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A New Year’s Hotspot

The Meatpacking District was a popular neighborhood for New Year’s Eve revelers. The Meatpacking District—or to preservationists the Gansevoort Market Historic District—was the scene of many a New Year’s Eve…

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City of Sedition: New York and the Civil War Book Talk

City of Sedition: New York and the Civil War Book Talk New York played an immensely contradictory role in the Civil War – no city was more of a help…

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Fred W. McDarrah’s “New York Scenes” Book Talk and Celebration

Fred W. McDarrah’s “New York Scenes” Book Talk and Celebration “For half a century, Fred W. McDarrah was Greenwich Village’s photographer in residence,” begins Sean Wilentz’s introduction to the retrospective…

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Art in the Village: The Ashcan School

Robert Henri, “Snow in New York” (1902) The Ashcan School refers to a loosely knit group of urban realist painters based in New York City during the early 20th century….

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Beyond the Village and Back: NY Foundling Hospital

…for young children. The clinic became a learning center for students from New York City area medical schools, nursing schools, and psychology departments. These programs were incorporated into Saint Vincent’s…

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Native American Contemporary Art Sites in our Area

…Kenkeleba House at 214 East 2nd Street In 2013, this gallery hosted the ground-breaking exhibition The Old Becomes the New: New York Contemporary Native American Art Movement and the New…

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New Additions to Historic Image Archive: Hudson River Waterfront ca. 1980; Hudson Park JHS: June 1938

…Ferretti Cozzo, shows his June 1938 graduating class at Hudson Park Junior High School (now City-As-School), 16 Clarkson Street. You can browse more than 2,300 images in our historic image…

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

…the East Village, or NoHo: click here to nominate your favorite. Want to help support small businesses? Share this post with friends. Now more than ever, New Yorkers have come…

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Carole Teller’s Changing New York

…people, businesses, street scenes, or layers of grit or decay which were integral parts of her New York, but which were frequently on the edge of transformation, revival, or removal….

Posted June 1, 2020

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New York Neon: A Lecture by Thomas Rinaldi

…still be found around the city, some still in service more than eight decades after their installation. Thomas Rinaldi, author of the new book NEW YORK NEON, will present historic…

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The Times They Are a-Changin: Village New Year’s Eve, Bob Dylan style!

Bob Dylan & Suze Rotolo 2016 is coming to an end. What better way to ring in the New Year than at some of Bob Dylan’s old haunts? Below is…

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Politicians, Playwrights, and Parades: The Irish legacy of the East Village and Greenwich Village

…Side, he worked his way up the electoral ladder, starting as an Assemblymember, New York Country Sheriff, President of the Board of Aldermen, and finally New York State Governor. After…

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Carole Teller’s Changing New York, Part 2

…people, businesses, street scenes, or layers of grit or decay which were integral parts of her New York, but which were frequently on the edge of transformation, revival, or removal….

Posted June 1, 2020

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Community Planning and Rezoning in Today’s New York

Community Planning and Rezoning in Today’s New York In the aftermath of approval of the mayor’s revised Zoning for Quality and Affordability (ZQA) and Mandatory Inclusionary Housing (MIH) plans, community-led…

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Carole Teller’s Changing New York, Part 5

…people, businesses, street scenes, or layers of grit or decay which were integral parts of her New York, but which were frequently on the edge of transformation, revival, or removal….

Posted June 1, 2020

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News Update on Restricting Chain Stores in the East Village

Did you see the news on restricting chain stores in the East Village? July 1, 2019 I am writing to make sure you saw a recent article about the progress…

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New Oral History: Playwright Barbara Kahn Brings Neighborhood History to Life

…New York and beyond for decades, with a special focus on New York and downtown history, particularly as experienced through the lens of marginalized or often overlooked groups, especially women…

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Abingdon Square on Exhibit: From Farmland to New York City Greenmarket

…non-profit which improves New York City’s quality of life through environmental programs that transform communities block by block and empower all New Yorkers to secure a clean and healthy environment…

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The (Potential) Familiar Future of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

On the corner of Second Avenue and 13th Street, the New York Eye & Ear Infirmary (NYEEI) has stood for over 200 years. One of the oldest specialized hospitals in…

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New Historic Image Collections Show Greenwich Village in the 1970s and More

We’re proud to share the latest collection to be added to our Historic Image Archive. Our new Riccardo Spina Collection shows photos from a longtime resident who was born in…

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Archive Exploration Made Easy On Our New Website

…learn from past preservation efforts, or listen to the recorded stories of artists, preservationists, business owners, and more. Our new website, VillagePreservation.org, has all the information and resources you’d expect,…

