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440 West 14th Street: Then & Now

Near the southern end of the High Line, the Meatpacking District bustles with designer clothing stores, outdoor cafes, and trendy hotels. Tourists in particular flock to this area, and it…

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Ten Years Ago: Far West Village Protests, and Progress

…a very warm April 18, 2004. Toward that end, on April 18, 2004, GVSHP staged and led a massive demonstration through the streets of the Far West Village which helped…

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9/11 In Memoriam — Sonny DeLuccy

…husband Louis “Sonny” DeLuccy, who supervised a repair team at the American Express building at 200 Vesey Street, aka Brookfield Place, aka American Express Tower, and formerly known as Three…

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One Street, Many Great Local Businesses: Bleecker Street

Sarah Jessica Parker holding up a #ShopBleecker postcard last year. This is now an annual initiative. Four years ago today, GVSHP launched our Business of the Month program, in which…

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The Pyramid Club: New York City’s First Drag Landmark

…at 101 Avenue A. Image courtesy of Sally Davies. On October 30, 2007, Village Preservation submitted a request to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission that they consider 101 Avenue A…

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My Favorite Things: Theater Edition

…that served a community through multiple epidemics and disasters ended up as a high end luxury condo. More details SOON! Below is a selection of Rattlestick’s Awards & Nominations: 2006…

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Rally on Sunday to Save the South Village

This Sunday at 1:00pm, GVSHP will be holding a rally to urge the Landmarks Preservation Commission to designate the remainder of the South Village Historic District. We hope you will…

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The Legacy of Italian-American Entertainment Venues in the South Village

…82 in 2000. Amato Opera closed after its last performance of The Marriage of Figaro on May 31, 2009. Anthony Amato announced the planned closure on January 10, 2009, before…

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Celebrating the Impact of the Landmarks Law in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo

…29, 1999. It was expanded to include the NoHo East Historic District and NoHo Historic District Extension on June 24, 2003 and May 13, 2008, respectively. 14th Street and Ninth…

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New April and May 2024 Programs: Walking Tours, Histories of Fifth Avenue and The Village Voice, and More

…Pre-registration required Free Join us for a live virtual talk with former Village Voice writer Tricia Romano about her new book, containing more than 200 interviews with the paper’s legendary…

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440 West 14th Street

…of February 3rd, 2009: At public hearing on February 3rd 2009, the Landmarks Preservation Commission was shown a proposal to alter the building’s ground floor windows openings and to paint…

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Tour the Meccas of East Village Punk via Our Building Blocks Website

…full tour, which includes about 20 sites, and which you can access here. 2001 Joey Ramone Memorial in front of CBGB, 315 Bowery. Photo via Village Preservation Image Archive, archive.gvshp.org…

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15 things you didn’t know about the East Village

…the Five Spot Café at 200 East 5th Street, considered one of the great venues for jazz in the mid-20th century, where John Coltrane, Eric Dolphy, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Sonny Rollins, Ornette Coleman,…

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2014 Year In Review: GVSHP Programs

…Following the reading, Lenny Kaye and Penny Arcade will participate in a Q&A. While at the event, discover The Writers Room, an organization that provides more than 200 writers with…

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Nam June Paik: Father of Video Art, and Villager

Nam June Paik (July 20, 1932 – January 29, 2006), Korean artist and avant-garde visionary, is well-known for his pioneering video artistry. Less known, however, is that Paik, dubbed the…

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Looking Back and Looking Ahead

Last night, in the main gallery of the Salmagundi Club on 5th Avenue, GVSHP Executive Director Andrew Berman gave a lecture/slideshow about the state of historic preservation. Over the past…

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Where Music and Passion are Always in Fashion

The grand ballroom of Webster Hall (image via websterhall.com) Just last week the famed Copacabana nightclub reopened yet again. At its newest incarnation at Times Square, guests were treated to…

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41-43 Bond Street

…introducing other materials into the proposed front facade, especially around the windows. Status as of September 30th, 2008: On this day, the Commission approved a proposal for the first new…

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The East River Park’s Past and Future

…repairs in the event of future flooding. East River Park Amphitheater, L: ca. 1941. R: ca. 2002 The park is now scheduled to be completely closed for three and a…

