Vintage Neon Signs of the West Village Walking Tour Walking through Greenwich Village in the evening, the neon signs give the streetscape an unmistakable ambiance. These vintage neon signs have…
Read MoreWhile we received some incredibly good news last week about possible future landmarking in the South Village, this week also marks the anniversary of some critical past victories in South…
Read MoreWomen’s History Month Afternoon Walking Tour: Jefferson Market to Café Society You’ll have three chances to join Village Preservation as we take a walk through history in our own backyard….
Read MoreLast week we shared an online Historic Bowery Walking Tour. This week we are sharing a walking tour of the Gansevoort Market Historic District, landmarked in 2003 thanks to efforts by GVSHP. Back…
Read MoreThe Architecture of the South Village: A walking tour with Andrew Dolkart Architectural historian and Columbia University professor Andrew Dolkart will lead a walking tour of the South Village, the…
Read More…Village map was self-published by the Seymour family, long-time residents of Greenwich Village and preservation pioneers within New York City. This map is part of a small self-guided walking tour…
Read MoreA Walking Tour of Civil War Sites There are many notable locations in and around the Village from Cooper Union to Union Square that relate to the Civil War. Historian…
Read More“Wrecking Ball”: A Conversation with Adrian Untermyer About How Government Has Shaped New York’s Defining Preservation Battles, with V.P. Exec. Dir. Andrew Berman Preservation battles are fought in all sorts…
Read MoreThe Triangle Factory Fire: A Walking Tour through Time Pay tribute to those lost in the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire as we mark the Centennial of this infamous event which…
Read MoreVillage Macabre Walking Tour with Joyce Gold, 2018 Celebrate this Halloween with Manhattan historian and tour guide Joyce Gold, as she presents her walking tour through the macabre history of…
Read More…Street Area,” where women from all walks of life made their mark on history. On a captivating 90-minute walking tour through this historic neighborhood, we’ll uncover the fascinating stories of…
Read More…are working with allies and neighbors to promulgate and advance proposals for landmark designations in worthy but undesignated areas of the East Village and along the University Place, Broadway, and…
Read MoreAfrican American Movers and Shakers of the East Village: Walking Tour From playwrights and poets, to artists and musicians, African Americans made great contributions to the vibrant culture of the…
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These images were taken as part of GVSHP’s efforts in early 2002 to document and advocate for the preservation of the Meatpacking District. These efforts resulted in the entire area…
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Read MoreA Walking Tour of East Village Community Gardens Join us on a tour of distinct community gardens that showcase the plants, people, and cultures that make these East Village oases…
Read MoreNYU’s 181 Mercer Street building under construction (Michael Young). We’re pleased to report that yesterday State Supreme Court Judge Gerald Leibovits dismissed NYU’s lawsuit seeking to overturn the provision in…
Read MoreLooking north on Broadway to Grace Church (l.) circa 1890s, image via NYPL, and (r.) today. Standing where Broadway begins its curve to the west at 10th Street, the landmarked…
Read More…Street in the Meatpacking District. Provided courtesy of the NYC LGBT Historic Sites Project and the Leather Club Roma 835 Washington Street has had many past lives. In the 1930s,…
Read MoreEast Village Building Blocks Walking Tour with Sarah Bean Apmann We continue to celebrate the release of Village Preservation’s East Village Building Blocks (gvshp.org/buildingblocks) with a special walking tour. The…
Read MoreWalking Tour of East Village Community Gardens Join us on a tour of distinct community gardens that showcase the plants, people, and cultures that make these East Village oases such…
Read MoreMarking LGBT History in the Village and Beyond: A Panel Discussion with REPOhistory Beyond the famous Stonewall Inn, there is much more to gay history in New York City. Six…
Read More…including the Meatpacking District, exploring its history, present, and potential future. These areas were at an inflection point, as the removal of the disused High Line south of Gansevoort Street…
Read More…dazzling portraits of three female powerhouses who broke barriers and created new and evolving possibilities for working women. In the golden age of the American department store, every wish could…
Read MoreBars and Speakeasies Walking Tour What happened to Greenwich Village when it went dry during Prohibition? Find out on a walking tour of historic sites in the area, including renowned…
Read MoreWe’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about things we used to do before the coronavirus outbreak, that we’re looking forward to hopefully doing again once things return to ‘normal.’ We’ve…
Read MoreA Village Christmas: A Walking Tour with Marilyn Stults Usher in the holiday season with this unusual walking tour of Greenwich Village as the birthplace of many of the Christmas…
Read MoreThis post is part of the Looking Up series, which explores the unique architectural and historical stories that can be discovered when we raise our gaze above the sidewalk, the…
