…as 102 and 104-06 West 14th Street. 14th Street and 6th Ave Train Station with 523-527 Sixth Avenue/104-106 West 14th Street turret in background circa 1916. 1940s Tax Photo. 523-527…
Read More133 Fourth Avenue as it appears today The following post was originally written five years ago to showcase one of our neighborhood buildings with an interesting history, 133 Fourth Avenue….
Read More…Street, 1942 First Avenue looking north from East 9th Street, 1942 First Avenue looking south from East 9th Street, 1942 First Avenue looking north from East 12th Street, 1942 For…
Read More…parts one, two and three) 143-145 Avenue D It’s been a while since we’ve shown some love to one of our favorite buildings over at 143-145 Avenue D, the oldest…
Read More…north to East 23rd Street with the western boundary at the Bowery (4th Avenue) and the eastern boundary in a line between what’s now 1st Avenue and Avenue D. Petersfield,…
Read More…below the fourth-floor windows, a continuous beltcourse above the fourth floor, and rectangular window lintels and sills. The first-floor storefronts have been mostly altered. 126 Second Avenue A three-story with…
Read More…and the history of the buildings in which the art is displayed. Download the Art On The Ave Map Here! Art On The Ave will run from April 15 through mid-July,…
Read More…in recent years that wonderful mix had been threatened by demolitions and out-of-scale new construction — watch his Save the South Village video here or above. Watch the whole Save…
Read More…Editor of Architectural Forum Magazine helped lead the successful fights to save Washington Square Park and to save our Hudson Street sidewalks. Dr. Dodelson leads an organization which in 1949…
Read More…highlighting the many terrific stores we’re fortunate to have here in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. In honor of that milestone, we produced this video spotlighting some of…
Read MoreThe western blockfront of Fifth Avenue between 13th and 14th Street in the neighborhood South of Union Square. Village Preservation’s proposed South of Union Square Historic District was recently named…
Read More…book Fifth Avenue: From Washington Square to Marcus Garvey Park. This walking tour will focus on the architectural journey through Greenwich Village that Hennessey presents in the book. All registered attendees…
Read More…Avenue) — they were actually built facing the no-longer-extant Hancock Street, and now faced (and used the address of) its much larger replacement, Sixth Avenue (in fact, 270 Sixth Avenue…
Read More…El train. This track is actually part of the Second Avenue El, which ran from 1875 to 1942; north-bound trains ran along First Avenue from Houston to 23rd Street. Just…
Read More…Klein’s Store and the pawn shop? You will have to be patient and read the next part of (what has now become) this series about this block of Third Avenue….
Read More…founded and published by a prominent member of the Democratic Socialist Party of Italy. 80 Fourth Avenue, 2020. The eight-story loft building at 80 Fourth Avenue was designed in 1898…
Read More…Street and Sixth Avenue, and the west side of Broadway between 11th and 12th Streets. Plans have been filed to demolish the four buildings at 519 and 523-27 Sixth Avenue/100…
Read More…Mulry Square,, occupying the former MTA parking lot. Photo courtesy of the Villager. 70-74 Greenwich Avenue/160 West 11th Street 70-74 Greenwich Avenue/160 West 11th Street. Just down Greenwich Avenue at…
Read More…Market Complex, the Gansevoort Market, the Bronx Terminal Market, and the First Avenue Retail Market. a 1938 photo of the interior of the First Avenue Retail Market (courtesy of the…
Read More…there are some standout examples. 40 Fifth Avenue, built in 1929, and the midcentury 2 Fifth Avenue are standouts. So are examples from the prolific apartment developers Bing & Bing—45…
Read More…part one. 143-145 Avenue D As we mentioned in our first post in this series, certain elements on the facade of 143-145 Avenue D initially gave us a hunch we…
Read MoreOur latest examination of honorific street names takes us further into the East Village to 1st Avenue. From 14th Street all the way to Houston, 3 honorifics exist along this avenue:…
Read More…Avenue and 11th Street in Greenwich Village. 6th Avenue and 11th Street, 1851. Image courtesy NYPL A wooden two and a half story house built in the 1700s that stood…
Read MoreSecond Avenue and 7th Street, the site of the explosion. Tomorrow will mark one year since the tragic gas explosion on Second Avenue and 7th Street street that killed two…
Read More…of Save A Village Education; and Professor Jerome Krase of Brooklyn College, a past president of the American Italian Historical Association. View the video HERE and HERE. Neighbors at the Save the…
