…list for January Pages 15-19: 4/25/78 Meeting Minutes (incomplete) including information on the Democratic mini-convention and a call for book donations for the VID Block Party. Also includes an attendance…
Read More…a library. The Astor Library The Astor Library on Lafayette Street in 1854, via Wikimedia Commons The Astor Library was established in 1848 as a private reference or non-circulating library open…
Read More…Page 14: Note and Article about formation of Village Independent Democrats Page 15: December 1956 Articles about Wagner Re-election and formation of Village Independent Democrats Page 16: Articles about Newly…
Read More…part because of GVSHP’s dogged efforts to enforce zoning restrictions for the site and prevent profiting from illegal residential uses. GVSHP successfully leads campaign to block East Village zoning variance that would…
Read More…Art Theater (Yiddish Art Theater), 189 Second Avenue Louis N. Jaffe Art Theater (Yiddish Art Theater) NYC LPC Designation Report Louis N. Jaffe Art Theater (Yiddish Art Theater) NYC LPC…
Read More…look of a 17th century Dutch guildhall. The library was a gift to the New York Free Circulating Library, predecessor of the public library system, from George W. Vanderbilt III,…
Read More…had been applied to other New York City Library branch buildings, a distinct structure that stands out from its neighbors. Built in a simplified Beaux-Arts style, the library’s vertical plan…
Read More…and Stewart flyer featuring information on the world of each candidate. Page 3-4: Re-elect Hoffman and Stewart VID Flyer. Featuring handwritten notes on election districts. VRDC District Leader flyers supporting…
Read More…College Art Galleries Acts of Art Gallery was more than just a space to exhibit artwork; it became a catalyst for change in the art world, offering a platform for…
Read More…the historic districts designated in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo: 1960s Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District Charlton-King-Vandam Historic District — 1966 The first district to be designated in our neighborhoods,…
Read More…and then at the Art Students League. Captivated by modern art especially, Halpert frequented the Newman Montross and Alfred Stieglitz galleries, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and any artist club…
Read More…realized they could actually attract artists and artist-wannabe’s to even these least desirable top floor spaces by turning them into “artist’s studios.” This involved inserting a large industrial casement window…
Read More…the early 20th century, artists and those who just liked to live around artists became interested in these neighborhoods, and property owners realized they could actually attract artists and artist-wannabe’s…
Read More…with the ‘bohemian’ art world of Paris and was encouraged to pursue her own creativity. When she returned to New York, she studied sculpture at the Art Students League. Inspired…
Read More…District. Ottendorfer Library exterior In 1884, the Free Library constructed its first purpose-built library, at 135 Second Avenue. German-American newspaper editor Oswalt Ottendorfer built and donated the library branch to…
Read More…League of Art Students sparked his interest in the fine arts, and he continued taking classes while working night shifts at a typewriter factory until 1918, at which point he…
Read More…proposed for the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd districts. This includes moving some of the South Village from Council District 3 (currently represented by Christine Quinn) to Council District 1 (currently…
Read More…who began her career at the Art Students League under the tutelage of Kenneth Hayes Miller. Citron created works in the Socialist Realist style throughout the 1930s. Feminanities, Minna Citron’s 1935…
Read More…fashion icon, and, for a time, a Greenwich Village resident. Before She Became “The Queen of the Air” Earhart in St. Paul, Minnesota, 1914 Amelia Mary Earhart was born on…
Read More…Museum of Modern Art, New Orleans Museum of Modern Art and the Harry Ransom Museum. He has received numerous grants and awards including a National Endowment of the Arts Award….
Read More…term naturally occurring cultural district mean? A. The Fourth Arts Block is one of only three cultural districts in New York City, and the only cultural district in Manhattan. FAB…
Read MoreLast week, as part of our Map It! series, we featured the long-forgotten Minetta Place, which used to be located on the block just west of Minetta Street and south…
Read More…and Social Justice Map Our Jillian Jonas Collection of Downtown Drag + Performance in the 1990s (Link to: Part 1 and Part 2) And, our LGBTQ+ Sites of the East…
Read More…celebrations. On April 29th, 2019, we launched our new interactive map, Greenwich Village Historic District, 1969-2019: Photos and Tours, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Greenwich Village Historic District….
