South Village

Village Preservation has been the leader in documenting, celebrating, and advocating for the preservation of the South Village, the once-predominantly immigrant section of Greenwich Village south of Washington Square and West 4th Street, between LaGuardia Place and Seventh Avenue South. In 2006 Village Preservation submitted a proposal for landmark designation of the entire area, based upon the areas rich history in connection to immigrants, countercultural movements, and its early LGBT and African-American communities. This resulted in three historic district designations (the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II, the South Village Historic District, and the Sullivan Thompson Historic District) and four individual landmark designations, protecting about 650 buildings and more than thirty blocks.

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Images & Graphs

Photos: Rally for SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown and Against City Upzoning Plan

05/11/2021

Video: At the SoHo/NoHo Protest with Zishun Ning via Bowery Boogie

05/10/2021

Video: The Soho/Noho Rezoning Plan: Its Impacts on Chinatown via ThinkChinatown

03/26/2021

Video: Proposed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Will Make Neighborhood Richer, Whiter, and Less Affordable: A Town Hall

03/16/2021

Video: Landmark Bike Tour of East Village Art & Monuments

11/18/2020

Video: City Planning Meeting and Presentation RE SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan

10/26/2020

Map Showing Expansion of Landmark Protections in the South Village, 2006 – 2016

Photos from the Center for Migration Studies Collection of Village Preservation Historic Image Archive

Video of LPC Designation Vote

12/13/2016

Video of Village Preservation LPC testimony re: Sullivan Thompson Historic District

Photos of the Proposed Sullivan Thompson/South Village Phase III Historic District

Photos from Village Preservation’s presentation of its South Village rezoning plan at the CB2 Land Use Committee hearing

02/12/2014

Video of the South Village Historic District Celebration

12/17/2013

South Village Historic District Celebration PowerPoint presentation

12/17/2013

Map of the South Village Historic District, designated

12/17/2013

Photos from the City Council hearing on Hudson Square rezoning

02/12/2013

Save the South Village Video Project

Demolished, Destroyed or Altered Historic Buildings in the South Village Since Proposal for Historic District Designation Submitted in 2006

10/04/2012

South Village Named One of NY State’s “Seven to Save”: Photos & Video

03/21/2012

Map of affected sites in the unprotected South Village

Nearby proposed rezonings increase development pressure on the South Village

Video and images from the Rally to Save the South Village

04/10/2011

Images of South Village Buildings Landmarked, Not Yet Landmarked, or Lost/Altered, as of June 2010

