…between the two lovebirds, but it is the colorful Village neighbors who truly further the tension between the newlyweds. The Village offers a number of fantastic, colorful characters who paint…
Read More…the city’s first LGBT landmarks (Stonewall, and now the LGBT Community Center and GAA Firehouse), Village Preservation has also successfully campaigned for recognition of LGBT historic sites like the East Village’s…
Read More…resilience of our communities of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, Village Preservation encourages residents and visitors to take a few moments to visit Village Preservation’s website and submit…
Read More…Preservation’s 2019 Village Awards. The establishment is also located within the South Village Historic District. Learn more about our work to protect the South Village here. Electric Lady Studios …
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…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 or still…
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 MoreEach year, Village Preservation honors the invaluable people, businesses, and organizations that make a special contribution to our neighborhoods at our Annual Meeting and Village Awards. This year, on June 16th,…
Read MoreBlack History in Greenwich Village: Session 2 – Arts, Culture, and Activism of Black Communities 1790 – 1870 Session 2 of Village Preservation’s new series, Black History in Greenwich Village,…
Read More…Village designation report entitled “Little Africa.” The South Village’s “Little Africa” community was the largest African-American settlement in New York throughout much of the 19th century, and lasted through the…
Read More…in Greenwich Village, check out our “Film and TV Locations” tour on our Greenwich Village Historic District map at www.gvshp.org/GVHD50tour. Click here for video clips of Next Stop, Greenwich Village….
Read More…Here at the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation, a perennial question we’re asked is “which is the oldest house in the Village?” It’s a great question, with a complicated…
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 More…St. John’s in the Village Episcopal Church, home of the Open Door. I sat down with Fr. Graeme Napier, newly arrived in the Village from Oxford, England, who told me…
Read More…Greenwich Village, Greenwich Village Extension II, Carnegie Hill, Tribeca North, Tribeca West and East Village/Lower East Side Historic Districts. No. 114 was constructed next in 1889 and was designed by…
Read More…a developer’s plan to drastically alter the historic block of Gansevoort Street between Washington & Greenwich Streets. Nominations are now open for Village Preservation’s Annual Village Awards, which will be…
Read More…Greenwich Village, the East Village or NoHo: just click here to vote for your favorite. Owners Lobsang Tsultrim, left, and Thupten Tenphel inside East Village Cheese. This article was modified…
Read MoreEach year, Village Preservation honors neighborhood institutions at the Annual Meeting and Village Awards. This fun event highlights and celebrates the invaluable people, places, and organizations that make our neighborhoods…
Read More…make Greenwich Village an iconic destination for so many. This webinar will explore Hopper’s works and their relationship to real life in Greenwich Village. Greenwich Village and surrounding neighborhoods have…
Read MoreTwenty-three years ago, New York Magazine was worried about the Village. And they weren’t the only ones. On August 16, 1993, The Village Under Siege ran on the cover with…
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…Greenwich Village and the East Village. Tonight the plan goes to Community Board #3, representing the East Village (east of 4th Avenue/Bowery). If you live in the East Village or are…
Read MoreVillage Preservation’s mission is to document, celebrate, and preserve the special architectural and cultural heritage of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. That means everything from protecting historic buildings…
Read MoreIn 2021 and 2022, Village Preservation developed an innovative outdoor public art exhibition displayed throughout Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. VILLAGE VOICES featured photographs, artifacts, and soundscape recordings to celebrate…
Read MoreIt’s that time of year again…time for Village Preservation’s Annual Meeting and Village Awards! The Village Awards recognize and honor some of the businesses, organizations, and institutions that make our…
Read MoreVILLAGE VOICES Exhibition on view September 18 – October 31, 2022 Opening Benefit Day and Village Benefit Ball September 18th, 2022 Village Voices exhibit 2021 Thank you for becoming a…
Read More…America was found in Lower Manhattan, comprising much of present-day Greenwich Village and the South Village, and parts of the Lower East Side and East Village. This settlement consisted of…
Read More…their designation reports here. You can take an online tour of the Greenwich Village Historic District with our Greenwich Village Historic District: Then & Now Photos and Tours which includes…
Read More…the Village because The Villager really doesn’t represent the culture of the Village as we know it.’ “We were part of what could probably be called a kind of a…
Read More…disappeared from the Village. While not a complete list by any means, these are the businesses, restaurants, and other Village locations that have not only closed but have been remodeled…
Read More…in Greenwich Village (marked by a historic plaque placed by Village Preservation in 2019). From 1963 until 1965, Haley would use this space to conduct over fifty interviews with one…
Read More…Village Building Blocks, our web-based tool which provides detailed historic information on each property in the East Village, and the accompanying in-depth report “A History of the East Village and…
Read More…shape the building of countless housing projects throughout the world, including here in Greenwich Village with Washington Square Village (1958) and in East Village with Jacob Riis Houses (1949) and…
Read More…fundraiser for Village Preservation, allowing us to conduct hundreds of educational programs throughout the year and work to protect the irreplaceable history and architecture of Greenwich Village, the East Village,…
Read More…the Greenwich Village Historic District since they consider this the heart of the Village. It’s actually not in a historic district at all, though it could be very soon with…
Read More…mother and daughter. Rose Pascale. Photo Courtesy of the Villager. In 1969, Rose was appointed by Manhattan Borough President Percy Sutton as community liaison to the Greenwich Village community board….
