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The Clay Club: Shaping Sculptural Legacies in Greenwich Village
…New York Public Library No. 4 West 8th Street was originally a former stable for 8 Fifth Avenue. Built in 1856, 8 Fifth Avenue was a marble-faced building that used…
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Battle for Landmark Protections for South of Union Square Includes Historic NAACP and National Gay Task Force Headquarters
(l.) 70 Fifth Avenue in 1940 (via NYC DOF) and 80 Fifth Avenue today. As part of our ongoing effort to secure landmark protections for Greenwich Village and the East…
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Why Aren’t These Landmarked? Black History Month Edition
…designation for 285-287 East 3rd Street 80 Fifth Avenue 80 Fifth Avenue; photo by Dylan Chandler in his Architecture of Union Square portfolio Our proposed South of Union Square Historic…
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The Lives of Writers #SouthOfUnionSquare
…poets, painters, dancers, and musicians. International Workers Order, 80 Fifth Avenue The International Workers Order (IWO) was located at 80 Fifth Avenue for its entire lifetime, from 1930 until 1954….
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Before Salmagundi: Part Two
…iconic Fifth Avenue and a revered NYC Landmark, pursuing clues to 47 Fifth Avenue’s fascinating transformation over the years prior to Salmagundi is a grand saga in itself — if…
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Jewish History of the Greenwich Village Historic District
…by hosting American roots music concerts in their basement social hall. The Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue, 11 East 11th Street Conservative Synagogue of Fifth Avenue The Conservative Synagogue…
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Oral History: Dining in Greenwich Village with Mimi Sheraton
…Avenue, the one-time Fifth Avenue Hotel There was also 24 Fifth Avenue — then the Fifth Avenue Hotel, today a condo building — that “had, in summer, a wonderful sidewalk…
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History Remembered with Preservation and Plaques
…we further honored the building with a historic plaque for Frank Stella’s accomplishments there. 70 Fifth Avenue The impressive 12-story Beaux Arts–style office building at 70 Fifth Avenue (West 13th…
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33 MacDougal Alley, the Lost Studio of Isamu Noguchi
…Off Washington Square, 1900-1950, 33 MacDougal Alley was located at the back of 4 West 8th Street, a two-story brick purpose-built stable that sat at the rear of 8 Fifth…
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In Fight to Protect LGBTQ+ History, Too Many Landmarks Remain Unprotected South of Union Square
…these historic structures can be found at 80 Fifth Avenue, an exquisitely detailed Renaissance Revival–style building dating to 1908. From 1973 to 1986, 80 Fifth was the home of the…
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Terrance McNally Offers Wonderful Window Into The Rich History #SouthOfUnionSquare
…first national gay rights organization in the country, which was headquartered at the striking 80 Fifth Avenue. You’ll see some of the writers who lived here while writing controversial and…
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Ladies Who Lunch, Cowboys, Condos, and Such
61 Fifth Avenue under construction. As recently reported, the condo construction project at 61 Fifth Avenue (at 13th Street) has been getting closer and closer to completion. The condo site…
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Walk Through LGBTQ+ History with Our Civil Rights and Social Justice Map
…the AIDS activist group ACT UP, and GLAAD (Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). Read more about the building’s history here. National Gay Task Force Headquarters, 80 Fifth Avenue 80…
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Accomplishments
…10-14 Fifth Avenue, 14-18 Gay/18-20 Christopher Streets, and 642-44 East 14th Street, among other locations, from neighboring construction and faulty work, and demanded reforms to its system of oversight. We…
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NAACP and National LGBTQ Task Force Come Out in Support of South of Union Square Landmarking Effort; New Research Submitted
As part of our ongoing effort to secure landmark protections for Greenwich Village and the East Village south of Union Square (roughly Fifth to Third Avenues, 9th to 14th Streets), Village…
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Memorializing Our Neighborhoods’ Remarkable Past One Plaque At A Time!
