Bernard Malamud: Evocative Novelist, and Villager
Novelist Bernard Malamud is considered by many critics to be one of the finest American novelists of the 20th century. Born on April 26, 1914, in Brooklyn to a poor Russian … Continued
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Category: Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District
Gen. George Washington Establishes HQ at Richmond Hill, April, 1776
Richmond Hill was a Colonial estate built on a 26-acre parcel of the “King’s Farm” in 1767 by Major Abraham Mortier, paymaster of the British army in the colony. Located … Continued
New Addition to Our Preservation History Archive Sheds Light on Charlton King VanDam Historic District on Its Anniversary
Fifty-four years ago this week, the Charlton King VanDam Historic District was designated, only the fourth historic district ever designated in New York City and the first in Greenwich Village, with one … Continued
Villager and Groundbreaking African American Soprano Leontyne Price
While it is a well-established fact that our neighborhoods have attracted and been home to some of the most groundbreaking artists and art movements of the past couple of centuries, … Continued