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…a new chair of the Landmarks Preservation Commission preservation background and experience, he chooses Sarah Carroll as the new chair, who worked for the Commission as a preservationist for over two…
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…Deal Magazine “An inspiration to other preservation organizations.” – The Preservation League of NYS “A model of advocacy for other neighborhoods.” – NY Landmarks Conservancy “In terms of outreach and…
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Historic Preservation, Meet Restaurant Preservation: A panel discussion moderated by Village Preservation’s Karen Loew
Historic Preservation, Meet Restaurant Preservation – A panel discussion moderated by Village Preservation’s Karen Loew There are restaurants, bars, and food shops we all miss. From University Diner to Rocco…
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Op-Ed: Preservation Can Help Affordability
…directly regulate affordability, and its application can certainly have different impacts in different circumstances. But more often than not, I believe, landmark designation can help the cause of affordability. Because…
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Preservation History Archive
…Kellerman, Village Preservation’s first Executive Director. View PDF Evelyn G. Haynes Collection Evelyn G. Haynes (1909-2001) was a preservationist and a member of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission…
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“Preservationists Call REBNY’s Bluff On Landmarking and Affordability”
…truth about preservation. Sincerely, Andrew Berman Executive Director PRESS RELEASE 28 October 2013 Affordable Housing, Neighborhood and Preservation Groups Slam REBNY’s Sham Attack on Landmarking, Debunk Real Estate Group’s False…
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Why Are We Pushing Housing Policies That Harm Affordability and Preservation? A Lecture and Discussion with Andrew Berman
Why Are We Pushing Housing Policies That Harm Affordability and Preservation? A Lecture and Discussion with Andrew Berman At every level of city and state government, moves are afoot to…
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Tenants in the Crosshairs: the SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan Victims the Mayor Wants You to Forget, Part 1
This is the first part in a series about low- and moderate-income rent regulated tenants in the rezoning area the de Blasio rezoning puts at risk of displacement. If you…
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Village Preservation Members Assembly: Presentations and Reception with Village Preservation Staff and Members
Village Preservation Members Assembly: Presentations and Reception with Village Preservation Staff and Members What are the latest preservation battles? What are some of the most recent victories? What new tools…
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Landmarking the East Village: A Lecture with Village Preservation Director of Preservation and Research Elizabeth Finkelstein
Landmarking the East Village: A Lecture with Village Preservation Director of Preservation and Research Elizabeth Finkelstein Part of Village Preservation’s 30th Anniversary Staff Past and Present Series From its early…
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Tenants in the Crosshairs: the SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan Victims the Mayor Wants You to Forget, Part 3
This is the third part in a series about low- and moderate-income affordable housing tenants in the rezoning area put at risk of displacement by de Blasio’s rezoning. If you…
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Affordability and Preservation
Affordability and Preservation Don’t Let “City of Yes” Strip Zoning Protections and Allow Expansive Air Rights Transfers Provisions in the newly released “City of Yes for Housing Opportunity” would allow…
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From our Director: Village Preservation and VillagePreservation.org
Dear friend, Over the last year and a half, we’ve gone through a transformation. Our new name is Village Preservation, and in June we launched our new website: VillagePreservation.org. Both…
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The History of 121 Charles Street With Amanda Davis, Village Preservation’s Director of Preservation and Research
The History of 121 Charles Street With Amanda Davis, Village Preservation’s Director of Preservation and Research Known as ‘Cobble Court’ or ‘The Goodnight Moon House’, the quirky wooden home at…
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Spotlight on the East Village: Ada Calhoun, Lower East Side Preservation Initiative, East Village Community Coalition, and Village Preservation
P&T Knitwear, in conjunction with the Lower East Side Preservation Initiative (LESPI), East Village Community Coalition (EVCC), and Village Preservation is pleased to welcome Ada Calhoun for a discussion of her books St. Marks is Dead and Also A Poet: Frank O’Hara, My Father, and Me, along with…
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Historic District Council’s 25th Annual Preservation Conference, co-sponsored by Village Preservation
Historic District Council’s 25th Annual Perservation Conference, co-sponsored by Village Preservation Join the Historic Districts Council for Open to the Public: A Participant-Driven Preservation Conference! This day-long conference will dive…
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Tenants in the Crosshairs: the SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan Victims the Mayor Wants You to Forget, Part 2
This is the second part in a series about low- and moderate-income affordable housing tenants in the rezoning area put at risk of displacement by de Blasio’s rezoning. If you…