Celebrating the South Village Phase One victory

06/24/2010

Images of Lost or Compromised Buildings in the South Village

Map of Progress on Proposed South Village Historic District

Actor John Leguizamo on Village Preservation and its work in the South Village

Map of Significant Sites in the Italian-American South Village

South Village on YouTube

South Village Presentation

03/24/2007

LPC Press Release on Designation of Sullivan-Thompson Historic District

12/13/2006
Letters & Docs
Joint community group letter to electeds regarding SoHo-NoHo certification 05/27/2021
Victorian Society of New York’s letter to City Officials regarding the City's proposed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan 03/31/2021
National Trust for Historic Preservation comments on SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan 03/25/2021
Preservation League of New York State letter to City Officials regarding the City's proposed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan 03/11/2021
Village Preservation's letter to Brooklyn Borough President regarding the City's proposed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan 03/08/2021
Joint Preservation Organizations Letter to City Officials Opposing City’s SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan 12/18/2020
SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Environmental Assessment Form 10/28/2020
SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Draft Scope of Work 10/28/2020
City Planning Presentation Materials RE SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan 10/26/2020
Save SoHo-NoHo Coalition Letter to City Officials 03/05/2019
Letter to City Officials for Honorary Street Renaming for Cecere Way on MacDougal Street 11/28/2017
Sullivan-Thompson Historic District LPC Designation Report 12/13/2016
Village Preservation Testimony to LPC re: Sullivan Thompson Historic District 11/29/2016
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer's Testimony to LPC re: Sullivan Thompson Historic District 11/29/2016
Village Preservation Progress Map on Proposed South Village Historic District
IFC BSA Variance
57 Sullivan Street LPC Fact Sheet
57 Sullivan Street LPC Research File
Zoning Variance Application for 51-57 Carmine Street 08/19/2015
Council Member Corey Johnson urges the City Planning Commission to move ahead with rezoning plan proposed by Village Preservation 06/13/2014
Letter from Councilmember-Elect Corey Johnson urging landmarking of the remainder of the South Village 12/13/2013
Letter to LPC urging landmarking of the remainder of the South Village 10/17/2013
Village Preservation’s testimony in support of the South Village Historic District 06/25/2013
Letter from LPC to Village Preservation About Inclusion of Three South Village Sites in Proposed Historic District 05/06/2013
Follow-up letter to LPC about expansion of South Village Historic District Boundaries 04/19/2013
Letter to LPC from six elected officials urging expansion of proposed South Village Historic District boundaries 04/17/2013
Letter to LPC about proposed boundaries of new South Village Historic District 04/10/2013
Letter from LPC Chair re: Consideration of Proposed South Village Historic District 03/19/2013
Letter to LPC Chair Tierney about South Village landmarking commitments 03/15/2013
City Council Announcement re: Hudson Sq. Rezoning and South Village Agreements 03/13/2013
Ad to Speaker Quinn from Village Preservation and two dozen others in The Villager 02/28/2013
Assembly Member Deborah Glick’s testimony at Hudson Square rezoning City Council hearing 02/12/2013
Village Preservation testimony at Hudson Square rezoning City Council hearing 02/12/2013
Letter to Speaker Quinn urging that Hudson Square rezoning includes protections for South Village 02/06/2013
Greenwich Village Block Associations & SoHo Alliance join in urging Speaker Quinn to vote down Hudson Square rezoning if not accompanied by South Village landmarking 02/04/2013
Village Preservation testimony to the City Planning Commission 11/28/2012
Letter of support from State Senator Bill Perkins 11/28/2012
Letter to Borough President Stringer urging changes to Hudson Square rezoning application 11/08/2012
Community Board 2 Resolution on rezoning 10/25/2012
Details of plans for 180 6th Avenue 10/25/2012
Letters to Speaker Quinn, LPC Chair Tierney & City Planning Chair Burden about new development threats to the integrity of the South Village 10/01/2012
Village Preservation letter to LPC urging designation of South Village following ‘Seven to Save’ listing 03/26/2012
Village Preservation letter about proposed Hudson Square Rezoning’s effect on South Village 10/18/2011
Letter to LPC about the possible sale of the Children’s Aid Society’s Coltoff Center and South Village landmarking 12/01/2010
Letter to LPC urging prompt designation of remaining 2/3 of South Village 09/07/2010
Letter to DOB Commissioner about 178 Bleecker Street 01/22/2010
Dept. of Buildings intent to revoke approvals letter for 178 Bleecker Street 01/07/2010
Village Preservation testimony on proposed Sullivan St. rezoning 01/06/2010
Historic Information on Each Individual Building in Proposed South Village Historic District
Historic South Village Preservation Project Advisory Board
Determination of Eligibility for listing on State and National Register of Historic Places
Reports & Analysis
The Many Ways de Blasio’s SoHo/NoHo Plan Encourages Developers to Build Without ANY Affordable Housing 05/14/2021
Community Alternative Zoning Plan for SoHo/NoHo 04/26/2021
UPZONING SOHO AND NOHO Report: Why the City’s Rezoning Plan Will Decrease Socio-Economic Diversity and Reduce Net Affordable Housing 03/05/2021
Community Alternative Zoning Plan for SoHo/NoHo (Mandarin Chinese) 12/01/2020
REPORT: Federal Houses Landmarked or Listed on the State & National Registers of Historic Places, 1999-2016
Information about Village Preservation's proposed South Village rezoning plan 02/12/2014
LPC Designation Report for South Village Historic District 12/17/2013
LPC Map of South Village Historic District 12/17/2013
South Village State & National Register Historic District Report 12/01/2013
South Village State & National Register Photographs and Maps 12/01/2013
Description of Proposed South Village Historic District from the LPC  05/20/2013
LPC map of proposed South Village Historic District 05/20/2013
Overview of architectural styles included in LPC’s proposed South Village Historic District 05/20/2013
Preservation League of NY State letter to Speaker Quinn 02/21/2013
LPC Designation Report for South Village Phase I/Greenwich Village Extension II  06/22/2010
South Village Historic District Proposal and Report by Andrew Dolkart 
“The Italians of the South Village” report by Mary Elizabeth Brown
Landmark Proposals
Support for the South Village Landmarking Proposal