Read More…Street, and Slavs and Poles gravitated towards the blocks just west and north of Tompkins Square. But a linear Italian-American enclave formed along and near First Avenue, broadening at 14th…
Read More…7th Avenue South, corner of West 11th Street. It will replace a one-story structure. This is the second of two new buildings that the LPC has approved on 7th Avenue…
Read More…outgrown its quaint Bowery location, Hammacher & Schlemmer moved to 133 Fourth Avenue (also known as 127-135 Fourth Avenue and 102-104 East 13th Street). Built in 1897 by Marsh, Israels…
Read More…corner of Avenue B and East 5th Street – the site of the tenement building in which he grew up. Avenue B facade, courtesy of mcny.org Designed in 1912 by…
Read MoreThursday, September 22 6:00pm-7:15pm E.T. Free Zoom Webinar Registration Required Landmarked in 2021, the Educational Building at 70 Fifth Avenue is not only one of Greenwich Village’s newest designated spaces,…
Read More…Gutierrez opened Barnyard 12 years ago, first on Avenue C, with a short move to Avenue B in 2016, because she knew here in the East Village was a place…
Read More…mansion on Second Avenue and Eleventh Street for use by himself and his second wife, Helena Rutherfurd. With Margaret as his only child, Gerard Stuyvesant, concerned about the continuation of…
Read MoreHarry Yormark took over his family’s shoe business at 15 8th Avenue from his uncle Jacob Yormark sometime after 1907. In September of 2011, Off the Grid reported the discovery…
Read More…share, you have rice and they have beans and together you have a meal.” Our interview took place next door at the slightly more spacious Baker’s Pizza, another friendly small…
Read More…thing. Anna, Ilias, and Vanessa Iliopoulos own and run the popular Fresco Gelateria, on Second Avenue between East 9th Street and St. Mark’s Place. They live in separate apartments in…
Read More…of that district today. 1939-41 tax photo. Source: Municipal Archives. As I was looking through the historic documentation we have for 119 Avenue D, I came across an 1898 alteration…
Read More…in the Village. Though the rents have risen and most of the Village artists have moved to Brooklyn, Dave doesn’t lament the inevitable change. “Everyone talks about how it used…
Read More…the East Village. We have been researching every building in the East Village and have come across some fascinating history about the businesses in this block that we will…
Read MoreOn 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…
Read More…the Avenue has developed since its opening in the mid-1910s is particularly relevant today as it seems to have finally succeeded in creating an urban and social space that fulfills…
Read More…Seventh Avenue South was formerly the site of six-story factory that was razed when Seventh Avenue South was cut through and extended southward. Terra cotta ornaments on the Seventh Avenue…
Read More152 Second Avenue We had a hunch this day was coming. The owners of the former Sigmund Schwartz Gramercy Park Chapel, at 152 Second Avenue, have applied to make substantial…
Read More…also showcased in the documentary film They Shall Not Perish. 80 Fifth Avenue 80 Fifth Avenue, 2020. The International Workers Order (IWO), which originated within the Jewish Workmen’s Circle, was located…
Read More…as well as places of memory, such as 80 Fifth Avenue. The IWO’s erstwhile headquarters on Fifth Avenue marked a turning point in the visibility of one of the most…
Read More…limb and talked about 2nd Avenue and 2nd Street in honor of February 2nd (2/2), but today, March 2nd (3/2) we’re expanding our focus. Both 3rd and 2nd Avenues run through the…
Read MoreGVSHP Executive Director Andrew Berman (l.) and Preservation League of NY State Director Jay DiLorenzo speaking at the Seven to Save announement Five years ago today, the South Village was…
Read MoreView down Seventh Avenue South from West 11th Street, 1970s. (Author’s collection) When I was home recently I looked through one of my parents’ photo albums and happened to find…
Read MoreThe Golden Age of 2nd Avenue Screening A film by Morton Silverstein, “The Golden Age of 2nd Avenue” celebrates Yiddish Theater in America from the Bowery to its 2nd Avenue…
Read More…Second Ave., aka 43-45 E. 2nd St.) Anthology Film Archives on the southeast corner of 2nd Ave & E 1st St Part of the expanded East Village/Lower East Side Historic…
Read More…give us hope that reports of the death of mom-and-pops have been greatly exaggerated. Whenever such occasions present themselves, we like to share our enthusiasm with the world in the…
Read More…site — read their letter HERE. Landmarking will save the building from destruction, but won’t save the beloved theatre and other cultural institutions within. We have also asked elected officials and…
Read More6th Avenue and 11th Street, 1905. Image via Ephemeral New York On August 6, 1966, the first known recording of “I Heard It Through The Grapevine” was made by the Miracles….
