Titanic Connections
…American Seamen’s Friend Society Sailors’ Home and Institute (now the Jane Hotel). Source: Real Estate Record & Guide, July 13, 1907 via LPC Designation Report copy. Jane Hotel before renovation…
Read More…American Seamen’s Friend Society Sailors’ Home and Institute (now the Jane Hotel). Source: Real Estate Record & Guide, July 13, 1907 via LPC Designation Report copy. Jane Hotel before renovation…
Read More…Photo courtesy of parkme.com. Like 11-19 Jane Street, 221 Thompson is another garage structure. However, unlike the one on Jane Street, this garage structure is three-stories as opposed to two. …
Read More…the upscale Jane Hotel, back then it was a seaman’s hotel in a run-down area by the piers (read about the Jane Hotel’s Titanic connections here). TNC helped revitalize the area, and…
Read More…these spaces. 99 Jane Street 99 Jane St. Photo courtesy of Kayden et al. 99 Jane St. is a market rate development in the Far West Village just south of…
Read More…Village Preservation’s own “Greenwich Village Stories.” Jane Freilicher. Photo courtesy of Hamptons Art Hub. Jane Freilicher, Twelfth Street and Beyond, 1976, oil on linen, 50 by 60 inches (courtesy Tibor…
Read More…because they were developed in rapid succession once Burr, in cooperation with John Jacob Astor, prepared the land for development. The Bayard House, north of Jane Street The real Bayard…
Read More…II, which saw East Sixth Street transformed into 1917 Little Italy. Meredith Jacobson Marciano Image Archive Collection Jacobson Marciano. Meredith, West Side. Charles and West Street. World Trade Center in…
Read More…One Chase Manhattan Plaza is part of our Meredith Jacobson Marciano Collection of our Historic Image Archive History and Development of the Site This lot just two blocks north of…
Read More…their special histories, and reveal their (sometimes hidden) connections to the Village. United Palace Theatre. Meredith Jacobson Marciano Tucked into the Meredith Jacobson Marciano New York in the 1970s to…
Read More…walk past P.E. Guerin’s building on residential Jane Street without realizing that behind their green door is the oldest decorative hardware firm in the United States and the only metal…
Read More…the Monday before the hearing. Click HERE for suggested guidelines for testimony from Village Preservation. Greenwich Village Historic District Between Jane Street and West 12th Street —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —-…
Read More…with one of its parishioners, Janet Bonica. Mary Help of Christians is one of the many magnificent churches in the East Village with rich history and striking architecture that should…
Read More…Virginia and Janet [Thurman] paint, study acting and dancing, type when they need money […] The setting is fit for Crime and Punishment, but the buoyancy of Virginia and Janet…
Read More…proposal for 11-19 Jane Street Approved proposal for 11-19 Jane Street There may be another addition to the report soon. We are still awaiting the return to the LPC…
Read MoreNote: This is an updated version of a post originally written by Amanda Davis Two recent Landmarks applications at Jane Street (11 Jane and 85-89 Jane) have garnered a lot…
Read More…10th Street Front Stoop Award: 25 West 10th Street Front Stoop Award: 64 Jane Street Front Stoop Award: 68 Morton Street Front Stoop Award: 71 Jane Street Garber’s Hardware George…
Read More…to watch past award ceremonies, view photos, and see more information on past years’ Village Awards. Celebrating Our 2022 Village Awardees: Astor Place Hairstylists, 2 Astor Place Bonsignour, 35 Jane…
Read More…of species within the blocks. Let’s zoom in on a block in our neighborhoods and see what it looked like in 1609. Welikia Map, 12th St & Jane St between…
Read More…Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes for a paranormal expert storytelling event! This broadcast from a book talk held on September 28th at the Salmagundi Club in Greenwich Village will be followed…
Read More…1890-1891. The first redesign of the original building came in 1966. It was a radical conversion by architect Victor Christ-Janer. The modernist design emphasized the grand scale of this loft-style…
Read More…and drinking to the Village since 1998. Their Greenwich Village tour is the oldest continuously operating walking tour in the Village. This digital “tour” is part of #JanesWalkNYC’s 2020 #JanesWalkatHome. …
Read MoreJohn Cameron Mitchell in Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the Jane Street Theatre’s Playbill. Property of the Hedwig Archive. The original Off-Broadway production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch…
Read More…and marked the homes of local figures from Jane Jacobs to James Baldwin and Jean-Michel Basquiat; Allen Ginsberg to Charles Mingus; Frank O’Hara to Frank Stella; and Martha Graham to…
Read More…the widow of the late artist, among others. This is our 23nd plaque unveiling. Our program has honored and marked the homes of local figures from Jane Jacobs to James…
Read More…Village Houses development (a 1960-70s effort spearheaded by Jane Jacobs) and the flamboyant “Palazzo Chupi,” a drastic alteration of a historic horse stable, No. 354 is, per the Landmarks Preservation…
Read More…Jane Jacobs’ legacy and inspirations in Greenwich Village, as well as the remarkable and vulnerable architecture found South of Union Square, through the eyes of trained experts, and so much…
Read More…the homes of local figures from Jane Jacobs to James Baldwin and Jean-Michel Basquiat; Allen Ginsberg to Charles Mingus; Frank O’Hara to Frank Stella; and Martha Graham to Lorraine Hansberry….