Read More…police department’s history. From the LPC Greenwich Village Historic District Extension I Designation Report (2005) Roosevelt had many other Village connections, and played an important role in the reformation of…
Read MoreVillage Preservation collaborated recently on a major project with Google Arts + Culture. We put together tours of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo that highlighted the deep and rich cultural and artistic movements in…
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 MoreOn 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…
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 MoreThis section of Carmine Street has been designated as part of the Greenwhich Village Historic District Extention II (Phase One of our South Village proposal) and is included in the…
Read More…list in reference to the Village. Here, we look at the East Village through 10 objects, first recounting a few of the New York Times’ East Village mentions in their…
Read MoreVillage Preservation shares our oral history collection with the public, highlighting some of the people and stories that make Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo such unique and vibrant…
Read More…Village or NoHo: click here to nominate your favorite. Want to help support small businesses? Share this post with friends. Bleecker Street in Greenwich Village has always been at the center of…
Read More…history, people, and businesses of the Village, East Village, and NoHo. Let us know what you think! Few places can be said to exemplify the ecelctic charm of the West…
Read More…shape the building of countless housing projects throughout the world, including here in Greenwich Village with Washington Square Village (1958) and in East Village with Jacob Riis Houses (1949) and…
Read More(l. to r.) Longtime Greenwich Village Assemblymember William Passanante, Greenwich Village Trust President Jack Messerole, and GVSHP’s first Executive Director, Regina Kellerman. We recently added copies of GVSHP’s newsletter The…
Read More…1999. Greenwich Village Cafeteria, 1934 The Bath, 1951 by Paul Cadmus Bar Italia, 1953-55 In April of 2019, we launched our new interactive map, Greenwich Village Historic District, 1969-2019: Photos…
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…Director and the awards presentations are now up on our website here. 2013 Village Award Winner Avignone Chemists 2013 Village Award Winner Block Drug Store This year’s roster of awardees…
Read MoreThis is one in a series of posts marking the 50th anniversary of the designation of the Greenwich Village Historic District. Click here to check out our year-long activities and…
Read More…The Village Alliance and The Washington Square Association Solemn Requiem for the West Village Fallen of WWI (Music: Gabriel Fauré) Sunday, November 11, 11:00am at St John’s in the Village…
Read More…Luckily for GVSHP staffers, we only have to walk around the corner to purchase some country ham and blueberry blintzes. East Village Meat Market The East Village Meat Market, located…
Read MoreGVSHP shares our oral history collection with the public, highlighting some of the people and stories that make Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo such unique and vibrant neighborhoods….
