…have been located since 1999). In 1925, he moved again to 288 East 10th Street, the Saint Nicholas of Myra Orthodox Church, also owned by St. Mark’s. During this time,…
Read More…by the sprinkling of holy water by Archbishop William Henry Francis of Chicago, and actresses Helen Hayes and Minnie Madern Fisk tossed flowers from above onto onlookers in the street. Press accounts…
Read More…Labor Standards Acts. Francis Perkins, 1936. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Frances Perkins was born on April 10, 1880 in Boston, Massachusetts. After attending Mount Holyoke College, where she majored…
Read More…a letter of protection and other privileges, which amounted to rare state recognition and acceptance. In many ways the defining document of this genial but impermanent relationship between the Roma…
Read More…neighborhood… Cornell Edwards, 1932-2011 Cornell achieved local celebrity status for his featured role in Twilight Becomes Night, Virginie Alvine-Perrette’s heartwrenching and eye-opening documentary about the loss of neighborhood stores in…
Read More…Mary Help of Christians in Turin, Italy Tthe intersection of East 12th Street and Avenue A has been renamed Father Mancini Way in honor of Father Virginio Mancini, a parish…
Read More…Cordell Reagon February 22, 1943 – November 12, 1996 Bob Zellner, Bernice Reagon, Cordell Reagon, Dottie Miller (Zellner), and Avon Rollins in Danville, Virginia, June 1963. Photograph by Danny Lyon…
Read More…Newport News, Virginia, on August 15, 1926. He moved to Manhattan in 1927 and made a living as a commercial artist, house painter, and carpenter. After World War II, New…
Read More…armed slave uprising in Virginia on December 2, 1859, Garnet organized a memorial service at the Shiloh Church. Then, when the 1863 Draft Riots erupted, endangering the lives of the…
Read More…Gansevoort Market historic district. Today’s designation is the first expansion of historic district protections in Greenwich Village since 1969. About 1/3 of Greenwich Village is currently designated a historic district….
Read More…In researching the voluminous history of the area, which surprisingly still largely lacks landmark protections, we discovered certain themes that we have turned into tours on the map. There are…
Read More…ahead in the area. But if the Mayor’s ZQA plan goes through, those height limits would be lifted, weakening the protections we fought so hard to secure, and allowing future…
Read More…We’ve been urging the Council to tie any rezoning plan to a commitment from the City to move ahead with landmark protections for the adjacent and unprotected South Village. Development…
Read More…evictions were not actually for “personal use” and the owners were really just seeking to eliminate the rent-stabilization protections and evict the current tenants for profit. 47 East 3rd street…
Read More…initial protections in place for buildings) 800 buildings. Bedford Stuyvesant, Brooklyn In Prospect Heights, Brooklyn, the LPC has designated 850 buildings. Prospect Heights, Brooklyn On the Upper West Side of…
Read More…Hudson Square, and to enact needed and long-promised landmark protections for the neighboring proposed South Village Historic District. WITHOUT THESE LANDMARK PROTECTIONS, THE SOUTH VILLAGE WILL FACE INCREASED DEVELOPMENT PRESSURE…
Read More…without necessary landmark protections for the neighboring South Village and appropriate height limits for new development. We need to change this! You can read more about the proposed Hudson Square…
Read More…rezoning, and very importantly, if the City will commit to long-promised landmark protections for the South Village. Without landmark protections, the South Village will be gravely endangered by the rezoning,…
Read More…community groups kicked off an effort to secure landmark and zoning protections for the Far West Village. For more than a decade, this historic neighborhood had seen an invasion of…
Read More…water. (You can read more about Federal houses here and here.) According to the website of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, “In 1800 the Manhattan Company (now The Chase…
Read More…covered by landmarks protections, and the architectural detail in question was not supposed to be removed without a public hearing and review process which never took place (GVSHP is pursuing…
Read More…and, although the fight is not over, we have secured many protections for this historically and architecturally significant area in order to prevent out-of-scale and inappropriate development. 159 Charles St,…
