Exploring Black History in the East Village and NoHo
…found in the East Village and NoHo, starting with a theater group in the early 19th century. African Grove Theater The African Grove Theater was the first known black theater…
Read More…found in the East Village and NoHo, starting with a theater group in the early 19th century. African Grove Theater The African Grove Theater was the first known black theater…
Read MoreAfter several delays, the City Council’s Zoning Subcommittee and Land Use Committee appear poised to vote on the massive SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement plan today starting at approximately 11:30 am….
Read MoreYesterday the City Planning Commission approved the proposed SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning Plan, doubling down on their lies about what the plan will accomplish — new affordable housing, retail vitality, appropriately scaled…
Read MorePlease attend an important Community Board 2 Land Use Committee hearing and discussion of the priorities and recommendations from the recently- released Envision SoHo/NoHo: A Summary of Findings and Recommendations report. Representatives…
Read MoreRedistricting in the 2022 Election Cycle and Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo: An Expert Evaluation by the League of Women Voters Thursday, July 21, 6:00pm – 7:15pm ET…
Read MoreA Walking Tour of Historic 19th Century NoHo Join us for a journey back in time to the elite ‘Bond Street area,’ home to Astors, Vanderbilts, Delanos, and the Tredwells,…
Read More…vintage resellers within the Greenwich Village, East Village, and NoHo: The East Village: The East Village has more vintage, secondhand, and thrift stores than anywhere in New York City (maybe…
Read More…this Wednesday at 6 pm. CLICK HERE to Register (required) Be sure to participate (virtually) in the first official public hearing on the Mayor’s plan to upzone SoHo, NoHo, and…
Read MoreLast month the Mayor formally released his massive SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan, beginning the approximately seven-month public review and approval process. This is where the final outcome of this plan to…
Read MoreImage courtesy of Municipal Art Society Our friends at the Municipal Art Society have created a 3-D Google Earth map showing what SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown would look like with…
Read MoreA Copy of Joan’s “The Evolution of a Neighborhood – NoHo” can be purchased from the author directly by contacting her at joan_melnick@fitnyc.edu Joan Melnick’s The Evolution of a Neighborhood:…
Read More…the 2021 SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning that we had fought hard to secure, which prohibited NYU and other private universities from expanding most types of its facilities into the area. The original…
Read MoreThe City Council’s Zoning Subcommittee will vote on the Mayor’s SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning+Displacement plan as early as this Thursday, setting the stage for the final decision by the full City Council….
Read MoreThe vote on Mayor de Blasio’s SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning+Displacement plan, originally expected this Thursday, has now been pushed back to next week, with the first vote in the Council’s Zoning Subcommittee…
Read MoreThe full City Council appears poised to vote on the revised SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning+Displacement Plan as soon as this Wednesday (full Council is currently scheduled to meet at 1:30 pm). It’s…
Read MoreIntro 2443A was passed by the City Council late last year along with the SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement Plan, with almost no discussion or debate. The bill imposes draconian penalties…
Read MoreWe have some important updates for you regarding the proposed SoHo/NoHo rezoning plan which would devastate these neighborhoods and serve as a precedent for similar rezonings throughout New York: Community…
Read More…it’s located within the recently passed SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning area — specifically within one of the areas of the rezoning that was particularly earmarked as a “housing opportunity zone” where the…
Read MoreJoin us tonight for a critical teach-in and town hall on the Mayor’s massive SoHo/NoHo upzoning plan and our recent report revealing its true impact. The plan would allow hugely…
Read MoreIntro 2443A was passed by the City Council late last year along with the SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement Plan, with almost no discussion or debate. The bill imposes draconian penalties…
Read MoreAfter several delays, the City Council’s Zoning Subcommittee and Land Use Committee appear poised to vote on the massive SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement plan today starting at approximately 11:30 am….