…in the country, was located at 66 Fifth Avenue, right next to 70 Fifth Avenue. The company’s work during this period reflected many of the political preoccupations in the immediate…
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Bookstores Long Gone Live On via South of Union Square Tour
…next literary journey. Dauber & Pine Bookshop 66 Fifth Avenue in the 1940s, with Dauber and Pine in left storefront (courtesy NYC Municipal Archives) and as New School building Samuel…
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Anna Sokolow: Dancer, Immigrant, Labor Activist #SouthOfUnionSquare
The inspirational and unforgettable Anna Sokolow (February 9, 1910 – March 29, 2000) danced with the Martha Graham Dance Company at 64-66 Fifth Avenue between 1930 and 1939 before going…
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(Even More) Artists, Theaters, and Advocates for Civil Rights and Social Justice in Our Neighborhoods
…Noguchi lived and worked at 33 MacDougal Alley, which was soon after demolished to make way for the high-rise apartment building at 2 Fifth Avenue. The Japanese American artist Miné…
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More Than Dizzy and Duke: Jazz Legends South of Union Square
…accomplished pianist and an innovative master bass player, Mingus often collaborated with such famed musicians as Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Dizzie Gillespie, Charlie Parker, and even Joni Mitchell. 55 Fifth…
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Exploring Women’s History South of Union Square
…surroundings of their namesake street, a center for shopping and bawdy entertainment for average and working-class New Yorkers, known as “the Poor Man’s Fifth Avenue.” Fife Laning brought with her…
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#SouthOfUnionSquare Tour — Musical Heritage and History
…Langston Hughes, was banned in South Africa by the country’s apartheid regime. 55 Fifth Avenue Next up we have one of New York’s least well known but most historically significant…
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The New-York Historical Society Finds Its First Home in the East Village
…had been considered, but were ultimately turned down, included a triangular plot at Broadway and Fifth Avenue where the Flatiron Building would later rise, and the southwest corner of Broadway…
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#SouthofUnionSquare: Home to (even more) Trailblazing Artists, Dancers, Labor Leaders, and Birth Control Advocates
…of Diamondism. In 1943, Gee staged an exhibition at the Milch Galleries on West 57th Street to raise funds for the Music Box Canteen. Located at 68 Fifth Avenue (also…
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Greenwich Village in the 1930s and Today
…noted on this map fall in our proposed South of Union Square historic district which has yet to be protected with landmark designations. On Fifth Avenue, No. 80 Fifth Avenue…
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Manahatta: The Ecological Blueprint of Activism
…Lenape. 80 Fifth Avenue Kalmia latifolia “Mountain Laurel”, Jacob Bigelow, (ca. 1817) Known as the headquarters for both the International Workers Order and the National LGBTQ Task Force, the Renaissance…
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Great Writers and the Greenwich Village Historic District
…philosopher Maurice Sendak and the poet and baseball enthusiast Marianne Moore.) 21 Fifth Avenue – Mark Twain 21 5th Avenue as it looked in 1933, and Mark Twain Mark…
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My Favorite Things: Holiday Time at Salmagundi Club!
