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Business of the Month

…help support the businesses below that make our community special, then be sure to nominate your favorite here! Explore Our Business of the Month Map … … and Our Full List…

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Business of the Month: Caffe Vivaldi, 32 Jones Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village,…

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Business of the Month: Mercer Street Books, 206 Mercer Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — and we need your help selecting the next. Tell us which independent store you love in…

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Business of the Month: Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, 67 East 11th Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village,…

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Business of the Month — Theatre 80, 80 St. Marks Place

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village,…

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Business of the Month: The Hat Shop, 120 Thompson Street (now at 148 Sullivan Street)

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village,…

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Business of the Month: Cobblestones, 314 East 9th Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — and we need your help selecting the next. Tell us which independent store you love in…

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Business of the Month: Matt Umanov Guitars

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — and we need your help selecting the next. Tell us which independent store you love in…

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Business of the Month: Greenwich Locksmiths

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — and we need your help selecting the next. Tell us which independent store you love in…

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Business of the Month: Sullivan Street Tea & Spice Company

Your input is needed! Today we feature our second “Business of the Month” — the first one selected by YOUR votes! Now tell us which independent store you love in…

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Business of the Month: Makari

Your input is needed! Today we kick off our new “Business of the Month” feature on independent stores in Greenwich Village, the East Village and NoHo. Tell us which store…

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Business of the Month: Chess Forum, 219 Thompson Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village,…

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Business of the Month: New York City Pharmacy, 206 1st Avenue

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village,…

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Business of the Month: Caravan of Dreams, 405 East 6th Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village, the East…

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Business of the Month: The Silversmith, 184 3/4 West 4th Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — and we need your help selecting the next. Tell us which independent store you love in…

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Business of the Month: La Bonbonniere

Your input is needed! Today we feature our third “Business of the Month” — and we need your help selecting the next. Tell us which independent store you love in…

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Business of the Month: Newsbar Café, 107 University Place

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village, the East…

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Business of the Month: Casa Adela, 66 Avenue C

Traditional Puerto Rican food at a longstanding neighborhood institution. Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — and we need your help selecting the…

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Business of the Month: Integral Yoga Institute, 227 West 13th Street

The welcoming outside of Integral Yoga Institute. Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which…

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A Celebration of One Hundred Businesses of the Month

…NoHo: click here to nominate your favorite. Want to help support small businesses? Share this post with friends. In November 2014, we started our popular Business of the Month program with the…

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Celebrating One Hundred Businesses of the Month

This month we named our 100th Business of the Month: McNulty’s Tea and Coffee, located at 109 Christopher Street and founded in 1895. Our Business of the Month program, launched…

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One Street, Many Great Local Businesses: Bleecker Street

Sarah Jessica Parker holding up a #ShopBleecker postcard last year. This is now an annual initiative. Four years ago today, GVSHP launched our Business of the Month program, in which…

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Small Business, Big History: Celebrating and Advocating

…Merchant Association, United for Small Business NYC, Save our Storefronts and more. One of our Business of the Month awardees, Casa Adela, on Avenue C featured in the NY1 piece….

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Supporting Small Business in our Neighborhoods

…on behalf of particular businesses facing unfair evictions; others have consisted of ongoing programs to support all local small businesses. In November 2014, we launched our Business of the Month…

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Small Business

Supporting Small Businesses Village Preservation works to support, promote, and protect small independent businesses in our neighborhoods. We do this through our Business of the Month Program and our Annual…

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Saving Our Small Businesses

…is to shop there. To help with this, GVSHP has a ‘Business of the Month’ program, in which we celebrate a different local small business each month, highlighting the special…

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The Small Business Spring of 2015

…captured Marina Cortez Arrieta, an owner of La Bonbonniere, which was our Business of the Month for January. Photo from #SaveNYC by Adam Nelson. Manhattan Borough President’s initiative – On…

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Support Small Businesses, Today at City Hall

