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Villager and Groundbreaking African American Soprano Leontyne Price

…Katherine was a midwife who sang in the church choir. Leontyne was the focus of her parents’ intense pride and love. Given a toy piano at the age of three,…

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Village Preservation Oral History: LGBT Activist Richard Wandel

It’s Pride Month!! Today we look at Richard Wandel, someone who has been instrumental in archiving LGBT history and who shared his story with us through our Oral History Project…

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Hot August Night/1970 — The Forgotten LGBT Riot

…pride march to the Sheep Meadow in Central Park, there was a riot in Greenwich Village. It extended throughout Greenwich Village, involved hundreds of protesters, and culminated in 17 arrests….

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Members Only $100+ Event: Fred W. McDarrah Exhibition Tour

Members Only $100+ Event: Fred W. McDarrah Exhibition Tour The Voice of the Village: Fred W. McDarrah Photographs and PRIDE: Photographs of Stonewall and Beyond by Fred W. McDarrah examine…

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Off-Broadway Theater Update

…nurturing experience for emerging playwrights, to present diverse and challenging plays that otherwise might not be produced, and to foster the future voices of American theater. Rattlestick prides itself on…

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Why Isn’t This Landmarked?: 80 Fifth Avenue

…an ‘It’s Time! National Gay Task Force’ banner, marches up Sixth Avenue during the annual Gay Pride parade in New York City, June 29, 1975. (Photo by Peter Keegan. Courtesy…

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Looking Back On Our Civil Rights and Social Justice Map

…(S.T.A.R.) House: 213 East 2nd Street (LGBT History). Activist and co-founder Sylvia Rivera marching with her STAR banner at the Christopher Street Pride March Marsha P Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, trans women…

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Business of the Month: Berber Street Food, 35 Carmine Street

…Diana with pride. Asked about Sirleaf’s reaction to Berber Street Food, Diana reports: She was shocked to see that I am Black, I am African, I am the chef, and…

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Social Media Tour: Supporting Queer-Owned Business with the Queer Money Project

…neighborhoods. During NYC Pride celebrations, we’ll share at least 5 pairings of businesses to support alongside sites of note throughout our neighborhoods. This program will begin with a kick-off event where…

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Picturing the World Trade Center

…the neighborhood and city in the decades since then, the former World Trade Center, and the annual Gay Pride Parade. His collection also includes several images of 9/11 as viewed…

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Time for Summer!

…It was taken at the Gay Pride Parade in front of 55 Fifth Avenue on June 26, 2005. Wigstock is a perennial late summer favorite. This image from the Jillian…

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Spring House Tour Benefit

…Evolution of BoardPackager Maison Gerard Monica Rittersporn | Corcoran Pride Live The Whitney Museum of American Art Corporate Sponsor Bar Pitti Bar Six Brenda Levin Brokers Partnership | Village Preservation…

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Cappuccino: Introduced to America in Greenwich Village, Still Going Strong

…owner, Domenico Parisi, imported an early “1902 La Pavoni” coal-powered espresso machine that, while no longer currently in use, remains the pride of Caffe Reggio. The South Village was then…

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Bidding in Our Fall Auction Extended to November 8!

…first grassroots preservation campaigns, the building was saved, repurposed, and renovated. Today the Jefferson Market Library is a beacon of pride and joy for the Greenwich Village community and a…

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Fall Auction: A First for Village Preservation

…Today the Jefferson Market Library is a beacon of pride and joy for the Greenwich Village community and a landmark of the importance and value of historic preservation. Neil’s vision…

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The Legacy of The Brownies’ Book

…necessarily shield Black children from the realities of racism present in American life; instead, he hoped to instill pride and offer the knowledge needed to navigate and overcome that prejudice….