Read More…League New York in 1930. It is his first known New York address. Pollock was studying with Thomas Hart Benton at the Art Students League at this time. He contributed…
Read More…boasts a cast-iron facade. Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library. In the Aguilar Free Library Society’s Annual report, its directors celebrated “the transfer of the library at 110th Street from a…
Read More…public library (equivalent to $14.9 million in 2025) in his will. Astor passed away in 1848, and construction for the library began. Aptly called the Astor Library, it was temporarily…
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…them together in a new tour on our East Village Building Blocks website, which you can view here. Clipper “Challenge” built by Dry Dock District shipbuilder and resident of East…
Read More…the public a few days into the start of 1854; courtesy New York Public Library Digital Collections. The newly formed board also began to develop a site for the library…
Read More…on Paint Colors in Historic Districts Brooklyn Heights Historic District Maps for Proposed Greenwich Village Historic District Support for Designation of one large contiguous Greenwich Village Historic District (aka “Proposal…
Read More…the work of women artists. Brick and Vapor, New York City by Edith Prellwitz At a time when women artists were undervalued by the male-dominated art world, the Club was…
Read More…the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts), and other art schools. He was a faculty member at his alma mater, the Art Students League,…
Read More…as Art Deco officially turned 100 this year, marking the centennial of the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes, or the International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Art…
Read More…mind,” a reference to her answer regarding public questioning on her gender identity. Marsha was at the Stonewall on June 28, 1969, and helped start and took part in the…
Read More…American artists. Founded in 1987, Amerinda catalyzes Native American performing, visual, literary and media artists, and promotes awareness of these artists. AMERINDA presents curated exhibitions of contemporary Native art and…
Read More…Broadway, and then 257 Broadway, Stewart began learning how to astutely develop and maintain a dry-goods business. As commercial enterprises around the city failed during the Panic of 1837, Stewart…
Read More…historic districts which we’ve proposed or helped secure designation of also include multiple sites connected to LGBTQ+ history, including Gansevoort Market (the Meatpacking District), the Weehawken Street Historic District, the South Village Historic District,…
Read More…You can read Village Preservation’s report on these artists and artistic movements, which includes detailed maps, timelines, historic photographs, and tons of research, by clicking here. Another wonderful way to…
Read More…was yet another artist associated with the Art Students League who kept a studio at 30 East 14th Street) from the Woodstock Artists Association. Hart’s work is characterized by experimentation…
Read More…carries on in a small section of the Village. From Minetta Street to Minetta Lane and the famous Minetta Tavern, visitors and Villagers alike may not even realize the connection…
Read MoreOur neighborhoods are world-renowned for serving as home to countless transformative artists and artistic movements over the years. But you don’t have to be invited to an artist’s loft to…
Read More…to create an archival record of the past. Please join us to discuss the contemporary work of artist Lily Annabelle who has illustrated many of these important sites as part of…
Read MoreArt on the Ave was conceived in June 2020 by three teachers struggling to find a way to discuss the year’s events with their students. They thought about art and…
Read More…landmark designation for about 2/3 of the Meatpacking District, and State and National Register of Historic Places listing for the entire district. The effort also blocked plans for a 500…
Read More…of American Art . Courtesy the Whitney Museum of American Art. The Whitney Museum of American Art occupied the Marcel Breuer building from 1966 to 2014. Following the Whitney’s departure,…
Read More…the artist. In general, museums are involved with art as decor, while the artist is involved with art as a way of life. Moderator Lippold: What we are leading up to…
Read More…and includes a full lifetime – 81 years – in Greenwich Village. With libraries in mind, we say: keep reading! The New York Society Library’s Founding The New York Society…
Read More…Library, New York’s first free circulating branch library system upon which the New York Public Library is based (and which in 1902 absorbed the NYFCL), and later its president. Benjamin…
Read MoreGreenwich Village, the East Village and NoHo offer a vast array of architectural styles that span their long histories. Through this series “What Style Is It?” we will explore the…
Read More…the South Village east of Sixth Avenue, including Minetta Street and Minetta Lane, are landmarked, though GVSHP has proposed them for historic district designation. The city had promised to act…
Read MoreFABulous! Walking Tours of the Fourth Arts Block (FAB) The Fourth Arts Block manages the East 4th Street Cultural District (between 2nd Avenue and the Bowery), the only official cultural…
Read More…sites, which the City initially declined to consider. Today the City’s Landmarks Preservation Commission voted to landmark these two sites, along with four others connected to LGBT history (one of those,…