Read MoreLGBT History of the East Village: A Walking Tour The Stonewall Riot of 1969 is often regarded as the birth of the modern LGBT movement, inspiring people across the country…
Read MoreWe’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about things we used to do before the coronavirus outbreak, that we’re looking forward to hopefully doing again once things return to…
Read MoreCo-Sponsored by Merchant’s House Museum. Historic Walking Tour of 19th Century Noho Join us for a journey back in time to the elite ‘Bond Street area,’ home to Astors, Vanderbilts, Delanos…
Read MoreLandmarking 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…
Read MoreImage via Missy S. This post is part of the Looking Up series, which explores the unique architectural and historical stories that can be discovered when we raise our…
Read MoreItalian-American Culture in the South Village: A walking tour with Emelise Aleandri Join theater scholar and performer Emelise Aleandri for a walking tour of the South Village, a center for…
Read MoreSnapshots in Storefronts Walking Tours Part of Village Preservation’s 30th Anniversary Staff Past and Present Series This walking tour, conducted by staff member Sheryl Woodruff, will explore the history of…
Read More…commercial area, known for printing and manufacturing. Our walking tour will lead you to the majestic landmarks – from the imposing De Vinne Press to the Schermerhorn factory, Robbins &…
Read More…to the abstract expressionists of the New York School after World War II, the neighborhood produced and witnessed profound changes in the course of art history. This walking tour will…
Read More…Walking Manhattan Sideways, and building on that success, she followed up with The Art of Walking Manhattan Sideways: Hidden Gems on the Side Streets – forthcoming in fall 2021 –…
Read MoreThe LGBTQ Village: Christopher Street Walking Tour Join us for a fun and informative LGBTQ History Walking Tour! On this tour around Greenwich Village, we will visit historic sites where…
Read More…dealer to the stars,” it also involves real estate and big money, and the very real threat of the wrecking ball. Ahead, explore the one-of-a-kind past of these buildings, which…
Read MoreCo-Sponsored by Merchant’s House Museum. Historic Walking Tour of 19th Century Noho Join us for a journey back in time to the elite ‘Bond Street area,’ home to Astors, Vanderbilts, Delanos…
Read MoreWomen’s History Month Midday Walking Tour: Jefferson Market to Café Society You’ll have three chances to join Village Preservation as we take a walk through history in our own backyard….
Read More…to refuse to provide information about the basis for deciding that nine landmarked 1840s houses at 44-54 Ninth Avenue/351-55 West 14th Street in the Meatpacking District are “unsafe” and in imminent danger…
Read MoreShopping in the Gilded Age Walking Tour In her new book The Gilded Age in New York, Esther Crain, the voice behind the popular blog Ephemeral New York, tells 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…to refuse to provide information about the basis for deciding that nine landmarked 1840s houses at 44-54 Ninth Avenue/351-55 West 14th Street in the Meatpacking District are “unsafe” and in imminent danger…
Read More…finally taking this action and recognizing the historic significance of Julius’ Bar. However, it must be noted that the building already enjoys landmark protections as it’s within the Greenwich Village…
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 MoreHenry James’s New York – 5/10 A Walking Tour with Joyce Gold Join Joyce Gold as she explores the New York City of Henry James and other literary notables in…
Read MoreRadical, Notorious Women of Washington Square Walking Tour Greenwich Village was home to many political, creative, and intellectual movements in New York’s history, and the residences around Washington Square, especially…
Read More…this area and the great artist Robert Motherwell and the founding of institutions like the American Federation of Teachers has engendered strong new statements of support for landmarking from scholars…
Read More…efforts, making the park the beautiful green space that it remains today. If all goes according to a plan currently under discussion, the park could become a new National Park/Monument. …
Read MoreA Walking Tour of East Village Community Gardens, co-sponsored by Green Guerillas Join us on a tour of distinct community gardens that showcase the plants, people, and cultures that make…
Read MoreTaking it to the Streets! Before Twitter and Facebook, activists used the streets as a public forum to express their creativity and organize for political goals, with their messages wheatpasted…
Read More…been recently sold, we’ve reached out to the new Mayor to urge support for the landmarking effort (read our letter here), and are calling new attention to the need to…
Read MoreWith the City Council’s one and only public hearing for the city’s proposed SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown upzoning on Tuesday Nov. 9, here are talking points we strongly suggest you use for your…
Read More…all of the Far West Village (not to mention the Meatpacking District, the South Village, and most of the 14th Street, Broadway, and University Place corridors — oversights GVSHP has…
Read MoreFoods of the South Village and SoHo: A Walking (and Eating) Tour Come with us as we travel back in time through the central and southern Village and northern SoHo….