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New South of Union Square History and Podcast

…new additions to our South of Union Square Virtual Map and Tours. This includes: 45 University Place, home of the groundbreaking Social Reform Club 34-36 East 10th Street, home of trailblazing…

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New York Nights: A Panel Discussion with Authors/ Photographers James & Karla Murray

…Disappearing Face of New York, an intimate view of the City’s mom-and-pop stores. Now the Murrays are back with their sequel, New York Nights, which takes the same photographic approach…

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1965: Preservation Round the World When New York Signed Its Law: A Lecture with Anthony Tung

1965: Preservation Round the World When New York Signed Its Law: A Lecture with Anthony Tung Anthony M. Tung, author of Preserving the World’s Great Cities: The Destruction and Renewal…

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Abingdon Square on Exhibit From Farmland to New York City Greenmarket – 10/12

…the day. GrowNYC is a hands-on non-profit which improves New York City’s quality of life through environmental programs that transform communities block by block and empower all New Yorkers to…

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NYC Department of City Planning launches new census data map

…data map, a useful new tool for serious researchers looking to crunch census data and a fun and easy-to-use site for those of us just nosy about the demographics of…

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New Historic Images Show Italian Immigrant Life in the South Village

…way for the extension of 6th Avenue in 1926. The Center for Migration Studies of New York is a think tank and educational institute devoted to the study of international…

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Winter’s Here? Snow Way!A history of snow removal in New York City with Dr. Robin Nagle

Winter’s Here? Snow Way! A history of snow removal in New York City with Dr. Robin Nagle A New York City winter usually includes snow. It may look pretty while…

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Rare & Historic Village Maps:An Exclusive Showing at the New York Public Library

Rare & Historic Village Maps: An Exclusive Showing at the New York Public Library The Map Division of The New York Public Library holds more than 400,000 maps, a few…

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New Addition to Our Historic Image Archive Gives Intimate View of Greenwich Village and NYC in the 1940s and 50s

…the 1950s to make way for the new PS 41 and its schoolyard. Manhattan Elevated Subway Station, with Metropolitan Life Headquarters (23rd Street and Madison Avenue) in the background. Jean Polacheck was…

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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Merger/Closure Faces Roadblock

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, 1904. Photo by Irving Underhill, courtesy MCNY. We’re thrilled to report that the effort by Mt. Sinai to close and dismantle the New York…

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The New York City Cartmen: A Lecture by Graham Hodges

The New York City Cartmen: A Lecture by Graham Hodges The cartmen—unskilled workers who hauled goods on one horsecarts—were perhaps the most important labor group in early American cities, possessing…

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The New York Orphan Asylum

…Asylum Street, named for the New York Orphan Asylum (NYOA). Though the asylum’s presence is no longer memorialized in the street name, there are many facets of the NYOA story…

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Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes: A book talk with authors Francis Morrone and Robin Lynn

Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes: A book talk with authors Francis Morrone and Robin Lynn The Guide to New York City Urban Landscapes is a survey of our…

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New York in the Progressive Era: A Book Talk with Paul Kaplan

…and associations, schools, businesses, and private events. He has been featured on CBS Miami, PBS, and numerous radio shows including Writer’s Voice and America’s Dining and Travel, and in New…

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Fighting Westway Environmental Law, Citizen Activism, and the Regulatory War that Transformed New York City

Fighting Westway Environmental Law, Citizen Activism, and the Regulatory War that Transformed New York City A book talk with author William W. Buzbee William W. Buzbee is a professor of…

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The Public Square: What’s Your Favorite New Building in the Village?

The Public Square is our new weekly Q & A with the Village, East Village, and NoHo community. We’ll be querying our readers for their opinions about life in the…

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The Old New Guy (gal) at GVSHP

Sarah at the LPC hearing for the Gansevoort proposal Happy New Year! Tomorrow will mark my four month anniversary working for GVSHP and it has been a whirlwind! My…

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Only Seven Landmarks in One of New York’s Most Historically Rich Areas? What about 37 East 12th Street?