Read More…iconic historic sites in our neighborhoods, to T-shirts and totes displaying local icons like James Baldwin, Jane Jacobs, and Bob Dylan, to great books, and more. Treat yourself or a…
Read More…HERE This is our 23nd plaque unveiling. Our plaque program has honored and marked the homes of local figures from Jane Jacobs to James Baldwin and Jean-Michel Basquiat; Allen Ginsberg…
Read More…the New York school of photography. This is our 24th plaque unveiling. Our plaque program has honored and marked the homes of local figures from Jane Jacobs to James Baldwin…
Read More…I had no idea at the time that Roy Lichtenstein was living across the street from my family’s apartment, or that Jane Jacobs had championed the very housing that made…
Read More…who called our neighborhoods home, from Berenice Abbott to Jean-Michel Basquiat; Jane Jacobs to James Baldwin; Bob Dylan to Billie Holiday; Edward Hopper to Edna St. Vincent Millay; and many…
Read More…Notable panelists included Congressman William Fitts Ryan and Jane Jacobs. The goal of the panel was to “Initiate a Detailed V.I.D. housing Program”. From our Village Independent Democrats Collection. View as…
Read More…and west to incorporate areas that many, including Jane Jacobs, felt should have been part of the original designation. Designation photo for East 10th Street Historic District. Courtesy NYC Landmarks…
Read More…567 Hudson Street Via Flickr cc While perhaps most famous as a hang-out for the great literary minds of the mid-20th century, including Dylan Thomas, James Baldwin, Jane Jacobs, and Jack…
Read More…and marked the homes of local figures from Jane Jacobs to James Baldwin and Jean-Michel Basquiat; Allen Ginsberg to Charles Mingus; Frank O’Hara to Frank Stella; and Martha Graham to…
Read More…the key figures in the New York school of photography. This is our 24th plaque unveiling. Our plaque program has honored and marked the homes of local figures from Jane Jacobs to James…
Read More…the bar became a center for New York’s literati, with local residents James Baldwin, William Styron, Norman Mailer, Anaïs Nin, Jack Kerouac, Jane Jacobs, and Allen Ginsberg, among others, frequenting…
Read More…the City: New York Women of Wit in the Twentieth Century, Tuesday, March 19 at 6 pm Jane Jacobs: Champion of Cities, Champion of People, Thursday, March 21 at 6…
Read More…Archive HERE This is one of many historic collections Village Preservation has digitized and made available to the public, including that of the West Village Committee (founded by Jane Jacobs)…
Read More…in, or made significant history in our neighborhoods, including Jane Jacobs, Penny Arcade, Wolf Kahn, Jonas Mekas, Marlis Momber, Edwin Fancher, Margot Gayle, David Amram, Matt Umanov, Merce Cunningham, Joan…
Read More…jail. List of panels and panelists at the Women’s House of Detention conference. Some notable participants in these panels include Jane Jacobs, the community activist and organizer, who famously authored…
Read More…de Lavapiés, 1985. Photo courtesy of Zarzuela: Spanish Operetta, American Stage by Janet Lynn Sturman, 2000. Other productions by Rincón Taíno included the U.S. premiere of the comedy “Doña Ramona” by…
Read More…appealing you couldn’t believe they were remainders. Although that corner was eventually claimed by Marc Jacobs, Biography didn’t really go away. It just moved down Bleecker Street and changed its…
Read More…known as the Thirteenth Street Presbyterian Church. In 1982, it was converted into cooperative apartments by architect Stephen B. Jacobs. The church has a connection to one of the most…
Read More…that corner was claimed by Marc Jacobs several years ago, Biography didn’t really go away. It just moved down Bleecker Street and changed its name to bookbook. Same owners, similar…
Read MoreAll killer, no filler! This virtual tour presents the very best ghost stories of the East Village and Greenwich Village. With tales hand-picked by our expert guide, Andrea Janes, we will ring…
Read More… Barefoot in the Park – Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village (Hulu) Robert Redford and Jane Fonda make our neighborhoods look really quite good On May 25, 1967, the film…