Read More…get this area rezoned with height limits to prevent inappropriate, out-of-scale new development. But if the Mayor’s plan passes, those protections we are seeking would be gutted. Map showing proposed…
Read More…and architectural history, lacks significant landmark protections east of Second Avenue. Village Preservation has long been working toward greater protection for this storied sprawling neighborhood. Prior to the designation of…
Read More…mission to fight for overarching solutions to protect the cultural heritage of my neighborhood through zoning and landmark protections, and challenging legislation to make it easier for historic buildings to…
Read More…protections we secured against its unlimited expansion. Secured an important role for Village Preservation and other preservation organizations in the oversight of plans to site 32-ft.-tall futuristic 5G towers throughout…
Read More…is yet another reason South of Union Square needs and deserves landmark protections from the City. Mayor Adams, the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and local City Councilmember Carlina Rivera are yet to…
Read More…opinion pieces debunking arguments for eliminating or reducing landmark and zoning protections based upon the false promises of benefits from allowing unrestricted market-rate housing development. Produce Village Voices 2022, our highly…
Read More…the LPC has not yet acted upon requests by Village Preservation and others to landmark sites in our neighborhoods completely lacking in landmark protections and vulnerable to demolition, alteration, or…
Read More…finally taking this action and recognizing the historic significance of Julius’ Bar. However, it must be noted that the building already enjoys landmark protections as it’s within the Greenwich Village…
Read More…New York the cultural capital of the world in the 20th century. But this neighborhood is also gravely endangered. Sixty-year-old zoning and a lack of landmark protections mean that profound…
Read More…landmark protections. Peruse the striking images, and read about the historic significance of each of these buildings, some nearly 200 years old, that have been home to great innovations, events,…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read More…existing rent-stabilized units, and protections for small businesses. We do not need more luxury housing and further displacement of tenants and small businesses. This Rezoning will negatively impact the tenants…
Read More…the years: earning landmark and zoning protections for our neighborhoods, saving historic landmarks from demolition, stopping destructive development proposals, and stopping or improving terrible plans by the City or developers….
Read More…secure landmark protections for the area south of Union Square, an area which played an extraordinary role in African American civil rights and cultural history, and is also where Elizabeth…
Read More…abundant African American history of our neighborhoods and the amazing life and work here of Elizabeth Blackwell. HERE’S HOW: ADVOCACY We’re engaged in a heated campaign to secure landmark protections…
Read More…Tech Hub if comprehensive neighborhood protections were included. Read our op-ed in today’s AMNY here. TO HELP: Send New Letters To City Officials Calling Out the Lack Of Accurate Analysis and Demanding…
Read More…to comprehensive zoning and/or landmark protections for the area South of Union Square, to protect it from the inevitable increased development pressure and demolitions this project would spawn. No such…
Read More…dozen historic districts and district extensions, and scores of individual landmarks, across Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo We’ve won zoning protections for nearly 100 blocks of our neighborhoods,…
Read More…Click to expand. But this is also indicative of a concerted push by this administration, big real estate, and some advocates to gut existing landmark and zoning protections for our…
Read More…gaining the landmark protections which extend crucial protection to hundreds of historic buildings. In late 2006, we formally submitted our proposal for landmark designation for the area. Most of the…
Read More…She therefore switched the focus of her advocacy to women’s suffrage and consumer protections. Lemlich lived at 278 East 3rd Street, a building which survives today, albeit in highly altered…
Read MoreThe area of Greenwich Village and the East Village south of Union Square, for which Village Preservation has been advocating landmark protections, is the center of an amazing and dynamic…