Read MoreWomen Movers and Shakers of the East Village: A Walking Tour with Andrea Coyle From breaking new ground in music, art, literature, fashion and medicine, to advancements in working conditions…
Read MoreGangster City: The Criminal History of the Lower East Side A Walking Tour with Eric Ferrara Trace the steps of such mob heavyweights as Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky, and Bugsy…
Read More…passed to restrict such demolition in the future. The Astor Library was the first structure to be saved from the wrecking ball due to the newly formed commission and freshly…
Read More…birthday to unveil a plaque marking his former home and studio. That building at 741-45 Washington Street (near Bethune Street) has now become the home of the Whitney Museum’s Independent…
Read MoreFrom Bowling Green to the Harlem River, New York’s most famous avenue encapsulates the city’s dynamic history and contemporary life. William J. Hennessey’s Walking Broadway presents the major historic landmarks and architectural gems…
Read MoreStonewall50 Walking Tour: Where Have All the Dyke Bars Gone? The NYC Dyke Bar Takeover crew and Village Preservation are partnering to share some queer history/herstory/hystory of our Village streets….
Read MoreEast Village LGBT Walking Tour Although the storied LGBT history of Greenwich Village gets a lot of play, the East Village has a beloved LGBT past and present too. When…
Read MoreWalking the East Village! East Village Community Gardens Tour with Ayo Harrington The East Village/Lower East Side boasts fifty-three community gardens, each with its own personality. This neighborhood, considered the…
Read MoreThis post is part of the Looking Up series, which explores the unique architectural and historical stories that can be discovered when we raise our gaze above the sidewalk, the…
Read More…will highlight these events and the creative Villagers who Jung encountered. His ideas about symbol-making and the psyche resonated with a diverse group of intellectuals who were interested in progressive…
Read MoreVillage 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…
Read MoreTalking Townhouse: A Restoration Case Study Restoring an historic townhouse can be much like a complicated scientific experiment. Many elements must work together, and all the equations must add up….
Read MoreHaunts of Dylan Thomas walking tour with Poet Bob Holman Join your fellow Village Preservation members and Bob Holman for a guided tour of the Greenwich Village sites that are…
Read More…Historic Sites Project, Julius’ Bar owner Helen Buford, and writer/director /activist John Cameron Mitchell for the unveiling of Village Preservation’s 19th historic plaque marking Julius’ Bar at 159 West 10th…
Read MoreThe Lost Stream of the Village: A Walking Tour of Minetta Brook led by Steve Duncan Flowing under today’s Minetta Street, Minetta Brook once ran from Union Square through the…
Read More…made the decision to push through and self-publish the book Walking Manhattan Sideways. Her mission has always been to advocate for small businesses, and in this difficult time they need our…
Read More…her into the harder factory work of cap making. We know that factory women were still paid low wages, and were endangered by poor working conditions. Schneiderman became interested in…
Read MoreImmigrant Heritage Day East Village Walking Tour with the Urban Archive App On April 17, 1907, more immigrants entered the U.S. through Ellis Island than any other day in history….
