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In Memoriam: Doric Wilson

…beliefs, a trait that was further apparent in his advocacy for civil-rights and the anti-Vietnam-War movement. A member of GAA (Gay Activist Alliance), he opened the famed Village gay bars…

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20 transformative women of Greenwich Village

…right up to today, pioneering women have made the Greenwich Village Historic District their home, from congresswoman Bella Abzug and gay rights advocate Edie Windsor to playwright Lorraine Hansberry and photographer Berenice…

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Ed Koch (1924-2013) and the Village

…Democrats club (the country’s first gay democratic club, founded in 1974 around the historic candidacy of Jim Owles as New York City’s first openly-gay candidate for elected office — Koch’s…

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The Supposed Streets of Little Africa

…a landowner through whose property the street was cut, and the 45th mayor of New York City. Richard Varick (1753–1831), painting from the New-York Historical Society Gay Street The name…

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A Lot To Be Thankful For

…the history of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights movement. This insurrection gave birth to the gay liberation phase of the lesbian and gay rights movement, transforming the…

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Celebrating Flag Day!

…orange, yellow, green, turquoise, indigo, and violet descending from the top. The following two “rainbow flag-inspired” images are from the Robert Fisch Collection, dating froim from gay pride events.  Gay

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Coming Out, and Going Out, in the Village

…Stonewall Inn, Julius’ is often called the oldest continuously operating gay bar in New York City. It was originally established in 1867 and by the 1950’s was attracting gay patrons. …

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PFLAG Plaque Unveiled

…took a stand against legal restrictions and conducted about one hundred gay marriages within the Church. Ed Egan, against the Bishop’s wishes, invited the predominantly-gay Metropolitan Community Church to have…

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The Importance of #GivingTuesday

…of NYC’s oldest bars, and its oldest gay bar, Julius’ Bar. In 1966 Julius’ Bar was the site of a trailblazing civil protest for gay rights, more than three years before…

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LGBT History in All Corners: NoHo

…histories or connections. Here are a few: Harvey Milk High School/Hetrick-Martin Institute (2 Astor Place) Harvey Milk High School (named for the first openly gay man to be elected to…

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LGBTQ History: Cooper Square and Bowery

…center of ‘gay’ nightlife in New York City. On Bleecker Street, the Black Rabbit and the Slide did business, offering live sex shows and male prostitutes. On the Bowery, Manilla…

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Happy Birthday, Tom Bernardin!

…and his own apartment on East 52nd Street. While living in this apartment, Tom began his work and volunteering with Village preservation efforts, inspired by Margot Gayle, “one of the…

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2013: The Year In Review

…which owned the San Remo. Village Awards with awardees Block Drug Store and the Bowery Alliance of Neighbors. In June, hundreds turned out for GVSHP’s Annual Meeting and Village Awards,…

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GVSHP Keeping up the Fight

…of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender civil rights movement.  This insurrection gave birth to the gay liberation phase of the lesbian and gay rights movement, transforming the struggle for…

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Berenice Abbott’s Greenwich Village

…here. Interestingly, Abbott saw fit to photograph the currently relevant 14-16 Gay Street. 14 Gay is the subject of much controversy at the moment as it is has been demolished…

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Eight Years Off the Grid

…in NYC. https://gvshp.org/blog/2011/11/14/when-was-my-building-built-and-other-tricky-research-questions/ 2012: Is Gay Street Really ‘Gay’? Spoiler Alert: the answer is no, but it’s a great story. https://gvshp.org/blog/2012/10/10/is-gay-street-really-gay/ 2013: Happy Birthday, Andy Warhol Our most popular blog post…

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GVSHP Oral History: Otis Kidwell Burger

…Mailer. Secret Lives of the Underground Railroad in New York City, Sydney Howard Gay, Louis Napoleon and the Record of Fugitives. Photo courtesy of Amazon.com Burger was born on November…

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The Village Under Siege – By What?

…gritty neighborhood. The Village Alliance’s Business Improvement District today, born of many frustrations voiced in the 1993 New York Magazine cover story. Issues like those described in the story can…

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Stories of the Village

…Stories. The library’s foray into recording and archiving the stories of the neighborhood had us thinking about GVSHP’s own collection of oral histories, which include narratives by early preservation activists

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Looking Back to When Paris Was Burning

…including Sundance, the Berlin International Film Festival, and the Toronto International Film Festival. It introduced largely-white audiences, both gay and straight, to cultural phenomena including voguing, shade, and reading —…

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Cats and the Village

…the American South and seeing first-hand the horrors of slavery (but who is not, as is sometimes assumed, the namesake of Gay Street). Her grandmother, Mary Otis Gay Willcox, was…

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Stormé DeLarverie: Village Guardian

A self-proclaimed “gay superhero,” Stormé Delarverie (≅ December 24, 1920 – May 24, 2014, Pronouns: she/her in public, he/him in performance) was a drag king, bouncer, and neighborhood activist who…

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Giving Tuesday — Give to Save!

…and home to one of NYC’s oldest bars, and its oldest gay bar, Julius’ Bar. In 1966 Julius’ Bar was the site of a trailblazing civil protest for gay rights,…

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East 7th Street: A Foodie’s Paradise

…storefronts L to R: Big Gay Ice Cream Shop, Butter Lane Cupcakes, Van Leeuwen Artisan Ice Cream The oldest of this dessert triumvirate, Butter Lane Cupcakes, opened in 2008 at…

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Reframing the Urban Pattern

Gay Street.  14 Gay Street, Spencer Means, 2017 For years, violations at 14 Gay Street continued to be overlooked by the city agencies responsible for maintaining the structure of the…

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Weehawken Street Historic District, Part III

gay clientele.  Following the rebellion at Stonewall, Christopher Street became the social and cultural center of New York’ gay and lesbian community.  Six of the fourteen buildings in the district…

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Remember The Alamo? The Cube is Back

…of it’s goal, and you can help here.  Contact Will Lewis at Village Alliance  to learn more about that affordable and exciting sponsorship opportunity at 212.777.2173 info@villagealliance.org Besides the Mosaics, in 2011 GVSHP…

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This Day in History: NYU Incorporated

…Inc., Lower Manhattan Neighbors’ Organization, SoHo Alliance, Bowery Alliance of Neighbors, NoHo Neighborhood Association, Assembly Member Deborah Glick and 10 other individuals, filed suit against the City and State’s approvals…

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