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The Modernist Jewelry Studios of Greenwich Village

…From the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Mason prided herself on making every piece of jewelry differently, only agreeing to replicate a piece if she could…

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A History of Protest and the Marjorie Zien Collection

…and Pride Month combined to highlight racism and discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community, specifically against Black trangender people. Masked “Gay Liberation” Statues, Christopher Park. December 2020 These are just a…

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Sneak Preview of September Village Preservation Events (and Some August Programs Still Open)

…slow swimmer and has participated in winter swimming competitions around the globe. A consummate city guy, he prides himself on never needing a GPS and can usually find a parking…

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From Pioneering Women Artists in Greenwich Village to Preservation Battles and More: New Programs for August 2023

…winter swimming competitions around the globe. A consummate city guy, he prides himself on never needing a GPS and can usually find a parking space anywhere. He resides in New…

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Book Talk: Swimming to Jerusalem with Author Seth Bornstein

…consummate city guy, he prides himself on never needing a GPS and can usually find a parking space anywhere. He resides in New York City with his wife, Diane Loughran….

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Mystery Photos — 90s Drag Scene Edition

…bar, Pyramid Club, Wigstock, the Gay Pride Festival, Jackie 60, and various other downtown nightlife and performance venues of the early-to-mid 1990s. This photo was taken at boy bar in…

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Ice Cream and a Scoop of History

…out and about, fountains flowing in parks, rainbow flags in windows of small businesses to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and cafes with tables full of happy diners spilling out onto…

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Village Preservation Plaques Highlight LGBTQ+ History Throughout Our Neighborhoods

…Morty in the Christopher Street Liberation Day March, a precursor to the modern-day Pride March. She held aloft a sign that read “Parents of Gays Unite in Support for Our…

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In Fight to Protect LGBTQ+ History, Too Many Landmarks Remain Unprotected South of Union Square

LGBTQ+ Pride and History Month is upon us. As we take the time to honor the struggles and contributions of the LGBTQ+ community in New York City and beyond, there…

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Celebrating PFLAG: 50 Years of Creating a Caring, Just, and Affirming World

…annual LGBTQ+ Pride March) with her son, gay activist Morty Manford, holding a sign which said “Parents of Gays: Unite in Support of Our Children.” We are celebrating this anniversary…

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Celebrating National Great Poetry Reading Day

…Loisaida introduced Nuyorican as a term for mainland Puerto Ricans, specifically those in New York City. By the 1970s, the Nuyorican identity had become a point of pride for many…

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Diane Burns: Native American Poet, East Village Prophet

…many friends that were drawn to her indomitable, whimsical spirit through the years. “They’ve taken me on as a project,” she joked, displaying the same sense of humor and pride…

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Village Awards: Your Nominations Help Celebrate Our Neighborhoods

…celebrate the people and organizations that make our neighborhoods special. By nominating someone, you can help to strengthen the sense of community and pride in our neighborhoods. Promoting awareness. By…

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Jessie Redmon Fauset: The Unsung Heroine of the Harlem Renaissance

…that era. In keeping with her desire to teach black children pride in their heritage and to encourage their creativity, she cofounded and edited a monthly children’s magazine, the Brownies’…

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2022 Small Business Holiday Gift Guide!

…the door. A frequent partner with Village Preservation, they pride themselves on discovering and curating literature that will take readers on a journey. Make sure to stop by and check…

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Literary Rebels: Five Banned Book Authors Connected to the Village

…York City. The book provides a detailed look into its subject’s views on Black pride, nationalism, and protest while also analyzing the true insidiousness of America’s systemic oppression of minorities….

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One Summer in 1888, Three Milestones for the Italian-Americans in the South Village

…New York Times reported: “Our adopted citizens do not forget the illustrious [sic] of their native lands, and feel a pride in associating their renown with this city of their…

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Beyond the Village and Back: Congregation Shearith Israel

…their special histories, and reveal their (sometimes hidden) connections to the Village. Congregation Shearith Israel, now located at 2 West 70th Street, takes pride in being the very first Jewish…

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The Star Spangled Banner and the Village

…was used as a protest song by many in the 1960s. Ever since, the flag and anthem have become contested symbols of pride and protest during struggles over civil rights,…

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Julys Past From Our Historic Image Archive

…the same drag performers at the Pyramid Club, Wigstock, and the Gay Pride Festival. Her collections donated to us include some amazing images from the Pyramid Club at two July…

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Miguel Algarín and the Nuyorican Poets Café

…City. By the 1970s, the Nuyorican identity had become a point of pride for many Puerto Rican migrants, in part thanks to the establishment of the Nuyorican Poets Café. Jacob…

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2015 Village Award Winner David Rothenberg

…represented New York City’s own version of the iconic Harvey Milk. Last year, David was honored at the City Council’s annual LGBT Pride event. According to gay City Councilman Daniel…

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Retracing The East Village’s Historic Little Italy

…our webpage. John’s of 12th Street, 302 East 12th Street First opened in 1908, this venerable restaurant prides itself on combining traditional Italian “red sauce” cuisine with updated vegan options….