Ever walk by those many empty storefronts, or past the multitude of metastizing chainstores, and wonder what can be done to preserve and protect our small businesses? Today there is…

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Small Businesses Meeting the Challenges of Today

…East 9th Street off Second Avenue. And in a weekly section that features notable New Yorkers and their Sunday Routine, one of our Business of the Month awardees was mentioned…

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Welcoming New Small Businesses to Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo

From left: recent Business of the Month Carmine Street Guitars, and new businesses Bronx Brewery and Via della Scrofa Supporting the independent businesses of our neighborhoods has long been part…

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Small Business EVERY-Day: Mercer Street Books & Records, 206 Mercer Street

…Street Books & Records was a Village Preservation Business of the Month in September, 2015. Read more here or and submit your nomination for your favorite business for Business of…

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“Welcome to the Neighborhood”: Supporting New Local Independent Businesses

…small, independent businesses in our neighborhoods via our Business of the Month program, our Small Business, Big History program, and our Annual Awards, along with fighting for legislation and regulations…

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Small Businesses in the Historic Image Archive

…been located here for five decades, was named a Business of the Month in September 2018 and a winner of our annual Village Awards in 2021. Secondhand Rose, 549 Hudson…

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Shop Local; Small Business Saturday

…will be entered to win a book from our collection if you nominate before November 30. GVSHP Business of the Month sticker on Tea and Sympathy. Photo courtesy of Nicky…

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Op-Ed: Small Businesses and Landmarking Can Help Each Other

…needs to be done to help small businesses in our neighborhoods. That’s why Village Preservation runs our “Business of the Month” program, and why we are advocating for measures that…

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Celebrating Black-Owned Businesses in Our Neighborhoods

…Mikey Likes It Ice Cream was our August 2019 Business of the Month. Berber Street Food (35 Carmine Street) Berber Street Food opened in 2018 by Diana Tandia. Originally from Mauritania,…

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Celebrating Ice Cream (and small businesses) in our neighborhoods

…in the West (61 Grove Street.) Big Gay Ice Cream was our June 2019 Business of the Month. What special small business would you like to see featured next? Just click here to…

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Spotlight on Small Businesses: La Sirena, 27 East 3rd Street

La Sirena, 27 East 3rd Street Dina Leor, outside the eclectic shop. (With green Business of the Month decal on the right.) A colorful little shop that anyone who has…

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It’s National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day!

…a full-service locksmith operation from a key-bedecked shack since 1980. Explore the rest of our Business of the Month map and learn about some of the many business owners that…

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2022 Small Business Holiday Gift Guide!

…few of the many unique, character-filled businesses our neighborhoods have to offer. To learn what else is out there, check out our Business of the Month and Small Business, Big…

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Preserving, Adapting, Reusing: Good for Buildings, Good for Clothing, Good for Small Business

…Vintage 204 1st Avenue East Village Vintage Collective (a past Village Preservation Business of the Month) 545 East 12th Street Meagan and Alex in front of EVVC Cure Thrift Shop…

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A New Plan to Preserve the Small Businesses We Love and Need

…Business of the Month program and support of the Small Business Jobs Survival Act.) The Economic Development Committee of Community Board 3, encompassing the East Village, has been pursuing a…

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“Not Another Starbucks” Rally Today

…City Council supporting SBJSA by clicking here. Another way we work to support local shops is with our “Business of the Month” program. Each month, a local, independent business is featured…

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Happy Birthday Romana Raffetto- Support Your Local Small Businesses!

…about the GVSHP Business of the Month program here and nominate your favorite local business here. (Raffetto’s was awarded a GVSHP Village Award in 2004). The Raffetto’s building, located at 144 West…

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Eat Vegan and Support Local Businesses!

