…Avenue South in Greenwich Village during the 1950s and 1960s. It was a prominent location for Greenwich Village’s Bohemian population, often attracting writers, photographers, Beatniks and the off-broadway theater crowd….
Read More…one hundred blocks that have been downzoned. We’ll also look at areas like University Place and Broadway, the Greenwich Village waterfront, the southern end of the South Village, and much…
Read MoreVillage Preservation: Advocacy and Accomplishments Founded in 1980, Village Preservation works to document, celebrate, and preserve the special architectural and cultural heritage of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. See what…
Read More…East Village. Send a letter to City officials saying this scheme offers zero protections for Greenwich Village and the East Village, and we demand more be done! The city’s south of…
Read MoreEvery month, Village Preservation combs through nominations from the public and other resources to choose a special independent store to honor in Greenwich Village, the East Village, or NoHo. Please…
Read More…business in the South Village and lived in the South Village for years. He and his family have now decamped to a home in the Greenwich Village Historic District, but…
Read More…Greenwich Village south of Washington Square Park, which was actually the second phase of Village Preservation’s proposed South Village Historic District. Village Preservation had fought hard to get several NYU…
Read More…was an ardent supporter of preserving the South Village neighborhood. She spoke at rallies, gathered petition signatures, and was a member of Village Preservation’s South Village Advisory Board. Below is…
Read More…South Village Historic District (map), a two hundred forty-building, thirteen-block section of Greenwich Village south of Washington Square Park, and the second phase of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic…
Read More…Village (for rent on Amazon) Beloveds in the Village with the M20 southbound bus behind them In this complex, dynamic romance by Village filmmaker Ira Sachs, John Lithgow and Alfred…
Read More…streets that comprise the South Village are a sort of microcosm of the broader Greenwich Village it sits within. The South Village holds some of the area’s oldest extant buildings,…
Read More…of The Village Voice, Is Dead at 100, The New York Times, September 28 Village Preservation Launches A Hip-Hop History Map, Village Alliance, September 26 ‘The Untouchables’: How Columbia and…
Read MoreOp-Ed from The Villager newspaper, April 25, 2012 http://thevillager.com/2013/04/25/quinn-and-city-cant-omit-3-key-south-village-sites/ Quinn and City Must Not Omit Three Key Sites From South Village Landmarking (if you want to help, write the City…
Read More…forty-building, thirteen-block section of Greenwich Village south of Washington Square Park, and the second phase of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation’s (GVSHP) proposed South Village Historic District. GVSHP…
Read More…only way in which 57 Sullivan Street is unique. Unlike the other South Village landmark-limbo sites, 57 Sullivan Street is not within the northern section of the proposed South Village…
Read More…landscape and character of Greenwich Village.” – Caroline Benveniste, 30-year Village Resident and Steering Committee member, Protect the Village Historic District (PVHD) “Village Preservation protects our neighborhood’s beautiful buildings and…
Read More…Village Oral Histories HERE (click “South Village” tab) Watch our South Village videos. Explore the architecture and cultural history of the South Village in our original landmark proposal. Explore our…
Read MoreLocated in the heart of the South Village and the South Village Historic District is the oldest continuing South Village Italian organization, Tiro a Segno, today located at 77 MacDougal…
Read More…II: Our African-American Village presented by St. John’s in the Village Church In the 1640s freed African slaves settled what is now Greenwich Village. Since then the Village has occupied an…
Read More…while also advertising in English to attract a wider audience. It’s unclear whether there were tensions culturally between northern and southern Italians in the South Village, though in Village Preservation’s…
Read More…were brought to Greenwich Village by Italian Immigrants and their descendants are still enjoyed by Village residents to this day. Find out more about South Village history and South Village…
Read More…to tackling the area’s healthcare needs. These efforts were recognized in 2001 when Village Apothecary was presented the Legends of the Village Award by Village Care. To date, Village Apothecary…
Read More…The Village Independent Democrats are a reform democratic club founded in 1956. The club recently donated their archives to Village Preservation, and we have released the first batch of the…
Read More…Park. Read other blog posts about the South Village here and here to read about GVSHP’s efforts to protect the South Village. Click here to access GVSHP’s South Village Oral History Project….