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The 2010 Census — Highs and Lows

The recently released 2010 census figures for New York City have certainly stirred some controversy, with their finding of only a modest overall population increase in the city, coupled with…

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Remembering the 344th Lost Firefighter, and Fire Patrol House #2

The number “343” is indelibly linked with September 11, 2001 — the official number of firefighters killed on 9/11. However, a 344th New York City firefighter was killed at the…

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How Much is that Plaster in the Window? Claes Oldenburg’s ‘The Store’

…https://www.moma.org/collection/works/69165 Hal Foster, “Oldenburg and Happenings”, Art Since 1900, Thames & Hudson, 2004. https://monoskop.org/images/6/66/Foster_Hal_et_al_2004_1961_Oldenburg_and_Happenings.pdf Oldenburg’s Village Presence As we see in Building Blocks, Oldenburg had his store here on East…

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A Building Blocks Tour of the Squats of the East Village

This is part of a series of curated tours to help the public explore the buildings and history shared on our recently-launched East Village Building Blocks site — see it…

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French Flats Explained — Merci!

…Joan of Arc (January 6. 1412 [attributed] – 30 May 1431) centered above the entry. Statue of Joan of Arc at 200 West 1th Street Caryatid at 62 Seventh Avenue/200…

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Remembering the Provincetown Playhouse

…until NYU demolished it in 2008. Demolition of the Provincetown Playhouse and Apartments. August 3rd, 2009 Referred to as “the birthplace of modern drama”, the original Players included George Cram Cook, Susan…

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456 Hudson Street

…install new storefront infill. This application is closed. Application approved on October 20, 2009. Status: A public hearing on this application was held at the Landmarks Preservation Commission on October…

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1-9 West 3rd Street

…legalize the installation of storefront infill, awnings, signage, light fixtures, and flagpoles without Landmarks Preservation Commission permits. This application is closed. On October 20, 2009, one component of the application…

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Back to the Butchers

Recently, we told you all about the East Village Meat Market, a traditional Ukrainian butcher shop on 2nd Avenue and 9th Street. We also told you that this was the…

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35 West 8th Street

…and second floors. Application is to install storefront infill. This application is closed. Application approved on October 20, 2009. Status as of October 20th, 2009: LATEST NEWS A public hearing…

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That Time (One of Many) When Trump Was Caught

On December 6, 2006, the Trump SoHo ‘Condo-Hotel’ was caught advertising its planned units to prospective buyers as a “Primary Residence” or “Secondary Residence.” GVSHP found the advertisements and immediately…

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A Video Legend in the East Village

Today marks the anniversary of the opening of the first Blockbuster store in the country in 1985, in Dallas, Texas. Filled with childhood nostalgia, we couldn’t help but recall the…

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East Village’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral’s Road to Landmark Designation

…this, on October 10, 2008 GVSHP and the East Village Community Coalition (EVCC) submitted a request to the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) that they consider the building for landmark designation….

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January Favorites from the Archive

…photo below, taken on January 27th, 2002, and a handwritten note added later, captures a much different part of NYC history. Chris, Ben, John, Marge, Carol, and Peter, at Point…

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263 West 12th Street

…10th, 2009: LATEST NEWS A public hearing on this application was held at the Landmarks Preservation Commission on November 10th, 2009. The application was approved. A rowhouse with Italianate-style elements…

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Things We’re Grateful For: Federal Houses

…200-202 Bleecker Street (Sixth Avenue/MacDougal Street); these 1826 houses are supposed to be landmarked in December as part of phase II of GVSHP’s proposed South Village Historic District. They are…

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A Surprise Ending for Fight to Save Fire Patrol House #2

On August 16, 2006, GVSHP sent the Landmarks Preservation Commission an urgent request to consider landmark designation of the the old Fire Patrol House #2 at 84 West 3rd Street,…

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New Historic Images- Astor Place, 10th Street, Village Community School, and more.

…left. The lot on the right was home to a garage that was demolished and replaced by VCS in a previous, 2003 addition. The LPC hearing to review this application…

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Happy Anniversary to Far West Village Landmark Victories!