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Don’t Believe REBNY’s Hype; Preservation Can Help Affordability
…landmark preservation in New York City. This is part of REBNY’s ongoing campaign to paint our landmark preservation system, which covers a little over 3% of our city’s building stock,…
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Retracing the Stories and Homes of Early Village Preservationists
…of the historic preservation movement” in New York City, and while it certainly was a catalyst that helped to spur the establishment of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission…
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Mayor Again Proposes Cuts to the Landmarks Preservation Commission Budget, Threatening Preservation
Mayor Adams preliminary proposed budget once again slashes funding to the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission. Reduced funding means less oversight to prevent the growing plague of the destruction of historic…
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What the Preservation Movement Needs Now
…of Preserving New York and founder of the Preservation Archive Project, among many other things — talked with us recently about the past, present, and future of preservation in NYC….
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GVSHP Panel Discussion: Preservation After the 1963 Demolition of Penn Station
…preservation during those times, some positive and some negative. He pointed out that in earlier years, the Landmarks Preservation Commission was chaired by persons with knowledge of preservation, through experience…
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The Origins of Historic Preservation in Academia
…and state historic preservation offices. Secondly, the National Trust for Historic Preservation approved The Whitehill Report on Professional and Public Education for Historic Preservation in October, 1968. The Whitehill committee…
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The Women of Village Preservation’s Online Archives
…Arch Wrapped by Artist Francis Hines. From the Village Preservation Image Archives.1980. Teller. Eldridge Street Garden with Mr. Purple, 213-215 Eldridge Street. From the Village Preservation Image Archives. circa 1980….
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Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Day Declared!
Rose Mendez proclaimed December 2, 2010 to be Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Day! City Council Member Rosie Mendez recognized the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation in its…
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AFTER FIVE YEAR CAMPAIGN BY VILLAGE PRESERVATION, CITY LANDMARKS LGBT HISTORIC SITES Sites are City’s First LGBT Landmarks Since Successful 2015 Campaign to Landmark Stonewall Inn
…historic districts and on the State and National Registers of Historic Places (more about Village Preservation’s efforts to recognize and protect immigration, LGBT, African-American, and countercultural landmarks here). In 2017 Village Preservation…
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Book Talk – AGBANY: Capturing a Moment in the Historic Preservation Movement
Book Talk – AGBANY: Capturing a Moment in the Historic Preservation Movement Tuesday, July 12 6:00pm – 7:15pm ET Free Zoom Meeting, pre-registration required. Join Village Preservation and author and…
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First Avenue Estates Win A Big Victory for Preservation Everywhere
It’s not that often that we here at Off the Grid report on happenings on the Upper East Side. But a big preservation victory there earlier this month with broad…
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New December Programs and Final November Programs from Village Preservation
…arrive at 6:45 pm Join us for a special night of comedy benefiting Village Preservation & The Rebecca Daniels Scholarship. Comedians who will grace the Village Preservation stage have appeared…
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After Four Year Campaign by Village Preservation, City Agrees to Landmark LGBT Historic Sites
…in our neighborhoods. It’s one of the aspects of our neighborhoods’ history of which we are most proud,” said Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman. We applaud the Landmarks Preservation…
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Beverly Moss Spatt Oral History: the Landmarks Preservation Commission’s First Woman Chair
…this is not something new in preservation. And preservation wasn’t important then. But it was, it was very hard. (From Spatt’s Village Preservation Oral History.) Spatt worked within communities to…
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Fall Auction: A First for Village Preservation
…offered by Village Preservation, and we are pleased to share them with you. Trips and Experiences Our offering of trips and experiences is exclusive to Village Preservation, and they are…
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History Remembered with Preservation and Plaques
…the social, cultural, and economic benefits of their preservation. It’s also a good time to reflect on the noteworthy places and histories that organizations like Village Preservation have worked to…
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Preservation for the Future — Join Us Tomorrow Night
…and genteel, preservation these days is focusing on community, on culture, and on grassroots development. As our urban centers face unprecedented growth, gentrification, and threats from climate change, preservationists are…
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Ada Louise Huxtable and More Than A Century of Preservation, Architecture, and Liveable Cities