Read More…she found it more roomy and affordable than other places in New York. Some of her go-to places to visit are Pylos, Nicoletta, Motorino, & Madman Espresso. Jane Curtin is…
Read More…he was about the hottest haircutter anywhere. After cutting Jane Fonda’s hair into the shape we now know so well, it’s said that she nearly fainted. But the world loved…
Read More…preserved district. 82 Jane Street Following the infamous duel, Hamilton was brought to the home of his friend William Bayard whose estate was in the what is now the West…
Read More…work in the lock. … In “Rhapsody,” 1959, in-between dropping names from Elizabeth Taylor to Jane (usually Jane Freilicher, the Village painter) and landmarks from the Empire State Building to…
Read More…Rock Tour: Part 2, including a celebration of East Village history and Jane Jacob’s legacy with Jane’s Walk 2023. Rock n’ roll has been deeply rooted in our neighborhoods since…
Read More…New York has again become a center for international immigration, and immigrant New Yorkers have profoundly shaped our neighborhoods. In this Jane’s Walk led by historian and tour guide Lucie…
Read More…Historic Preservation Office to urge that they continue to oppose the planned towers on Horatio Street and West 12th/Jane Streets. We’re pleased to report that subsequently, local elected officials wrote…
Read More…(east of West Street) near 100 Horatio Street (west of Washington Street) near 100 Jane Street, on West 12th Street (west of Washington Street) near 445 West Street on Bethune…
Read More…whose work she admires. These include designers such as Grannie Morton, Carla Caruso, Jane Diaz, and Rebecca Norman, among others. A custom job in early stages Jane Diaz Grannie Morton…
Read MoreIn celebration and observance of his birthday on January 19 (his 214th), join thanatologist Matilda Garrido and Poe expert Andrea Janes for a deep dive into Poe’s early life and…
Read More…the Merchant’s House Museum In celebration and observance of his birthday on January 19 (his 214th), join thanatologist Matilda Garrido and Poe expert Andrea Janes for a deep dive into…
Read More…siting include: 99 Gansevoort Street (corner of West Street) 820 Greenwich Street (corner of Jane Street) 771 Greenwich Street (corner of Bethune Street) 113 Jane Street (corner of West Street)…
Read More…talk from co-authors Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes for a paranormal expert storytelling event! This broadcast is taken from a book talk held in September at the Salmagundi Club…
Read MoreJonathan Ned Katz grew up in Greenwich Village in a house on Jane Street and attended the Little Red School House as a kid. There, he was encouraged to make…
Read More…in our neighborhood near 100 Horatio Street and 100 Jane Street, in spite of opposition not only from us and other local groups, but also a determination by the NY…
Read More…behind-the-scenes, in-person event. Join co-authors Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes for a paranormal expert storytelling event! Leanna and Andrea – hosts of New York’s ghostly walking tours outfit Boroughs…
Read MoreOn the Wall: Community Murals in the East Village An Illustrated Talk with Janet Braun-Reinitz and Jane Weissman For decades, artists and neighborhood groups in the East Village and Lower…
Read More…time ever, on Tuesday, June 14 at 6 pm. The 2022 Village Award winners are: Astor Place Hairstylists, 2 Astor Place Bonsignour, 35 Jane Street Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and…
Read More…The 2022 winners are: Astor Place Hairstylists, 2 Astor Place Bonsignour, 35 Jane Street Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Middle Collegiate Church Pageant Print Shop, 69 East 4th Street Razom…
Read More…twenty-first. One actor plays Jane Snake, a financial analyst newly hired on Wall Street, and also Le-le-wa’-you, a Lenape fur trader; another portrays a chief of mortgage-backed securities at Lehman…
Read More…Hairstylists, 2 Astor Place Bonsignour, 35 Jane Street Rev. Dr. Jacqui Lewis and Middle Collegiate Church Pageant Print Shop, 69 East 4th Street Razom for Ukraine Zinc Jazz Bar, 82…
Read More…helped to found the fields of U.S. LGBTQ and heterosexual history, Katz grew up in Greenwich Village in a house on Jane Street and attended the Little Red School House….