On May 2, 2006, two new historic districts were designated in the Far West Village, the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension and the Weehawken Street Historic District, as part of…

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Beyond the Village and Back: The United Palace Theatre

In our series Beyond the Village and Back, we take a look at some great landmarks throughout New York City outside of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, celebrate…

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Rally to Save 112-120 East 11th Street — One Year Ago Today

It seems well over a year ago when we rallied outside 112-120 East 11th Street to protest the demolition of these five tenement buildings with a history of rent stabilized…

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648 Broadway

…two upper stories designed by Robert T. Lyons, added in 1898. Application is to install new storefront infill. This application is closed. Application approved on December 8, 2009. Status: A…

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827 Washington Street

…in 1940. Application is to install signage and lighting. This application is closed. Application approved on December 15, 2009. Status: A public hearing on this application at the Landmarks Preservation…

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A Tour of Jewish Historic Sites South of Union Square

…12th Street building was the allowance of men and women to sit together in the pews for the first time. St. Ann’s, 2005 (now demolished). From these humble beginnings, Temple…

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Hip Hop’s 2nd Birthplace, Part 4: Fun Gallery

Hip Hop at 50 This is the fourth in a series of posts that celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Birth of Hip Hop. Our exploration takes us to the seminal places of…

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June is Gay Pride Month

…Remember the Losses: In our recent past we’ve lost people and places we should never forget. Read more about 186 Spring Street, a nearly 200 year old house the City…

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Hebrew Actors’ Union: Then & Now

…The Hebrew Actors’ Union building in 2009. Detail at the parapet, 2009. Overall, the building has held up well over the years, don’t you think? The LPC had actually proposed…

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PRESS RELEASE September 15, 2015 For Immediate Release

Contact: Andrew Berman, Executive Director, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation 212-475-9585 x38 or 917-533-1767 or andrew@gvshp.org SOURCE OF DATASET FOR REBNY LANDMARKING REPORT DISMISSES STUDY’S CONCLUSIONS, PROVIDES DATA SHOWING RENT-REGULATED…

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This Day in Preservation History: Save Gansevoort Market Founded

On August 1, 2000, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation convened the first meeting of the Save Gansevoort Market Task Force. This project of GVSHP eventually led to landmark…

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Neighborhood History

…discrimination. 186 Spring Street This nearly 200 year old house became a ‘gay commune’ in the early 1970s, in which some of the most important and influential activist figures of…

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Real Estate’s Attempt to Hijack the Affordable Housing Discussion

U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, pictured, has charged Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican, with extorting money through Glenwood Management to benefit his son Adam. Glenwood is already one of…

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49-53 1/2 Grove Street

…This application is closed. Application approved with modifications on December 8, 2009. Status: A public hearing on this application was held at the Landmarks Preservation Commission on December 8, 2009….

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More Historic Images? Yes, Please!

…the view from the street in 2002 is the same view today. High Line at West 15th Street and 10th Avenue, 2002 High Line at West 15th Street and 10th…

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History For Sale: 3 East 3rd Street

3 East 3rd Street For Sale Whenever we see another ‘For Sale‘ sign in our neighborhoods, it is often the cause for worry or fear. Concerns naturally arise that another…

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Why Residents of the Far West Village Should Oppose the City’s Rezoning Plans

…the process. But Far West Villagers have a particular stake in ensuring these rezoning plans are not adopted. (l.) 2005 Rezoning — areas in green and purple (without dots) got…

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Pier air rights may open a Pandora’s box of development

…— are about 200,000 square feet each. So 1.6 million square feet would be the equivalent of eight more of these towers that currently dominate the skyline of the Village….

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A Landmark’s Long Fight for Life

…And on June 20, 2006 Landmarks Preservation Commission designated it an official New York City landmark, saving it from planned demolition by its developer/owner. NY Public Library Digital Collection, 1920….

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A Five Year Milestone for Far West Village Landmarking

The Far West Village As early as 1963, Jane Jacobs urged that a fledgling NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) protect and designate the Greenwich Village waterfront and the Far West…

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Walking the Meatpacking District With GVSHP’s Historic Image Archive

…glass addition was approved for this building in 2015. 3-7 Ninth Ave from the GVSHP Image Archive. April, 2006 Stop 3: Across Ninth Avenue, the Astor estate also built the elegant six-story warehouse…

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298 Bleecker Street

…storefront infill. This application is closed. Application approved on October 20, 2009. Status: A public hearing on this application was held at the Landmarks Preservation Commission on October 20th, 2009….