Read More…out of the Greenwich Village Historic District (read Village Preservation’s history and report, “The South Village: A Proposal for Historic District Designation“). After years of effort, in 2010 the first…
Read More…of Greenwich Village – the area south of Washington Square Park/West Fourth Street and east of Seventh Avenue, also known as the South Village – is not a designated historic…
Read More…Hudson Square rezoning, which will increase the already considerable development pressure upon the South Village (as illustrated by this application for 9 Minetta Street). The proposed South Village Historic District,…
Read More…very low-rise, South Village. St. Anthony of Pauda Church and tenements on Sullivan Street in the South Village. Also undeniable is that the South Village is experiencing huge development pressure…
Read More…of why the South Village is so special to so many people. Some wonderful individuals with strong connections to the South Village allowed us to record some of their thoughts…
Read More…And to the surprise of many, the South Village was once the center of the world for LGBT New Yorkers. In fact, a century ago, the South Village one of…
Read More…course of this month we’re focusing on four areas of our neighborhood — the West Village, East Village, NoHo, and South Village — to highlight important locations, either long gone…
Read More…third and final phase of our proposed South Village Historic District to protect their contexts. Landmark designation of the South Village, like the neighborhood’s development, seems to come in stages….
Read More…the South Village…Do you know what event the Washington Square Arch commemorates or who’s buried at Washington Square Park? On the South Village and Washington Square Park Tour, learn interesting…
Read MoreVillage Preservation continues its research on the unprotected and potentially endangered buildings in our area, particularly the section of Greenwich Village and the East Village south of Union Square we have proposed for…
Read More…to as “Little Africa”, as it was the center of a growing African-American community. As a whole, it consisted of several streets in the South Village, including Amity Street (now…
Read More…here. Explore the “Virtual Village” To visit even more sites connected to Village Preservation’s oral history subjects, continue the Oral History Tour of our “Virtual Village” interactive map. #SouthOfUnionSquare is an…
Read More…State and National Register nomination for the South Village Historic District. Last week GVSHP took an important step in documenting the South Village for its listing on the National Register…
Read MoreVillage Preservation & The New School Present: Artists and Greenwich Village Series – Keith Haring and the Streets of the Village In 1978, 19-year-old Keith Haring (d.1990) moved to New…
Read More…of Village Preservation Fred McDarrah and the Village Voice assiduously chronicled the activities of Jane Jacobs, who in the 1950s and 60s was leading a movement in Lower Manhattan to retake…
Read More…fascinating report authored by scholar Mary Elizabeth Brown about the Italian community of the South Village. You can read the report, “The Italians of the South Village,” here. Not only…
Read More…in the South Village, an area which in the early 1900s was a predominantly Italian neighborhood, and one near and dear to Village Preservation’s heart, as we led the successful…
Read More…Preservation Commission. And in the past decade or so alone, Village Preservation has helped to achieved protections for significant portions of the East Village and South Village, with the East…
Read MoreVillage Preservation & The New School Present: Greenwich Village Artists Series “I and the Village:” Jackson Pollock’s Downtown Years, A Lecture by Larissa Bailiff Jackson Pollock moved to New York by…
Read MoreP&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…
Read More…the South Village by joining us at our 3rd Annual Comedy Night on Tuesday, April 25th Nominate your favorite South Village business, person, place, or restoration for a 2017 Village…
Read MoreDecember is South Village Month – join us in celebrating this vibrant neighborhood all month long! The South Village in the 50s and 60s was a hotbed of creativity and activism. Where…
Read MoreDuring the pandemic we continue to conduct research and gather support for our efforts to secure landmark protections for the area of Greenwich Village and the East Village south of Union Square. Our recent research has…
Read More…Greenwich Village and one of the oldest continuously operated art cinemas in the city. And this year it is one of our Village Awardees! Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street…
