The Area South of Union Square

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Write City Officials to support historic district protections to the area south of Union Square

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Write City Officials to Oppose the Union Square South Hotel Special Permit, Which does Nothing to Protect our Neighborhoods

Village Preservation is leading the effort to seek landmark and zoning protections for this area of Greenwich Village and the East Village – roughly Third to Fifth Avenues, 14th to 9th Streets. This historic neighborhood faces demolitions and out-of-scale new development stemming in large part from the tech industry.

Campaign Links

Press
This NYC preservation society wants landmark status for key sites in the struggle for equal rights, Lonely Planet
07/15/2020
Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation calls on city to recognize African-American, LGBTQ sites as landmarks, AMNY
07/07/2020
The Vote First-Look Clip: PBS Documentary on Black Women Being 'Moved to the Sidelines' of Suffrage Movement, The Root
07/02/2020
These buildings matter: City snubs landmarking key civil-rights sites, The Village Sun
07/02/2020
Civil Rights, the NAACP, and W.E.B. DuBois: The African American history tied to 70 Fifth Avenue, 6 Sqft
02/14/2020
LVTC Soho-Noho, WBAI -- Living for the City
02/12/2020
Community Wants More Zoning Protections in Union Square South SD Expansion, City Land NYC
02/12/2020
Hotel special permit plan below Union Square gets more criticism but continues ULURP process, AMNY
02/07/2020
Tenants rally to save Fifth Avenue building, Town Village
01/23/2020
City's Union Sq. Plan Could Ruin Village Character, Residents Say, Patch
01/22/2020
Progress And Preservation: Council To Consider Special Permits For Select Areas Of NYC, CBS News
01/21/2020
From Civil War generals to Oscar winners: 7 historic figures who called 14-16 Fifth Avenue home, 6 Sqft
01/17/2020
Community asks city to save historic building, NY 1 Spectrum
01/17/2020
Fifth Avenue Tower Threatens Historic Village District: Activists, Patch
01/17/2020
Rally Held Against Planned Luxury Apartment Tower In Greenwich Village, WCBS 880
01/17/2020
Real Life Brothers of Marvelous “Mr. Maisel” Want to Build a 244 Foot Tall, 21 Story Skyscraper in Greenwich Village, Show Bizz 411
01/16/2020
Greenwich Village Rally Will Try To Stop New Tower On Fifth Ave., Patch
01/14/2020
21 experts on NYC’s most important projects of the past decade, 6 Sqft
12/30/2019
Queens pol supports controversial tech hub, gets $5,000 from contractor with troubled history, NY Daily News
12/22/2019
Madison Realty Capital Wants to Destroy Historic Greenwich Village Building, Broker Pulse
12/16/2019
Community Board Land Use Committee rejects Hamilton-Holly House air rights transfer, The Villager
12/12/2019
Plans filed to replace historic Greenwich Village houses with a 244-foot luxury tower, 6 Sqft
12/12/2019
21-Story Condo Building To Replace Historic 5th Ave Apartments, Patch
12/12/2019
Greenwich Village Developer Seeks To Demolish Historic Building For Luxury Condo Tower, Gothamist
12/11/2019
‘Smaller’ 21-story tower pitched for Fifth Ave. in Village Historic District, The Village Sun
12/11/2019
Another Manhattan community board rejects hotel permits plan near Union Square, Amny
11/30/2019
CB3 votes against special hotel permits plan, second CB to do so this month, The Villager
11/29/2019
In Long-Awaited SoHo & NoHo Planning Study, City Calls For Affordable Housing And Expanding Retail, The Gothamist
11/20/2019
City’s special hotel permits plan for south of Union Square gets chilly reception at CB2 meeting, The Villager
11/18/2019
Anaïs Nin Podcast #35: Preserving a Gemor Press Site in Greenwich Village, Anais Nin Podcast
11/15/2019
Hotel Special Permit Plan Offers No Help to Neighborhood, AMNY
11/12/2019
Provocative Publisher's Union Sq Roots Aid Historic District Push, Patch
11/04/2019
Preservationist group blasts city’s plan for special hotel permits below Union Square, The Villager
10/30/2019
Special permits won’t curb hotel development: Village preservationists, Amny
10/30/2019
Hotels south of Union Square may soon require this special permit, NY Curbed
10/28/2019
Now dubbed ‘Zero Irving,’ the contested Union Square tech hub releases new renderings, 6 Sqft
10/23/2019
Village weighs preservation’s effects on biz, affordable housing, AMNY
10/22/2019
Union Square tech hub rebrands as Zero Irving, with new renderings, NY Curbed
10/22/2019
Publishing giants, radical literature, and women’s suffrage: More secrets of Union Square South, 6 Sqft
10/17/2019
Preservationists once again pitch historic district near Union Square, Curbed
10/01/2019
Calls for a Greenwich Village historic district are renewed by preservationists, AMNY
10/01/2019
A history of Book Row, NYC’s long-time downtown haven for bibliophiles, 6 Sqft
09/09/2019
Village Preservation decries 14th St. Tech Hub, again, The Villager
08/14/2019
Construction of Union Square’s tech hub begins, with applause and laments, AM New York
08/05/2019
Tech hub officially breaks ground on 14th Street, EV Grieve
08/05/2019
Construction Begins At 21-Story Union Square Tech Hub, Patch
08/05/2019
Letters to the editor, Aug. 1, Town & Village
08/01/2019
Preservationists to pols: Protect Village from 'tech spread', The Villager
07/16/2019
P.C. Richard is gone on 14th Street; preservationists want answers about tech-hub commitments, EV Grieve
07/09/2019
One year after Union Square tech hub rezoning, promised protections slow to appear, Curbed
07/02/2019
Images & Graphs

