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2014 Year In Review: GVSHP Programs

…Village, the East Village, and NoHo. Current GVSHP members will vote on a slate of new and renewing trustees. The Village Awards were established 23 years ago to honor the…

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Accomplishments

Village 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…

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Business of the Month

Every 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…

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Preservation History Archive

…of Village Homeowners Collection Evelyn G. Haynes Collection Greenwich Village Trust/Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Collection Otis Pratt Pearsall Collection Manhattan Promenade Proposal West Village Committee Collection Remembering the…

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Our Epic Greenwich Village and East Village Watch-List

…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…

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Testimonials

…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…

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Greenwich Village Historic District 50th Anniversary Celebration and Open House Weekend!

…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…

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2020 Village Awardee: Village Apothecary, 346 Bleecker Street

…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…

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Village Preservation in the Press

…Village, Village Sun, January 14 Madison Secures $105M Loan for Greenwich Village Condos, Globest, January 13 Dropping the hammer: Preservationists battle developer’s landmark renovation plan, The Villager, January 12 Landmarks…

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LGBT Historic Sites in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo

…view it at www.gvshp.org/civilrightsmap. East Village Building Blocks: LGBTQ Sites Tour Want to explore more East Village LGBTQ history? Village Preservation offers an online guided tour of LGBTQ Sites on our East Village…

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Village Preservation & The New School Present: Artists and Greenwich Village Series – Keith Haring and the Streets of the Village

Village 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…

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Fred W. McDarrah’s Greenwich Village and the East Village of the 1950s and 60s

…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…

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Village Preservation & The New School Present: Greenwich Village Artists Series “I and the Village”

Village 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…

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Spotlight on the East Village: Ada Calhoun, Lower East Side Preservation Initiative, East Village Community Coalition, and Village Preservation

P&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…

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Politicians, Playwrights, and Parades: The Irish legacy of the East Village and Greenwich Village

…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…

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2020 Village Awardee: Cinema Village, 22 East 12th Street

…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…

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15 Trailblazing Women of Greenwich Village and the East Village

…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…

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The South Village Historic District Makes the National Register of Historic Places

…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…

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Asian-American History in Greenwich Village and the East Village

…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…

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17 LGBT landmarks of Greenwich Village

…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…

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January Programs at Village Preservation: “The Geography of Modern Art,” “West Village Originals,” Berenice Abbott’s Greenwich Village, Jackson Pollock’s 110th Birthday

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A Greenwich Village Book, A Greenwich Village Bookstore

…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…

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View looking west/southwest across Manhattan from 1st Avenue & 4th Street, with East Village, South Village, Central Village

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15 things you didn’t know about the East Village

Earlier 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,…

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Twelve Essential Reads About Greenwich Village and the East Village

Looking 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…

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The East Village Eye: Chronicling the Spirit of the East Village

The 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,…

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How Greenwich Village and the East Village Launched the 19th Century Hebrew Free School Movement

…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…

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Cemeteries of The East Village, Part IV

Continuing our Cemeteries of the Village series, today we look at the blocks surrounding 2nd Street and Second Avenue. Two landmarked cemeteries still exist here, and four other 19th-century cemeteries…

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10 (more) of the most charming spots in the Greenwich Village Historic District

…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…

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City Releases “Special Permit” Requirement Proposal For Hotels South of Union Square; Plan Would Promote Office Tower Development and Destruction of Historic Buildings, Expands “Midtown South” to Greenwich Village and East Village, Rewards Mayor’s Campaign Donors and Fails to Deliver on Rivera’s Neighborhood Protection Campaign Pledge

…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…

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Village Awards: Your Nominations Help Celebrate Our Neighborhoods

…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…

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LGBT History in All Corners of the Village: The West Village

…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…

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20 transformative women of Greenwich Village

…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,…

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A Video Campaign to “Save the South Village”

…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…

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East Village Building Blocks Tour: the LGBTQ East Village

While 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,…

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Beyond the Village and Back: Cushman Row, 408-418 West 20th Street

In 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…

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A ‘Greenwich Village Stories’ Walking Tour of the East Village

…‘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…

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The Art of the Steal! Thrifting in Greenwich Village, the East Village, & NoHo

…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…

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LGBT History in All Corners of the Village: East Village

…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…

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Neighborhood History

…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…

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A Specialty Food Shop in the Village: 2011 Village Awardee

…Village Award at our Annual Meeting on Monday, June 13th. In the twenty years since GVSHP began presenting Village Awards, many nods have gone out to small specialty food markets….

