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 30 blocks.

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Images & Graphs

Video: City Council’s public hearing on SoHo/NoHo Rezoning

11/09/2021

Video: City Planning Commission’s public hearing on SoHo/NoHo Rezoning

09/02/2021

Video from Press Conference: SoHo/NoHo Upzoning prior to Manhattan Borough President Hearing

08/23/2021

Photos from Press Conference: SoHo/NoHo Upzoning prior to Manhattan Borough President Hearing, August 23, 2021

08/23/2021

The 25,000 Sq Ft Exemption in SoHo/NoHo Rezoning

08/17/2021

Mapping the Disproportionate Impact of the SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan on Asian Americans

08/17/2021

SoHo/NoHo Rezoning: Utterly Out of Proportion

08/17/2021

Mapping the Incentive to Demolish in SoHo/NoHo Rezoning

08/17/2021

Flyer: The City’s Big SoHo/NoHo Developer Giveaway

06/30/2021

Flyer: The SoHo/NoHo Rezoning for Housing Advocates

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
Village Preservation Press Release: Statement Regarding City Council Approval of Soho/Noho/Chinatown Rezoning 12/15/2021
Final Scope of Work on SoHo/NoHo Rezoning, NYC Planning 12/16/2021
Mayor de Blasio’s Press Release re Passage of SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning Plan 12/15/2021
City Planning Summary re City Council-Revised SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning Plan 12/15/2021
City Planning Memo re City Council-Revised SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning 12/14/2021
Final Scope of Work on SoHo/NoHo Rezoning, NYC Planning 12/14/2021
Group letter to City Councilmembers Opposing SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown upzoning 12/14/2021
City Council Points of Agreement for SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning+Displacement Plan 12/09/2021
Site Analysis in Soho/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning of Internal Rate of Return for Including Affordable Housing vs. Building with No Affordable Housing 12/07/2021
Village Preservation Testimony to City Council in Opposition to SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Proposal 11/08/2021
TenantsPAC Testimony to City Council in Opposition to SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Proposal 11/09/2021
Group Letter to City Councilmembers Opposing SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning 11/03/2021
TenantsPAC Letter Opposing SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning 11/03/2021
Resolution from Village Independent Democrats Opposing SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown rezoning 10/06/2021
NYC Planning: SoHo NoHo Neighborhood Plan, Post-Hearing Follow-up 09/17/2021
Testimony: Congressman Jerrold Nadler and State Senator Brad Hoylman Regarding the SoHo/NoHo Neighborhood Plan 09/02/2021
Village Preservation Letter to City Planning with Information re: Impact of SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning Proposal on Rent Regulated Housing 09/14/2021
Village Preservation Testimony at City Planning Commission Hearing on SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning 09/02/2021
TenantsPAC testimony at City Planning SoHo/NoHo hearing 09/02/2021
Village Preservation letter to Manhattan Borough President Brewer on SoHo/NoHo 08/18/2021
Preservation League of NYS Letter to Manhattan Borough President re SoHo NoHo rezoning ULURP 08/17/2021
Landmarks West! letter to Borough President Brewer on Soho NoHo rezoning 08/08/2021
Community Board 2’s Resolution Opposing SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning 07/27/2021
Comments by National Trust for Historic Preservation to CB2 on SoHo/NoHo Rezoning 07/18/2021
Joint letter to Department of City Planning regarding defamatory comments 07/12/2021
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
Site Analysis in Soho/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning of Internal Rate of Return for Including Affordable Housing vs. Building with No Affordable Housing (report only) 12/09/2021
Less Reliable Than Flipping A Coin: The Department of City Planning’s Miserable Track Record on Predicting Rezoning Outcomes 11/09/2021
SoHo/NoHo Upzoning: The Demographic Disguise 08/17/2021
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

  • October 1, 2022

    Italian American History and Heritage Month Begins

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  • April 6, 2022

    Monitoring New Developments in SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown and Accuracy of Rezoning Predictions and Commitments

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  • January 18, 2022

    Victory: Punitive SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Measure Vetoed!

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  • December 16, 2021

    City Council Approves SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement Plan

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  • December 13, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning Reminder: Final Vote as Soon as Wednesday, Call and E-Mail TODAY

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  • December 10, 2021

    City Council Committee Approves SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement Plan With Modifications

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  • December 8, 2021

    Council Appears Poised to Vote on SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Plan Today, December 9, as New Financial Analysis Shows Fatal Flaws in Affordable Housing Claims

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  • December 3, 2021

    City Council Vote On SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Pushed Back to Week of December 6 — CALL AND WRITE NOW!

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  • November 29, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Vote Likely This Week — Flood the City Council With Calls and Letters

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  • November 23, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning Vote Likely After Thanksgiving; Video and Final Push for ‘No’ Vote

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  • November 12, 2021

    Opponents Vastly Outnumber Supporters At Rezoning Hearing; Village Preservation Releases Study Showing City Projections for Neighborhood Rezonings Are ‘Less Reliable Than Flipping a Coin’

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  • November 9, 2021

    Final SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning Public Hearing Today — PLEASE TESTIFY AND/OR SUBMIT COMMENTS!

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  • November 2, 2021

    City Council Virtual Public Hearing on Disastrous SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning Plan Next Tuesday, Nov. 9, around 11:30 am

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  • October 26, 2021

    More Evidence that Upzoning Makes New York Less Affordable, Not More, and the Reality Deniers

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  • October 21, 2021

    City Planning Commission Approves SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning Plan with Changes that Are ‘Less Than Nothing’; Now Heads to City Council

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  • October 15, 2021

    Oversized and Out-of-Context Development Plans for 15 Greenwich Avenue, 182 Spring Street Get Landmarks Review Next Tuesday

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  • October 8, 2021

    City Proposes Further ‘Changes’ to Upzoning Proposal for SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown that Amount to Nothing

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  • October 8, 2021

    Village Preservation Op-Ed: ‘Trickle Down’ Affordable Housing in NYC Is a Fail; Don’t Force It on SoHo, NoHo and Chinatown

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  • September 24, 2021

    City Signals Window-Dressing Changes to SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan

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  • September 16, 2021

    Exposing the City’s False Affordable Housing Claims for SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning

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  • September 10, 2021

    Oversized and Monotonous New Development Proposed in Sullivan-Thompson Historic District; Hearing Monday

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  • September 3, 2021

    Opponents Overwhelm Six-Hour City Planning SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Hearing; City’s Baseless Claims of Racism Face Backlash; Elected Officials Join Opposition

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  • August 31, 2021

    City Planning Commission SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Hearing This Thursday, September 2, 10 am

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  • August 19, 2021

    Details on SoHo/NoHo Hearings, New Data Shows Falsehoods and Lies Behind Rezoning

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  • August 10, 2021

    Borough President’s Public Hearing on SoHo/NoHo Monday, August 23, 6-8 pm; City Planning Hearing Likely Day of September 2

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