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…
Read MoreWe’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…
Read More…President by writing a letter to the editor of the New York Herald. She was nominated under the newly formed Equal Rights Party in 1872 after speaking publicly against the…
Read More…some eggnog, the New York State Court ruled in favor of the plaintiff, finding Singer in default, ordering the foreclosure and sale of the property and payment to the plaintiff…
Read MoreGrowing Up in New York’s Italian South Village A Book Talk by Tony Vivolo This evocative memoir captures life in the South Village during the 1950s, when this vibrant neighborhood…
Read MoreVillage Preservation Newsletter Our twice-yearly newsletter contains important timely updates on our advocacy efforts, programming, and other organizational news. Become a Member All Newsletters Winter 2024 Summer 2023 Winter 2023…
Read MoreGVHD50 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…
Read MoreClick to read The latest issue of Village Preservation’s newsletter is available, with all the latest information on our work, campaigns, and resources over the last six months. Find out…
Read More…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…
Read More…designed to sound like they address some of the key issues we have been raising, without substantively changing much. If this is the case, it will result in new zoning…
Read 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…
Read MoreDiscovering Black New York: A Lecture by Linda Tarrant-Reid Linda Tarrant-Reid, author and journalist, will examine the earliest community of African Americans in the Five Points District (also called Stagg…
Read More…library in what was then New York City, as part of the New York Free Library. The Tompkins Square Branch of the New York Public Library, built in 1904, was one of…
Read MoreWe’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…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read MoreImages from the new John T. Krawchuk collection. Village Preservation is proud to share wonderful new additions to our Historic Image Archive and Preservation History Archive donated by longtime Greenwich…
Read MoreMeet and Greet with New City Councilmember Carlina Rivera Welcome Carlina Rivera as the new Council Member for District 2, which includes all of the East Village and Greenwich Village…
Read More…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…
Read More…the 25 Most Impactful Women of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo — CLICK HERE Click to view. Also as part of Women’s History Month, we’ve launched a new…
Read MorePreserving the Fabric of Our Neighborhoods The second Saving Place public program at the Museum of the City of New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has chosen to make affordable…
Read MoreMonday, December 12, 2022 6:00pm – 7:15pm Zoom Webinar Free, Pre-Registration is Required For some people, New York City exists only in their imaginations — a big-screen beacon of wonder…
Read More…you can get a newspaper, coffee and a quick snack or full meal, is of immense value, and something we’ve all been missing a bit. Even if right now we can’t…
Read More…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…
Read More…of its intersection with Varick Street. Carmine Street Church. Photo courtesy of The New York Farmer and Mechanic, 1846. In the 1830s, an economic boom in New York City attracted…
Read MoreVirtual event Many artists have been inspired by the scenes of life in New York City, particularly Lower Manhattan. But perhaps no artist captures the feeling of New York during…
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…that Andy Warhol first saw the Velvet Underground perform and became their manager. In 1984 NYU razed the building and several surrounding buildings for its D’Agostino Hall Law School Building….
Posted June 2, 2020
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…that Andy Warhol first saw the Velvet Underground perform and became their manager. In 1984 NYU razed the building and several surrounding buildings for its D’Agostino Hall Law School Building….
Posted June 2, 2020
Read MoreWe’re pleased to report that last Tuesday the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) calendared, or began the process to consider for landmark designation, the former Colored School No. 4 at 128…
Read MoreNew York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Second Avenue and 13th Street…
Read MorePeruse more than a dozen new additions to our Historic Image Archive culled from recent applications for changes to landmarked properties in our area. You’ll find historic images of buildings…
Read More…has urged that the new development minimize shadows on well-utilized J.J. Walker Park across the street, ensure the design is contextual and serves as an appropriate transition between the larger…
Read More…to somewhat precious concepts in new, high-end retail properties – it’s a start. A New Culture Club Speaking of chains, how great is it that a sizable spot on lower…
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…a location scouting company in Boston, Meredith moved to New York in the next step of her career in the film industry. Spare time was for venturing into neighborhoods in…
Posted June 1, 2020
Read MoreAmanda Davis, Village Preservation’s newest staff member. Today we are thrilled to welcome Amanda Davis – our new Director of Preservation and Research – to the Village Preservation team! Among…
Read More…growth as a musician and composer, shares stories of operating RPM studios, and outlines new projects with younger generations of post-genre contemporary classical electronic composers. Read or Listen to Rob…
Read MoreTo kick off the new year, we have some great news to report on three vital fronts, spanning the West, East, and South Village: One of the 32-ft-tall metallic 5G…
Read MoreBook Reading and evening with Lorna Graham, celebrating the publication of her new novel, The Ghost of Greenwich Village All proceeds to benefit Village Preservation. Open Wine Bar, Sponsored by…
Read More…Holiday, Benny Goodman, Martha Graham – three great artists whose careers were launched in this area. While most construction in New York is on pause right now, this area has…
Read MoreRead the report here. Village Preservation has joined with our partners the East Village Community Coalition and Cooper Square Committee to produce a new report looking at the state of…
Read MoreCheck out the latest issue of Village Preservation’s newsletter available here….