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Historic Storefronts of the Village and East Village

…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…

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The Forgotten Graveyards of Greenwich Village and the East Village

…The Village and East Village, which were once country north of New York City, have more than their fair share of former burial grounds. Many New Yorkers are aware that…

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The Flatirons of the Village and the East Village

…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…

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Abolitionist History in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo

…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…

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Cemeteries of The East Village, Part III

Continuing our Cemeteries of the Village series, today we look at two historic cemeteries that predate the modern street grid: The St. Mark’s Church-in-the-Bowery Vaults and the nearby but long…

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The 35th Village Preservation Annual Meeting and 25th Presentation of the Village Awards

The 35th Village Preservation Annual Meeting and 25th Presentation of the Village Awards Village Preservation will present its 25th Annual Village Awards this year at our Annual Meeting on Wednesday,…

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A Greenwich Village Stories Walking Tour of the West Village

…sidewalks swell with Village natives, NYU students, and tourists. With Greenwich Village Stories as your unofficial guidebook, you can tour the neighborhood as some of its most well-known residents have,…

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A Truly Historic House Tour! Village Preservation’s 21st Spring House Tour in the Greenwich Village Historic District

…preservation. Looking up at an altered 1847 Greek Revival house from a previous tour. The Greenwich Village Historic District The original Greenwich Village Historic District covers only a portion of…

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Village Power-House Female Chefs: 2011 Village Awardee

…Village restaurant Annisa is one of our 2011 Village Awardees! Power-chef Anita Lo rides her bike each morning to her highly popular Barrow Street restaurant which serves up dishes that…

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Village Remains Tops for Artists in NYC

…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…

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How the New York Public Library got its start in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo

…found in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and Noho. The main antecedents of the NYPL which formed the foundation of today’s system— the Astor Library, the Lenox Library, and the…

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31 literary icons of Greenwich Village

…received numerous awards including the American Academy’s Prix de Rome. While living in the Village, Styron frequented the San Remo Cafe in the South Village, joining Gore Vidal, William S….

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Hip Hop’s 2nd Birthplace: Greenwich Village & the East Village

…in the genre’s history, Greenwich Village and the East Village can boast of being the neighborhoods where all four hip hop elements were presented together for the first time and becoming…

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Huge Flaws Identified in City Analysis of Greenwich Village & East Village for Hotel Special Permit Proposal; Critical Hearings Tomorrow and Next Wednesday

The City is hoping its new hotel special permit requirement will help generate more office tower development in Greenwich Village and the East Village south of Union Square, like these…

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2020 Village Preservation Public Programs Roundup

…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…

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Theaters of Greenwich Village and the East Village

…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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Iconic album covers of Greenwich Village and the East Village: Then and now

There’s no shortage of sites in the Village and East Village where great makers of popular music lived or performed. Less well known, however, are the multitude of sites that…

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Village Preservation Annual Meeting and Village Awards

Village Preservation Annual Meeting and Village Awards Each June Village Preservation holds its Annual Meeting and Village Awards presentation. The Annual Village Awards are in recognition of those people, places,…

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The Birth of The Committee to Save the West Village, Led By Jane Jacobs

…brilliant tactics, they succeeded. Committee to Save the West Village Newsletter Issue 1 Masthead, dated March 10, 1962, from Village Preservation’s Preservation History Archive Saving the West Village The concerns…