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Creative Conversion

View from MacDougal Alley In an earlier post we cleared up some common misconceptions about landmarking, one of which is the notion that landmarking “freezes a building in time.” Every…

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Is NYC Government Still Trump’s Apprentice?

The Trump SoHo was approved for construction by the City on May 8, 2007, over the objections of dozens of elected officials and a broad coalition of community and business…

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The Village Backdrops of Oscar-Winning Films

Originally broadcast through radio in 1929, the Academy Awards have evolved over time to become one of the most anticipated award ceremonies in the world. A trademark of Hollywood, the…

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Remembering Joey Ramone

On April 15, 2001, Rock and Roll lost a true legend. On that day, Joey Ramone died of lymphatic cancer. That night, U2’s Bono told the audience at a concert…

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Thirteen Years Ago, An Idea: Landmark the South Village

…for three historic district designations covering nearly forty blocks and six hundred fifty buildings. On November 11th, 2003, GVSHP launched our campaign to protect the South Village. GVSHP partnered with the…

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Happy Landmark Anniversary to Webster Hall!

Landmark Since March 18, 2008 Built in 1886, Webster Hall was designated a New York City landmark on a March 18, 2008. According to the Landmarks Designation Report,Webster Hall is…

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129 MacDougal Street

APPROVED on 06/08/2010 Individual Landmark Between West 3rd & West 4th Streets Application A Federal style house built in 1828-1829. Application is to alter a window on the front facade….

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When Our City Government Was Trump’s Apprentice

The Trump SoHo was approved for construction by the City on May 8, 2007, over the objections of dozens of elected officials and a broad coalition of community and business…

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Three Takeaways from Escape from New York: The 1822 Yellow Fever Outbreak and the Creation of Greenwich Village

Village Preservation was excited to present historian and author James Nevius’ talk on the 1822 Yellow Fever Outbreak marking 200 years since that epidemic so transformed our neighborhoods, turning Greenwich…

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2010 Annual Meeting

2010 Village Preservation Annual Meeting and Village Awards View Awardees On June 7, 2010 Village Preservation held its 31st Annual Meeting and 21st Annual Village Awards in the landmarked Auditorium…

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Memories of the Church of Mary Help of Christians

Source: The New York Times Following a recent post about the Roman Catholic Church of Mary Help of Christians at 440 East 12th Street, we conducted a Q & A…

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Mourning the Loss of Superior Inks, and Taking Stock of Its Replacement

…Unfortunately, the stacks and the Superior Inks factory were not designated landmarks nor located within a designated NYC historic district, and thus they were demolished on November 16, 2006. Demolition…

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Sylvia Rivera: A Controversial But Powerful and Enduring Activist for LGBTQ+ Rights

Sylvia Rivera (July 2, 1951 – February 19, 2002, She/Her) was a trailblazing advocate for the rights of transgender individuals and LGBTQ+ communities. A vocal opponent of racism and transphobia…

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Honoring and Preserving 101 Avenue A, Home of the Pyramid Club

On October 30, 2007, GVSHP submitted a request to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission that they consider 101 Avenue A (6th/7th Streets) in the East Village as an individual New…

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More Details on Hudson Square Rezoning Decision

…majority of the early 20th century loft buildings which characterize much of Hudson Square are no more than 200 feet tall, and because other zoning districts in the city which…

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The New York City Work Horse

New York City was powered by horses for almost three hundred years. At its peak, well over 150,000 horses and by some estimates up to 200,000 lived in the city….

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Happy Birthday Calvin Trillin!

Calvin Trillin at Russ and Daughters Calvin Trillin hosting the Annual Village Awards Happy (slightly late) birthday to Greenwich Village resident and long-time GVSHP supporter Calvin Trillin, born December 5,…

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Jared Kushner’s (Preservation) Record

The Donald has been getting a lot of attention lately, what with his running for President and all. So too has his family, which is being touted as an integral…

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When Broken Zoning Rules Lead to Exhumed Bones

Working in historic preservation you sometimes find yourself dealing with things you never expect. The Trump SoHo ‘Condo-Hotel,’ built on the site of an exhumed 19th century abolitionist church graveyard….