…proponent for the preservation of Federal-era rowhouses, she left an indelible mark on the preservation world both in Greenwich Village and beyond. A Centennial Celebration Village Preservation was thrilled to…
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Preservation Before Penn Station’s Demolition
…years ago was the impetus behind the modern preservation movement in New York, but in fact, preservation efforts in Greenwich Village and elsewhere had begun long before. This coming Tuesday,…
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Remembering Two Giants of Historic Preservation: Joan Kaplan Davidson and Beverly Moss Spatt
We recently lost two great giants of historic preservation, and two longtime friends of Village Preservation: Joan Kaplan Davidson and Beverly Moss Spatt. A former president of the J.M. Kaplan…
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Happy Birthday Neighborhood Preservation Center
The Neighborhood Preservation Center celebrates its 15th birthday this fall. This Wednesday, we here at Off the Grid are looking forward to celebrating the 15th birthday of the Neighborhood Preservation…
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Thank You To Our Members — Making 40 Years of Village Preservation Possible
It’s Village Preservation’s 40th birthday this year. In honor of this auspicious occasion, we recently released a story map that details our efforts documenting, celebrating, and advocating for the preservation…
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Sneak Preview of September Village Preservation Events (and Some August Programs Still Open)
…art. Click here to register for this Zoom webinar Wrecking Ball: A Conversation with Adrian Untermyer About How Government Has Shaped New York’s Defining Preservation Battles, with Village Preservation Executive…
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From Pioneering Women Artists in Greenwich Village to Preservation Battles and More: New Programs for August 2023
…Shaped New York’s Defining Preservation Battles, with Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman Wednesday, August 16 6:00pm In-Person Pre-registration required Free Location: Jefferson Market Library Preservation battles are fought in…
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A Treasure Trove of Preservation History!
…history of preservation efforts in our neighborhoods? This archive contains materials from organizations and individuals involved in historic preservation efforts, particularly those connected to Greenwich Village, the East Village, and…
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Affordable Housing and Tenant Groups, SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown Neighborhood Organizations, and Artists and Historic Preservationists Slam de Blasio SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan, Urge “NO” Vote
…pass community plans that would stop displacement.” Jay DiLorenzo, President of the Preservation League of New York State, said: “The Preservation League stands with our New York City–based preservation colleagues…
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Village Preservation in the Press
…history, NBC News, December 12 City of ‘Oops!’ Next-door construction leaves E. 14th St. tenants homeless, Village Sun, December 9 32-Foot LinkNYC 5G Towers Get Pushback from Historic Preservation Advocates,…
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A Preservation Agenda For Landmarking’s 50th Birthday
…Preservation. The Real Estate Board of New York has consistently attacked landmarking and other preservation measures, saying they do everything from strangle economic development to turn neighborhoods into playgrounds for…
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2020 Village Preservation Year in Review: Landmarks Applications
This has certainly been a challenging year, to say the least. In spite of that, Village Preservation, the Community Boards, and the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) have…
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An Eclectic History: Village Preservation’s South of Union Square Proposed Historic District
…an architectural historian and preservationist based in Brooklyn who has worked on historic preservation projects in cities across the country, from Boston to New Orleans, Los Angeles to the Texas…
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Elected Officials, Preservationists, Tenant Advocates Condemn Plan by Madison Realty Capital to Demolish Landmarked 1848 Greenwich Village Building for 244 ft. Tall Pied-a-Terre Tower for Super-Rich
…conference are available at flickr.com/gvshp and youtube.com/villagepreservation. Manhattan — Village Preservation (the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation) was joined today by Borough President Gale Brewer, State Senator Brad Hoylman,…
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Five More Reasons to Support Historic Preservation
…latest green technologies, while also utilizing durable materials that last longer and therefore minimize their carbon footprint. Affordability Westbeth: landmarked affordable housing complex. Photo by Barry Munger. Historic preservation can…
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The Annual Village Awards: Spotlight on the Regina Kellerman Award for Preservation
…Village Preservation’s first Executive Director. Regina was a passionate advocate for historic preservation, and the awardee is chosen for their exemplification of her vision for preserving the architectural and cultural…
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Expanding Preservation Under Beverly Moss Spatt, Part II
…from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s in any of Village Preservation’s neighborhoods from June 1973 to July 1982. (Village Preservation was founded in 1980 as the Greenwich Village Trust)….