…Dreams, 405 East 6th Street Patatas Bravas with Local Fingerlings Our Business of the Month in April 2021, Caravan of Dreams was founded by Spanish ex-pat Angel Moreno in October…

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Stonewall Landmarks Hearing Next Tuesday at 10AM

…the South Village and University Place/Broadway Corridors (click on each for letters) Business of the Month: Cobblestones 314 East 9th Street Can you imagine opening a shop at the age of 21 and…

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Village Pride & LGBT Establishments

…one in the East Village (125 East 7th Street) and one in the West (61 Grove Street.) Big Gay Ice Cream was our June 2019 Business of the Month. What special…

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In Celebration of Independent Bookstore Day

…February 2012 Business of the month. Village Work became our March 2024 Business of the Month. We invite you to swing by your local independent bookstore and buy a book…

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Immigrant Heritage Day – Taking a Walk to the Immigrant East Village

…left in the neighborhood. Fresco Gelateria is a GVSHP Business of the Month and an immigrant-owned business which occupies the ground floor of a 19th Century building at 138 Second…

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Good News on Chain Stores for the New Year

…help? Here are four quick ways: Sign the petition to create an East Village Special Retail District. Nominate a “Business of the Month”, spread the word about our past Businesses of…

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Advocacy Made Easy On Our New Website

…support, promote, and protect small independent businesses in our neighborhoods. We do this through our Business of the Month Program and our Annual Village Awards. We have advocated for businesses…

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Get Involved

…the Month Village Preservation’s Business of the Month program celebrates the small, independent businesses that make Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo unique. You can help expand the program…

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James and Karla Murray Love GVSHP!

…GVSHP’s Regina Kellerman Award at our 2015 Village Awards. Here at GVSHP we are proud to support our local small businesses through our Business of the Month award and advocacy efforts. GVSHP…

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2021 Village Awardee: Linda Pagan

…businesses and the history and character of her neighborhood! The one and only Linda Pagan Linda Pagan is the proprietor of The Hat Shop—a 2016 Business of the Month–which opened…

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Mixed But Positive News on Chain Stores for the New Year

…District this year. Working to preserve small, independent businesses is a top priority for GVSHP in 2017. Want to help? We’ve got lots of ways: Nominate a “Business of the Month”,…

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Shop ’til You Drop on Bleecker Street!

…Village Music World- 197 Bleecker Street –Business of the Month in November 2017 Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village has always been at the center of the music world — a home for…

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Accomplishments

Village Preservation: Advocacy and Accomplishments Founded in 1980, Village Preservation works to document, celebrate, and preserve the special architectural and cultural heritage of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. See what…

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A Preservation Agenda For Landmarking’s 50th Birthday

…heard. GVSHP ‘Business of the Month’ La Bonbonniere. 5. Saving Small Businesses. Local, independent businesses are under pressure like never before. Rapidly rising rents and the spread of chain stores…

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Small Stores Thrive in Landmark Districts

…small businesses, we also runs a Business of the Month program, and have been advocating for passage of the Small Business Jobs Survival Act and adoption of Formula Retail Zoning,…

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Back and Better than Ever: Linda Pagan and the Hat Shop, Now at 148 Sullivan Street

…back ourselves and provide some context for that development. Linda operated The Hat Shop (our December 2016 Business of the Month) at 120 Thompson Street for twenty-seven years. During that…

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Mostly Good News on Chain Stores in Our Neighborhoods

…Working to preserve small, independent businesses is a top priority for GVSHP in 2020. Want to help? We’ve got lots of ways: Nominate a “Business of the Month”, spread the…

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A South Village Treat: La NewYorkina, 240 Sullivan Street

…independent businesses in our neighborhoods. We do this through our Business of the Month Program and our Annual Village Awards. We have advocated for businesses facing unfair evictions or rent…

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…the value of preservation Celebrated and promoted local businesses and cultural institutions through our Business of the Month program and Annual Village Awards Launched our historic plaque program, which marks…

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Disappearing New York: The Case of the Missing Watch Repair Shop

…neighbors would stop in to chat. So impressed were we by Walter’s store and story that in March of 2017 we named Walter’s shop a Business of the Month. But late…

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Storefronts in Historic Districts — What You Need to Know

…unique and special, and provide a service, atmosphere, or specialty that can’t be found anywhere else. Who should be our next Business of the Month, nominate your favorite shop here….