…but none quite so special as the Salmagundi Club at 47 Fifth Avenue, when the wreaths are hung and the tree is lit! It is always a special place to…
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A Novel Idea — “Gone with the Wind’s” Greenwich Village Roots
…most people don’t know that the first editions of the book were published right here in Greenwich Village. The Forbes Building, 60-62 Fifth Avenue, the former headquarters of Macmillan Publishing…
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A Walk Down 5th Avenue – An Exclusive Walking Tour Member Event
…book Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park. This walking tour will focus on the architectural journey through Greenwich Village that Hennessey presents in the book. All registered attendees…
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Before Salmagundi: Part 3
Before Salmagundi: Part 3 The evolution of an 1853 Fifth Avenue mansion Finale: downstairs/upstairs 5:30 PM | Meet and greet the presenter in parlor 6:30 PM (Promptly) | Presentation and…
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Village Independent Democrats Collection: 1955-1969
…VID Page 20: Title I Slum Clearance Page 21: Ex -Police Commissioner to aid VID, growth of Stevenson inspired volunteer Democratic groups Page 22: Ravi Shankar performance Page 23: Assemblyman…
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Collection Spotlight: The Real Estate Brochure Collection at Avery Library
…there are some standout examples. 40 Fifth Avenue, built in 1929, and the midcentury 2 Fifth Avenue are standouts. So are examples from the prolific apartment developers Bing & Bing—45…
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Recladding & Reevaluating
…Avenue as viewed from Washington Square Park 2 Fifth Avenue was designed by the firm of Emery Roth & Sons and was constructed between 1951 and 1952 along Fifth Avenue…
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Mid-Century Modernism on East 9th
…was planned for the northwest corner of Washington Square North and Fifth Avenue. Replacing a half-block of Greek Revival townhouses, the massive plan mobilized Villagers. This new generation of Villagers were…
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Beyond The Village and Back: Temple Emanu-El, Reform Movement Builder and Shaker
…their special histories, and reveal their (sometimes hidden) connections to the Village. Today we are going to take a look at Temple Emanu-El located at 65th Street and Fifth Avenue…
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Spring Inspires Poetry in Greenwich Village
…1 Fifth Avenue L: Sara Teasdale in 1920, photo by Jessie Tarbox Beals/The New York Historical Society/Getty Images. R: One Fifth Avenue in 1969 and 2019. Sarah Teasdale (1884-1933) was…
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Birth Control as Health Care: The Legacy of the International Workers Order #SouthOfUnionSquare
…under their health insurance, becoming the first insurer to do so. 80 Fifth Avenue, 1937 In 1936, the International Workers Order (IWO) became the first insurer to offer birth control….
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Beyond the Village and Back: The Empire State Building
…Fifth Avenue and 12 Street stands 49-51 Fifth Avenue. This 16-story Colonial Revival apartment house was constructed in 1929 and designed by renowned theater architect Thomas Lamb. Upon opening one of the building’s…
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“Beyond the Village and Back” Takes Us #SouthOfUnionSquare
…your own. Empire State Building Empire State Building The Empire State Building, at 350 Fifth Avenue, was completed in 1931. The building stands 102 stories, designed in a striking Art…
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Billie Holiday: Jazz Legend & Greenwich Village Icon
…the Blues) turned into a hit film starring Diana Ross, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. 55 Fifth Avenue Several critical developments in Holiday’s career…
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Take a Virtual Walk! Visit the Homes of Greenwich Village’s Social Change Champions
…22 Washington Square North 21-23 Washington Square North (R-L; 22 Washington Square North is the second building from the right) Ardent abolitionist John Jay II lived at 22 Washington Square…
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The Legacy of The Brownies’ Book
…Fifth Avenue (located South of Union Square), the groundbreaking original magazine only lasted for two years in the 1920s, but as the first magazine ever published for Black children, it…
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Mystery on Avenue D: 143-145 Avenue D, Part 1
…today. Indicating that the fifth story is an addition is the subtle seam in the brickwork most visible along the 10th Street exposure between the fourth and fifth stories. The…
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Traveling the World from Home, with Village Authors
…Clemens, Twain lived at 21 Fifth Avenue at 9th Street (demolished) and 14 West 10th Street (extant) in Greenwich Village. In spite of his big city digs, Twain gained fame…
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Beyond the Village and Back: Ukrainian Institute of America
…extant examples of the Francois I style which was once so popular along Fifth Avenue that it became known as the ‘Fifth Avenue styIe.’ Like any chateau, the Fletcher mansion…
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Exploring Jewish Heritage, Beyond the Village and Back
…historic sites. Temple Emanu-El Temple Emanu-El, present day Temple Emanu-El at East 65th Street and Fifth Avenue is New York’s largest synagogue, and by reputation is the largest Reform synagogue…
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Catherine Clivette and the first Greenwich Village Historical Society
…“the Bazaar de Junk.” The family also made headlines by claiming their daughter, Juanita, was the reincarnation of the poet Sappho. The Brevoort, 11 Fifth Avenue. From The Historical Marker…
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17 LGBT landmarks of Greenwich Village
…bans on same-sex marriage are unconstitutional. Windsor and Spyer also lived at 2 Fifth Avenue and 43 Fifth Avenue. 206 Thompson Street was landmarked as part of the South Village…
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Business of the Month: Namaste Bookshop, 2 W. 14th St.