Read More…district became the largest expansion of landmark protections in Greenwich Village since 1969. In December of 2016, the City designated more than 90% of the final part (phase III) of…
Read MoreThere were many moments to celebrate along the arc of fighting for the protection of the Gansevoort Historic District, also known as the Meatpacking District. One such milestone took place…
Read More…have the Stonewall Inn was designated a NYC landmark. In addition to gaining the protections mentioned above, the Stonewall also became recognized as the first ever NYC Landmark designated based upon LGBT…
Read More…Mark’s Place in the East Village, and 67 Greenwich Street in the Financial District. Landmarks protections for extant Federal row houses has long been part of GVSHP’s advocacy efforts, including…
Read More…the future. NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal has a Fact Sheet about owner requirements and tenant protections in the case of demolition proposals. Operational Bulletin 2009-1 (Replaces Operational Bulletin 2002-1)…
Read More…period, Greitzer successfully ran for several elected positions, advocated for historic preservation protections within Greenwich Village, tenants’ rights, the removal of cars from Washington Square park, and much more. During…
Read More…were involved with introduction of the very first gay anti-discrimination bill in the country. At the time there were absolutely no legal protections against getting fired or other forms of…
Read More…better. No. 224 East 12th Street was constructed in 1852. Since this year pre-dates the formation of the New York City Buildings Department in 1866 an original new building permit…
Read More…dozen small districts instead of one large district. The final result was one large district and three small ones. Landmark protections were extended westward in 2003 and 2006. However, according…
Read More…East 6th Street has being especially historically significant and worthy of landmark protection. 331 East 6th Street prior to demolition We don’t know exactly what the replacement building will look…
Read More…the general public! Join Today Become a Volunteer Take Action Make a Donation Your donation helps Village Preservation prevent inappropriate development, expand landmark protection, and conduct and create programming and…
Read More…final deal. That bill as written would override landmarks protections for churches and other religious properties, allowing construction, alteration, and demolition on historic landmarked sites. This bill, being pushed by…
Read More…industry, and arguing that it is yet another reason South of Union Square needs and deserves landmark protections from the City. Mayor Adams, the Landmarks Preservation Commission, and local City…
Read More…size. Click to expand. But this is also indicative of a concerted push by this administration, big real estate, and some advocates to gut existing landmark and zoning protections for…
Read MoreThey may not necessarily be a basis for landmark designation, but it’s always nice when the setting for a great album cover gets landmark protections, ensuring that it lives on…
Read MoreWith less than a week to go before the Borough President must render his decision regarding NYU’s application to overturn neighborhood zoning protections, take public land, and abrogate the terms…
Read More…the number of blocks in our neighborhood for which we have secured zoning protections. We stopped plans for an inappropriate, out of scale development at 85-89 Jane Street with glass…
Read More…designated historic district in late 2013. As we noted, the unprotected area of the South Village that still lacks landmark protections, south of Houston Street, includes approximately 175 buildings. Some…
Read More…we do so is to fight for expanded landmark protections for the Village. On October 31, 1963, Jane Jacobs urged the newly-established Landmarks Preservation Commission to landmark all of Greenwich…
Read More…building and its neighbor at no. 287 would be considered for landmark designation. Unfortunately, that request was denied. We are continuing to fight for comprehensive landmark protections for this area,…
Read More…we still need to get the Mayor and city to support zoning and landmark protections for the surrounding area, which faces a flood of overdevelopment like what was planned at…
Read More…instance, has almost no landmark designation, and while Chelsea has a nice sized historic district at its heart, by far the majority of the neighborhood has no landmark protections whatsoever….
