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Jane Jacobs Round Up!

…Work of Jane Jacobs From South Village to South Bronx, the Legacy of Jane Jacobs Celebrating Jane Jacobs — 100th Birthday, and lots of programs, approaching Village People: Jane Jacobs

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Woman Crush Wednesday: Jane Jacobs

Who says you can’t fight City Hall? During these particularly troubling and divided political times, it is rewarding and inspiring to look to Jane Jacobs for encouragement. Jane redefined urban…

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Campaign Update

Remembering Jane Jacobs on Her Birthday

Jane Jacobs would have turned 105 this Tuesday. An early member of our Board of Advisors and instigator of a radical rethinking of what made cities and neighborhood work, Jane

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Village People: Jane Jacobs

…2006 was announced as Jane Jacobs Day. In Toronto, 4 May 2007 was Jane Jacobs Day. Her two cities continue to celebrate her, as does the Rockefeller Foundation, which created…

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Exploring Virtual Village Voices, Part 5: Billie Holiday, Edward Hopper, and Jane Jacobs

…about Jane Jacobs. The audio is narrated by Rachel Maddow, host of the Emmy Award-winning Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC. Click here to access all 31 Village Voices exhibits. https://soundcloud.com/villagepreservation/jane-jacobs-village-voices-audio?utm_source=clipboard&utm_campaign=wtshare&utm_medium=widget&utm_content=https%253A%252F%252Fsoundcloud.com%252Fvillagepreservation%252Fjane*]}*-jacobs-village-voices-audio

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Jane Jacobs Trivia Night

Jane Jacobs Trivia Night Join us for an evening of friendly trivia competition, all Jane Jacobs! Emceed by WNYC reporter Jim O’Grady, you’ll show off your Jane Jacobs knowledge and…

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VILLAGE VOICES: Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs May 4, 1916 – April 25, 2006 Activist, Theorist, and Author A fierce advocate who inspired a generation of preservationists, Jacobs saved Washington Square from a plan to…

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In the Footsteps of Jane Jacobs

In the Footsteps of Jane Jacobs Over 45 years after she successfully combated Robert Moses and his plan to build a massive thoroughfare through Washington Square Park, Jane Jacobs’ legacy…

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Oral History

Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs (1916-2006) was an urban planner, author, and activist. Jacobs discusses various preservation battles in which she participated while living in Greenwich Village, including the fight to prevent Robert…

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Preservation History Archive

…American Cities) “Jane Jacobs Way,” and to rename adjacent Bleecker Park “Jane Jacobs Park.” The Community Board recommended approval of the renamings, and the City Council authorized the street renaming…

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Happy Birthday, Jane Freilicher!

Jane Freilicher. Photo courtesy of Hamptons Art Hub. On November 29, 1924, artist Jane Freilicher was born.  Freilicher was a member of the New York School, “an informal group of…

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Jane Street Triangle Redesign Update

…to present a revised plan for the Jane Street Triangle redesign. DOT hopes to permanently pedestrianize this small piece of West 4th Street which has been closed to traffic for…

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LPC Application

56 Jane Street

…Existing Jane Street Facade 1933 Photo Tax photo ca. 1940 Jane Street elevation – existing Jane Street elevation – proposed Hudson Street elevation – existing Hudson Street elevation – proposed…

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Jane Street Triangle

Jane Street Triangle Renovation In 2011, the City’s Department of Transportation unveiled a planned makeover of the Jane Street Triangle, at the intersection of Eighth Avenue, Jane Street, and West…

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LPC Application

85-93 Jane Street

…plan based on the commissioners’ comments. Comments were varied but in general the commission disputed the appropriateness of the towers within the context of the district and on Jane Street….

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LPC Application

Jane Street Triangle

APPROVED on 04/19/2011 Greenwich Village Historic District Intersection of Jane Street, West 4th Street & Eighth Avenue APPLICATION: An irregular street grid laid out c. 1790. Application is to extend…

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LPC Application

113-119 Jane Street

…before the hearing. Click HERE for suggested guidelines for testimony from Village Preservation. Individual Landmark Corner of Jane Street and West Street —- APPLICATION INFORMATION —- 1) From the CB2 agenda: Application is…

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32 Jane Street

…12:00 noon on the Monday before the hearing. Click HERE for suggested guidelines for testimony from Village Preservation. Greenwich Village Historic District Eighth Avenue and Jane Street —- APPLICATION INFORMATION…

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LPC Application

77 Jane Street

…CB2 agenda: Application is to install rooftop mechanicals, alterations to the existing non-historic rear addition, and excavation; areaway alterations to match the areaway at 75 Jane St. including new bluestone…

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