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The First Landmarks Preservation Commission Hearing, and the First Designated Landmarks
…first Chairman was Geoffrey Platt, an architect who led the pre-LPC Committee for the Preservation of Structures of Historic and Aesthetic Importance in 1961, followed by the Mayor’s Landmarks Preservation Commission…
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Partners in Preservation Sites Announced
Three preservation projects in competition for the Partners in Preservation program Last week, the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express revealed 40 preservation projects up for grants through…
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Welcome Amanda Davis – Village Preservation’s Newest Staff Member
…her decision to become a historic preservationist. She earned an M.S in Historic Preservation from Columbia University and brings a wealth of preservation experience to Village Preservation. She has worked…
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Wrecking Ball: How Government Shaped New York’s Defining Preservation Battles
“Wrecking Ball”: A Conversation with Adrian Untermyer About How Government Has Shaped New York’s Defining Preservation Battles, with V.P. Exec. Dir. Andrew Berman Preservation battles are fought in all sorts…
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City’s Rezoning Plans Won’t Improve Affordability or Quality
…Rezoning Plans Won’t Improve Affordability or Quality BY ANDREW BERMAN, Executive Director, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation The Mayor’s ‘Zoning for Quality and Affordability’ (ZQA) and ‘Mandatory Inclusionary Housing’…
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Village Preservation RELEASES REPORT SHOWING REBNY’S REAL RECORD ON AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS
…government. Such thinking seems to be increasingly influencing policy-making decisions which place preservation at odds with tackling our city’s affordability challenges. GVSHP and our friends in the preservation world have long called…
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Village Preservation Plaques Highlight LGBTQ+ History Throughout Our Neighborhoods
On April 21, Village Preservation joined with the the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project to honor the city’s oldest gay bar and a pioneering event from the early days of…
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Who Tells Your Story?: Women in Preservation
…for Historic Preservation; Nancy Rankin, AIA, a principal with John G. Waite Associates, Architects; and Erin Tobin, Director of Preservation at the Preservation League of New York State who will…
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The Kinks: When Rock ‘n’ Roll Met Preservation
…and frontman Ray Davies followed it up with the rock opera “Preservation: Act 1” and “Preservation: Act 2.” Like many conceptual works, these albums received less fan adulation than critical…
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100 Years of Preservation: A Conversation with Anthony C. Wood
…leaders”. Wood and Loew also discussed current preservation debates, including preservation opposition from REBNY and NYU, and considered the future of preservation and the next generation of leaders. The city…
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Village Preservation’s Fall Auction Is Live!
…here to view Village Preservation’s Fall Auction Collection! From trips, adventures, and a curated art collection, to dining and fashion, Village Preservation has a unique collection of items to bid…
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Historic Preservation 101: What is a Landmark?