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cn8ppEO-g5U Our new website, VillagePreservation.org, has all the information and resources you expect from our old website, and more, but in a simpler, clearer, easier to use format, allowing you to get…
Read More…the maximum percentage of income spent on fundraising activities. Village Preservation is far and away the largest neighborhood historic preservation organization in New York City. Read our 2022-2023 Annual Report…
Read More…from school, I was in high school. And he told me that the dishwasher didn’t come in that day; “would I come to the Deli?” And I said “I don’t…
Read MoreOld IS New: Creative Approaches to Adaptive Reuse A Walking Tour of the West Village with Françoise Bollack, AIA, DESA A walk on Greenwich and Washington Streets shows the evolution…
Read MoreLast Call @Folk City at the Museum of the City of New York An evening of music with Dominic Chianese In celebration of the Folk City exhibition during its final…
Read More…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,…
Read MoreSaving Place A symposium of the Museum of the City of New York The City Museum kicks off Saving Place—their exhibition marking the 50th anniversary of NYC’s Landmarks Law—with a…
Read More…are founding the Village Halloween Parade in 1974, which began as a small community event in the Westbeth courtyard, but which grew to one of the largest events in New…
Read More…at far left. Today we are pleased to announce our intern newest intern from Hunter, Cindy Zhang, a senior studying Political Science and Human Rights. Cindy previously worked at the…
Read MoreOctober is LGBT History Month, and we’ve got a great new episode of our Off the Grid podcast on our Soundcloud page to help celebrate. Explore some of the many…
Read MoreClick to read The winter edition of Village Preservation’s bi-annual newsletter is now available HERE. Get all the latest on Village Preservation’s advocacy campaigns, programs, and educational resources. Our newsletters…
Read More…a center of civil rights and social justice organizing (prior research by Village Preservation showed that that lead women’s suffrage organization in New York was located just feet away at 10…
Read More…hope you’ll explore and share our new Hip-Hop History Map! Explore the map — CLICK HERE To explore all our maps and tours, CLICK HERE. To learn more about our…
Read More…our website to elected officials, the Mayor, and city agencies. Our new website, VillagePreservation.org, has all the information and resources you expect from our old website, and more, but in a simpler,…
Read MoreOral Histories of Extraordinary East Villagers: New Additions to the Village Preservation Archive In 2014, Village Preservation began an ongoing series of interviews with cultural pioneers and community leaders in…
Read MoreAs we approach LGBTQ+ Pride Weekend, Village Preservation is proud to share with you a wonderful new collection in our historic image archive of donated images from Jillian Jonas chronicling the fiery…
Read MoreNew York’s Unique & Unexpected Places A Lecture with Judith Stonehill…
Read More…row of houses in New York to do this, drawing upon mid-19th-century models in London, as opposed to the traditional Dutch-inspired high stoop which dominated New York rowhouse construction until…
Read More…a raging debate about how to fill it. Firefighters battle the smoke and flames from an explosion in the basement of 18 West 11th Street, New York, New York, March…
Read MoreThe existing one-story building (left) and the proposed six-story replacement. Village Preservation strongly opposes the design for a proposed new six-story building at 15 Greenwich Avenue in the Greenwich Village…
Read MoreWe’re extremely proud to share two new collections added to our historic image archive, taken between 1994 and 2001 as part of an effort by Village Preservation and historian and…
Read More…to our community and its rich heritage of artistic, cultural, and social innovation and progress. Our new interactive art and history experience will be open to the public from September…
Read MoreLeft Bank New York, Artists Off Washington Square 1890s to 1920: A lecture with Virgina Budny After training in Europe, some of America’s most famous painters and sculptors transformed stables…
Read MoreIt was also announced last night that “community input” sessions would soon begin for design plans for the new public open space on the same block as 388 Hudson Street,…
Read MorePhoto via NBC 4 New York Village Preservation continues to vigorously oppose the plan by the city to site 32-ft.-tall 5G towers throughout our neighborhoods, testifying last week and the…
Read More…Marjorie Zien Collection,” which shows the fear, hope, gratitude, rage, ingenuity, and creativity that were on display in our neighborhoods in response to these dual disruptions. Explore our new Historic…
Read More…buildings within historic districts is allowed), the troubling precedent allowing its demolition would set, and the outpouring of support for saving the building from thousands of New Yorkers, prominent scholars…
Read More…if current state legislation is approved. A new bill in the State Legislature would for the first time remove landmark protections for churches and other religious properties, allowing structures of…
Read MoreWe’ve just added our first new oral history of 2021. Michael E. Levine is an urban planner who worked as the NYC Department of City Planning’s Community Board #2 liaison beginning in…
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…a location scouting company in Boston, Meredith moved to New York in the next step of her career in the film industry. Spare time was for venturing into neighborhoods in…
Posted June 1, 2020
Read MoreAs we approach LGBTQ+ Pride Weekend, Village Preservation is proud to share with you a wonderful new collection in our historic image archive of donated images from Jillian Jonas chronicling the fiery…
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Professional photographer Robert A. Ripps took these images of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and of Ground Zero and its surroundings in the days and weeks following…
Posted September 8, 2021
Read MoreCB2 hearing: 09/20/2021 – see below to register for the Zoom meeting. To submit written testimony of any length in advance of the hearing, click HERE. LPC hearing: 09/28/2021 – see below…
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Professional photographer Robert A. Ripps took these images of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and of Ground Zero and its surroundings in the days and weeks following…
Posted September 8, 2021
Read MoreAndito Lloyd Today we are thrilled to welcome Andito Lloyd – our new East Village & Special Projects Director – to the small but mighty GVSHP team! Andito will soon…
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