Read More…influential Union League Club to rally civic leaders, businessmen, artists, art collectors, philanthropists and civic leaders to the cause. While it was Jay’s vision that brought the Metropolitan Museum to…
Read More…celebrations. The Greenwich Village Historic District is one of New York’s oldest historic districts. As we approach the 50th anniversary of its designation, we’re taking time to celebrate the district’s…
Read MoreJML50 Art Installation Tour and Conversation: 50 Years of Writing on the Reading Room Walls at Jefferson Market Library In celebration of its 50th year, the Jefferson Market Library’s manager…
Read More…architecture of our area and look at the various architectural styles and their features. So far we have looked at the Federal style, Greek Revival and some mid-19th century styles…
Read More…and Industrial Art, from which Art Deco derives its name, opened in Paris. To mark the 100th anniversary of that event, last year Village Preservation launched our interactive Art Deco Map of Greenwich Village,…
Read More…District 1 City Council candidates on preservation issues. District 1 includes nearly all of Manhattan south of Houston Street (map), and the City Councilmember plays an enormously important role in…
Read More…art exhibition at the Salmagundi Arts Club full of art inspired by the Greenwich Village Historic District area? Look ahead to the ways that we must continue to protect, preserve,…
Read More…the Société des Artistes Indépendants; the first Chinese artist to display his work internationally; the first Chinese artist to show at MoMa; and the first Chinese artist to show in…
Read More…Village Historic District’s 50th anniversary to the task of maintaining and protecting the district for generations to come, these talks became a part of Village Preservation’s vast resources about the…
Read MoreMonday we held a lively forum for candidates running to represent City Council District 2 in the June 27 primary election. That district will now include all of Greenwich Village…
Read More…join the Société des Artistes Indépendants; the first Chinese artist to display his work internationally; the first Chinese artist to show at MoMa; and the first Chinese artist to show…
Read More…courtesy of Google Maps Also drawing from the Columbian Exposition, the Beaux-Arts style is derived from les beaux arts (the fine arts) in France, and wasassociated with the Ecole des…
Read More…All we are asking is that these three sites, part of the original South Village Historic District proposal, be included as well. Speaker Quinn agreed to rezone all of Hudson…
Read More…Sites Project The Washington Square United Methodist church was constructed in 1859 by Architect Gamaliel King in a hybrid Romanesque/Gothic-Revival style. Rebellious from the beginning, the church was built without…
Read More…which are now available on our website. We recently reorganized the second part of her collection. This part includes information on the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District, including…
Read More…art. From the 1931 José Orozco frescos to Glenn Ligon’s neon commission for the new University Center, the eleven site specific artworks in The New School Art Collection are focal…
Read MoreGreenwich Village Historic District 50: The Making of the Greenwich Village Historic District In 1969, Greenwich Village preservationists, activists, and neighbors celebrated the victory of the designation of the Greenwich…
Read MoreThe Fourth Arts Block, spanning East 4th Street between the Bowery and Second Avenue, is an incredible microcosm of the East Village’s layered history, distinctive architecture, and cultural innovations. Over…
Read More…Symeon Shimin Shimin’s training in the commercial art world led to several unique opportunities. He began working as a freelance commercial artist, and at the age of 26, was commissioned…
Read More…for “North of Houston Street,” is known for its cast-iron buildings, cobblestone streets, and rich artistic legacy. The district encompasses a wealth of architectural styles, including Federal, Greek Revival, Beaux-Arts,…
Read More…Map. Despite the style’s prominence in our city, Art Deco is probably not the first style that comes to mind when one thinks of the architecture of Greenwich Village. The…
Read More…custody, of artist Michael Stewart. Stewart was arrested for spray-painting a subway wall at the 1st Avenue L Station and beaten unconscious after police reported that he resisted arrest. Stewart never regained…
Read MoreThe Life and Art of William Glackens: A lecture and slideshow with art historian Avis Berman William Glackens was an American realist painter who was essential to the development of…
Read MoreMemories of an Artist Community: A Panel Conversation on the History of Westbeth Artists’ Residence Program Canceled Westbeth Artists Housing is the world’s largest artists’ community. The complex, erected between…
Read More…a scholar of art and art history? In this special talk, Andrew will take a look at some of the great works of art which were inspired by or were…
Read MoreGreenwich Village Historic District 50th: The Work Behind the District’s Designation In 1969, Greenwich Village preservationists, activists, and neighbors celebrated the victory of the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic…
Read More…1958. Hamilton Fish Park Library. Source: New York Public Library Digital Collections The library’s building was designed by the distinguished architectural firm of Carrère and Hastings, in the Beaux-Arts style….