Read More…American history to be found in Greenwich Village and the East Village. While both neighborhoods became better known for different kinds of communities in later years – Italians, Ukrainians, gay men…
Read More…American history to be found in Greenwich Village and the East Village. While both neighborhoods became better known for different kinds of communities in later years – Italians, Ukrainians, gay men…
Read MoreVillage Preservation continues our research efforts to demonstrate the incredible history of the area south of Union Square which lacks landmark protections, and to fight for its preservation. Our latest…
Read More…known to sleep on the streets of Greenwich Village and the East Village, to sell copies of the SCUM Manifesto on the streets of Greenwich Village, and by some accounts…
Read More…Village? Check out our South Village oral history collection, watch our Save the South Village videos, or read about Italians of the South Village, Our Lady of Pompeii, and Father…
Read More…took up consideration of the first third of the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation’s proposed South Village Historic District. The South Village — the historically immigrant, working-class and largely…
Read More…in the South Village. We looked back at rallies held to Save The South Village! We were very excited to report on the long-awaited progress at 43 MacDougal Street and…
Read More…able to appreciate the historic 19th and early 20th century buildings that are such an important feature of the South Village. As GVSHP said in 2003, the South Village is the…
Read More…Landmarks Preservation Commission has landmarked about 415 buildings in Greenwich Village, from new historic districts in the the Meatpacking District, Far West, and South Village, to several individual buildings throughout…
Read More…South Village Historic District which Village Preservation proposed. 2. Church of the Village/Founding of PFLAG, 201 West 13th Street Google Street View of the Church of the Village The first meeting…
Read More…West Coast. And while nearby neighborhoods like Chinatown or the Lower East Side may have been much more prominent hubs for Asian-Americans, Greenwich Village and the East Village nevertheless can…
Read More…Toby Cox, owner of Three Lives & Company, one of the West Village’s most beloved bookstores. Toby sat on the editorial committee of Greenwich Village Stories, and he and Three…
Read MoreI am not a native New Yorker, but as a long-time (now former) resident of the South Village, I had the distinct privilege of getting to know many people who…
Read More…homes and business opportunities in the South Village, forming a second prominent neighborhood for Italian culture and life. The new residents of the South Village quickly started to form institutions…
Read MoreIn our series Beyond the Village and Back, we take a look at some great landmarks throughout New York City outside of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, celebrate their…
Read MoreDecember is South Village Month – join us in celebrating this vibrant neighborhood all month long! Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac, and Gregory Corso in the South Village Postwar America in the 1950s…
Read More…designation for the South Village and its remarkable immigrant and artistic histories in December 2006, and completed the effort in December 2016 with designation of the third and final phase of our proposed South Village…
Read MoreEarlier this month, GVSHP launched its East Village Preservation effort, releasing its new website “East Village Building Blocks,” which contains historic information and images for every one of the neighborhood’s 2,200 buildings. Of course,…
Read MoreThe East Village Eye was only in publication for eight years, but the magazine left a huge mark on the neighborhood it chronicled. The East Village Eye, nicknamed the Eye,…
Read MoreLooking for a great read about Greenwich Village or the East Village? Check out this list of always essential classics, and scroll to the bottom for a list of websites…
Read More…in both the East and South Villages. We are excited to share these new histories with the public and hope they will shed more insight on what makes Greenwich Village…
Read More…locations are in the East Village and Greenwich Village. Learn all about East Village Jewish historic sites on Village Preservation’s East Village Building Blocks Yiddish Rialto and Synagogues of the…
Read More…most historically significant sites relating to the Italian-American experience in New York can be found in the Greenwich Village blocks known as the South Village–from the first church in America…
