…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted May 9, 2021
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read More…and Annual Meeting will be held at The New School Auditorium at 66 West 12th Street. The striking 500-seat auditorium, designed in 1931, was designated an interior New York City…
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 9, 2021
Read More…Annual Meeting. We’ll be celebrating six of the amazing small businesses, community groups, neighborhood leaders, local institutions, public spaces, and restorations/renovations that make Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read MoreThis week we have two milestone anniversaries that relate to my old stomping grounds, Carmine Street. On this date, May 6, in 1908, the public bathhouse that is now the…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 9, 2021
Read MoreToday we’re thrilled to welcome aboard Sarah Bean Apmann, GVSHP’s new Director of Research and Preservation. Sarah fills the position most recently held by Amanda Davis. In her new position,…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read More…which GVSHP and the Westbeth Artists Residents Council held in 2010, marking Westbeth’s 40th anniversary and GVSHP’s 30th, which showcased dozens of artists’ collections and their Richard Meier-designed live/work spaces….
Read MoreEXPLORE SIX STATELY GREENWICH VILLAGE HOMES ON THE 19TH ANNUAL SPRING HOUSE TOUR BENEFIT On Sunday, May 7, the doors to six private Village homes will be opened only to…
Read MoreForty Years of Preserving Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo Click here to launch the Map To mark our 40th anniversary, we’ve launched a StoryMap documenting four decades of…
Read More…Bar, 80 Grove Street Yara Arts Group Regina Kellerman Award: La MaMa ETC Restoration of 74A East 4th Street To find out more about the Village Awards and Annual Meeting…
Read MoreRead the report here. Village Preservation’s 2021–2022 Annual Report is now available, containing information on everything from our advocacy campaigns to our latest programming and resources, our educational courses for…
Read MoreA Fillmore Happening: Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Fillmore East Fifty years ago, on March 8, 1968, the Fillmore East opened its doors and changed the city and the…
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted April 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted April 9, 2021
Read MoreToday we welcome aboard Laura Fleischmann, who will be taking over our Program and Administrative Associate position. She’s excited to continue her work with the GVSHP team, assisting with member…
Read MoreDirector of Research & Preservation Sarah Bean Apmann has worked as an architectural historian in historic preservation for the past twenty years. She grew up in Staten Island and received…
Read MoreDid someone say FREE CONCERT? Yes, indeed we did! Celebrating the 125th anniversary of its historic choir, Grace Church is offering a free concert featuring current choir members and alumni,…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read MoreHistoric District Council’s 25th Annual Perservation Conference, co-sponsored by Village Preservation Join the Historic Districts Council for Open to the Public: A Participant-Driven Preservation Conference! This day-long conference will dive…
Read More…who were inspired by the Commune. For decades’the anniversary of this defining event was marked in our neighborhoods by marches and lavish annual festivals. Local radicals from Victoria Woodhull to…
Read MoreSupport for landmark designation of the 1826 building housing Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th Street/188 Waverly Place is growing, as we approach the 50th anniversary of the Julius’ “Sip In,” the…
Read MoreOn August 7th, 1967, the J.M. Kaplan Fund and the newly-constituted National Endowment for the Arts announced plans for a project that would help transform Greenwich Village, New York, housing…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read More…off an Avenue C stoop. Rolling Stone and the NY Times wote articles and BAM held a retrospective around the 20 year anniversary. Love it or hate it, the movie…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read More…the neighborhood’s best food and drink purveyors will be in one place for the 14th annual Taste of the Village! The event has been very popular since its inaugural year…
Read MoreVillage Preservation 10th Annual House Tour and Benefit…
Read MoreJoin us next week for our Sixth Annual Village Preservation Comedy Night fundraiser at the Comedy Cellar at the Village Underground, 130 West 3rd Street (MacDougal Street/Sixth Avenue). Comedy has…
Read MoreThe 34th Village Preservation Annual Meeting and Presentation of the Village Awards Co-sponsored by The New School This special evening will look back on Village Preservation’s work over the last…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read MoreDear friend, Village Preservation is renewing its drive for landmark status for 159 West 10th Street / 188 Waverly Place, on the upcoming 50th anniversary of the historic “Sip-In” at Julius’ Bar,…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read More…Anniversary to one of our favorite things in the Village! Blue Man Group was the creation of Matt Goldman, Phil Stanton and Chris Wink, who “went blue” around 1998 but…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read MoreA Greenwich Village Legacy: The Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire of 1911 There were over 500 employees at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory – most were young women, most…
