In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted June 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
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Robert Fisch documented 9/11 and the World Trade Center from various locations. Click here to see the original Robert Fisch Collection….
Posted September 5, 2023
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Robert Fisch documented 9/11 and the World Trade Center from various locations. Click here to see the original Robert Fisch Collection….
Posted September 5, 2023
Read MoreCo-sponsored by the Salmagundi Club Library Committee, The Coffee House Club, Merchant’s House Museum, Victorian Society New York. Opened in 1824, Fifth Avenue originally vied with several other locations for…
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 19, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted January 9, 2021
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This image is part of the Louis “Sonny” DeLuccy collection, which is dedicated in memory of Sonny and to honor him and others as heroes for their sacrifice. This image…
Posted August 10, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted April 4, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 1, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted May 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted May 19, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted March 9, 2021
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This image is part of the Louis “Sonny” DeLuccy collection, which is dedicated in memory of Sonny and to honor him and others as heroes for their sacrifice. This image…
Posted September 8, 2021
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For more information on the application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission associated with this image, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 10, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 10, 2021
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For more information on the application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission associated with this image, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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This image is part of the Louis “Sonny” DeLuccy collection, which is dedicated in memory of Sonny and to honor him and others as heroes for their sacrifice. This image…
Posted September 8, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted August 10, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted June 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted February 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted April 9, 2021
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This image is part of the Louis “Sonny” DeLuccy collection, which is dedicated in memory of Sonny and to honor him and others as heroes for their sacrifice. This image…
Posted September 8, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted April 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted January 9, 2021
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For more information on the application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission associated with this image, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 4, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted April 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted August 10, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 9, 2021
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For more information on the application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission associated with this image, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted August 10, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted January 9, 2021
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Robert Fisch documented 9/11 and the World Trade Center from various locations. Click here to see the original Robert Fisch Collection….
Posted September 5, 2023
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted April 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 9, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 4, 2021
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 5, 2021
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For more information on the application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission associated with this image, click here….
Posted June 2, 2020
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In the months following the destruction of the World Trade Center and on each anniversary of 9/11, crowds gathered at the West Side Highway and Christopher Street to support the…
Posted July 4, 2021
Read MorePreservation History Archive This archive contains printed materials from organizations and individuals involved in historic preservation and other local community efforts, particularly those connected to Greenwich Village, the East Village,…
Read MoreHere at GVSHP, we have a special connection to Jane Jacobs (May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006) — not only because she was on our Board of Advisors until her…
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 More…application is closed. Application approved on November 17, 2009. Status: A public hearing on this application was held at the Landmarks Preservation Commission on November 10th, 2009. No action was…
Read More…initial proposal, presented to the Commission on November 10, 2009 (scroll to the bottom for a photo of the revised, approved proposal): 2003 Designation Report, published by the Landmarks Preservation…
Read MoreRecently, I responded to a portion of a recent “report” by the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) that (incredibly, but predictably for REBNY) blamed the retail vacancy crisis…
Read More…to reconstruct the front façade. This application is closed. Application approved on December 15, 2009. Status: A public hearing on this application was held at the Landmarks Preservation Commission on…
Read More…highlights of the show. Photo The Jackie Factory NYC/HOWL! Festival. Art Around the Part 2009. Photo by Nathaniel Siegel/HOWL! Festival. Dirty Martini onstage at LOW LIFE 2 @ HOWL! 2008…
Read More…eligible for the State and National Registers in thirty years. 2001 Our Gansevoort Market Task Force submits a completed architectural and historical report to the Landmarks Preservation Commission. 2000 We…
Read More…2016, the LPC finally landmarked it. Click HERE for the designation report. Silver Towers/505 LaGuardia Place: On November 18, 2008, the City voted to designate the I.M. Pei-designed Silver…
Read MoreOn March 6, 2007, three historic structures GVSHP fought to have preserved were designated as New York City landmarks: 159 Charles Street, 354 West 11th Street and 150 Barrow Street,…
Read More…Save” fortified our efforts to protect these historic and endangered areas. 2002: GANSEVOORT MARKET The Gansevoort Market Historic District. The Gansevoort Market Historic District is an architecturally and culturally rich…
Read More…Joseph Laemmle, bring us to today’s hiding in plain site feature. Joe. Laemmle, 200 Bleecker Street, 2006, image © 2002 Walter Grutchfield. Gazing up toward the roofline of the Sixth…
Read More…cotta ornamental accents, its original casement windows, and its striking rounded corner, remained intact. Tunnel Garage ca. 2005, covered in grafitti and billboards. In 2005, a new owner announced plans…
Read MoreSpring is here, and people are gaping at the blossoms and stopping for selfies in front of the dogwood and magnolias and tulips. In our city, green space is precious…
Read More…Office which skirted the appropriate review, allowing the dorm to exceed zoning allowances by 55%. Villagers protesting the dorm, August 2nd, 2006 On August 2nd, 2006, Village Preservation held a…
Read MoreVillage Preservation is always working hard to document, celebrate, and protect the historic character of our neighborhoods, including the great buildings that make Greenwich Village, NoHo and East Village such…
Read MoreOn September 9, 2003, the Gansevoort Market Historic District was officially designated by the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. The designation not only culminated a three-year effort to protect…
Read More…weeks following September 11, 2001. See all the images here. One of the many incredible collections we have received was donated by Villager Lenore Mills. In the days and months…
Read More…Board 2 public hearing on Monday, June 7th, 2010. Status as of November 24th, 2009: A public hearing was held at the Landmarks Preservation Commission on November 24th, 2009, for…
Read MoreOn June 8th, 2004, 127, 129, and 131 MacDougal Street, three 1829 Federal Style houses, were landmarked — the first three of thirteen Village Preservation and the NY Landmarks Conservancy jointly proposed and campaigned for landmark…
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