Village Preservation’s Historic Plaque Program

Historic plaques can be a wonderful way to educate the public about the remarkable history of our neighborhoods, and the incredible events, people, and movements connected to sites all around us.

Explore our map to see the locations and information for all the historic plaques installed to date.

Be on the lookout for future announcements regarding our historic plaque program throughout Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. 

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Photos and video of plaque unveiling ceremony at 70 Fifth Avenue

05/10/2022

Photos and Video of Plaque Unveiling Ceremony Honoring the 1966 “Sip-In” at Julius’ Bar

04/21/2022

Photos and Video from the Anaïs Nin plaque unveiling

09/27/2021

Video from the Jane Jacobs Plaque unveiling

10/29/2020

Photos and Video from the James Wall Finn Plaque unveiling

10/07/2019

Photos and Video from the Alex Haley Plaque unveiling

05/15/2019

Photos and Video from the Westbeth Plaque unveiling

11/27/2018

Photos and Video from the Elizabeth Blackwell Plaque unveiling

05/14/2018

Photos and Video from the Lorraine Hansberry cultural medallion unveiling

10/16/2017

Photos and video from the 27 Cooper Square plaque unveiling

06/20/2017

Photos from the Chaim Gross plaque unveiling

10/07/2016

Video and Photos from the Jean-Michel Basquiat plaque unveiling

07/13/2016

Video and Photos from the James Baldwin plaque unveiling

10/07/2015

Video and photos from the Martha Graham plaque unveiling

06/18/2015

Video and photos from the Fillmore East plaque unveiling

10/29/2014

Getty Images photos from the Fillmore East plaque unveiling

10/29/2014

Additional Getty Images photos from the Fillmore East plaque unveiling

10/29/2014

Video and photos from the Frank O’Hara plaque unveiling

06/10/2014

Photos from the San Remo Cafe plaque unveiling

07/29/2013

Photos from the PFLAG plaque unveiling

06/23/2013

Getty Images photos from the National Memorial for PFLAG Founder Jeanne Manford

04/07/2013

Photos from the Justus Schwab historic plaque launch event

05/30/2012

Updates

  • September 27, 2022

    Historic Plaque Unveiling Thursday, October 6 at 5:30 pm Honoring Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and the Beats — RSVP Today

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  • May 13, 2022

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

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  • May 6, 2022

    Speakers Announced for Tuesday 6 pm Plaque Unveiling at 70 Fifth Avenue Honoring the NAACP and Early 20th Century Social Justice Organizations

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  • May 2, 2022

    Plaque Unveiling Tuesday May 10 at 70 Fifth Avenue, Former NAACP Headquarters and Center for Social Justice Activism

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  • April 25, 2022

    Village Preservation’s 19th Plaque Unveiled Marking Julius’ Bar and the 1966 Sip-In

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  • April 15, 2022

    Plaque Unveiling Next Thursday 6 pm Marking Julius’ Bar and 1966 ‘Sip In’ for Gay Rights

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  • November 13, 2021

    Plaque Unveiled for 128 East 13th Street with Frank Stella and the Whitney Museum

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  • November 8, 2021

    Unveiling Ceremony for Plaque on 128 East 13th Street, Former Home of Frank Stella Studio, Tonight, November 8, at 6 pm

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  • October 21, 2021

    Plaque Honoring Longtime Studio of Artist Frank Stella at 128 East 13th Street to Be Unveiled November 8 with Frank Stella and Whitney Museum Director

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  • September 29, 2021

    New Village Preservation Plaque Honors Anaïs Nin at 17 East 13th Street, #SouthOfUnionSquare

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  • September 24, 2021

    Join Us Monday, September 27, at 6 pm for Anaïs Nin Plaque Virtual Unveiling Ceremony

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  • May 6, 2021

    Remembering Jane Jacobs on Her Birthday

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  • June 8, 2020

    Black Lives, Black Histories

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  • November 30, 2018

    Westbeth Plaque Unveiled

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  • October 17, 2017

    Lorraine Hansberry Historic Plaque Unveiled at 112 Waverly Place

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