Recently we looked at seven late 19th and early 20th century buildings now under consideration for landmarking by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (read about them here,) They…

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Details on SoHo/NoHo Hearings, New Data Shows Falsehoods and Lies Behind Rezoning

…see linked in the document some of the new materials we have created: Mapping How the Rezoning Plan Encourages Displacement and the Destruction of Affordable Housing Analysis Showing How The…

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New Historic Image Collection Documents Change and Continuity in the West Village

From the new Linda Yowell collection We’re proud to share the latest addition to our historic image archive, a new collection of nearly 150 images of streets, buildings, and storefronts…

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Foods of Greenwich Village: A Walking (and Eating!) Tour Presented by Foods of New York for Village Preservation

Foods of Greenwich Village: A Walking (and Eating!) Tour Presented by Foods of New York for Village Preservation Space is limited. Advance payment required for reservation. $25 Village Preservation members;…

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A New Archive for GVHD50: Retaking the 1969 Designation Photos

…celebrations. In the years leading up to April 29, 1969, when the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) designated the Greenwich Village Historic District, the LPC photographed the over…

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Bricks and Brownstone: The New York Row House

Bricks and Brownstone: The New York Row House Tickets are $15, or $65 including a copy of Bricks and Brownstone (retail cost: $85) Co-sponsored with the Salmagundi Arts Club and…

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Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York

Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York An Illustrated Talk and Panel Discussion with James and Karla Murray In their book Store Front: The Disappearing Face of New York,…

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In the News: 49 Years Ago Today

Much of the Village Voice from the 1950s to the mid-2000s is available to view online via a Google digitization project. The huge trove of scanned newspapers helps reveal the…

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Stoops to Conquer: The Evolution of the New York Townhouse

Stoops to Conquer: The Evolution of the New York Townhouse New York City in the popular imagination may be defined by the skyscraper, but in reality our city’s landscape is…

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Rambling Around Woody Guthrie’s New York: A virtual tour with his daughter Nora Guthrie

Rambling Around Woody Guthrie’s New York: A virtual tour with his daughter Nora Guthrie Although legendary folksinger Woody Guthrie hailed from Okemah, Oklahoma, his travels took him across the country,…

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New York City from the 1970s to 9/11: Through the Lens of Meredith Marciano

…Park. Over the years, Meredith noticed many of the bars, restaurants, and stores she used to frequent or pass during her early New York years disappearing without a trace. For those of…

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My Name is New York: Ramblin’ Around Woody Guthrie’s Town with Nora Guthrie

My Name is New York: Ramblin’ Around Woody Guthrie’s Town with Nora Guthrie I’m the Hudson and East river’s One lost lonesome child… Just remember, New York Is the name…

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New Images Show The Tip of The SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Iceberg

…the 84 new developments the city predicts would take place under their proposed upzoning of the area — go here to access (you have to download an application to view…

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Explore Our New Interactive Neighborhood Greek Revival Bicentennial Map

…in our country, which coincided with a boom in development in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, as the opening of the Erie Canal in 1825 catapulted New York…

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Another SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Fail: New Luxury Development Includes Private Pool, NO Affordable Housing

…be far from true — as we warned. The latest news of a development under the rezoning illustrates this. According to published reports, 40 Wooster Street, a six-story commercial building…

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Oversized and Monotonous New Development Proposed in Sullivan-Thompson Historic District; Hearing Monday

This Monday, Community Board 2 will hear a proposal to build an oversized and overbearing new seven-story plus penthouse structure at 182 Spring Street at Thompson Street in the Sullivan-Thompson…

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City Defames Community Groups Who Oppose SoHo/NoHo Plan; Documenting Vulnerable Tenants Rezoning Plan Will Hurt; New Flyer to Mobilize Neighbors Against Upzoning

…also an attempt on the part of this agency and administration to deflect attention from their miserable failed track record on protecting or helping lower-income New Yorkers or addressing issues…

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Politicians, Playwrights, and Parades: The Irish legacy of the East Village and Greenwich Village

…Side, he worked his way up the electoral ladder, starting as an Assemblymember, New York Country Sheriff, President of the Board of Aldermen, and finally New York State Governor. After…

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Carole Teller’s Changing New York, Part 4

…people, businesses, street scenes, or layers of grit or decay which were integral parts of her New York, but which were frequently on the edge of transformation, revival, or removal….

Posted June 1, 2020

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Is Preservation Elitist? One of the Saving Place public programs at the Museum of the City of New York

Is Preservation Elitist? One of the Saving Place public programs at the Museum of the City of New York While many of New York’s designated historic districts are known for…

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Street Grid Changes Revealed in New Tool

The Department of City Planning (DCP) recently launched an online tool that has compiled more than 8,000 historic maps of New York City and laid it on the current street grid….

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Mostly Good News on Chain Stores in Our Neighborhoods

The twelfth annual ranking of national retailers in New York City by the Center for an Urban Future (CUF) just came out, and it reveals a 3.7 percent decrease in…

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Carole Teller’s Changing New York, Part 3

…people, businesses, street scenes, or layers of grit or decay which were integral parts of her New York, but which were frequently on the edge of transformation, revival, or removal….