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Small Stores Thrive in Landmark Districts

…promote small businesses, we also runs a Business of the Month program, and have been advocating for passage of the Small Business Jobs Survival Act and adoption of Formula Retail…

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Welcome to the Neighborhood: Bronx Brewery, 64 Second Avenue

…up with Village Preservation August 2019 Business of the Month Mikey Likes it Ice Cream to produce the Raspberry Beret Berliner Weisse, which was launched at the venue with a…

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Shop Local and Enjoy the Miracle of Lasagna!

…Village Preservation Business of the Month. Raffeto’s Raffetto’s (144 West Houston Street) has sold fresh pasta in Greenwich Village since its founder, genovese immigrant Marcello Raffetto, launched the business in…

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Welcome to the Neighborhood: Eva Joan, 22 8th Avenue

…idea of becoming part of the local business community, beside longtime acquaintances at January 2015 Business of the Month La Bonbonniere and 2021 Village Awardee Casa Magazines, and bringing back,…

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Congratulations to 2017 Village Awardee: B & H Dairy

…And fabric is what holds neighborhoods together!” The following is a re-post on B & H by Karen Loew when it was also honored as Business of the Month: Fawzy…

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The Village is our Valentine!

…Bowlmor Lanes at University Place and 12th Street. Small Businesses GVSHP Business of the Month sticker on Tea and Sympathy. Photo courtesy of Nicky Perry. Mom and pop stores and…

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Top Five Most Popular ‘Off The Grid’ Posts of 2020

…opening on October 20, 1967. For you non-die-hard Monkees fans, Zilch was the name of a song from the group’s album “Headquarters” released in 1967. #1: Business of the Month: House of…

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Happy Holidays from Village Preservation — You Make Our Work Possible

…over 3,500 landmarked properties for applications for changes Help support hundreds of local small businesses and cultural and community institutions with our Village Awards, Business of the Month Programs, and…

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Nurturing Health and Community: Our Neighborhood Pharmacies

…East Village, or NoHo for our Business of the Month. Make sure to take a look at the Business of the Month map and list to find out more and…

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Ice Cream Dreaming Through the Village

…do an ice cream tour without stopping at our August 2019 Business of the Month, Mikey Likes it Ice Cream, at 199 Avenue A. The brainchild of lifelong East Villager…

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Neighborhood Bookstores in the Age of Amazon

…Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Bookstore Jim Drougas hardly needs introduction. The proprietor of Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books (our January 2022 Business of the Month and the subject of the great documentary…

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2021 Village Awardee: NewsBar Café, 107 University Place

…name! The news may have seldom offered much comfort in recent years, but the food, service, and steadying presence of NewsBar Café–a recent Business of the Month–certainly have for well…

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The Birth of the Mega-Bookstore

…bookstores, including September 2015 Business of the Month Mercer Books, March 2015 Business of the Month bookbook, and 2016 Village Award winner Strand Bookstore. So get into the “back to…

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Welcome to the Neighborhood: Unregular Bakery, 124 Fourth Avenue

…the Unmushrooms, the Cafonata, and the epic Bufalona, earning it our October 2023 Business of the Month designation. The road there, though, was not as smooth as their burrata. The…

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A trip through our neighborhoods down Cheesy Street

…some trial and error, the result was Moustache (our June 2022 Business of the Month), which, in addition to a full array of Middle Eastern specialties, offers a selection of…

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Remembering Romana Raffetto, South Village Pasta and Sauce Maven, Neighbor

We at GVSHP were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Romana Raffetto of Raffetto’s Fresh Pasta, located at 144 West Houston Street. She was a great friend to…

