
East Village LPC Applications
East Village LPC Applications
 Explore East Village Building Blocks
Explore East Village Building Blocks

Information on Individual East Village Initiatives:

101 Avenue A

3 St. Mark’s Place

Webster Hall

Yiddish Art Theater

Stuyvesant Polyclinic

35 Cooper Square

326 & 328 East 4th Street

432-438 East 14th Street

Congregation Mezritch Synagogue

Mary Help of Christians Church

P.S. 64/CHARAS

Russian Orthdox Cathedral at 59 E. 2nd Street

East 12th Street Dorm

East Village Rezoning

Landmark Applications:

East 10th Street Historic District

St. Mark’s Historic District

East Village / LES Historic District

Eleventh Street Methodist Episcopal Chapel

St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery

Cooper Union

Old P.S. 64

Old P.S. 64, 605 East 9th Street

Campaign Links

Press
Images & Graphs

Video: Save the NY Eye and Ear Infirmary Press Conference

08/09/2022

Photos: Save the NY Eye and Ear Infirmary Press Conference

08/09/2022

Image Archive: Jillian Jonas Collection — Downtown Drag+Performance in the 1990s

06/24/2021

Photo Gallery: Commemoration for 2015 Second Avenue Gas Explosion, May 26, 2021

05/26/2021

Video: Commemoration for 2015 Second Avenue Gas Explosion, May 26, 2021

05/26/2021

Video – Landmark Bike Tour of East Village Art & Monuments

11/18/2020

Video,  pictures, and press release of “Don’t Turn our Neighborhood into Another Silicon Alley” Rally

11/15/2017

Photos of “No More Starbucks” Rally [photos by Dalton Helms]

07/13/2017

Photos and video of “No More Starbucks” Rally

07/13/2017

Video of Rally to Save 264 East 7th Street

11/04/2016

Video of Rally to Save 112-120 East 11th Street – Part 1 and Part 2

08/22/2016

Photos of Rally to Save 112-120 East 11th Street

08/22/2016

Photos of Rally to Save Mary Help of Christians Church

05/22/2013

Map of Village Preservation, Historic Districts Council, and LESPI’s proposed additions to the proposed East Village historic districts

05/10/2011

Maps of the Landmarks Preservation Commission proposed East Village Historic District and proposed East 10th Street Historic District

04/26/2011

Selected Images of Buildings Excluded from the LPC’s Proposed East Village Historic District

Selected Images of Buildings Included Within the Boundaries of the LPC’s Proposed East Village Historic District

Images of the rally to save 35 Cooper Square

01/28/2011

Images of the City’s proposed redesign of Astor Place and Cooper Square

01/20/2011

Video of Village Preservation Director of Preservation and Research Elizabeth Finkelstein on block-by-block architectural research on the East Village – Part I & Part II

10/27/2010

Preserve NY East Village Historic Survey Grant Ceremony Photo Set on Flickr

11/20/2008
Letters & Docs
Landmarks Preservation Commission’s Response to Request for Evaluation on the Eye and Ear Infirmary 06/30/2022
Letter of Support for Landmarking the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary from Assemblymember Epstein and State Senator Hoylman 05/09/2022
Joint Letter on Condition of Former P.S. 64/Charas-El Bohio, 605 East 9th Street 10/19/2021
Letter to Mayor and Department of Buildings re: re new incidents at CHARAS PS 64 03-26-21 03/26/2021
CB 3 Manhattan Resolution Calling for the Reconsideration by the LPC of the RFE for 88 East 10th Street 03/24/2021
Lower East Side/East Village Environmental Impact Study
“Request for Evaluation for Amato Opera House, 319 Bowery” 1/28/2009 01/28/2009
138 Second Avenue LPC Research File
Letter to LPC requesting re-calendaring of 206 Bowery 02/14/2018
“History of and Landmark Proposal for 101 Avenue A/the Pyramid Club”
Congregation Mezritch Synagogue landmarking proposal & history 08/08/2008
Letter about a Department of Buildings Permit Filed for 80 East 2nd Street 07/16/2012
Emergency RFE for 264 and 258-266 East 7th Street 09/07/2016
Request for landmark consideration for 143 East 13th Street 12/18/2012
Letter to the LPC about 4 St. Mark's Place Air Rights Transfer 06/14/2019
Request for Evaluation for Community Synagogue Max D. Raiskin Center (formerly German Evangelical Lutheran Church of St. Mark) 08/09/2010
RFE for East 11th Street 06/09/2016
Letter to DOB from City Council Member Rosie Mendez about PS 64 lease agreement 04/30/2013
CB3 Eco Development Committee Handout 05/03/2017
Letter to the Dept. of Transportation about the proposed Astor Place/Cooper Sq. redesign 01/11/2011
Letter from GVSHP, Historic Districts Council, and LESPI about proposed additions to East Village Historic districts 05/10/2011
Letter to DOB from City Council Member Rosie Mendez about PS 64 lease agreement 04/30/2013
Testimony to City Council re: East Houston Street Rezoning 08/09/2016
Village Preservation Testimony Proposed Individual Landmark Designation of 138 Second Avenue, 06/23/2009
Village Preservation Testimony in Support of Landmarking the Proposed East Village/Lower East Side Historic District 06/26/2012
Village Preservation Testimony in Support of Landmarking 357 Bowery 06/23/2009
Village Preservation Testimony in Support of Landmarking 74 East 4th Street 03/24/2009
Joint Letter RE 35 Cooper Square 11/12/2010
LPC Response to Landmarking Request for 264 East 7th Street 10/17/2016
Village Preservation Testimony in Support of Landmarking Hebrew Actors’ Union Building 31 East 7th Street 06/23/2009
Reports & Analysis
Crisis and Adaptation: Storefront Trends in the East Village, 2019-2021 07/28/2022
East Village Building Blocks "A History of the East Village & Its Architecture" by Francis Morrone
"A History of the East Village & Its Architecture" by Francis Morrone
REPORT: Federal Houses Landmarked or Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places, 1999-2016