Read More…final phase of that area. And importantly, as many of you know, the South Village was also the neighborhood of one of the most celebrated South Village residents: Nobel Prize…
Read More…We now celebrate each December as “South Village Month.” Mary Brown first spoke to a Village Preservation audience in Spring 2005. She works as an archivist at the Center for Migration…
Read More…the West Village, East Village, South Village, and NoHo. All of these sites can also be found on our GVSHP Civil Rights and Social Justice Map, and we encourage you…
Read More…the Greenwich Village Historic District. Click here to check out our year-long activities and celebrations. Trying to limit oneself to just 10 of the most charming spots in the Greenwich Village…
Read More…his contributions to the Jefferson Market Library and the Greenwich Village community, Frank Collerius was awarded a Village Preservation Annual Village Award in 2017. Village Preservation is very grateful to…
Read More…here. Click here to access other South Village oral histories. Read more about the history of the South Village here. Help GVSHP support local businesses! Read about the GVSHP Business of…
Read More…course of this month we’re focusing on four areas of our neighborhood — the West Village, East Village, South Village, and NoHo — to highlight important locations, either long gone…
Read More…speakeasies and their significance in Greenwich Village’s culture. The New York Times listed seven speakeasies in the South Village. Bertolotti’s, 85 West Third Street Bertolotti’s in 1939, From New York…
Read MoreGreenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation is excited to share our oral history collection with the public, and hope they will shed more light on what makes Greenwich Village and the…
Read MoreIn our series Beyond the Village and Back, we take a look at some great landmarks throughout New York City outside of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, celebrate their…
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 MoreWhile the neighboring West Village may have the more well-known sites, the East Village contains a rich assortment of places connected to LGBTQ history, including the homes of noted artists,…
Read More…the Greenwich Village Historic District. Click here to check out our year-long activities and celebrations. Few places on earth have attracted as many creative, mold-shattering, transformative women as Greenwich Village,…
Read More…‘The Future is Unwritten.’” With over sixty contributors, Greenwich Village Stories has many more memorable Village locations to share. Stay tuned in the coming weeks for a West Village walking…
Read More…the West Village, East Village, South Village, and NoHo. All of these sites can also be found on our Village Preservation Civil Rights and Social Justice Map, and we encourage…
Read More…Movement, 1940-Present 3.5 Greenwich Village LGBTQ History Exploring the Village Trailblazing Women of the Village Bob Dylan Map Neighborhood Surveys Far West Village Tour Historic Gansevoort Market Walking Tour South…
Read More…2000 and 2009, respectively (more information about the culture of the South Village can be found in GVSHP’s report The Italians of the South Village). Zito’s Bakery (courtesy of the…
Read More…click here. At 201 Bleecker Street, in the recently-designated South Village Historic District, stands one of the most well-known coffee, tea and spice stores of Greenwich Village. Porto Rico Importing…
Read More…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,…
Read More…the Village and East Village. Perhaps the most famously and recognizably “Flatiron-like” building in our neighborhoods is the former Herring Lock and Safe Company Building at 669-681 Hudson Street at…
Read More…School #3, 120 West 3rd Street Sarah Smith Garnet: Suffragist, Principal, Villager Beyond the Village and Back: Harlem’s St. James Presbyterian Church Beyond the Village and Back: Harlem’s Abyssinian Baptist…
Read More…some lists of and links to our 2020 programs by category: Top attended Tour Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo Books to read 2020-specific Women’s and Women’s Suffrage centennial-focused…
Read More…Village/Financial District” is actually the combined Community Boards 1 and 2 in Manhattan, which includes the neighborhoods of Greenwich Village, NoHo, SoHo, Little Italy, Tribeca, the Financial District, the South…
Read More…Village, East Village, and NoHo’s cultural heritage and built environment. And last week, as part of our free public programs, we started a series about theaters of Greenwich Village and the…
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