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Reforming the Landmarking Process

Reforming the Landmarking Process Village Preservation advocates for changes and improvements to the landmarking system to better protect historic resources and allow New Yorkers to more fully participate in the…

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Things We’re Looking Forward To Doing Again

We’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…

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Gay Greenwich Village Walking Tour

Gay Greenwich Village Walking Tour This walking tour will take you to the places where gay men and women have lived, loved, worked and partied since the late 19th century…

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East Village Building Blocks Walking Tour

East 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…

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Snapshots in Storefronts Walking Tours

Snapshots 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…

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Looking Up: The Schermerhorn Building

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 gaze above the sidewalk, the…

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Making Christopher Park a National Park

…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. …

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Looking Up: The Cable Building

This is part of the Looking Up series of posts, which explore the unique architectural and historical stories that can be discovered when we raise our gaze above the sidewalk,…

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East Village Gardens Walking Tour

East Village Gardens Walking Tour The East Village/Lower East Side boasts fifty-three community gardens, each with its own personality. This neighborhood, considered the birthplace of the modern American community garden…

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Book Talk: Walking Broadway in the Village

From 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…

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Talking Townhouse: A Restoration Case Study

Talking 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….

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Taking it to the Streets!

Taking 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…

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Celebrating 51 Years of Landmarking

…we have come in those fifty one years in seeking to preserve the heritage and historic built environment of our city. According to the NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC), there…

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Pierogi Making at Veselka

Pierogi 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…

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Native New Yorkers Walking Tour

Native New Yorkers Walking Tour One might assume that New York’s streets are as old as Dutch settlement, but many of the thoroughfares we use today actually began long before…

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East Village LGBT Walking Tour

East 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…

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Walking the East Village Community Gardens

Walking 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…

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Village Cheer! Holiday Storefront Walking Tour

Village Cheer! Holiday Storefront Walking Tour Midtown storefronts are legendary for their elaborate holiday windows, but the shops of Greenwich Village have charming traditions and displays all their own. Join…

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Demolition of Affordable Housing, and Landmarking

…Study that underscored that landmarking does not undermine affordability.  The recent report by Historic Districts Council  “The Intersection of Affordable Housing and Historic Districts” also bolsters this case. Close to home, EVGrieve reported that…

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Book Talk: Walking Manhattan Sideways

…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…

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