Civil Rights History and Diversity
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
06/23/2013
06/16/2015
06/02/2015
Letter of Support from New York Landmarks Conservancy for Landmarking 50 West 13th Street
12/07/2023
Manhattan Borough President Brewer Testimony to Landmarks Preservation Commission on 70 Fifth Avenue
03/23/2021
Village Preservation letter to LPC to protect landmarks of women’s history South of Union Square
02/25/2021
Village Preservation’s testimony in support of the designation of the LGBT Community Center
06/04/2019
Stonewall Inn Designation Report
06/23/2015
LGBT Support Letters
02/20/2014
Updates
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November 12, 2024
City of Yes Vote Date Pushed Back — WRITE TODAY!
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November 6, 2024
New Village Preservation Study Shows Neighborhoods with High Levels of Housing Construction, as Proposed By City of Yes, Overwhelmingly Become More White and Less Black and Hispanic
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November 1, 2024
Village Preservation and The New School Mark James Baldwin Centennial with Art Installation on Fifth Avenue
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November 1, 2024
Plaque Honoring Labor Leader and Feminist Trailblazer Frances Perkins Unveiled
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October 29, 2024
Frances Perkins Historic Plaque Unveiling Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 30 at 6 pm — RSVP Now
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October 22, 2024
Victory! After Four-Year Campaign, 50 West 13th Street Wins Landmark Designation!
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October 16, 2024
Elected Officials, Preservationists, and Disability Advocates Rally to Landmark Endangered New York Eye and Ear Infirmary
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October 16, 2024
Plaque Unveiling Honoring Frances Perkins Wednesday, October 30 — JOIN US!
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July 8, 2024
Mark Disability History in Our Neighborhoods This Disability Pride Month
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June 18, 2024
50 West 13th Street Gets Unanimous Calendaring Vote from City, Now Officially on Its Way to Landmark Status
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June 14, 2024
After Four-Year Campaign, City Agrees to Consider Endangered Black History Site in Greenwich Village for Landmark Designation
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June 3, 2024
Explore, Celebrate, and Preserve LGBTQ History This Pride Month
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May 6, 2024
Marking Jewish History and Asian American History
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March 8, 2024
Celebrate Irish History & Heritage Month
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March 1, 2024
Women’s History Month: Celebrate, Explore, Preserve Women’s History
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February 9, 2024
More Resources and Updated Programs for Black History Month
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February 2, 2024
Celebrate Black History Month and Protect the Rich But Endangered History in Our Neighborhoods
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September 20, 2023
Pressure Grows to Landmark Threatened Our Lady of Guadalupe, City’s First Spanish Church, During Hispanic Heritage Month
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September 20, 2023
New Map Shows Role of Greenwich Village, East Village and NoHo in Hip-Hop History
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June 5, 2023
Saving Our Lady of Guadalupe, New York’s First Spanish Church
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June 5, 2023
Jazz Fans and Luminaries Turn Out for Charles Mingus Plaque Unveiling
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June 1, 2023
Explore, Celebrate, and Preserve LGBTQ+ History with Village Preservation This Pride Month
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May 12, 2023
On and Off 14th Street, Fighting to Recognize and Preserve Our City’s Diverse Histories
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May 12, 2023
May is Jewish American Heritage Month and Asian American/Pacific Islander Heritage Month — Explore Both With VP!
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April 19, 2023
Colored School No. 4 at 128 West 17th Street Gets Landmark Hearing Next Tuesday
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March 24, 2023
Women’s History Month Continues with Your Choice for 25 Most Impactful Women, and New Artists Tour
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March 16, 2023
Celebrating Irish History
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March 9, 2023
Women’s History Month — Tell Us Who Means the Most to You!
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March 7, 2023
The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and the First Black Eye Doctor in America
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March 1, 2023
Join Us To Explore, Celebrate, and Advocate to Preserve Women’s History
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February 27, 2023
Who Were the Most Impactful Women of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo?
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February 21, 2023
Former Colored School No. 4 at 128 West 17th Street Up for Landmark Consideration
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February 3, 2023
Celebrating Black History — Explore Our Past, Advocate to Honor and Protect It
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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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August 5, 2022
Village Preservation Op-Ed: Putting the Lie to “Build Baby Build”… Facts Show Unbridled Market-Rate Development Spurs Gentrification
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June 17, 2022
Mark Juneteenth By Learning More About Abolition History in Our Neighborhoods
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June 17, 2022
Help Us Save an Abolitionist Landmark, 50 West 13th Street
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June 5, 2022
Celebrate and Explore LGBTQ+ History with Village Preservation This Pride Month
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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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January 18, 2021
Honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
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July 2, 2020
Celebrate LGBTQ Pride (Virtually) With Village Preservation
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June 8, 2020
Black Lives, Black Histories
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June 5, 2020
In Memoriam: African American Artists of Westbeth
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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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