Posted June 1, 2020

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Past Village Awardees Inspire New Nominations

…the impact, reach, and power of this small business by reading this July 2020 New Yorker Profile entitled “A Lighthouse for Magazines” written by Nathan Taylor Pemberton: “David, an immigrant who…

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Theater for the New City: A history from the West Village to the East Village, with founder Crystal Field

Theater for the New City: A history from the West Village to the East Village, with founder Crystal Field From its early West Village days in the 1970s to present…

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Old P.S. 64 on the L.E.S. — Immigrant School Innovator and Latinx Culture Leader

…model in public school design. Unlike many Snyder schools, this building’s design was not repeated for any other school location. Click here to read more about how this innovative building…

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Dunham School of Dance at 220 West 43rd Street

Katherine Dunham founded the Dunham School of Dance at 220 West 43rd Street in 1945, and the school stayed here until 1957. Dunham was a pioneer in folk and ethnic…

Posted September 14, 2020

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Colored School No. 4 at 128 West 17th Street Gets Landmark Hearing Next Tuesday

In 2021, Village Preservation became an early supporter of a campaign spearheaded by historian Eric Washington to seek landmark designation for the rare surviving Colored School No. 4 building at…

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This Must Be the Place: Music, Community and Vanished Spaces in New York City

…company in New York City, and consults as a pop music historian for the Association for Cultural Equity. His work has been featured in the New York Times, Conde Nast…

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Memo to the New Mayor: Strengthen the LPC

Mr. Mayor, don’t forget the Landmarks Preservation Commission! Amid lobbying on higher-profile issues like stop-and-frisk, public schools, economic inequality and even animal cruelty, the mayor elected Tuesday may not have…

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In the News: 55 Years Ago Today

Much of the Village Voice from the 1950s to the mid-2000s is available to view online via a Google digitization project. The huge trove of scanned newspapers helps reveal the…

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Elaine de Kooning: Quintessential New Yorker & Art World Catalyst

Elaine de Kooning: Quintessential New Yorker & Art World Catalyst Cathy Curtis, author of A Generous Vision: The Creative Life of Elaine de Kooning, will share her expertise in this…

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The Legacy of Woman Sculptors in Public Art in New York

The Legacy of Woman Sculptors in Public Art in New York Monday, January 30, 2023 6:00pm – 7:15pm ET Free. Zoom Webinar. Pre-registration is required. Until August of 2020, New…

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Latest Issue of Our Newsletter

The latest issue of Village Preservation’s newsletter is now available online. It’s a great way to catch up on the organization’s work over the last several months, read about the…

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New Historic Image Collection: The World Trade Center, 9/11, and Its Aftermath, as Seen from Our Neighborhoods

…a lifelong New Yorker who has lived in the Village for over 30 years. If you have historic images of our neighborhoods or New York City landmarks and history, email…

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Explore Village Preservation’s New Website-Wide Search Function

…looking for about what you’re looking for can be, well, a little challenging. It just got a lot easier. With our new website-wide search function, you can search through all…

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Victory! Westbeth 5G Tower Dumped, But New Proposal Emerges on Horatio Street

Good news!: As we predicted, plans are being withdrawn for a 32-ft.-tall metallic 5G tower at 445 West Street adjacent to Westbeth following our advocacy campaign to have it rejected…

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Say It Ain’t Snow! How New York Battles Winter in the Village and Beyond with Dr. Robin Nagle

Say It Ain’t Snow! How New York Battles Winter in the Village and Beyond with Dr. Robin Nagle Winter in Greenwich Village usually includes snow. It may look pretty while…

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The Piers: Art & Sex Along the New York Waterfront

The Piers: Art & Sex Along the New York Waterfront A Lecture by Jonathan Weinberg Jonathan Weinberg, artist and art historian will discuss how the Hudson piers below 14th street…

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Latest Issue of Village Preservation’s Newsletter Available

Get the latest news from Village Preservation — advocacy campaigns, oral histories, plaques, programs, and online resources. It can all be found in our latest twice-yearly newsletter accessible HERE. Village…

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Details on SoHo/NoHo Hearings, New Data Shows Falsehoods and Lies Behind Rezoning

…see linked in the document some of the new materials we have created: Mapping How the Rezoning Plan Encourages Displacement and the Destruction of Affordable Housing Analysis Showing How The…

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Latest Landmarks Applications Including Demolition and New Construction at 307-309 Sixth Avenue (3rd Street/Minetta Lane)

…require a public hearing before they can be approved. These proposals range from minor alterations to large additions, demolition, and new construction on landmarked sites. Find out about the application,…