Read MoreNext month will be the 50th anniversary of the “Sip-In” at Julius’ Bar in Greenwich Village, a landmark of civil rights history which helped change the law and attitudes around LGBT…
Read MoreThe 33rd Annual Meeting and Presentation of the Village Awards This special evening will look back on Village Preservation’s work over the last year to protect the architectural heritage and…
Read MoreYou can see the H-Plan layout from above. Image via Google. Today marks the ten year anniversary of the LPC designation of 605 East 9th Street, the former P.S. 64…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read More…gay and lesbian history. The announcement was made in a special ceremony to kick off this year’s Gay Pride celebrations, held each year to commemorate the anniversary of the Stonewall…
Read MoreThis is an updated version of a post from 2011. The Washington Square Ghost! That’s right folks, we’re talking about Ghostbusters! Today marks the anniversary of the release of the…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read MoreOur latest Annual Report is available, looking back at the organization’s work from the end of last summer to now. It’s been a momentous year, with battles fought, victories won, new realities…
Read More…another Seinfeld anniversary which strikes even a little nearer and dearer to the heart of this blog. The Seinfeld episode “The Maid” first ran on April 30th, 1998. In it,…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted March 9, 2021
Read More…East 13th Street for formerly homeless LGBTQ+ youth. On Tuesday, June 13 at 6 PM we’ll be celebrating six incredible awardees at our Village Awards and Annual Meeting. This heartwarming…
Read MoreToday is the 108th anniversary of the General Slocum disaster. The greatest loss of life in New York City before 9/11, this singularly important event had a particularly profound impact…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read MoreHappy 50th Anniversary, St. Mark’s Historic District! Panel, Poetry, Celebration On January 14th, 1969, the St. Mark’s Historic District was designated, marking the area that was owned by Petrus Stuyvesant,…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read MoreThe Remember the Triangle Fire Coalition presents: Celebrate the 99th Anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire MC Annie Lanzillotto and her band Fiasco will guide a sneak peek of…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read MoreOur neighborhoods have witnessed myriad transformative events that changed the course of history. We recently marked a few big anniversaries of some particularly significant dates: Two hundred years ago this…
Read MoreWhile we’re not yet technically at the ‘silver’ (i.e. 25th) anniversary, but November 18th Mark’s the date in 2008 when we were able to get Silver Towers in the…
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 9, 2021
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…as an Armenian National Shrine for the Roman Catholic Church. The demolished rectory (blue brick building) dated to the 1840’s. Click here to read about the former St. Ann’s Church….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read MoreOn September 9, 2003, the Gansevoort Market Historic District was officially designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. The designation not only culminated a three-year effort to protect…
Read MoreOn May 2, 2006, two new historic districts were designated in the Far West Village, the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension and the Weehawken Street Historic District, as part of…
Read MoreThe Leibovitz properties in the early 2000s. It’s been many years since the sad saga began at the Annie Leibowitz properties in the West Village. The 1830s buildings, part of…
Read More…testify when the item is announced HERE. (There is a three-minute time limit for testimony). To submit written testimony of any length in advance of the hearing, send it to testimony@lpc.nyc.gov…
Read MoreThe wedding of John Wojtowicz and Ernest Aron (later Elizabeth Eden). On August 22, 1972, what may be the most legendary bank robbery in New York City history took…
Read MoreWe’re gearing up for the Landmarks Preservation (LPC) hearing about “Phase II” of the proposed South Village Historic District next Tuesday, June 25. We hope you can join us at…
Read MoreA week’s stay in Villa Francesca, Villefranche-sur-Mer, is one of the 20 outstanding items! Make a Bid for Preservation! So Many Incredible Items to Bid On! Village Preservation’s Online Auction…
Read More…the time of the 1822 Yellow Fever Epidemic. This August will also be the 200th anniversary of the 1822 Yellow Fever Epidemic in Lower Manhattan, which resulted in the rapid…
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