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…
Read MoreVillage 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…
Read More…shaped LBGT culture in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo over the last century and a quarter — some clandestine and illicit, others shiny and open. The Saint, 105…
Read More…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. …
Read MoreMoving 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…
Read MoreSnapshots in Storefronts: Historic Photos of the Village from the Village Preservation Collection This self-guided exhibit featuring images from the Village Preservation photograph collection explores archival images of the Village’s…
Read MoreVillage 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….
Read More…Lorraine Hansberry. Village Preservation’s celebratory map of the Greenwich Village Historic District, created especially for our celebration by the artist Barbara Macfarlane, represented by the Rebecca Hossack Gallery 121 Charles…
Read MoreThe 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…
Read More…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…
Read MoreThe Village on Film A Village Preservation Film Series Presents: Pollock $8; reservations required. Part Three of our ongoing Village on Film Series featuring film historian and professor Lenny Quart….
Read More…an exhibition opening at Jefferson Market Library on April 3. Speakers from Village Preservation and the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project will share with the community the Village’s past and…
Read MoreVillage Preservation Brokers Partnership Celebrate the richness of the South Village & Washington Square Park End your day enjoying a glass of wine and hors d’oeuvres in the solarium garden…
Read More…for yourself! La Palapa La Palapa Cocina Mexicana at 77 St. Mark’s Place and La Palapa Taco Bar are owned by Barbara Sibley, a chef, artist, and consummate East Villager. Barbara…
Read More2023 Annual Meeting and Village Awards One of Village Preservation’s most beloved traditions is our Annual Meeting and Village Awards, in which we celebrate our achievements of the past year,…
Read MoreOn May 2, 2006, two new historic districts were designated in the Far West Village, the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension and the Weehawken Street Historic District, as part of…
Read More…of Women Voters of the City of New York to speak about the process of redistricting and how it has impacted our neighborhoods of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and…
Read MoreBooks About Greenwich Village Make Great Holiday Gifts: A Book Fair with authors and their books about the Village Together in one room, we are happy to assemble a collection…
Read More…of Greenwich Village in our three-session course: History and Historic Preservation. In 2008 we also secured the passage of long-overdue East Village rezoning, which for the first time ever imposed…
Read More…ET Session 3 of Village Preservation’s new series, Black History in Greenwich Village, will focus on how the demographic changes of the Great Migration fueled Greenwich Village’s role as a…
Read More…history in our neighborhood. Below find a detailed description for each tour so you can choose the one that most appeals to you. Follow the Village Preservation team as we…
Read More…We hope you can join us as we honor Bob Holman and the other awardees at our Village Awards and Annual Meeting tonight at 6:30 at the Village Community School….
Read MoreJoin us for the most joyful night of the year, “the Oscars of the Village” — our 41st Annual Meeting and 31st Annual Awards. You’ll not only get to hear…
Read More…visit eBird. If you’re interested in other ways to connect with the nature of the Village, check out one of the many community gardens the East Village has to offer!…
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…
Read More…Manhattan street grid Photo courtesy of Village Preservation Ironically, the very geometric and regular Manhattan Street Grid was born within the very irregular and eccentric streets of Greenwich Village. More…
Read MoreIt Takes a Village: Greenwich Village a Hundred Years Ago with Mike Wallace Mike Wallace, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gotham: A History of New York City to 1898, brings us…
Read More…Lady of Pompeii Church in the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II The Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II is located along the southwest boundary of the Greenwich Village Historic…
Read MoreGreenwich Village and the East Village Rock Tour Thursday, July 14 at 6:00pm ET Free In-Person, pre-registration is required. Limited spaces remain. Starting and ending location will be shared with…
Read More…Village residents, denizens, and those with deep connections to Greenwich Village. With the heady air of half-century nostalgia all around us, we thought we’d take a closer look at the…
Read More…zoning protections for the neighborhood, [the Tech Hub] would lead to acceleration in out of scale development for the surrounding residential neighborhood.”) The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and…
Read MoreAll killer, no filler! This virtual tour presents the very best ghost stories of the East Village and Greenwich Village. With tales hand-picked by our expert guide, Andrea Janes, we will ring…
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…
Read More…work has helped make Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo the wonderful places they are. If you missed the event, or want to watch it again (minus minor technical…
Read More…looking at their significance to African-American history and the Civil Rights Movement. Little Africa undated photo Probably the area most associated with Black History in the Village is the former…
Read MoreEast Village: Lens on the Lower East Side – A book talk with East Village photographers LESPI’s mission is to preserve the Lower East Side through historic district designation; the…
Read MoreFaint Voices from Greenwich Village: Carl Jung’s Visit to the Village Only months after splitting with Freud over New Year’s 1913, Carl Jung made an eye-opening trip to New York….
