LGBTQ History
Village Preservation has led the charge for recognition and protection of sites connected to LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) history, especially LGBT civil rights efforts, in our neighborhoods. This included getting the Stonewall Inn named the first LGBT site listed on the State and National Registers of Historic Places in 1999, and New York City’s first designated LGBT landmark in 2015. We proposed and secured landmark designation for the Gay Activists Alliance Firehouse and the LGBT Community Services Center, and have fought for recognition of other historic sites like Julius’ Bar, 186 Spring Street, Caffe Cino, and others.
- Village Preservation (GVSHP) Civil Rights & Social Justice Map
- Greenwich Village Historic District: Then & Now Photos and Tours (on desktop, click on upper right-hand corner for additional tours)
- East Village Building Blocks: Guided Tour of LGBTQ Sites
- South of Union Square LBGTQ History Tour
- Posts on LGBTQ History on our website
- LGBTQ Oral Histories
Campaign Links
Designation Report: Julius' Bar
12/06/2022
Updates
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June 3, 2024
Explore, Celebrate, and Preserve LGBTQ History This Pride Month
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February 27, 2024
New Oral History: Author, Historian, Artist, and Activist Jonathan Ned Katz
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December 19, 2023
Remembering Important Anniversaries in Neighborhood History — ‘A Visit from St. Nicholas,’ Hudson Waterfront Transformation, LGBTQ+ History, and South Village Landmarking
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June 20, 2023
Village Preservation Gives Your Guide to LGBTQ+ Pride History
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June 1, 2023
Explore, Celebrate, and Preserve LGBTQ+ History with Village Preservation This Pride Month
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December 6, 2022
After 10-Year Campaign, Julius’ Bar Is Landmarked! Fight for More Needed Landmark Designations
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November 30, 2022
Trace the Roots of Gay Marriage and Other Civil Rights Victories in Our Neighborhoods
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November 17, 2022
Unanimous Support for Julius’ Bar Landmarking at Hearing
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November 10, 2022
Julius’ Bar Landmark Hearing Tuesday, Nov. 15 — Support This and Other Needed Landmark Designations
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November 7, 2022
Civil Rights and Social Justice Map Revised and Relaunched
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October 31, 2022
After Nine-Year Campaign, Julius’ Bar Landmarking Proposal to Finally Get Hearing November 15
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September 13, 2022
After Nine-Year Campaign by Village Preservation, Julius’ Bar Building at 159 West 10th Street Under Formal Consideration for Landmark Designation
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June 5, 2022
Celebrate and Explore LGBTQ+ History with Village Preservation This Pride Month
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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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December 13, 2021
New Oral History: Playwright Barbara Kahn Brings Neighborhood History to Life
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November 23, 2021
New Historic Image Archive Additions: Downtown Drag+Performance in the 1990s, Part II
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June 25, 2021
New Historic Image Collection Explores Downtown Drag + Performance Scene of the 1990s
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June 14, 2021
Pride Month: Fighting for LGBTQ+ Landmarks #SouthOfUnionSquare
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June 4, 2021
LGBTQ Pride+History Month with Village Preservation
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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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July 2, 2020
Celebrate LGBTQ Pride (Virtually) With Village Preservation
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February 14, 2020
Honoring and Protecting LGBT history in the Village
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February 12, 2020
Battle for Landmark Protections for South of Union Square Includes Historic NAACP and National Gay Task Force Headquarters
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June 16, 2019
AFTER FIVE YEAR CAMPAIGN BY VILLAGE PRESERVATION, CITY LANDMARKS LGBT HISTORIC SITES Sites are City’s First LGBT Landmarks Since Successful 2015 Campaign to Landmark Stonewall Inn
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June 3, 2019
LGBT Landmarks to be Heard Tomorrow – Send a Letter Today
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May 14, 2019
After Four Year Campaign, City Calendars LGBT Historic Sites in Greenwich Village
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May 13, 2019
After Four Year Campaign by Village Preservation, City Agrees to Landmark LGBT Historic Sites
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May 3, 2019
With #Stonewall50 Underway, Will City Protect LGBT Landmarks?
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April 23, 2019
NOW MORE THAN EVER, CITY MUST RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT LGBT HISTORIC LANDMARKS
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October 17, 2017
Lorraine Hansberry Historic Plaque Unveiled at 112 Waverly Place
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June 22, 2016
RECOGNIZING AND PRESERVING LGBT HISTORY IN THE VILLAGE Urge the City to Landmark Civil Rights Pioneer Julius’ Bar
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May 6, 2016
Hearing On Stonewall National Monument Plan May 9
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April 15, 2016
Julius’ Sip In 50th Anniversary Approaches
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March 22, 2016
Julius’ Landmarking Support Grows as 50th Anniversary Approaches
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March 10, 2016
Julius’ Sip-In 50th Anniversary Approaches
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February 25, 2016
ON 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JULIUS’ “SIP-IN,” TRAILBLAZING LGBT CIVIL RIGHTS ACTION, GVSHP CALLS FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION Iconic Image of Historic Event for Sale In Support of GVSHP’s Preservation Efforts
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June 23, 2015
Stonewall Landmarked! Continue the Fight for LGBT History
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June 18, 2015
Stonewall Landmarks Hearing Next Tuesday at 10AM
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May 29, 2015
FOLLOWING YEAR AND HALF CAMPAIGN, CITY AGREES TO CONSIDER STONEWALL INN FOR LANDMARK DESIGNATION, NYC’S FIRST LGBT LANDMARK
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June 21, 1999
Stonewall Gains Federal Recognition on its 30th Anniversary
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