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One Year Ago Today: PFLAG Plaque Unveiled

…this church in March 1973. To kick off Pride Week here in New York, we thought we’d take a look back at some photos from the unveiling that took place…

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In Old Greenwich Village

…– to the permanent bewilderment of nations and the perennial confusion of mankind. Now what Villager wouldn’t take pride in that??!! Onto the illustrations… Here is one of Gay Street:…

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East 4th Street and its Political Past

…again hung with pride. 64 and 85 East Fourth Street are the metaphorical bookends of the Lower East Side labor movement. It was born, matured, and in many ways died…

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Business of the Month: Li-Lac Chocolates

…a sense of community and a sense of pride among all the people who live there. It’s definitely nice being a business like Li-Lac in Greenwich Village, that’s something definitely…

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Business of the Month: Yakub Shoe Repair, 229 Sullivan Street

…repair man for almost 20 years. He is amazing and caring and regularly saves the day repairing zippers, replacing soles, stitching wallets, helping neighborhood vendors, etc.” She commended his “pride…

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The History of the Rainbow Flag

…Pride Parade (Courtesy: sfgate.com) Ahead of last week’s ruling the Museum of Modern Art in New York City acquired the flag as a symbol and work of art. Baker says…

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Disappeared LGBT Sites: Oscar Wilde Bookshop and St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center

…community and served as the location for the organizing meetings of the first Pride Parade in the 1970s. Oscar Wilde Bookshop closed on March 29, 2009, a victim of declining…

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Gay Liberation in Photos

…Fran Winant, both of who joined the movement in the “Stonewall Summer.” photo by Ellen Shumsky Next Tuesday, June 23, GVSHP will honor Pride Month with a free public program…

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Business of the Month: bookbook

…about what they do and take pride in the books that they select for the shop. …Instead of giving up and leaving, they persevered and found a new space on…

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Historic Preservation, In Context

…you see the 19th century former stables on MacDougal Alley, or walk by Gothic Revival churches and the Jefferson Library Market (which used to be a courthouse) standing in pride…

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When the Music Teachers Come Out to Play

…to Kerry Greene, many faculty members and students live in the immediate area or have roots on the Lower East Side. “We also take pride in having multi-generational families among…

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Ideas for Preserving Our Small Businesses and Creative Spaces

…are needed. And SF Heritage offers these main strategies to address the loss, or potential loss, of both tangible and intangible “cultural resources” that give heart, soul, identity and pride…

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Places We Love: The Newsboys’ Home

…Conservancy Lucy G. Moses Preservation Award in 2008. And the building continues to inspire pride and joy in its neighbors. Detail from the Avenue B facade. Photos by Karen Loew….

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Business of the Month: Casa Adela, 66 Avenue C

…Rican pride. The walls are currently adorned with colorful paintings that feature the coqui (frog), Atabex (Taíno Mother Goddess of Earth, fertility,waters), a cemi (a sculptural object housing an ancestral…

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2013: The Year In Review

…plaque was mounted in June during Gay Pride Month. In February, after months of investigation, GVSHP revealed that community “givebacks” touted by the City Council in its approval of the…

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PFLAG Historic Plaque Unveiling On A Beautiful Day

…Queens, Jeanne Manford held the first meeting of what came to be PFLAG at the church after marching in the Christopher Street Liberation Day March (now the LGBT Pride March)…

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The Beginning of AIDS in New York

Gay Pride Day, July 1, 1985. Owen Franken/CORBIS On June 5, 1981, the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published its first national notice about cases of what would…

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What’s Happening on Washington Mews?

…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 with pride…

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This St. Patrick’s Day, Celebrate in the Village!

…O’s Mary O’s (32 Avenue A) With the tagline “Irish Elegance on Avenue A,” Mary O’s prides itself as much on its chic decor as it does on its twists…

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Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Day Declared!