Updates

  • June 4, 2021

    First Official SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Hearings — Community Board 2, June 23 and 24

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  • May 28, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo Update: Certified Plan Contains Demographic Deception and NYU Welcome Mat; Community Groups Demand Electeds Reject

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  • May 19, 2021

    De Blasio’s SoHo/NoHo Plan Is Certified, Largely Unchanged; Public Review Process To Begin

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  • May 14, 2021

    Report Shows City’s SoHo Rezoning Plan Unlikely To Produce Any Affordable Housing

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  • May 13, 2021

    Tenant Advocates and SoHo, NoHo, Chinatown Communities Unite vs. Mayor’s Upzoning Plan

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  • May 6, 2021

    Rally for SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown and Against City Upzoning Plan Monday at Noon

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  • May 6, 2021

    Remembering Jane Jacobs on Her Birthday

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  • May 3, 2021

    City Delays SoHo/NoHo Certification Without Explanation; Citywide Tenant and Housing Groups Come Out Strongly Against Mayor’s Plan; Neighbors File Lawsuit

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  • April 30, 2021

    Important SoHo/NoHo Updates — Opposition Grows, Mayoral Candidates Opine, Plan To Move Monday

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  • April 30, 2021

    Look At All We’ve Accomplished!

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  • April 23, 2021

    New Images Show The Tip of The SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Iceberg

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  • April 19, 2021

    Long Lost Cache of Early SoHo Photos Raises Awareness, Funds to Fight City Plan

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  • April 19, 2021

    Pressing Mayoral and City Council Candidates on Upzoning and SoHo/NoHo

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  • April 19, 2021

    Community Board 2 Meeting SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Tonight

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  • April 8, 2021

    City, State, and National Opposition to SoHo/NoHo Plan; Community Board Meeting Wednesday 4/14

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  • April 5, 2021

    Preservation Petition to NYC Mayoral Candidates Gains Signatures and Supporters — Keep the Progress Going

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  • March 15, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo Teach-In Tonight at 6pm — Register Now!

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  • March 9, 2021

    Virtual Town Hall and Teach-In on SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan and Study Exposing Its True Impacts: Monday, March 15 at 6pm

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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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  • December 8, 2020

    Community Board 2 Meeting on SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan Tonight, Tuesday 12/8 at 6:30 pm

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  • December 2, 2020

    Community Alternative Rezoning Plan For SoHo And NoHo — Public Hearings 12/3 And 12/8

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  • November 24, 2020

    Hearing on Scope of the Environmental Review for Proposed SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan December 3

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  • October 27, 2020

    De Blasio SoHo/NoHo Plan Even Worse Than We Expected

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  • October 19, 2020

    First SoHo-NoHo Upzoning+Rezoning Public Meeting Next Monday, October 26, 6-8pm Sign Up To Speak TODAY!

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  • October 9, 2020

    Plan To Upzone and Rezone SoHo and NoHo Announced Details Are Scarce, But Indications Raise Big Concerns and Conflicts of Interest; Local Elected Officials, Citywide Candidates, and Real Estate Interests Back Move

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