Read MoreVillage 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 East Village such…
Read More…Greenwich Village Series – Winter 2023 This four session series explores the history of the black presence in the Greenwich Village area of New York City from 1600-2020. Join Village…
Read MoreApril, 2004 Rally to Save the far West Village In the ten years leading up to 2004, the Far West Village along West Street experienced huge changes. Large, out-of-scale luxury…
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 More…love for small businesses around the Village. Make sure to get a Village Access Card to take advantage of over eighty exclusive deals and incentives at local shops and restaurants!…
Read More…one of New York’s oldest cemeteries) and in our East Village Building Blocks interactive map here. Johns of 12th Street’s long-storied candles The Johns These East Village and Greenwich Village…
Read More…York City, especially Greenwich Village and the East Village. Sephardic Jews, originally from Spain and Portugal, arrived in New Amsterdam via Dutch Brazil after it fell to Portugal in the…
Read More…on-line store here. To open a vintage store in the East Village was a life-long dream of Maegan Hayward, the driving force behind East Village Vintage Collective. She was always…
Read MoreIn 2021 and 2022, Village Preservation developed an innovative outdoor public art exhibition that was displayed throughout Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. VILLAGE VOICES featured photographs, artifacts, and soundscape recordings…
Read More…art here. Black History in Greenwich Village Series – Winter 2023 This four session series explores the history of the black presence in the Greenwich Village area of New York…
Read More…Porto Rico Importing: Founded in 1907 Porto Rico Importing at 201 Bleecker Street This 2007 Village Awardee has several locations in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and surrounding areas. They…
Read More…of the old industrial buildings and rowhouses were being replaced with new glassy condos. In 2004, GVSHP submitted a proposal to the LPC for a Far West Village/Greenwich Village Waterfront…
Read More…who engaged and debated, and who defined the Village’s bohemianism. This was the first of many of Romany Marie’s locations over forty years of keeping Village establishments. About Romany Marie…
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…York University’s campus. According to the 1969 Greenwich Village Historic District designation report, “the rows of low-lying two-story houses at Washington Mews give the impression of a charming urban village, maintained…
Read More…of a campaign formally begun by Village Preservation ten years prior, which had earlier also resulted in the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II, designated in 2010; the South Village…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More…store, is at its helm. And we at Village Preservation are thrilled to be giving Ray and his shop a Village Award for 2020. An East Village Institution Ray’s Candy…
Read More…Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institute. Via http://lhlt.org/gallery/lorraine-home Lorraine Hansberry’s Village Voice: Playwright, activist, and villager Lorraine Hansberry is best known for her award-winning play “A Raisin in the Sun,” which premiered…
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 More…the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II, which Village Preservation helped secure landmark designation for as part of our South Village campaign. Thanks to that effort, at least one of…
Read More…Greenwich Village Stories, edited by Judith Stonehill in collaboration with Village Preservation, available here. You can learn more about significant sites in the East Village, through our interactive resource, East Village…
Read MoreScrolling through Off the Grid or any other collection of New York history, we’ve all become familiar with the legendary characters of the Village – Dylan, Kerouac, Hendrix, Duchamp, and…
Read MoreBlack History in Greenwich Village: Session 3 – Civil Rights, Women’s Suffrage, and the Great Migration 1880 – 1960 Session 3 of Village Preservation’s new series, Black History in Greenwich…
Read MoreJohn Brown (left) 1846-1847 and Edmonia Lewis (right) 1870 Greenwich Village has long been a mecca and incubator for radical social justice advocates. With Village Preservation’s interactive map of the…
Read More…of immigrants in New York City. This year, Village Preservation and our colleagues at the Merchant’s House Museum have been highlighting immigration to the Village during the 19th century, exploring…
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 More…arts or in advocating for the unique character of the neighborhood. Their legacies will forever remain testaments to how they shaped the Village, and how the Village shaped them. King of…
Read More…West Village since 1991 and on the borders of the East Village for 20 years prior – so GVSHP seems to have always been in my consciousness. I believe Judith…
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…housing in more recent decades. However, a recent Department of Buildings filing may indicate what appears to be a first for the South Village, the historic center of the Village’s…
Read MoreSong from the original Greenwich Village Follies, courtesy NYPL October has arrived, which means it’s time for another round of the Greenwich Village Follies, playing at The Duplex every Sunday…
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 MoreGreenwich Village is known as the home and birthplace of many a cultural movement — The New York School of Painters and Writers, the modern LGBTQ Civil Rights Movement, many…
Read MoreVillage Preservation’s 21st Annual Spring House Tour on Sunday, May 5th is right around the corner, and this year’s homes are really special. Additionally, they are all in the Greenwich Village …
Read More…to pursue different dreams, they both found what they wanted in the Village’s unique mix of buildings. Village Preservation kicked off its campaign to honor, document, and seek landmark designation…
Read MoreEach year, Village Preservation honors the invaluable people, businesses, and organizations that make a special contribution to our neighborhoods at our Annual Meeting and Village Awards. On June 17th, 2020…
Read More…the space here. Congratulations to the 2015 Village Award Recipients: Barbara Shaum: Legendary Village sandal maker and small business owner. A Village fixture since the 1950’s, she was the first…
Read MoreThis 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…
Read More…occurred in Greenwich Village, the East Village, NoHo, and beyond, and it’s fun to peruse and find old photographs that identify certain places at specific points in time. Let’s take…
Read More…Village in 1906. Between 1906 and 1932 she lived at four different Village addresses with her partner Edith Lewis. Never a conventional Village bohemian, she nonetheless found the Village to…
Read More…to the South Village. In 2007, GVSHP released a report all about the Italians of the South Village, which can be read here. The Butchery on Bond Street Image courtesy of…
Read More…was finally secured in September, 2003, but several key sites were left out by the City, and the remainder of the Far West Village, and Greenwich Village waterfront to the…
Read More…of the Church of the Village On Wednesday, June 21st, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation attended a plaque unveiling at the Church of the Village to honor former…
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