…more livable, culturally rich, and humane place with a strong sense of pride in community; and BE IT KNOWN: That, in recognition of its 30th Anniversary and its extraordinary service…

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On Set in the Village

…life, in an early episode of Mad About You the Buchmans end up trapped in their apartment on a Sunday when they discover the Gay Pride Parade is going past…

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A Proud and Soaring Thing

…true excitant of his imagination. It must be tall, every inch of it tall. The force and power of altitude must be in it, the glory and pride of exaltation…

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Seen and Heard Around the Village 6.26.11 – 7.2.11, West Edition

We love woodwork! Is This the West Village’s Coolest Rooftop? (Curbed) 2011 Pride Parade Had Much to Celebrate (Gothamist) Sicily, by Way of Cornelia Street (NearSay) Tell the New York…

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A Peek Back at the Village’s LGBT History

…marriage equality legislation, which carried over into the annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride March that ends in Greenwich Village. Of course the Village and East Village hold a…

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Seen and Heard Around the Village 6.19.11 – 6.25.11, Part II

…Stella McCartney has Secret Garden Party in West Village (DNAinfo) Magnolia’s Gay Pride Cupcake (Fork in the Road) Vinho Verde Week Comes to the East Village (NearSay) A Tour of…

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A Look Back at the General Slocum Disaster

…courage and belief in the hereafter. The mother’s face, still cruelly scarred by the burns she had suffered in protecting her little one, flushed with pride that the baby made…

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See You on the Dark Side of the Village!

…the venue. But above all, take pride in the fact that even an album as influential as Dark Side of the Moon has a little bit of the Village in…

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Lost Neighborhoods of New York: Goulash Row

…a point of pride. 1915 ad for Little Hungary. Credit : Norfolk Street Archives (https://norfolkstreetarchives.com/2013/02/18/teddy-roosevelt/) Prohibition seems to have delivered the final blow to Little Hungary. A new neighborhood, itself…

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Business of the Month: Greenwich Letterpress, 15 Christopher Street

…a nationwide group of green-friendly businesses, as well as founding members of Greenprint, a coalition of environmentally friendly printers in the northeast. They pride themselves upon striving to be one…

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The Gay Activist Alliance is Founded

…Liberation Day events already planned for June 28th, and scheduled to commemorate the first anniversary of the Stonewall riots. This event would go on to become the first Pride March…

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Caffe Reggio: A Village Respite Since 1927

…and staying relevant is mandatory, Caffe Reggio prides itself on staying the same. Knowing that something from the past remains is what many customers crave. The smoking…. not so much!…

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Welcome Aboard, Dawson Knick

…world. He visited last year for the 2018 NYC Pride and immediately fell in love with the Village. “Experiencing the birthplaces of many of America’s social and civil rights movements…

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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center — Finally a Landmark

…first community-based HIV clinic. One partnership included contributing 1,200 panels to the AIDS memorial quilt with the organization Heritage of Pride. The Coalition for Lesbian and Gay Rights used the…

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Business of the Month: Three Lives Books, 154 West 10th Street

…section is also popular, with repeat visitors wanting to delve deeper into the neighborhood and the metropolis in general. With Stonewall50 and LGBTQ Pride celebrations recently, naturally the Gay Literature…

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The Mob and the Roots of the Stonewall Uprising

…current management bought the bar in 2006 and have operated it as a club, once again called Stonewall Inn, ever since. And naturally, everyone is now welcome there. Happy Pride!!!!…

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Business of the Month: Big Gay Ice Cream Shop, 125 East 7th Street & 61 Grove Street

…our neighborhood! Now they have both an East and West Village location, and some others too. Since June is LGBT Pride Month, and summer is the time for ice cream,…

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Christopher Park Alliance, 2019 Village Awardee

…from scratch. It has planted tens of thousands of tulips and other flowers and restored the park into a place of beauty and serenity, a place of neighborhood pride, and…

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Beyond the Village and Back: Assyrian Revival on West 30th Street

…provide some of the only free progressive High Holy Day services in New York, hosted every year at the Jacob Javits Center. Members of CBST marching in the first Pride…

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Happy Birthday, SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District

