Promoting Diversity and Civil Rights History
Village Preservation has long made a priority of elevating, preserving, and celebrating the histories and contributions of underrepresented groups in our neighborhoods including African Americans, LGBTQ people, women, immigrants, the Latinx community, and Asian Americans. We also advocate for policies for our neighborhoods that promote racial and socio-economic diversity.
In Memoriam: African American Artists of Westbeth
African American Sites in our East Village Building Blocks
African American History Tour – South of Union Square
Children’s Education – African American History, Greenwich Village and Beyond
Greenwich Village Historic District: Then & Now Photos and Tours
Ola and Fawzy Abdelwahed
Penny Arcade
Tom Bernardin
Albert Fabozzi
Chino Garcia
Margot Gayle
Frances Goldin
Barbara Kahn
Jane Jacobs
Barbara Kahn
Wolf Kahn
Maria Kenny
Michael E. Levine
Peter Longo
Gloria McDarrah
Jonas Mekas
Marlis Momber
Valerio Orselli
Andrew & Romana Raffetto
David Rothenberg
Peter Ruta
Robert Sanfiz
Beverly Moss Spatt
Virlana Tkacz
Rich Wandel
Robert Zerilli
Campaign Links
Updates
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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 6, 2022
May Is Jewish History Month and Asian American/Pacific Islander History Month
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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 15, 2022
Plaque Unveiling Next Thursday 6 pm Marking Julius’ Bar and 1966 ‘Sip In’ for Gay Rights
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March 16, 2022
Explore the Rich Irish History of Our Neighborhoods
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March 8, 2022
South of Union Square History IS Women’s History
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March 1, 2022
Join Us To Explore, Celebrate, and Advocate to Preserve Women’s History in March
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February 1, 2022
This Black History Month, Village Preservation Invites You to Explore, Celebrate, and Advocate for Preserving Significant but Unprotected Black History Sites in Our Neighborhoods
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January 18, 2022
Highlighting Landmarking Effort for 50 West 13th Street’s African American Voting Rights Crusader on MLK Day
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November 23, 2021
New Oral History: Ayo Harrington and the Struggles for Civil Rights, Urban Homesteading, Community Gardens, and Educational Equality
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September 24, 2021
State Rules South of Union Square Eligible for State and National Registers of Historic Places, while City Allows Demolition of Historic Site to Proceed
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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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September 16, 2021
Village Preservation To Unveil Plaque Honoring Anaïs Nin #SouthOfUnionSquare on Sept. 27
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August 19, 2021
Details on SoHo/NoHo Hearings, New Data Shows Falsehoods and Lies Behind Rezoning
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May 19, 2021
Victory! 70 Fifth Avenue Landmarked; Continue the Fight for South of Union Square
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April 16, 2021
Challenging the Landmarks Preservation Commission to Abide By Its ‘Equity Framework’
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March 22, 2021
Landmarks Hearing On 70 Fifth Avenue in Proposed South of Union Square Historic District Tomorrow at 10am
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March 5, 2021
Study: City’s Proposed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Would Make Neighborhoods Richer, Whiter, and More Expensive
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March 1, 2021
Women’s History Month: Celebrate, Honor, Preserve Women’s History
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February 18, 2021
Black History Month Advocacy: African American Artist and Educator Selma Hortense Burke’s Home at 88 East 10th Street
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February 1, 2021
Celebrate African American History Month and the Elizabeth Blackwell Bicentennial and Join Us in Fighting to Protect This Critical History
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January 26, 2021
New African-American History Curriculum for Children’s Education Program
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January 26, 2021
New South of Union Square History and Podcast
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January 20, 2021
After 2 1/2 Year Campaign, City Agrees to Consider 70 Fifth Avenue, South of Union Square, For Landmark Designation
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