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Farewell to Matt Umanov Guitars

…GVSHP Village Awardee and January, 2016, GVSHP Business of The Month. Matt also authored a great story about Bob Dylan in GVSHP’s book Greenwich Village Stories, which he does not repeat…

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2021 Village Awardee: Casa Magazines, 22 Eighth Avenue

It’s that time of year again…time for Village Preservation’s Annual Meeting and Village Awards! The Village Awards recognize and honor some of the businesses, organizations, and institutions that make our…

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Matt Umanov: Guitar Hero, Sharing Musical Musings and Memories

…a 1996 Village Preservation Village Awardee and January, 2016, a Village Preservation Business of The Month. Matt also authored a great story about Bob Dylan in our book Greenwich Village…

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Don’t Miss Anything When You Subscribe to our YouTube Channel

…Street. And they were our October 2016 Business of the Month. Check out this great video by Hollis Epstein here. https://youtu.be/meKVMAcTCSY Our YouTube page also includes our very popular Save…

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A Third Life for Three Lives Books?

…aware of the importance of small businesses by supporting them, and nominate your favorite shop for our Business of the Month Award here. And go visit Three Lives Books at…

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Happy Holidays from Village Preservation — You Make Our Work Possible

Village Preservation’s mission is to document, celebrate, and preserve the special architectural and cultural heritage of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. That means everything from protecting historic buildings…

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Help Keep the Progress Going! Support Preservation and VP’s Mid-Year Appeal

…of our 100th Business of the Month. Feted six amazing community leaders, non-profits, and local small businesses at our Annual Village Awards. Staged our beloved Annual Spring House Tour for…

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Some Good News on Chain Stores for the New Year

…a top priority for GVSHP in 2016. Want to help? Nominate a “Business of the Month”, spread the word about our past Businesses of the Month, and support the Small…

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The Cornelia Street Cafe: Nearing 40, And In Need of Help

…this video and get thee to Cornelia! https://youtu.be/nNZnIlomkJU You can also nominate another local business you love to receive our Business of the Month award here, only takes 1 minute!…

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Village Historic Brewery Map

View Fullscreen Map Explore Our Small Business Resources Learn more about Business of the Month, Small Business Big History, Welcome to the Neighborhood, and other programs to support, promote, and…

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One Year After the Second Avenue Explosion

…time since the explosion. One of our Business of the Month awardees, B&H Dairy was forced to close for months because of the impacts. Stage Restaurant will not be re-opening. …

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Happy Birthday to the Strand Bookstore!

…decade for local bookstores. Many of our local bookstores have closed their doors in the past few years including St. Marks Bookshop (one of our Business of the Month awardees),…

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Study Finds Landmarked Sites Have Lower Retail Vacancy Rate

…businesses, Village Preservation also runs a Business of the Month program (see below), and has been advocating for passage of the Small Business Jobs Survival Act and adoption of Formula Retail Zoning, which…

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Study Finds Landmarked Sites Have Lower Retail Vacancy Rate

…Village Preservation. As part of its ongoing efforts to protect and promote small businesses, Village Preservation also runs a Business of the Month program (see below), and has been advocating…

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A New Chapter for Local Bookstores

…Village.” Here’s hoping the independent bookstore icon has continued success. Support your local bookstores! Every month we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the…

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Puerto Rico On Our Mind Entering Columbus Day Weekend

…our Business of the Month honorees. On East 10th is El Rinconcito, and there are plenty more choices in the neighborhood. Walk it off and visit one of the many of the…

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Cappuccino: Introduced to America in Greenwich Village, Still Going Strong

…here to read about 131 East 7th Street. Are you a fan of one of these (or any other) local businesses? Nominate one for a Business of the Month here….

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Welcome Aboard, Jena Hinton

…various research, programming, and archival projects during that time. She has helped to promote our neighborhood’s small businesses with her work on our Small Business, Big History and Business of the Month programs, and has…

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