…no matter what may be causing your stress, one shop on the corner of Fifth Avenue and West 14th for over 10 years may have the cure for what ails…
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East 12th Street’s “Ghost Church”: From Pathbreaking House of Worship to NYU Dorm
…time. From these humble beginnings Temple Emanu-El moved to Fifth Avenue and 43rd Street in 1868, and in 1927 to their current location at Fifth Avenue and 65th Street –…
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15 Sites of Critical African American History in Greenwich Village
…the window of the NAACP headquarters on 69 Fifth Ave (1936); via Library of Congress 9. “A Man Was Lynched Yesterday” Flag For decades the headquarters of the NAACP was located…
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From Mark Twain and the Lovin’ Spoonful to Tech Hub: The overlooked history of Union Square South
Photo of 801 Broadway by Jim Henderson via Wikimedia Commons Straddling Greenwich Village and the East Village, the neighborhood south of Union Square between Fifth and Third Avenues was once a center of…
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Cyrilly Abels: Friend and Agent of Katherine Anne Porter
Cyrilly Abels (1903-1975), the managing editor of Mademoiselle magazine and an agent for many of the most prominent writers of the twentieth century, was a longtime resident of 14-16 Fifth…
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Oral Histories of the “Virtual Village” — South of Union Square
…slated for demolition until Village Preservation was able to successfully advocate for the buildings’ landmark designation. Listen to Paula Poons’ Oral History here. David Rothenberg, 80 Fifth Avenue David Rothenberg,…
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How the New York Public Library got its start in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo
…19th-century New York, what came to be known as the Lenox Mansion, on the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue at 12th Street. It was located diagonally across from the First…
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Igal Roodenko: Printer and Civil Rights Trailblazer #SouthOfUnionSquare
…Albert Einstein, Emily Greene Balch, Eric Sevareid, and Dorothy Thompson. Journey of Reconciliation members, 1947. Igal Roodenko and Bayard Rustin are fifth and sixth from the left, respectively. Photo courtesy…
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Sacred Sites: Church of the Ascension and St. John’s in the Village
…Wikimedia Commons Standing tall on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 10th Street, the Church of the Ascension was formed in 1827, when a group of evangelical New Yorkers decided…
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Dr. Bruce Voeller: Gay Rights and Public Health Pioneer
…Ron Gold, Dr. Howard Brown, Dr. Bruce Voeller, and Nathalie Rockhill. (l. to r. back row) Martin Duberman, Barbara Gittings, Frank Kameny. 80 Fifth Avenue Initially located at 80 Fifth…
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Our Epic Greenwich Village and East Village Watch-List
…for becoming a fashion model herself, and of course, hijinks and love ensue. As Good As It Gets – 24 Fifth Avenue & 15-33 West 12th Street, Greenwich Village…
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A Walk in the Park Leads to Our Village House Tour!
…do today. Until 1959, the park served as a turn-around for city buses, where they would drive through the arch and circle around to head back north on Fifth Avenue….
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A Complete Guide to the Charles B.J. Snyder Schools in Our Neighborhoods
…the Italianate style “The five-story red brick Italianate building features terracotta plaques on the fifth floor at the top of each pier separating the four bays. In 1927, two tenements…
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19th Century Irish Immigrant Community Building #SouthOfUnionSquare
…may have been questioned, their resilience on the battlefield helped the North win many battles. 60, 64, 68, 70 Fifth Ave, 1940 The last twenty years of Carrigan’s life were…
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Rooftop Farms in Our Neighborhoods: It is Officially “A Movement”
…through their affiliated 501(c)3 nonprofit to analyze and improve bee health. Very, very cool. Now on to the schools! Fifth Street Farm at the Robert Simon Complex The Fifth Street…
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Spot the Shot – Revealed!
