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The Importance of #GivingTuesday

…of our 21 active advocacy campaigns in defense of our neighborhoods? That is substantial support and generosity of time and effort! And we are so grateful for each and every…

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Village Pride & LGBT Establishments

…add immeasurably to our neighborhoods’ diversity and cultural vitality while they serve the public. Here is a list of some of the wonderful LGBT businesses and groups in our neighborhoods

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Help Keep GVSHP Strong in 2017!

…Box of overdevelopment in neighborhoods. The Mayor is seeking to lift caps on how large residential development can go in our neighborhoods. The Mayor continues to block our proposed rezoning…

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The City, Infected With Progress

…in their own neighborhoods. Places like the Bowery were known for their lower-class denizens but also for their vibrant, exciting atmospheres. So middle-class New Yorkers, exoticising lives that were different…

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LGBTQ+ Pride Programs Roundup

The roots of LGBTQ+ life in our neighborhoods are deeper than we even know. In the documentary PS. Burn This Letter Please, which premiered at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival…

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East Village Rock Tour – Part 2

neighborhoods! In July and August we offered our first Rock Tours of the year and the demand was overwhelming– so we’re bringing it back in September the second run of our…

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Greek Revival Lesson Continued

…a few beyond). Born out of our young country’s desire to find a style that represented our democratic ideals, the Greek Revival style flourished in our neighborhoods starting around 1830,…

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The New York City Work Horse

…read more about the equine history of our neighborhoods. It is incredible to discover just how many structures originally built as stables survive in our neighborhoods. These charming survivors provide…

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New Kid on the Block

Butterfield House at 37 West 12th Street (r.) Though nineteenth and early twentieth century townhouses and tenements seem to dominate the East and West Villages, the neighborhoods do house their…

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Off Broadway Theater Update, Part 3

As we continue to work through the reality of this new era in our lives, it’s important to remember the creative people in our world and our neighborhoodsThey are…

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Ten Years ‘Off The Grid’

…supporters who continue to learn about and explore our neighborhoods’ wonderful history with us. The original logo for Off The Grid. On February 25th, 2011 our first two posts premiered…

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Civil Rights History and Diversity

Civil Rights History and Diversity Village Preservation has long made a priority of elevating, preserving, and celebrating the histories and contributions of underrepresented groups in our neighborhoods including African Americans,…

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Tomorrow Is Election Day!

…in shaping development and preservation in our neighborhoods, as well as impacting a variety of other intersecting issues such as small business retention, affordable housing preservation and creation, and more….

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14-16 Fifth Avenue

the original building of tenants, many of whom were long-terms rent stabilized tenants, living in affordable rent-regulated apartments. The new building, though more than four times the height of the

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Preserving the Past is Female!

…Greenwich Village is blessed with many remarkable female preservationists who not only advanced the cause of historic preservation but quite tangibly helped save our neighborhoods. And Village Preservation is blessed…

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City Council Approved Tech Hub Without the Neighborhood Protections Councilmember Carlina Rivera Promised As a Condition for Her Support Upzoning for Project Will Greatly Increase Pressure for Oversized and Out-of-Character Commercial Development in Neighboring Greenwich Village and East Village

multiple affordable housing, small business, and local community groups called for the protections for the surrounding neighborhoods as a component of the plan. Such zoning or landmark protections are necessary…

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Charles Lockwood, 1948-2012

…conditions and quality of life in our cities and urban decay.  Many had been carved up mercilessly into multiple units, and the neighborhoods in which they were concentrated had become…

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The Life and Lithographs of Laurie Ourlicht

…buildings as flexible spaces to produce and display contemporary arts. Within our neighborhoods, the Ideas Warehouse in the Meatpacking District, Westbeth in the Far West Village, and 10 Bleecker Street…

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Preservation Alert

…and here).] Contextual zoning also applies to areas around 14th Street, most of Hudson Square and Chelsea, and throughout neighborhoods like the Upper East and West Sides and Tribeca. But…

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On This Spot: Highlighting Women Artists

Here at Village Preservation we strive to highlight the lives and contributions of the many artists who lived, dreamed, and created profound works of art in our neighborhoods. Now, we’re…

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Make Sure Preservation Has a Future

…for other neighborhoods like Greenwich Village and the East Village. And from the West Village to East, developers continued to put forward plans that would destroy our history and replace…

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Oral History Highlight: Colette Smith Douglas

neighborhoods. Each includes the experiences and insights of leaders or long-time participants in the arts, culture, preservation, business, or civic life. Colette Smith Douglas, born November 19, 1926, lived in…

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Union Square: Activism by Design

…between the neighborhoods of consumers and the neighborhoods of producers. The large protests at Union Square garnered national media attention, inspiring the movement to grow across the country. Labor Day…

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Another Chase? Don’t Bank On It

the architectural integrity of this building, but the neighborhood’s history as a center of small business. Well, all hope is not lost. Having learned that the sign on the storefront…

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Celebrating Irish History

the original New York St. Patrick’s Day Parade began and ended in our neighborhoods, to the incredibly rich legacy of churches, politicians, writers, literary watering holes, artists, and so many…

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Take Action

…Residential Neighborhoods Throughout NYC The State Legislature will soon decide whether or not to lift the long-standing cap on the allowable size of residential developments in New York City, which…

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Membership

…qualities of our neighborhoods. The built environment of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo is something to cherish and fight for. With your help, we protect our neighborhoods, keeping…

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Resources

We offer a variety of tools to help you learn more about the history and culture of our neighborhoods.  Request Information Request info about a property from our researchers. Please…

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