…the Landmarks Preservation Commission which is authorized to designate landmarks. Wyckoff House The first building to be designated a New York City Landmark was the Pieter Claesen Wyckoff House,…
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Help Keep the Progress Going! Support Preservation and VP’s Mid-Year Appeal
…protections we secured against its unlimited expansion. Secured an important role for Village Preservation and other preservation organizations in the oversight of plans to site 32-ft.-tall futuristic 5G towers throughout…
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Historic Preservation 101: What is a Landmark?
…a way that fundamentally changes its character. The law also created the Landmarks Preservation Commission which is authorized to designate landmarks. Wyckoff House The first building to be designated…
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The Past and Future City with Stephanie Meeks, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation
The Past and Future City with Stephanie Meeks, President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation At its most basic, historic preservation is about keeping old places in use and…
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Village Preservation Research Further Documents Historic Significance of 14-16 Fifth Avenue, Refuting Case for Demolition
…“appropriate” to the site and surroundings. We believe strongly that both are untrue. Over a year ago, Village Preservation sent documentation to the Landmarks Preservation Commission showing that the building…
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April Programming at Village Preservation
(l. to r.) Unoppressive Non-Imperialist Bargain Books, Book Club Bar, and Printed Matter. Join Village Preservation in April for a range of events that focus on our rich culture in…
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Snow Days in Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive
…Square Park, photograph by Ruth E. Cushman. Both images are from Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive. One of Greenwich Village’s most recognizable views is that of the Washington Square Arch,…
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50 Years of Historic Preservation
…City’s Landmarks, and he is the founder of the New York Preservation Archives Project. They will discuss early efforts of the preservation movement, prior to the demolition of Penn Station,…
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…Privacy Policy, unless otherwise noted, all references to Village Preservation include villagepreservation.org. The Village Preservation website is a Non Profit site. By using the Village Preservation website, you consent to…
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New Historic Images Show Remarkable Preservation Progress and Loss in Our Neighborhoods Over the Last 25 Years
…preservationist Susan De Vries to document vulnerable historic sites in Lower Manhattan with the hopes of securing their preservation. Susan, who’s gone on to play an enormously important role in…
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Preservation before the Demolition of Penn Station: A Panel Discussion
…often cited as the beginning of the modern preservation movement in New York, but in fact preservation efforts in Greenwich Village and elsewhere had begun long before. This panel discussion…
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After Nine-Year Campaign by Village Preservation, Julius’ Bar Building at 159 West 10th Street Under Formal Consideration for Landmark Designation
We’re thrilled to announce that after a nine-year campaign led by Village Preservation, this morning the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) voted to “calendar” or finally begin formal consideration of the…
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Evelyn Haynes: Insights from the Archive of a Preservation Pioneer
Evelyn G. Haynes (1909–2001) was a dedicated preservationist and a member of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission during its earliest days. Her family donated a collection of her records to…
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Village Preservation Open House: Presentation and Reception with Members and Staff
…Village Preservation staff and fellow members. It all takes place at Village Preservation’s lovely home at the Neighborhood Preservation Center, the landmarked Ernest Flagg-designed former rectory of St. Mark’s Church….