Read MoreDave Van Ronk has been called a “folk singer’s folk singer.” He personified the image of the Greenwich Village artist and musician as the “local” who didn’t forsake his roots…
Read MoreAs we here at GVSHP have previously discussed, many streets in Greenwich Village bear an honorary secondary name recognizing important people and institutions associated with the Village and its history. These…
Read More…compel you to go in and check it out. Walking along First Avenue, one such colorful storefront is sure to pique your curiosity. With traditional Tibetan colors adorning the sign…
Read MoreThe Golden Age of Second Avenue film screening In this dazzling 1969 film, documentarian Morton Silverstein celebrates Yiddish Theater in America from its Bowery roots to its Second Avenue heyday….
Read More101 Avenue A, photo by Barry Munger While Greenwich Village will always be equated with the Gay Rights Movement, particularly for its role in the series of protests at the…
Read More101 Avenue A: Melting Pot to Hot Spot A Panel Discussion Moderated by Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman Few buildings embody the full zeitgeist of everything East Village as…
Read MoreDave Van Ronk album cover. Photo courtesy of Amazon.com. On this day in 1936, David Kenneth Ritz “Dave” Van Ronk was born. Van Ronk was a highly influential figure in…
Read More…Save Gansevoort, a grassroots organization formed to face a threat to the Gansevoort Market Historic District (you can read the District Designation Report Part 1 here and Part 2 here)….
Read More…New York City, which would have allowed “supersized” towers in residential neighborhoods. Help support a victorious campaign to convince Mayor Adams to veto a punitive measure that would have penalized longtime SoHo…
Read More…Ansonia. Online retailers and chains have saturated the market. Meanwhile, many local small businesses have shuttered, first, because of skyrocketing rents and then, because of the pandemic. Nonetheless, Manisha remains…
Read More…Mayor’s “Silicon Alley,” protecting and zoning 14th to 8th Street, 5th to 3rd Avenues. Mr. Mayor – Season’s Greetings. All We Want for the Holidays is to Save Our Neighborhood!…
Read MoreThe Save Gansevoort Market Task Force is made up of local residents, building owners, business leaders, and preservationists who are working to protect this historic area of New York. Under…
Read More…landmarked. 95 East 10th Street today 95 East 10th Street (also known as 48 Third Avenue) was built in 1886 as a tenement building by architect James M. Farnsworth &…
Read More…that #SouthOfUnionSquare is one of NYS’ “Seven to Save” and deserves landmark designation NOW! CLICK HERE to learn more about the history of #SouthOfUnionSquare and the effort to save it…
Read More…of the historic building we are seeking to save at Second Avenue and 13th Street. To help save the building and keep its services intact, send the letter below. If…
Read MoreWalking near Jackson Square in the West Village, you may have wondered what will become of the site of the former Lukoil gas station. Located at the southwest corner of…
Read More…avenue. Storefront application: The fixed display windows at the corner, black finished aluminum infill, and operable doors are appropriate for this stretch of Second Avenue. 3/8/13: LPC meeting scheduled for…
Read More…Yorkers have come to cherish their local pharmacies. Already places of community comfort where the local pharmacist knows your name, they were friendly and sometimes lifesaving places, even in less…
Read More…weather months. With no sign of COVID disappearing any time soon, and protecting public health being of the utmost importance, something must be done to help save small businesses in…
Read More…bags or hats, or a Trump coloring book? At Exit9 Gift Emporium, 51 Avenue A– our August Business of the Month. Exit9 founder Charles rocking a hat available in the…
Read More(l. to r.) 99-103, 97, and 87-91 Third Avenue. Nos. 97 and 99-103 Third Avenue are five-story old-law tenements built in 1881 by architect Henry J. Dudley for Samuel Simmons….