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Village Preservation Does Jane’s Walk: A Walking Tour of the East Village

Village Preservation Does Jane’s Walk A Walking Tour of the East Village Just as Jane Jacobs fought to save her beloved Greenwich Village, so too is Village Preservation working to…

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Rallying To Save The South Village

…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…

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The Children’s Aid Society’s Deep Roots in Greenwich Village and the East Village

…Photo courtesy of Village Preservation. For more information on the rich, complex history of the Children’s Aid Society and the Civil Rights and Social Justice history of the East Village,…

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The 34th Village Preservation Annual Meeting and Presentation of the Village Awards

The 34th Village Preservation Annual Meeting and Presentation of the Village Awards Co-sponsored by The New School This special evening will look back on Village Preservation’s work over the last…

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Village Preservation East Village Oral History: Robert Zerilli

…Robert Zerilli oral history, or click here for the full oral history and transcript. Listen to Village Preservation’s oral histories from the East Village, South Village, Westbeth, or Preservation Pioneers….

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2014 Village Award winner: Village Community Boathouse

…are so important to the history and development of Greenwich Village and all of New York City — Village Community Boathouse does all New Yorkers a great service. And that…

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“Our Village is Star in an Uptown Exhibit” — September 26, 1990

…conduct research to support our mission. The Architecture of the Greenwich Village Waterfront, edited by Regina M. Kellerman, 1989. The waterfront, like all parts of the Village, has a long…

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East Village Building Blocks and Village Preservation’s Morrone Report

East Village Building Blocks/ Morrone Report Talk at Little Missionary Day School Learn about Village Preservation’s effort to raise awareness and appreciation of the East Village’s rich history, and to…

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Village Preservation East Village Oral History: Marilyn Appleberg

Village 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…

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Eight Abandoned East Village Buildings’ Second Acts As Beacons of Culture

…A crucial part of the East Village/Lower East Side Historic District, which was landmarked in 2012, the Anthology Film Archies became a Village Preservation Village awardee in 2018. In 2017…

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Theater for the New City: A history from the West Village to the East Village, with founder Crystal Field

Theater for the New City: A history from the West Village to the East Village, with founder Crystal Field From its early West Village days in the 1970s to present…

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When Greenwich Village Was A Village (and Before)

with historian James Nevius $20 per registered login — a portion of the proceeds will benefit Village Preservation’s virtual programming When we talk about Greenwich Village, we tend to focus…

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Greenwich Village Historic District 50: The Making of the Greenwich Village Historic District

Greenwich 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…

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Delving into the Past & Future of the Greenwich Village Historic District

The Greenwich Village Historic District, which was designated (landmarked) on April 29, 1969, holds some of the loveliest bits of Greenwich Village within its bounds — from Washington Square to…

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The Village on Film Presents: Wait Until Dark A Village Preservation Film Series

The Village on Film Presents: Wait Until Dark A Village Preservation Film Series Following our May screening of Next Stop, Greenwich Village, Village Preservation presents Part Two of our Village…

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Who Were the Most Impactful Women of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo?

…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…

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Finding the Most Impactful Women of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo

…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…

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Landmarking the East Village: A Lecture with Village Preservation Director of Preservation and Research Elizabeth Finkelstein

Landmarking the East Village: A Lecture with Village Preservation Director of Preservation and Research Elizabeth Finkelstein Part of Village Preservation’s 30th Anniversary Staff Past and Present Series From its early…

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Redistricting in the 2022 Election Cycle and Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo: An Expert Evaluation by the League of Women Voters

Redistricting 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…

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Exploring Village Preservation’s East Village Building Blocks

Exploring Village Preservation’s East Village Building Blocks Village Preservation celebrates the release of East Village Building Blocks with a special talk by Village Preservation’s Director of Research and Preservation Sarah…

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Village Preservation Annual Meeting and Village Awards

Village Preservation Annual Meeting and Village Awards Each June VP holds a community-wide celebration, consisting of its Annual Meeting and Village Awards presentation. The Village Awards recognize the very special…

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Reshaping our Landscapes: Adaptive Reuse in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo — Friday, Jan. 29 at 2:00pm

…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…

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Who Were the Most Impactful Women of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo?