Keeping in Character: A Look at the Impacts of Recent Community-Initiated Rezonings in the East Village 10/04/2012
History of five remarkable sites in the East Village 
History of St. Nicholas of Myra Carpatho-Orthodox Church 
Landmark Proposals
Village Preservation's Request for Evaluation for the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary 04/22/2022
Village Preservation's Request for Evaluation on 285-287 East 3rd Street 04/08/2021
Letter to LPC requesting re-calendaring of 206 Bowery 02/14/2018
Amato Opera House
Congregation Mezritch Synagogue landmarking proposal & history 08/08/2008
History of and Landmark Proposal for 101 Avenue A/the Pyramid Club 10/30/2007

Updates

  • November 17, 2022

    Middle Collegiate Hearing for Application to Demolish Fire-Damaged Landmarked Facade Next Tuesday

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  • November 14, 2022

    Postponed: Hearing on Middle Collegiate Application to Demolish Fire-Damaged Facade Moved to November 22

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  • November 10, 2022

    Application to Demolish Fire-Damaged Facade of Landmarked Middle Collegiate Church, 112 Second Avenue, To Be Heard Next Tuesday

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  • October 11, 2022

    Plaque Honoring Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and the Beats Unveiled

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  • August 17, 2022

    Village Preservation Joins Doctors, Patients, and Staff for Press Conference to Save Historic New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

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  • August 5, 2022

    New Report: ‘Crisis and Adaptation: Storefront Trends 2019–2021’

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  • July 19, 2022

    Ribbon Cuttings, Reopenings, and Anniversaries Bring Neighborhood History to the Fore

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  • June 27, 2022

    Mark Helen Keller Day By Supporting Landmark Designation for the Historic NY Eye and Ear Infirmary

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  • May 13, 2022

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

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  • May 2, 2022

    Save the East Village’s Historic and Endangered New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Second Avenue and 13th Street

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  • June 25, 2021

    New Historic Image Collection Explores Downtown Drag + Performance Scene of the 1990s

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  • May 6, 2021

    Remembering Jane Jacobs on Her Birthday

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  • April 30, 2021

    Look At All We’ve Accomplished!

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  • April 16, 2021

    Challenging the Landmarks Preservation Commission to Abide By Its ‘Equity Framework’

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  • October 14, 2020

    Victory!: 3 St. Marks Place Air Rights Transfer Defeated

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  • September 22, 2020

    Hearing for St. Marks Office Tower Air Rights Transfer This Thursday — WRITE TODAY

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  • September 8, 2020

    9/15 St. Mark’s Place Air Rights Hearing Postponed, Likely 9/24

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  • September 3, 2020

    Final (virtual) Hearing on St. Mark’s Place Office Tower Air Rights Transfer Sept. 15 at City Council

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  • March 7, 2020

    Air Rights Transfer for Tech Office Tower on St. Mark’s Place May Be Sunk!

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  • March 2, 2020

    Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Comes Out in Opposition to St. Mark’s Office Tower Air Rights Transfer

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  • March 2, 2020

    St. Mark’s Place Tech Office Tower Air Rights Transfer Public Hearing this Wed. at approx. 11am

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  • February 25, 2020

    First City Hearing on Air Rights Transfer for St. Mark’s Place Tech Office Tower Next Wed., March 4, approx. 11am

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  • December 21, 2019

    St. Mark’s Place Air Rights Gets Full Community Board Rejection, Also Heads To Borough President

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  • December 4, 2019

    Hearing on St. Mark’s Place Office Tower Air Rights Transfer Wed. 12/11 at 6:30pm

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  • June 20, 2019

    St. Mark’s Place Air Rights Transfer Gets Landmarks OK, Still Faces Many Hurdles

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