City Planning Commission Public Hearing 1/22/20 re: South of Union Square Hotel Special Permit Plan

01/22/2020

Video: Save Greenwich Village and the East Village south of Union Square

07/30/2019

Video and photos from Rally to Save Our Neighborhood

09/29/2018

Chart: Comparison of Promised Neighborhood Protections and Those In Tech Hub Deal

08/16/2018

Video from the New York City Council hearing on the Tech Hub

07/10/2018

Make Sure the Mayor Doesn’t Turn Our Neighborhood into the New Silicon Alley – Community Board #3 Meeting

02/07/2018

Video and photos from Village Preservation Rally

11/15/2017

Portraits of Artist Willem de Kooning in his loft at 831 Broadway, March 23, 1963 by Fred W. McDarrah

Video from Landmarks Preservation Commission Presentation Hearing on 827-831 Broadway

10/17/2017

Video from Landmarks Preservation Commission Presentation and Vote on Calendaring 827-831 Broadway

09/19/2017

Video of Preservation Forum with City Council Candidates 

05/01/2017

Watch video and see photos from rally on 3rd/4th Avenue and Broadway/University Place Rezoning

04/22/2017

Photos from April 12 Community Meeting

04/12/2017

Videos from April 12 Community Meeting – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

04/12/2017

Flyer for April 12th meeting on Rezoning 

04/04/2017

Video from Save University Place/ Broadway Press Conference 

11/16/2015

Photos from Save University Place/ Broadway Press Conference

11/16/2015

Proposed Rezoning Area Map

11/13/2015

Planned Bowlmor Development Existing Zoning vs. Buildling Proposed under University Place Rezoning

11/13/2015

Village Preservation Presentation of University Place/Broadway Corridor Rezoning Proposal to full Community Board #2

01/22/2015

Video of CB2 Hearing on Village Preservation Rezoning Proposal for University Pl/Broadway Corridor Rezoning Landmarking

01/15/2015

Village Preservation Powerpoint Presentation of University Place/Broadway Corridor Rezoning Proposal to Community Board #2 Land Use Committee 

01/14/2015

Video of Community Meeting on University Pl./Broadway Corridor Rezoning & Landmarking w/ Village Preservation’s Andrew Berman 