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Carole Teller’s Changing New York: A Close Up on the Photos and the Photographer

Carole Teller’s Changing New York: A Close Up on the Photos and the Photographer Carole Teller is an artist and former art teacher who took photos of the Village in…

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New 2020–2021 Annual Report Available

Our 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…

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‘Manhattan Promenade’: The Plan for Adaptive Reuse of the High Line ca. 1979, and Other New Historic Images

We’re proud to share with the public new historic images and materials from a 1979 proposal by Greenwich Village architect Noah Greenberg to turn the abandoned West Side Elevated Rail Line that ran through…

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February 2024 Programs: Black History Month Events, Artists’ Homes, and More

…6 pm In-person Free Pre-registration is required Location: LREI Lower and Middle School, 272 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY In the 1920s scholar, author, and activist W. E. B. Du…

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Working with Fire: Resilience & Resistance in New York’s East Village

…Cleaner (2017) and The Believer (2021). She has a Ph.D. in criminal law and is admitted to legal practice in New York and Victoria. Her work has appeared in a…

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Updated and Redesigned Report Released: New Buildings Approved for Construction in the Greenwich Village Historic District Since Designation in 1969

…which protects much of our neighborhood. Village Preservation is releasing an updated and redesigned version of our report “New Buildings Approved for Construction in the Greenwich Village Historic District Since…

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Eyes on the Street: Jewish Photographers Picture Postwar New York

After World War II ended, a new type of street photography emerged. Young Jewish photographers, most of whom served in the armed forces, returned to see their city through different…

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New Historic Images Added to Archive From Landmarks Applications –Ninth Avenue El demo, and Pre-PS 41

We’ve just added over a dozen wonderful new images to our historic image archive culled from recent landmarks applications in our neighborhoods. Some highlights include the old Ninth Avenue Elevated…

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Business of the Month: Fragrance Shop New York, 65 East 4th Street

…of the Month, Fragrance Shop New York, 65 East 4th Street (btw. 2nd Ave. and the Bowery). Before you follow your nose there, here’s the story behind this great small…

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Sneak Preview of September Village Preservation Events (and Some August Programs Still Open)

…works and has taken root in New York City and State. The intersection between historic preservation, the law, and the great City and State of New York is an often…

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The Forgotten Fifth Avenue South of Washington Square Park

…History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. “Fifth Avenue, New York, from start to finish 1911. [Title page with illustrations of Washington Arch, The New York Public Library and…

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A New Chapter for Local Bookstores

Some good news for small businesses and the written word in our neighborhoods. Bucking the prevailing trend of disappearing bookstores, we actually have two new ones in our neighborhood, and…

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Jam-Packed February and March Program Calendar Gets New Addition: Celebrating Storefronts through Art, February 29

…Square Library about her new exhibition, “Goodbye to the Brick and Mortar,” a celebration of the life and memory of some iconic but no-longer-extant local storefronts, including CBGB, Mars Bar,…

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Daytonian in Manhattan: New York’s Kleindeutschland

Daytonian in Manhattan: New York’s Kleindeutschland Historian and blogger (Daytonian in Manhattan) Tom Miller explores the fascinating history of New York’s Kleindeutschland, or Little Germany, through stories of a few…

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New Historic Image Archive Additions: Downtown Drag+Performance in the 1990s, Part II

We’ve just added more than two dozen new images to our historic image archive donated by Jillian Jonas, who was the house photographer at the legendary Boy Bar on St….

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Beyond the Village and Back: Essex Market

…a new space, Essex Market continues to be a public market, allowing vendors the same opportunity to continue serving residents – old and new – with both affordable and specialty…

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When the South Village Was One of New York’s ‘Seven to Save’

…named one of the Preservation League of New York’s ‘Seven to Save’ — the seven most important, endangered historic sites in New York State. This major accomplishment followed the landmarking of…

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Food Tours of New York: The Original Greenwich Village

GVHD50 Food Tours of New York : The Original Greenwich Village Historic District Tour the charming tree-lined streets of the historic West Village. Visit classic “mom and pop” specialty food…

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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary/Beth Israel Closure Moving Ahead; Community Meeting Tuesday, Demand Landmarking TODAY

…at East 25th Street). All those who are interested are encouraged to attend. This makes the effort to get the historic (1853-1903) New York Eye and Ear Infirmary building landmarked…

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New Support Rolls in For South of Union Square Landmarking Efforts –ACLU, HDC, and More!

…Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Hospital for Special Surgery, the New York Historical Society, the National Academy of Design, and many more critical New York institutions), as well as a…

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