…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…

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Village Voices Annual Benefit Preview: Reading the Village

Virtual event This September, Village Preservation is thrilled to be launching Village Voices, an engaging installation of exhibit boxes displayed throughout our neighborhoods featuring photographs, artifacts, and recorded narration that…

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Village Halloween: No Tricks, Just Treats

…for the whole family. The Village Halloween Parade The early years of the Village Halloween parade at Westbeth. Photo courtesy of Shelley Seccombe. The Village Halloween Parade will take place…

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Foods of Greenwich Village: A Walking (and Eating!) Tour Presented by Foods of New York for Village Preservation

Foods of Greenwich Village: A Walking (and Eating!) Tour Presented by Foods of New York for Village Preservation Space is limited. Advance payment required for reservation. $25 Village Preservation members;…

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New Research on 86 University Place Powers Our Push For Landmark Protections for Greenwich Village and the East Village South of Union Square

Village 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…

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Former Schools of Greenwich Village and the East Village

…and innovative arts programming to artists of all kinds and the community at large. More info about the building can be found in our East Village Building Blocks page. …

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NEW!: Map Shows Role of Greenwich Village, East Village and NoHo in Hip-Hop History

…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…

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The Artistic Tradition in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo

…the artistic capital of the world. Join Village Preservation and the Salmagundi Club (one of those institutions which has contributed immeasurably to that legacy) for an illustrated talk with Village…

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Village Preservation & The New School Present: Artists and Greenwich Village Series

Village Preservation & The New School Present: Artists and Greenwich Village Series Jean-Michel Basquiat: Graffiti and Glory Brooklyn-born Jean-Michel Basquiat (d. 1988) began spray-painting graffiti art on New York City…

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The East Village Preserved: Breakfast Walking Tours of the Proposed East Village Historic Districts

The East Village Preserved: Breakfast Walking Tours of the Proposed East Village Historic Districts Join Village Preservation’s Director of Preservation & Research Elizabeth Finkelstein for a breakfast walk around the…

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Village Preservation Members Assembly: Presentations and Reception with Village Preservation Staff and Members

Village Preservation Members Assembly: Presentations and Reception with Village Preservation Staff and Members What are the latest preservation battles? What are some of the most recent victories? What new tools…

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Village Preservation’s 29 Annual Meeting and Presentation of the 19th Annual Village Awards

Village Preservation’s 29 Annual Meeting and Presentation of the 19th Annual Village Awards All are invited to hear a presentation about Village Preservation’s activities for the past year and to…

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2016 Village Award Winner: East Village Meat Market

Off the Grid is highlighting the 2016 Village Awards winners in the lead up to the June 14th Annual Meeting & Award Ceremony. Click here for more information about the event and to RSVP….

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Legendary LGBTQ Nightlife of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo

…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…

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Village Cemeteries Part V, NoHo Edition

Moving westward across the Village through our Cemeteries of the Village series, today we explore one former cemetery site in NoHo and one just north of the NoHo corridor, both…

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The Landmarked New School Auditorium — Home of Village Preservation’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Village Awards

The Village Awards recognize the people, places, and organizations which make a significant contribution to the quality of life in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. The 2019 Awards…

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The Greenwich Village Historic District’s Historic Birthday!

…and African-American history, and so much more can be found and are embodied in this district. Images from Village Preservation’s Greenwich Village Historic District 50th Celebration In 2019, Village Preservation…

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“Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s”: A Carnegie Hall Benefit for Village Preservation November 19 by Richard Barone Music

Village Preservation is honored to be named, along with MusiCares, the beneficiary of the November 19 “Music + Revolution: Greenwich Village in the 1960s” concert at Carnegie Hall’s Zankel Hall….

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