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Tips from Our Preservation Team on Researching Your NYC Building
On Village Preservation’s Resources for Neighborhood Research page, we’ve assembled links to online directories, photo archives, maps, and more from city, state, library, educational, and other organizations — including our…
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City Defames Community Groups Who Oppose SoHo/NoHo Plan; Documenting Vulnerable Tenants Rezoning Plan Will Hurt; New Flyer to Mobilize Neighbors Against Upzoning
…Village Preservation has been telling their stories as part of our series “Tenants In the Crosshairs: The SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan Victims The Mayor Wants You To Forget.” These stories are…
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Affordable Housing and Preservation Roundtable September 16
…hear directly from advocates and government officials about the obstacles to affordability in New York City, and the real relationships between affordability and preservation. Panelists include Manhattan Borough President Gale…
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Happy Holidays from Village Preservation — You Make Our Work Possible
…a gift to keep Village Preservation and our work strong in 2023. Sincerely, Andrew Berman Executive Director What Village Preservation Does Secured landmark designation of over 1,250 buildings, including a…
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Celebrating the Preservationists of the Greenwich Village Historic District
…and 2019 (right). 1969 photo courtesy of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Preservationists Ruth and Philip Wittenberg moved into the house at 35 West 10th Street around 1940,…
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100 Years of Preservation: A Conversation with Anthony C. Wood
100 Years of Preservation: A Conversation with Anthony C. Wood Join Anthony C. Wood, founder of the New York Preservation Archive Project and author of Preserving New York: Winning the…
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Early Preservation and the Jefferson Market Library
…and Giorgio Cavaglieri. Vanderpool was a preservation activist and served as the first Director of the Landmarks Preservation Commission when it was founded in 1965. Ruth Wittenberg was also an…
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LANDMARKS PRESERVATION COMMISSION TAKES BETTER ROUTE ON “DE-CALENDARING”
In an important victory for preservation efforts, the Landmarks Preservation Commission has announced that they will hear and consider for potential landmark designation approximately 95 sites previously considered for “de-calendaring,”…
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Affordable Housing / Historic Preservation: A Roundtable Discussion
Affordable Housing / Historic Preservation: A Roundtable Discussion Presented by Village Preservation, Historic Districts Council, & The New School Center for New York City Affairs – 9/16 The affordable housing…
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In Their Own Words: A Salute to the Women of the Greenwich Village Preservation Movement
In Their Own Words: A Salute to the Women of the Greenwich Village Preservation Movement Village Preservation’s Oral History Project, conducted over 10 years and only now available to the…
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Hot Dog History in the Village Preservation Historic Image Archive
…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…
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Middle Collegiate Church Facade Demolition Application at Landmarks Preservation Commission
Village Preservation testified at the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) hearing last week regarding the proposal to demolish the fire-damaged facade of Middle Collegiate Church, an 1892 structure at 112 Second…
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Studio Windows: A Preservation Victory
246 West 11th Street Last Tuesday the Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) handed preservationists what may seem like a small victory, but was nevertheless an important one. The LPC denied an…
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Reflecting on 40 Years of Village Preservation: an Evening with Executive Director Andrew Berman
…the leading voices in historic preservation at the time, in four decades Village Preservation has changed names and offices, and vastly expanded its mission, from more or less a caretaker…
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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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Don’t Let Preservation Become a Thing of the Past — Support Our Mid-Year Appeal
…sure it survives for future generations everywhere to enjoy and appreciate? Support Village Preservation Village Preservation is NYC’s largest neighborhood preservation organization, working every day to protect what we hold…
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Watching GVSHP, and Village Preservation Efforts, Grow
…organization and ever-changing preservation and development issues over the years contained within them; in fact, as you see the organization growing, you also see some pretty meaningful progress being made…
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Exploring Village Preservation’s East Village Building Blocks
Exploring Village Preservation’s East Village Building Blocks Village Preservation celebrates the release of East Village Building Blocks with a special talk by Village Preservation’s Director of Research and Preservation Sarah…
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VP, Fellow Preservation Organizations, and NYS Push Back on 5G Towers Plan and Process
…the required historic preservation impact review, and Village Preservation, among other groups, have been granted “consulting party” status to offer input on the plan. VP has been a harsh critic…
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Preservation Trivia Night Hosted by Black Rabbit’s Casey de Pont
…Council; Friends of the Upper East Side; New York Preservation Archive Project; NYC Landmarks50 Alliance; Preservation Alumni of Columbia University; Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation; Pratt Historic Preservation Alumni….
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Early Village Preservation Efforts Preserved
Last car through Washington Square Park, 1958. Tankel Collection, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation. The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation’s Preservation Archive and Oral History Project was begun…
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Big New Step for the Village Preservation/Urban Archive Partnership
…archives, and libraries in an easy-to-use resource built for discovery. Since 2017, Village Preservation has partnered with Urban Archive to increase access to our image archives and resources, recreate historic…
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