…The Salmagundi Club at 47 Fifth Avenue No. 47 Fifth Avenue is quite unique, as it is the only surviving mansion of dozens that once lined this portion of Fifth…
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35 East 12th Street: A Home for the National Negro Congress
…the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), located at 70 Fifth Avenue from 1914 to ca. 1924, and then after that just up the block at 69 Fifth Avenue for over…
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The New School vs. NYU — A Telling Comparison
The New School recently “topped out” its new “University Center” at 65 Fifth Avenue at 14th Street. With the building now having reached its full height and bulk, and the…
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‘In America, They Don’t Let You Burn’: The Legacy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
…Shirtwaist fire would not have been as devastating. 68 East 11th Street 78 Fifth Avenue 84 University Place This law, which undoubtedly went on to save many lives of factory…
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Then & Now: Washington Mews
…of two-story buildings at Washington Mews is actually a mix of purpose-built 19th century horse stables on the north side and 20th century residences on the south side, nearest Fifth…
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Eleanor Roosevelt and the Village Independent Democrats
…Chelsea Stevenson for President Committee. On July 30th, 1956, VID hosted a “Stevenson for President Dinner Honoring Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.” At the time, Eleanor Roosevelt…
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The Star Spangled Banner and the Village
…Winning Temporary Insanity Defense In April 1859, New York Congressman Daniel Sickles, who lived at 14-16 Fifth Avenue as well as 23 Fifth Avenue, became the first person in history to be…
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Eating Fire: A Brief History of the Lesbian Avengers in NYC
…the Lesbian Avengers organized their first New York City Dyke March down Fifth Avenue to Washington Square Park on the eve of the NYC Lesbian and Gay Pride Parade. It…
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Remembering Edith Lyons
…co-founder of the Joint Emergency Committee to Close Washington Square Park to Traffic. Lyons and the JEC led a seven year battle against Robert Moses’ plan to extend Fifth Avenue…
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February 2024 Programs: Black History Month Events, Artists’ Homes, and More
…is required Spaces are limited Location: Salmagundi Club, 47 Fifth Avenue (at 12th Street), New York, NY Thursday, February 8, 2024 6 – 7 pm In person Free Pre-registration is…
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Purdy & Henderson: Engineering NYC from #SouthOfUnionSquare
…headquarters was located at 78 Fifth Avenue (between 13th and 14th Streets) on one of the most cohesive remaining historic streetscapes in the proposed South of Union Square historic district….
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When Delmonico’s Was On 14th Street
…1 East 14th Street at the northeast corner of Fifth Avenue, c. 1865. Courtesy of MCNY. Lorenzo Delmonico chose the site at 1 East 14th Street for the family’s newest…
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Many layers of history on 4th and 5th Streets
…George Frederick Pelham for Joseph L. Buttenweiser. It housed 22 families over ground-floor shops. The brick, limestone, and terra cotta building features round arch fenestration at the fifth story, recessed,…
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VILLAGE VOICES II Launches September 18th
…social media platform where people can rise up to show their support in standing for choice in all its meanings and iterations; a destination to make your statement. 70 Fifth…
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Celebrate 70 5th Avenue – A Storied Address
Thursday, September 22 6:00pm-7:15pm E.T. Free Zoom Webinar Registration Required Landmarked in 2021, the Educational Building at 70 Fifth Avenue is not only one of Greenwich Village’s newest designated spaces,…
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Nikola Tesla: Retracing the Visionary’s Lost Legacy in Our Neighborhoods
…that Tesla and his experiments quickly outgrew. The building was demolished, and the site was redeveloped in 1990. 175 Grand Street, image via Google Street View ca. 2019 33–35 South Fifth…
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Churches of the Greenwich Village Historic District
…Presbyterian Church FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, 48 Fifth Avenue Described in the Greenwich Village Historic District designation report as “one of the adornments of lower Fifth Avenue,” this Gothic Revival church…
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Redistricting Commission Sends Maps to City Council that Reduce Downtown Voting Power and Split Greenwich Village
…released by the Commission kept all of Greenwich Village west of Fifth Avenue in a single district (the 3rd) and kept the population inequality between our districts and the citywide…
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The Irish Emigrant Aid Society’s Greenwich Village Roots
On March 22, 1841, the Irish Emigrant Aid Society was established “to afford advice, information, aid and protection to emigrants from Ireland and generally to promote their welfare.” The Society…
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Oral History with the Queen of Cuisine, Mimi Sheraton
…Square. I think it was tanks. And I sat on the steps of 11 Fifth Avenue, that was the Brevoort Hotel. And there was a brownstone and the plaque that…
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URGENT ALERT! City Proposes Towering High-Rise, Tallest Ever in Greenwich Village, WITHOUT Permanent Affordability, at 388 Hudson Street: TELL CITY OFFICIALS NO!