Read MoreWe’re proud to release two video tours of the amazingly rich but often overlooked African American history of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo. The videos look at the…
Read More…work has helped make Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo the wonderful places they are. If you missed the event, or want to watch it again (minus minor technical…
Read More…the case, however. For decades, it was libraries and their books that provided such knowledge. In Greenwich Village, several fantastic libraries provided neighborhood residents the chance to learn. The former…
Read MoreLast week we were joined online by hundreds of friends and neighbors for our annual meeting and Village Awards presentation. Given the challenges we’re all facing right now, this year’s…
Read MoreJoin Us on June 12, 2024! Each year, Village Preservation honors invaluable local leaders, institutions, business, places, and organizations at our Annual Meeting and Village Awards. This fun and free…
Read More…1, 1967. Photo from the Fred W. McDarrah: Iconic Images of the Village & East Village, Part 2 Collection of Village Preservation’s Historic Image Archive. Observing what she called the…
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…to turn this plot of land into a garden. Village Preservation’s then-Executive Director, Regina Kellerman, heard about these plans and thought it would be the perfect spot to conduct an…
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Read More…century Greenwich Village. Fred W. McDarrah was the primary (and often only) photographer for the Village Voice newspaper for decades, since the newspaper’s inception in 1955. He covered the Village counterculture, Gay…
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…look than the East Village. Veselka Veselka, at 144 2nd Avenue, has been feeding New Yorkers and visitors alike since 1954. Veselka was a 2010 Village Award winner! Known for…
Read MoreCommunity Conference: The Village Past, Present, and Future with Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman The Jefferson Market Library has served as a center for creativity, intellectualism, and civic engagement…
Read MoreHistoric German Buildings of the East Village A walking tour with GVSHP’s Ted Mineau The German immigrant community shaped what is now known as the East Village in many ways….
Read More…accounts had become quite squalid and seedy, and a source of crime and frequent complaint in the Village. But it was during this period that Art D’Lugoff’s Village Gate was…
Read MoreVILLAGE VOICES II BENEFIT DAY VILLAGE BENEFIT BALL SEPTEMBER 18 You Helped Us Make History Last Year! Let’s Do It Again! Visionary $10,000 You may pay for your support at…
Read More…Voice” by 50 Years/50 Covers – Front pages to remember, The Village Voice. On October 4, 1959, Edwin Fancher, a co-founder of the Village Voice and Greenwich Village resident, spoke…
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 MoreVillage Preservation has been offering an East Village Rock Tour, which has met with great enthusiasm and large groups gathering to learn more about the history of Rock ‘n Roll…
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…Greenwich Village since 1969. Map of the Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II The Greenwich Village Historic District Extension II is located along the southwest…
Read More…in our neighborhoods, to support them and help ensure they succeed and last. Our new “Welcome To the Neighborhood” program helps promote new small businesses in Greenwich Village, the East…
Read More…changed the West Village. It’s apparent from the images just how much more industrial, and gritty the Far West Village was in those days. But it also shows how the…
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 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…one of Village Preservation’s 2018 Village Awardees. The establishment is also located within the South Village Historic District. Learn more about our work to protect the South Village here. The…
Read More…the Village during this time. Twin Peaks is located within the Greenwich Village Historic District. 45 Grove Street Just west of Bleecker Street, on 45 Grove Street, stands an originally…
Read More…East Village through East Village Building Blocks. Today we’re venturing west into the Greenwich Village Historic District for another musical tour. Map of the Greenwich Village Historic District Village Vanguard…
Read More…bit of a Sophie’s Choice to decide which of these incredibly important commemorations to focus on, but we at Village Preservation have solved that problem. Fortunately the Greenwich Village Historic…
Read More…when he shot his Academy Award-nominated film Ragtime, itself a Village-related story, on the streets of the East Village. The extraordinary story of this artist and one of his most…
Read More…in the East Village. Baby Yoga (Second Avenue subway stop at Houston Street) The newest addition to the East Village’s long list of murals is the closing trend of 2019,…
Read MoreThis map humorously depicts some of the ethnic enclaves of the Village. Greenwich Village To Day. Map drawn by Robert Edwards, 1925. Image via the Harry Ransom Center. With all…
Read More…the Village. Here’s the story: Fighting to save the Far West Village April 2004 In early 2004, following our successful efforts to landmark the Meatpacking District, Village Preservation and allied…
Read More…theater to the East Village. La MaMa’s rich history is illuminated in these posts from our blog; https://www.villagepreservation.org/2020/11/17/la-mamas-archive-of-experimental-theater/ https://www.villagepreservation.org/2014/06/10/2014-village-award-winner-la-mama-e-t-c/ In 1961, Ellen Steward founded La MaMa. She was hoping to…
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…
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Read More…around Mulberry Street or Bleecker and Carmine Street in the South Village, if you look closely, or know where to dig, vestiges of the East Village’s once-thriving Italian community are…
Read More…Bid on season tickets to the Classic Stage Company, the East Village powerhouse Off-Broadway theater and winner of Village Preservation’s coveted Village Awards! Classic Stage Company (known as CSC amongst…
Read MoreLast evening, as part of Village Preservation’s Annual Meeting, we celebrated the best of Greenwich Village, the East Village and NoHo by presenting our annual Village Awards. Each June for…
Read More…the East Village’s once-thriving Italian community are all around. In the second half of the 19th century, the East Village was a vibrant checkerboard of ethnic enclaves. Germans were by far…
Read MoreWe were thrilled to be joined by hundreds of our members and the public at Cooper Union’s Great Hall for our 43rd Annual Meeting and 33rd Annual Awards last week,…
Read More…on Mar 31, 2023. As a reminder, past awardees, employees or trustees of Village Preservation, and entities located outside of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo are not eligible…
Read MoreDear Friend, Village 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…
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 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 MoreI have often noticed these old drinking fountains on historic buildings – there is one at the Jefferson Market Library on the corner of 6th Avenue and 10th Street, one…
Read More…the Caffe Cino at 31 Cornelia Street, also in Greenwich Village, was landmarked in 2010 as part of an extension of the Greenwich Village Historic District proposed by Village Preservation which included…
Read More…15th. Selected Shorts: Greenwich Village Stories will feature Village residents Parker Posey and Jane Curtin reading fiction set in the Village alongside Greenwich Village Stories contributors Dave Hill, Penny Arcade,…
Read More…parking. In response, Bergier and several other Greenwich Village residents formed the Save the Village Committee, a community based organization that worked to alter the area’s zoning laws to protect…
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