12/08/2014
Letters & Docs
Speaker Corey Johnson Letter to LPC Chair Carroll in Support of Landmarking South of Union Square 07/14/2020
Letters of Support for Landmarking South of Union Square 07/07/2020
Village Preservation's letter regarding 86 University Place in proposed historic district south of Union Square 04/09/2020
Village Preservation's letter regarding 58 East 13th Street in proposed historic district south of Union Square 02/19/2020
Testimony Regarding Union Square South Hotel Special Permit 01/22/2020
Borough President’s Recommendation re: Proposed Hotel Special Permit Requirement for South of Union Square 01/21/2020
Village Preservation's letter to the Manhattan Borough President regarding the Proposed Special Permit Request for Hotesls South of Union Square 12/11/2019
Village Preservation's letter regarding 88 East 10th Street and 11 & 13 East 12th Street in proposed historic district south of Union Square 11/12/2019
Village Preservation's Letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission with additional information regarding historic significance of buildings within proposed historic district south of Union Square: Grove Press, Evergreen Review, and Barney Rosset 10/31/2019
Village Preservation's Letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission with additional information regarding historic significance of buildings within proposed historic district south of Union Square 09/24/2019
REPORT- Picking Favorites:The 14th Street Tech Hub 08/05/2019
Village Preservation's Letter to Mayor de Blasio and Councilmember Carlina Rivera Re: Broken Commitments following 14th Street Tech Hub Rezoning 06/28/2019
Finishing the Job: The Unprotected Architecture and History of Greenwich Village & the East Village below Union Square by Anthony W. Robins 03/19/2019
Joint letter to the LPC on Union Square by State Senators Brad Hoylman and Liz Kruger, and Assemblymember Deborah Glick 12/04/2018
Village Preservation's Letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission for Historic District Designation for Area from 14th Street to 9th Street, Fifth Avenue corridor to Third Avenue corridor 08/17/2018
Councilmember Carlina Rivera’s Announcement of Her Tech Hub Deal and Commitments Secured from the City, Aug. 2018
Village Preservation's City Council Hearing Testimony Regarding Proposed Tech Hub 07/10/2018
Village Preservation's City Planning Commission Testimony Regarding Proposed Tech Hub at 14th Street and Irving Place 05/14/2018
Manhattan Borough President’s issuance of her official recommendation on the 14th Street ‘Tech Hub’ ULURP 05/04/2018
Ads Urging Borough President Brewer to Include Neighborhood Protections in Tech Hub Recommendation in City&State, The Villager, and the LoDown 03/16/2018
Letter to Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, urging her support of zoning protections around the proposed Tech Hub 03/01/2018
Community Board #3 Recommendation for Tech Hub with Zoning Protections 02/27/2018
Read the Mayor's rezoning application to allow development of a large ‘Tech Hub’ at 124 E. 14th Street 01/29/2018
Supporters of Village Preservation's Proposed Zoning Protections for University Place/Broadway/3rd Ave./4th Ave. Corridors
Community Board 3's Resolution in Support of Changing Zoning of 3rd and 4th Avenues from 14th Street to 9th Street 12/20/2017
Read our 3rd & 4th Avenue Rezoning Fact Sheet 12/20/2017
Presentation to Community Board #3 Land Use Committee of 3rd-4th Avenue Rezoning Proposal 09/13/2017
Presentation to Community Board 3 Economic Development Committee 05/04/2017
Press release for rally to rezone 3rd/4th Avenues and Broadway/University Place 04/22/2017
View boards with information about planned developments and affordable housing from April 22nd rally
Letter to Planning Chair Marissa Lago from CB2 in Support of Rezoning 03/31/2017
Follow Up Letter from Elected Officials to Mayor and City Planning Chair re: Rezoning Proposal 12/10/2015
Letter to Mayor de Blasio and City Planning Chair Weisbrod re: Rezoning Proposal 11/17/2015
Department of City Planning Reply Letter to Elected Officials 08/24/2015
Village Preservation Zoning Challenge Submission Letter for 110 University Place 08/20/2015
Letter from Elected Officials to City Planning in Support of Village Preservation’s University Place/Broadway Rezoning Proposal 07/14/2015
Village Preservation Letter to City Planning Urging Support for University Place/Broadway Rezoning Proposal 01/28/2015
CB 2 letter to City Planning in Support of Village Preservation’s University Place/Broadway Rezoning Proposal 01/23/2015
Village Preservation Presentation of University Place/Broadway Rezoning Proposal from Town Hall 12/04/2014
Landmark Proposals
Village Preservation's letter regarding 59 Fifth Avenue in proposed historic district south of Union Square 07/28/2020
Village Preservation's Letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission with further information regarding historic significance of 86 University Place within proposed historic district South of Union Square 04/09/2020
Village Preservation’s letter to Landmarks Preservation Commission with further information regarding historic significance of buildings in the Fifth avenue corridor within proposed historic district south of Union Square 04/07/2020
Village Preservation's Letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission with further information regarding 58 East 13th Street, home of the National Academy of Design 02/19/2020
Village Preservation's Letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission with further information regarding 70 Fifth Avenue, headquarters of the NAACP, and 80 Fifth Avenue,headquarters of the National Gay Task Force 02/12/2020
Village Preservation's letter regarding regarding 88 East 10th Street and 11 & 13 East 12th Street in proposed historic district south of Union Square 11/12/2019
Village Preservation's Letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission with additional information regarding historic significance of buildings within proposed historic district south of Union Square: Grove Press, Evergreen Review, and Barney Rosset 10/31/2019
Village Preservation's Letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission with additional information regarding historic significance of buildings within proposed historic district south of Union Square 09/24/2019
Finishing the Job: The Unprotected Architecture and History of Greenwich Village & the East Village below Union Square by Anthony W. Robins 03/19/2019

Updates

  • July 29, 2020

    New Research in South of Union Square Landmarking Effort Reveals Incredible History Behind Unprotected 160 Year Old Fifth Avenue House

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  • July 14, 2020

    Speaker Johnson, Scholars, and Press Support South of Union Square Civil Rights Landmarking Effort, But City and Rivera Still Resist

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  • May 19, 2020

    Gathering More Support for Landmarking Effort for Greenwich Village & East Village South of Union Square

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  • April 17, 2020

    New Research on 86 University Place Powers Our Push For Landmark Protections for Greenwich Village and the East Village South of Union Square

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  • April 8, 2020

    New Research Uncovers More Incredible History to Power Our Push for Landmark Protections for Greenwich Village and the East Village South of Union Square

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  • February 25, 2020

    City Planning Commission To Vote On South of Union Square Hotel Special Permit Plan Next Wed.; City Council Hearings To Follow

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  • February 12, 2020

    NAACP and National LGBTQ Task Force Come Out in Support of South of Union Square Landmarking Effort; New Research Submitted

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