Read MoreCulture & Cuisine: Dishing Up the East Village Walking Tours Led by Dana Schulz Join Village Preservation staff member Dana Schulz as she takes you on a journey through the…
Read MoreWalking East 7th Street is a collaboration between GVSHP and the students in NYU’s Fall 2011 Intro to Public History course. Each pair of students was tasked with researching the…
Read MoreWalking East 7th Street is a collaboration between GVSHP and the students in NYU’s Fall 2011 Intro to Public History course. Each pair of students was tasked with researching the…
Read MoreWalking East 3rd Street is a collaboration between GVSHP and the students in NYU’s Fall 2012 Intro to Public History course. Each pair of students was tasked with researching the…
Read More…Street and constructed a stunning factory building designed by Henry J. Hardenbergh, which he then rented out to a manufacturer of boys’ clothing. Walking Tours are 90 minutes are meet…
Read MoreWalking East 7th Street is a collaboration between GVSHP and the students in NYU’s Fall 2011 Intro to Public History course. Each pair of students was tasked with researching the…
Read MoreEducation and Radical Free Thought Walking Tour From the first free circulating library in New York City to “The People’s Institute,” Greenwich Village is home to some of the earliest…
Read MoreComplete 8th Street: A Walking Tour wih Jane Marx Every street in New York City has its own special history, but few have a history as distinctive and diverse as…
Read More…landmarking proposal. Additionally, the effort has attracted coverage from NY1 News, Gay City News, AMNY, The Root, and the Village Sun. Recent attention has focused on multiple sites within our proposed historic district of…
Read MoreEast Meets Green A Walking Tour of East Village Community Gardens Co-sponsored by Green Guerillas & The Manhattan Land Trust Join us on this tour of three distinct East Village…
Read MoreThis is the first in the Looking Up series of posts, which will explore the unique architectural and historical stories that can be discovered when we raise our gaze above…
Read More…impacting our city on landmarking and historic districts. In that case, they misrepresented and inflated the number of days until storefront permit is issued by the Landmarks Preservation Commission by…
Read MorePierogi Making at Veselka For over sixty years, Veselka has been serving up traditional, delectable Ukrainian fare to neighbors and newcomers alike. Opened in 1954 as a simple soup-and-sandwich newsstand…
Read MoreThe Ukrainian Dimension of the East Village A Walking Tour with Terri Cook See colorful reminders of immigrant groups who passed through the East Village, and today’s Ukrainian community thriving…
Read MoreGVHD50 Walking Tour: Jewels of the Historic District with Joyce Gold The Greenwich Village Historic District is one of New York’s earliest landmarked communities. On quirky angled streets lie 1920s…
Read MoreA Walking Tour of Historic 19th Century NoHo Join us for a journey back in time to the elite ‘Bond Street area,’ home to Astors, Vanderbilts, Delanos, and the Tredwells,…
Read MoreOn Monday the Real Estate Board of New York (REBNY) issued a fallacious report claiming that landmarking lead to the loss of affordable housing in New York City. The report…
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…international passengers jostled with dock workers, freighters, ferries, railroads, and giant ocean liners. Join us for a walking tour along the waterfront to explore how this dynamic waterfront worked in…
Read MoreHenry James’s New York A Walking Tour with Joyce Gold Join Joyce Gold as she explores the New York City of Henry James and other literary notables in honor of…
Read More…countless women and their families in our neighborhoods and beyond. Ever since the Middle Collegiate fire on December 5th, 2020 displaced WPA from their home, the organization has been working…
Read MoreBetween Two Villages: A Walking Tour of NoHo with Architectural Historian Matt Postal Tickets: $10 Village Preservation members; $15 all others Join architectural historian Matt Postal as you explore NoHo,…
Read More…the Bowery Branch dormitories and accommodations was very high, but there were hardworking and not-so hardworking men that stayed for extended periods of time. The New York Times cites three…
Read MoreDistilling the American Flavor: Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Juliana Force and the Making of the Whitney Museum Now that the Whitney has opened downtown, revisit its original incarnation in the heart…
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