Read More…GVSHP’s proposed South Village Historic District. This designation is the culmination of a ten year campaign to confirm landmarks protections on this section of New York City, an area which…
Read More…neighborhood lacking in landmark protections. But as our ongoing research aimed at securing landmark protections for the area reveals, it was built by what was once one of the richest men in America,…
Read More…documents and reports to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission with the materials, calling for the agency to finally act to extend landmark protections to the area – read them here,…
Read More…was intended by its post–Civil War Radical Republican sponsors to stop the efforts by the former Confederate states to nullify emancipation. Its language promotes “liberty” and “equal protection of the…
Read More…Far West Village’s historic buildings have been lost or unsympathetically altered due to a lack of landmark protections. More historic resources are threatened. The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation…
Read MoreIn this series, ‘More is More,’ we look at historic district extensions in our area. The Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II was designated June 22, 2010 after a multi-year…
Read More…this area is the only part of Greenwich Village and the East Village lacking in both adequate zoning and landmark protections, AND because of the tech building boom coming down…
Read More…the recognition of this site’s place in LGBT history, it still lacks New York City landmarks protections as an LGBT site. Julius’ Bar, courtesy of Google Maps As background, Julius’…
Read More…will help protect these corridors from out of scale and overly commercial development. These areas currently lack zoning and landmark protections resulting in out-of-scale and out-of-character new developments like the…
Read More…Mayor and City Councilmember Carlina Rivera and the City Council to demand adequate protections for this area in light of the approval of the Tech Hub on 14th Street. The building…
Read More…1925 picture was taken, and looks nearly the same today. Thankfully, it is part of the NoHo Historic District and enjoys landmarks protections. On the right is the iconic Cooper…
Read More…did achieve with the approved 2008 East Village rezoning, GVSHP and our partners worked hard to advance further neighborhood protections. When the LPC unveiled a preliminary proposed East Village Historic…
Read More…landmarked. The area south of Union Square is full of buildings rich in architectural and social history which need and deserve historic district (landmark) protections. We have been fighting for…
Read More…we fought for years to landmark will now finally receive the protections it deserves. This charming historic house was the first and only structure ever built on this site, and…
Read MoreDuring the pandemic we continue to conduct research and gather support for our efforts to secure landmark protections for the area of Greenwich Village and the East Village south of Union Square. Our recent research has…
Read More…developing, Gansevoort Market is vulnerable to radical change. Without adequate protection and education, the low-rise, brick-built character of this district is likely to disappear. Development does need to take place…
Read More…fight to protect these buildings. And we still need to get the Mayor and city to support zoning and landmark protections for the surrounding area, which faces a flood of overdevelopment like what…
Read More…Village and the East Village, it is lacking in both landmark and zoning protections. Click here to send a letter to city officials supporting landmark protections for the area now….
Read More…Village and the East Village, it is lacking in both landmark and zoning protections. Click here to send a letter to city officials supporting landmark protections for the area now….
Read More…was a historic step forward in the nineteenth-century movement toward animal protection. Just a few days before the New York legislature passed the animal-welfare act of 1860, it had chartered…
Read More…landmarked. The area south of Union Square is rich in architectural and social history which needs and deserves historic district (landmark) protections, which we have been fighting for but the…
Read More…was a historic step forward in the nineteenth-century movement toward animal protection. Just a few days before the New York legislature passed the animal-welfare act of 1860, it had chartered…
Read More…The area south of Union Square is rich in architectural and social history which needs and deserves historic district (landmark) protections, which we have been fighting for but the City…
Read More…landmarked. The area south of Union Square is rich in architectural and social history which needs and deserves historic district (landmark) protections, which we have been fighting for but the…
Read More…Square Rezoning. The South Village Historic District was the largest expansion of historic district protections in Greenwich Village since 1969. But our job was far from complete. Village Preservation continued to…
Read More…south of Union Square enjoy any landmark protections, and thus could be demolished, altered, or otherwise compromised at any time. The oldest part of this complex was built as the…
Read More…should make it, as well as much of its surroundings, a clear choice for landmarking or historic district designation. There are very few buildings without landmark protections that survive and…
Read More…uncommon, as the areas in tan to brown show a decrease in population from 2000-2010. The map shows clearly that areas with no or few Historic District protections, such as…
Read More…and Ukrainian Orthodox Church which has been under consideration for landmark designation for almost fifty years — we thought we’d take a look at some of the other historic houses…
Read More…Emma Lazarus, born on July 22, 1849, was the fourth of seven children. Lazarus, who’s been called a reclusive spinster, was a lifelong Villager, descended from the first twenty-three Jewish…
Read More…Distinct from the Orthodox church around the corner, First Ukrainian Assembly of God obtained this building in 1929, in the wake of the Great Depression. Built as one of the…
Read More…most influential book ever written on city planning and historic preservation. The author’s assault on the reigning orthodoxies is expressed through a lovingly detailed portrait of life on Hudson Street…
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