Read More…our East Village Building Blocks website includes music venues, stores, and residences associated with this punk music and its culture. Below are a few examples of the locations on the…
Read More…use. It was part of the Yiddish Theater District/Jewish Rialto during the early 20th century and has housed the Ukrainian restaurant Veselka since 1954. The western facade is clad in…
Read More…of no less than seven 19th to early 20th century building styles, its celebration and protection seems undeniably important. From the Greenwich Village Historic District Designation Report. Houses With Style…
Read More…district. The Gansevoort Market district is distinguished by distinctive metal awnings and canopies extending over many of its sidewalks; cobblestoned streets; simple, utilitarian buildings; and unusual intersecting street patterns creating…
Read More…between the Bowery and Avenue A, East 2nd Street and St. Mark’s Place, the district includes about 325 buildings and is the largest ever created in the East Village. We’re…
Read MoreArtist, poet, philanthropist, teacher, writer, and inventor Yun Gee (1906-1963) was the first Chinese-American artist to hold an important position in the history of Western contemporary art. Considered one of the…
Read MoreVillage Preservation and fellow preservation groups will be holding a forum with candidates for the 1st City Council District, currently occupied by term-limited City Councilmember Margaret Chin (district map here)….
Read More…re-election (district map here). This diverse district includes all of the East Village and most of Greenwich Village east of Fifth Avenue, as well as parts of NoHo, the Lower…
Read More…most important endangered historic sites in New York State — by the Preservation League of NYS. This designation calls statewide attention to our effort to protect this richly historic and…
Read More…beloved library, the Jefferson Market Library, which now frames the view from Patchin Place, was abandoned and overrun with rats and pigeons for much of the mid-20th century. Via Flickr cc While…
Read More…works of art, both well-known and obscure. About the Speaker: Robert B. Simon is an art historian and art dealer in New York, specializing in Renaissance and Baroque paintings. He…
Read More…the Sullivan-Thompson Historic District in December of 2016, that goal was achieved. To learn more about the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II, go to https://media.villagepreservation.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/15123045/Greenwich-Village-Historic-District-Extension-II-Designation-Report.pdf for the designation report….
Read More…an expansion three blocks west of the existing Greenwich Village Historic District, and the creation of a new Weehawken Street Historic District, covering a total of five blocks and about…
Read More…an expansion three blocks west of the existing Greenwich Village Historic District, and the creation of a new Weehawken Street Historic District, covering a total of five blocks and about…
Read More…and innovative styles of architectural design. Armory Show button and lapel pin (1913), Archives of American Art As part of the publicity campaign that Walt Kuhn developed for the show,…
Read More…how the borders of a newly-created district come about. The border of GVSHP’s proposed South Village district along West Broadway is mid-block. The development of boundaries of a historic district…
Read More…in the non-residential zone was termed “Joint Live-Work Quarters for Artists,” or JLWQA, and was only allowed in buildings in the districts constructed before 1961. All artists cooperatives in both…
Read MoreGreenwich Village Stories: The Art of Frederick Brosen A slideshow and talk with the artist Frederick Brosen’s native New York is his primary subject as he celebrates the built environment…
Read More…to enjoy it. Children at the Hudson Park Library, 1911 Rosanna Polsinelli Cafaro writes, on the library’s memories website: “I went to the library often when the children’s room was…
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