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The Air Up There

…has been an appraisal for 200,000 sq ft of air rights at $75,000,000. The widely reported offer from the developer came in at $100 million, which could seem like a…

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The Battle Over Hudson River Park’s Air Rights

…of NYU’s Silver Towers buildings — 30 stories tall, each 200,000 sq ft — being built along West Street. In 2015, New York City announced an agreement with a developer…

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Hearing Wed. On Proposed Transfer of Air Rights for St. Mark’s Place Office Tower

…area. The planned office tower displaces several long-time local businesses, as well as a nearly 200-year-old house. Join us at the Community Board 3 Landmarks Committee hearing on the proposed…

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Julys Past From Our Historic Image Archive

Our Historic Image Archive provides a snapshot of our neighborhood’s past. From summers on the piers to drag shows at the Pyramid Club and an important archeological dig, you can…

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Business of the Month: Big Gay Ice Cream Shop, 125 East 7th Street & 61 Grove Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village, the East…

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The Beats: A South Village Tour

December is South Village Month – join us in celebrating this vibrant neighborhood all month long! Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Gregory Corso in the South Village Postwar America in the 1950s…

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55 Gansevoort Street

APPROVED on 09/14/2010 Gansevoort Market Historic District Between Ninth Avenue & Washington Street Application: A vernacular style store and loft building designed by Joseph M. Dunn and built in 1887…

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Roots of Jazz Run Deep in Greenwich Village

Greenwich Village is, in some circles, considered the “Capital of Jazz.” As jazz critic, author, and president of the Jazz Journalists Association Howard Mandel put it: “Greenwich Village is the…

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Business of the Month: Echelon Cycles, 51 8th Avenue (Now at 151 West 19th Street)

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village,…

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Honoring Lucy and Lenny Cecere

…preserve that neighborhood through landmark designation. Lucy speaking at the 178 Bleecker Street rally, 2009 According to the Villager, Sarah Jessica Parker said “It was a privilege to know her…Just…

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NYC Department of City Planning launches new census data map

The Census Fact Finder at the NYC Department of City Planning. The real estate blog Curbed featured a look late last week at the Department of City Planning’s revamped census…

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Sonia Sotomayor

…by President Barack Obama on May 26, 2009, and after being confirmed in the Senate by a vote of 68-31, was sworn in on August 8, 2009. Until 1967, the…

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Building (841) Broadway: A Majestic Terra-Cotta Beauty

It’s been a while since our last Building Broadway post, but that doesn’t mean we’ve stopped admiring all those stunning structures along that oh-so-famous thoroughfare. Today’s feature is 841 Broadway,…

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Lady Gaga’s Greenwich Village

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is a born and raised New Yorker. While she spent most of her early years growing up on…

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30 Jane Street

…window. This application is closed. Application approved June 15th, 2010. Status as of June 15th, 2007: LATEST NEWS At the June 15th, 2010 Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing, the application was…

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Ten Years Ago Today – The End of Old Chumley’s

The “old” Chumley’s image via New York Magazine Ten years ago today, a chimney at 86 Bedford Street separated from an interior wall and collapsed into the world-famous Chumley’s bar….

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32-36 Little West 12th Street

…be replaced with door of frameless clear glass, and the door in the easternmost bay with an aluminum-frame door with opaque etched glass infill. 2003 Designation Report, published by the…

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Go West! – The Leather & Denim Scene in the Weehawken Street Historic District

The Weehawken Street Historic District (designated May 2, 2006) consists of a small area on three blocks around West, Christopher, and 10th Streets. Although primarily known for its relation to…

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Business of the Month: Live Live & Organic, 261 East 10th Street

Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village,…

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8-Story Apartment Building to Replace Old East Village Theater

98 Avenue A, south of East 7th Street, in 1941. Source: New York Public Library (image ID 715963b) Many of us have known for some time that the former theater…

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Landmarking 101: Determining Historic District Borders

GVSHP submitted a request for evaluation for the South Village in 2006. Yesterday, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to create a new landmark district, called the…

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Julius’ Bar, an LGBT Landmark

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