…beloved part of our shared streetscape and history, and the pride of any New Yorker. According to that designation report: The SoHo-Cast Iron Historic District in lower Manhattan is nearly…

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Business of the Month, Bus Stop Café – 597 Hudson Street

…of the Pterodactyl. But there is still a place in the historic West Village where they take pride in the breakfast, lunch and dinner they serve with a smile. It’s…

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Business of the Month: Hudson River Flowers, 541 Hudson Street

…infused with a touch of romance. We pride ourselves in the ability to balance the beauty in nature with the perpetual flow of a bustling New York City.” It is…

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Be Aware! The Ides of March and the Village

…1820’s and 1830’s built in a transitional Federal/Greek Revival style). Several factors influenced the popularity of this style, including recent archaeological discoveries, pride in the United States as the first…

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Business of the Month — Theatre 80, 80 St. Marks Place

…he learned to make mustard. In a point of particular pride for Quinn, McSorley’s made a rare update to their menu and now carry his hotdogs. Competitive eater and former…

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Thirsty Thursday! Some Cool East Village Bars

…The owners take pride in the excellence and adventurous nature of their concoctions and thirsty customers will be both challenged and delighted by the creatively crafted offerings and the level…

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African Free School, First in America for Black Students, Found a Home in Greenwich Village

…issues, and delved into deeper questions of the trauma of slavery, racial pride, stereotypes, and their place in society, which was so precarious. New York African Free School Number 2,…

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Honoring and Preserving 101 Avenue A, Home of the Pyramid Club

…2012 that district was approved, including 101 Avenue A. This year the Pyramid Club was listed in Curbed New York’s top ten of NYC Pride: 25 historic LGBTQ sites to…

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Happy Birthday, Tom Bernardin!

…find one historic object that appears throughout the country, that were once the pride of these communities, and get them working, because it drives me nuts to drive around—Or you’re…

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Happy Birthday, Debbie Harry

…of 1980’s music video’s shot in our neighborhoods, click HERE and HERE). Over the years Harry frequently came back to perform in Wigstock and at Gay Pride Festivals in Union…

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Sheltering People with HIV/AIDS – In Fiction, and Reality

…New York for nearly three decades now. Photo from the 1991 LGBT Pride March. Courtesy Gavin Browning/Housing Works History. If you want to learn more about Housing Works’ advocacy, the…

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The Church of the Village: Remembering Injustice Against Gay Clergy Event

…of nostalgia and pride as clergy and lay members shared their own memories of these two individuals, their character, anecdotes, and what their recognition means for the church itself. Everything…

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The Legacy of the Stonewall Riots

…be made, it was 2,500. And that was the impact of Stonewall.” One year following Stonewall the first LGBT Pride March occurred when thousands of people marched from Christopher Park…

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PFLAG Plaque Unveiled

…at this church in March 1973. As part of Pride Week here in New York, we thought we’d take a look back at some photos from the unveiling. This event,…

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Business of the Month: Bergino Baseball Clubhouse, 67 East 11th Street

…those who have a great story you should catch. For an example, on June 22 “The Pride of the Yankees” author Richard Sandomir will be speaking — more on that here….

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LGBT History in All Corners: the South Village

June is Pride Month, an especially exciting time to be in the Village. LGBT history is closely tied with our neighborhoods, and this month we’re highlighting the LGBT history of…

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Remembering Jeanne Manford and the Founding of PFLAG

…Liberation March in 1973, the precursor to today’s Annual Gay Pride March. Dr. Benjamin Spock, with glasses, is directly behind Morty. image c/o PFLAG National A Queens schoolteacher, Manford was…

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LGBT History: Not Just West Village Bars

…but the Landmarks Preservation Commission failed to act. In 2012, the developer went ahead with plans to demolish the historic home. More Info: http://gvshp.org/blog/2013/06/19/lpc-celebrates-gay-pride-month-still-hasnt-designated-a-gay-landmark/ http://www.gvshp.org/_gvshp/preservation/186_spring/186-spring-10-02-12.htm Want to see more? Check…

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Exploring Jewish Heritage, Beyond the Village and Back

…Congregation Shearith Israel Congregation Shearith Israel, present day Congregation Shearith Israel, now located at 2 West 70th Street, takes pride in being the very first Jewish congregation in North America,…

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