Read More…a house on Jane Street and attended the Little Red School House. Katz in 1971 joined the Gay Activists Alliance (GAA), and in June 1972 used his name on a…
Read More…subjects were New Yorker writer Janet Flanner, writer Djuna Barnes, founders of the avant-garde literary magazine Little Review Jane Heap and Margaret Anderson, and poet Edna St. Vincent Millay. Abbott’s…
Read More…Village Awards on Tuesday, June 14 at 6pm at Cooper Union’s historic Great Hall. The winners are: Astor Place Hairstylists, 2 Astor Place Bonsignour, 35 Jane Street Rev. Dr. Jacqui…
Read More…most of the plan and leaving the majority of our zoning protections untouched. Strongly opposed plans for 80-90 ft. tall glass and concrete towers at 85-89 Jane Street in the…
Read More…had fought for and secured for the Far West Village. Click here for more recent news about the Far West Village including updates on proposed developments at 85 Jane Street,…
Read More…Gansevoort Market and Greenwich Village Historic Districts. Jane Street in the Greenwich Village district boasts beautiful cobblestone streets. And West 13th, Little West 12th, a stretch of 9th Avenue, and…
Read More…and Institute (today the Jane Hotel). Here, the first inquisition was held as well as the first unofficial memorial. According to the New York Times, the “company of 100 were…
Read More…1844 when George Schott built and paid taxes on both of them. By 1880, they were both owned by John & Jane McGuaren, who added three-story, L-shaped extensions to their…
Read MoreInside the East Village’s newest sweet-tooth addiction, Jane‘s Sweet Buns A tour of Jane’s Sweet Buns, East Village dessert spot that serves cocktail-inspired pastries (Food Republic) Danny Meyer will operate…
Read More…Lenz (@dollylenz) on Feb 13, 2016 at 6:21pm PST 85-93 Jane Street 85 Jane Street. Photo courtesy of Curbed. Located between Greenwich and Washington Streets, a new owner has applied…
Read More…not about being barefoot in Central Park;” while Jane Fonda and Robert Redford are honeymooning at the Plaza Hotel, the film then moves to their new apartment in Greenwich Village….
Read More…work in the lock. … In “Rhapsody,” 1959, in-between dropping names from Elizabeth Taylor to Jane (usually Jane Freilicher, the Village painter) and landmarks from the Empire State Building to…
Read More…of business, but the elaborate cornice wasn’t added until years later. P.E. Guerin on Jane Street. 21-25 Jane Street is home to a metalworking shop that actually remains active today!…
Read More…11th floor of Westbeth, on West Street and the corner of Bethune Street. I spoke to artistic director Janet Eilber, who told me that the light and space of this…
Read More…American Art, Smithsonian Institution. Photo by Lewis Jacobs. Gross immigrated to the United States in 1921 as a Jewish refugee of World War I. He was an avid art student….
Read More…New York Times–bestselling author of Also a Poet —named one of the Best Books of 2022 by six outlets, including the New York Times (critic Alexandra Jacobs called it her…
Read More…by six outlets, including the New York Times (critic Alexandra Jacobs called it her Memoir of the Year), and NPR‘s Maureen Corrigan. Prior books include Why We Can’t Sleep, St. Marks Is Dead, and Wedding Toasts…
Read More…11th Street, photo by Carole Teller There are scores more photos of local businesses throughout our Historic Image Archive, including collections from Carole Teller and Meredith Jacobson Marciano. And Village…
Read More…York Times (critic Alexandra Jacobs called it her Memoir of the Year), and NPR‘s Maureen Corrigan. Prior books include Why We Can’t Sleep, St. Marks Is Dead, and Wedding Toasts…
Read More…Archive, Meredith Jacobson Marciano Collection: New York in the 1970s through 9-11 Stop 4 Located between 3rd and 4th Streets, 357 Bowery is an individual landmark. Built in 1870, the…
Read More…anywhere, to pull out their phones and see our neighborhoods as they have been through time. Our new archive collections Meredith Jacobson Marciano: NYC from the 1970s to 9-11 and…
Read MoreA film industry location scout with a keen eye for settings, Meredith Jacobson Marciano has been an East Village resident since 1986. An avid photographer with an eye for pop…
Read More…Jacobs (as quoted in the NY Times), a land-use specialist and partner at Belkin Burden Wenig & Goldman who lectures on air rights at the city bar association: “The technology…
Read MoreOur Image Archive includes collections donated by (from left) Robert Fisch, Carole Teller, Pryor Dodge, and Meredith Jacobson Marciano, among others Our Historic Image Archive currently has over 4,000 photos,…
Read More…Nathan’s Famous. Image by Meredith Marciano from the Meredith Jacobson Marciano Collection Part 2 of the Village Preservation Historic Image Archive. In the 1960s and early 1970s Greenwich Village had…
Read More…setback upper stories designed by architect Stephen B. Jacobs in 1971 when the building was converted to residential uses. The 1971 renovation was the first legal conversion of a manufacturing…
Read More…Side) Highway visible on the left. From the Meredith Jacobson Marciano Collection: New York in the 1970s through 9-11, this 1978 photo juxtaposes the graffitied Washington Square Arch with the…
Read More…use feasible and legal, thus paving the way for a slew of similar such conversions in Lower Manhattan and throughout New York that would follow. Stephens B. Jacobs Group, PC,…
Read More…asking 7M …. and Marc Jacobs exec swaps one Village townhouse for another (Curbed) Gothamist has all your Greenwich Village Halloween Parade pics HERE and HERE Village Emigrant Saving Bank…
Read More…Mountain Restaurant, 2000. Photo from Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive/Meredith Jacobson Marciano Collection. The Chinese restaurant Jade Mountain opened in 1931 and operated until 2007 following the death of its…
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