Read MoreThere are two critical upcoming meetings on the study by the City, BP Gale Brewer, and CM Margaret Chin about regulations in NoHo and SoHo and potential recommendations for zoning and other…
Read MoreWe had a huge and united turnout on Wednesday at our press conference opposing the Mayor’s outrageous SoHo/NoHo rezoning plan and the Community Board 2 public hearing that followed. We were…
Read MoreManhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will hold her virtual public hearing on the Mayor’s SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan starting at 6 pm on Monday, August 23 — register here. Testimony is…
Read MoreNoHo represents a significant period of New York City’s commercial history from the early 1850s to the 1910s, when this section prospered as one of its major retail and wholesale…
Read MoreThe full City Council appears poised to vote on the revised SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning+Displacement Plan as soon as this Wednesday (full Council is currently scheduled to meet at 1:30 pm). It’s…
Read MorePhoto, right: David Brand/City Limits Yesterday, NYU filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn the provision in the recently enacted SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement plan that prohibits university facility expansion in…
Read MorePhotos by Megan (Markham) Bucknall/Unsplash (left) and Gerardo Romo/NYC Council (right) The City Council’s sole public hearing on the massive and disastrous proposed upzoning of SoHo, NoHo, and parts of…
Read More…in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, as downtown and uptown mixed, to help launch the ubiquitous genre we know today. To salute and celebrate that history, Village Preservation…
Read More…Village, and NoHo via our website, social media, and blog. It’s a great way to find out about unique new stores in the neighborhood and help support a healthy retail…
Read MoreHousing and Tenant Activists Slam Mayor’s Plan As Sham, Giveaway To Developers A new study released by Village Preservation today shows that Mayor de Blasio’s SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan is likely…
Read MorePhoto: David Bland/City Limits On Monday night, Community Board 2 voted nearly unanimously to roundly reject Mayor de Blasio’s proposed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan. The thoughtful and highly detailed 11-page resolution…
Read MoreFor all those interested in the future and preservation of NoHo and SoHo, it’s critical that you attend this meeting on Thursday, June 13. That’s when the Mayor’s City Planning…
Read MoreWe understand that the Manhattan Borough President’s public hearing on the Mayor’s SoHo/NoHo rezoning plan will be held during the day of Monday, August 23. As soon as we know…
Read MoreThe greed orgy that is de Blasio’s SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown rezoning is currently before the Land Use Committee of the City Council, which held a public hearing on the matter on November…
Read MoreManhattan Borough President Gale Brewer will hold her virtual public hearing on the Mayor’s SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan starting at 6 pm on Monday, August 23 — register here. Testimony is…
Read More…defeated. Currently, Village Preservation is leading a campaign to address the threat posed by a SoHo/NoHo upzoning plan promoted by the Mayor under the false pretext of affordable housing creation…
Read MoreWe’re proud to release two video tours of the amazingly rich but often overlooked African American history of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. The videos look at the…
Read More…world. With your input, we’re going to select the 25 most impactful. Below are 70 extraordinary women of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, who made their marks in…
Read MoreTheir neighbor to the west, Greenwich Village, may be more well known as a nexus for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender history, but the East Village and Noho are chock…
Read MoreThe newly-released study by Village Preservation shows that the City’s SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan, which includes part of Chinatown, will make the area richer, whiter, and more expensive to live in…
Read MoreMayor de Blasio is moving towardsan early May certification for his massive SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan, which promises to bring huge oversized commercial and condo developments and vertical enlargements and giant…
Read MoreThis critical public hearing — the first in the official public review and approval process for the Mayor’s massive proposed SoHo/NoHo upzoning — has now been scheduled as an in-person…
Read More…will illuminate many examples of adaptive reuse in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and Noho: the Westbeth artists’ residence; the Jefferson Market Library; and the 1900 St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery Rectory, designed by…
Read More…The building was designated a New York City landmark as part of the NoHo Historic District on June 29, 1999. Kmart at 770 Broadway. Photograph courtesy EV Grieve. In 1996,…
Read More…surrounding the Tredwells’ home evolved from a refined and tranquil residential enclave into a busy commercial center. Visit important 19th century landmark buildings on this tour through 21st century NoHo….
Read MoreGVSHP is very concerned about a proposed new 9-story building at 27 East 4th Street (Lafayette/Bowery) abutting the venerable Merchant’s House Museum. Because the site is within the NoHo Historic District, the design must…
Read More…Rivera, and Corey Johnson will likely largely decide its fate. TO HELP: Tell City Officials That Insignificant Changes to the SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning Plan DON’T Make It Acceptable — CLICK HERE…
Read More…NoHo. The 2022 election cycle in New York has been rocked by unprecedented upheaval resulting from last-minute court-ordered redistricting of state legislative and congressional district lines. Long-standing district boundaries no…
Read More…City Planning, the Manhattan Borough President, and City Councilmember Margaret Chin called for seeking opportunities to create affordable housing in SoHo and NoHo, and to increase density to do so….
Read More…world. With your input, we’re going to select the twenty-five most impactful. Below are seventy extraordinary women of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, who made their marks in…
Read MorePhoto: David Bland/City Limits On Monday night, Community Board 2 voted nearly unanimously to roundly reject Mayor de Blasio’s proposed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning plan. The thoughtful and highly detailed 11-page resolution…
Read More…shaped LBGT culture in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo over the last century and a quarter — some clandestine and illicit, others shiny and open. The Saint, 105…
Read More…modest incomes shows exactly the opposite? Our recent op-ed highlights the contradictions and flaws in this school of thought (which is behind the rezoning plan for SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown),…
Read More726-730 Broadway (aka 418-426 Lafayette Street) is a through-block loft building located in the NoHo Historic District. Not much to look at, what used to be here is infinitely more…
Read More…SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement Plan in 2021 promising it would promote affordable housing development and wouldn’t destroy existing affordable rent-regulated housing. Sad to say, their predictions have turned out to…
Read More…With your input, we’re going to select our Top 25 list. Below are seventy of the most impactful women of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, who made their…
Read MoreImage: the Bowlmor site. The public meeting on potential landmarking and rezoning proposals for the University Place and Broadway corridors will take place Thursday, Dec. 4 from 6 to 7:30…
Read MoreUnderground Railroad Church Once Located in Greenwich Village Led Abolitionist Cause John Brown and Edmonia Lewis: Civil Rights Crusaders Who Intersected in Greenwich Village Why Isn’t This Landmarked?: 814 Broadway…
Read MoreFor more information on the application to the Landmarks Preservation Commission associated with this image, click here….
Posted March 24, 2021
Read MoreHip Hop at 50 This is the second in a series of posts that celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Birth of Hip Hop. Our exploration takes us to the…
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