Read MoreThe former 13th Avenue ran from the Meatpacking District to Chelsea Piers, and was demolished to make room for larger berthed ships, including the Titanic. Jeffrey Trask examines the development…
Read More…east and the west in a fusion of cultures. Soon they will have a presence in multiple boroughs. Until then, you have to bring yourself down the stairs off First…
Read MoreThe Hebrew Actors Union and Second Avenue: Caretakers of Yiddish Theater A Lecture by David Freeland During the 1920s and 30s, Second Avenue south of 14th Street was the spine…
Read More316 East 3rd Street (image courtesy Curbed.com) Word has been spreading that a developer intends to demolish an historic rowhouse at 316 East 3rd Street, near the corner of Avenue…
Read MoreSave the Village, Michele Herman’s fictional tale of life in Greenwich Village, is a literary love letter to her longtime neighborhood. Herman’s protagonist, Becca Cammeyer — a Village tour guide…
Read More122 Greenwich Avenue In early 2006 the Hines Development Co. proposed to build an 11-story, 128 ft. tall undulating glass-walled apartment building at 122 Greenwich Avenue (at 13th Street and…
Read More(l.) 99 Seventh Avenue South ca. 1940 (image via NYPL) and (r.) recently. The site at 99 Seventh Avenue South in Greenwich Village today houses the Garage restaurant, but seventy-five…
Read More…(now Village East City Cinemas) at Second Avenue and East 12th Street is the most prominent remaining survivor of what was once known as the “Yiddish Rialto” along Second Avenue….
Read MoreThe current structure resulted from the combining of two pre-law tenements at 91 and 89 Third Avenue with a new building at 87 Third Avenue in 1902. These tenements were…
Read More…and enlarging some of the existing masonry openings on the rear on 7 Ninth Avenue to make room for doors. The existing front fire escape at 7 Ninth Avenue would…
Read MoreAPPLICATION APPROVED with modifications Application Closed Greenwich Village Historic District Between Greenwich Avenue and Seventh Avenue South http://lpc.gvshp.org/?p=10503 —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A neo-Grec style…
Read More…the construction of a building 34% larger than zoning allows on this site on the east side of 10th Avenue between 13th and 14th Street, known as 40-56 Tenth Avenue….
Read More…this post with friends. Whether you live near Avenue C between 4th and 5th Streets, or have to make the voyage from afar, there is arguably only one place in…
Read More…testimony). Of course there is a broader context to this fight. The area between Union Square and Astor Place, Fifth and Third Avenues, currently faces tremendous development pressure, with multiple…
Read More…Dave Van Ronk came to the Village in the 1950s, after twice shipping out with the Merchant Marine. He lived at 15 Sheridan Square, a section of which is now…
Read MoreApplication approved on 02/07/2012 at LPC hearing Greenwich Village Historic District Northeast corner of 6th Avenue and West 9th Street APPLICATION: Binding Report for the northeast corner of 6th Avenue…
Read More…managed Dave Van Ronk (her then-husband and always friend) and others, including Maggie and Terre Roche and the Holy Modal Rounders. Her apartment on Waverly Place was a gathering place…
Read MoreAPPROVED 12/06/2011 Greenwich Village Historic District Intersection of Seventh Avenue South, Greenwich Avenue and West 12th Street APPLICATION: A brick building built in the mid – 1980’s and designed by…
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…local. You cannot put something against the wall and imagine they’re just going to buy it. You have to present it. You have to answer the questions. When they come,…
Read MoreWe are thrilled to share with you the news that GVSHP successfully nominated the South Village to the Preservation League of New York State’s “Seven to Save” list — their…
Read MoreAPPROVED 11/27/2012 Amendment approved 02/02/2013 Greenwich Village Historic District Between West 12th Street, Seventh Avenue and Greenwich Avenue —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the LPC agenda: A brick building…
Read MoreVillage Preservation continues to work with our allies with whom we have formed the Save SoHo-NoHo Coalition to protect these neighborhoods in the face of real estate and institutional interests advocating for disturbing changes to the…
Read More…asked for at the hearing. The windscreen was also removed from the proposal. On the ground floor, brick piers have been added to the Ninth Avenue side to emphasize the…
Read MoreVillage Preservation is in a pitched campaign to save 50 West 13th Street, the 170+ year old house famous as home to the 13th Street Repertory Theatre for a half…
Read More…have to pay the lesser of 20% of their income or 1/3 of their rent, property owners would have to forgive 20% of the rent, and the State, using federal…
Read More…Gizmo Notion Corp. (160 1st Avenue @ 10th Street), where you can have your sewing machine restored to working order, buy a new one, and choose among an ample selection…
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