…Hudson Street. For comparison, other tall buildings in Greenwich Village include (l. to r.) 1 Fifth Avenue (280 ft. tall), 2 Fifth Avenue (207 ft. tall), Georgetown Plaza/60 West 8th…
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The Importance of #GivingTuesday
…most important and endangered historic sites in NY State. The western blockfront of Fifth Avenue between 13th and 14th Street in the neighborhood South of Union Square. * Lead a successful campaign…
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Honoring and Protecting LGBT history in the Village
I wanted to be sure you saw our recent letter to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) about the remarkable history of 80 Fifth Avenue which served as the founding headquarters…
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Alana Heiss & The Alternative Spaces Movement
…Exhibit (1971). Photograph taken May 24th, 1971, by Carol Goodden and sourced from the MoMA PS1 Archives. The New School for Social Research at 65 Fifth Avenue (now demolished, photographed…
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Martha Graham
…her first dance studio at 66 Fifth Avenue beginning in the 1930s and remained there through at least the 1950s. The studio started off as an all-female dance company, and it was…
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March 2024 Programs: Black History in Greenwich Village, Berenice Abbott, Jane Jacobs, and More
…1917. The program will take a look at important historic sites and events in our communities, such as the establishment of the headquarters of the NAACP at 70 Fifth Avenue….
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Literary Rebels: Five Banned Book Authors Connected to the Village
…not only literary icons, but literary rebels as well. 70 Fifth Avenue, the former headquarters of the NAACP 1. Zora Neale Hurston – Their Eyes Were Watching God Zora Neale…
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More February Programs: Veselka, Researching Building History, and More!
…Magazine for Children of the Sun, the first magazine aimed specifically at Black youth. For the magazine, published here in our neighborhood at 70 Fifth Avenue, Du Bois reached out…
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Redlining and Our Neighborhoods
…— the West Village was only given the cautious ‘yellow.’ The Central Village, Mapping HOLC, Richmond Fifth Avenue Corridor and Park Blocks West of Washington Square; the Central Village: B1,…
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Neighborhood History
…of Fifth Avenue. The potter’s field was closed in 1826 and transformed successively into a military parade grounds and a spacious pedestrian commons. On the perimeter of Washington Square, stately…
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Beyond the Village and Back: The Juilliard School
…Damrosch, then the head of music education for New York City public schools, founded the Institute of Musical Art and started classes at the former Lenox Mansion at 53 Fifth…
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Members Only ($250+): The Village at the Met
…at Fifth Avenue and 81st Street and through the parking garage at Fifth Avenue and 80th Street. Wheelchairs may be borrowed from the coat check at the 81st Street entrance….
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Why Isn’t This Landmarked?: the French Flats at 206-208 East 9th Street
…such buildings as the Stevens House (232 Fifth Avenue, 1870-72, Richard Morris Hunt), the Dakota (1 West 72nd Street, 1881, Henry J. Hardenbergh), and the Osborne (205 West 57th Street,…
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After 10-Year Campaign, Julius’ Bar Is Landmarked! Fight for More Needed Landmark Designations
…landmark designation of the Stonewall Inn in 1999 and 2015, respectively (the first such LGBTQ+ designation of either type), and last year secured landmark designation of 70 Fifth Avenue, the…
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Another Neighborhood Building Damaged and Vacated Due to Construction Next Door: DEMAND ACTION FROM THE CITY
…lobbied for and received from the City, the size of the development was substantially increased). The developer is Madison Realty Capital — the same developer of 14 Fifth Avenue, where…
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