…base and original decorative wrought iron areaway fence. 159 Charles Street is one of nearly one hundred buildings landmarked in the Far West Village as a result of GVSHP’s campaign…
Read More…wasn’t actually a narrower house in the East Village, at 39 St. Mark’s Place, which at a glance certainly looks as though it could give its West Village counterpart a…
Read MoreYour input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — help us to select the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village, the East Village,…
Read MoreWord that the West Village’s 75 1/2 Bedford Street is back on the market always brings attention to the slender house in which Enda St. Vincent Millay is said to…
Read More…the East Village, at 39 St. Mark’s Place, which at a glance certainly looks as though it could give its West Village counterpart a run for its money. 75 1/2…
Read More…of Historic Property: Westbeth Historic Property Address: 445 West Street Suggested comments to describe the effect: I oppose the siting of a 32-ft.-tall 5G tower at 445 West Street next…
Read More…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…
Read MoreEast 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…
Read More…there was in the past. But thanks to the Village Community Boathouse (VCB), a new kind of boat traffic can be seen in the Hudson River — leisure boating (and…
Read More…Exclusively for Village Preservation Members at the $500 Level or Above. Come celebrate this festive season with Village Preservation in the Parish Hall at historic St. Mark’s in-the-Bowery Church. Enjoy…
Read MoreFor #JanesWalk2020, join Village Preservation’s Director of Research and Preservation for a “tour” of Jane Jacobs’ Far West Village. Learn about the history, architecture, and zoning of the Far West…
Read MoreWest Washington Market, 1936. Courtesy of NYPL Digital Collection On this day in 1954, the West Washington Market, which stood on the west side of West Street at Gansevoort Street…
Read More…more in common than in contrast. To this day, all three are also rentals, which stands apart in the increasingly condo-ified Far West Village. Then why is the Westbeth district…
Read MoreGO WEST! Westbeth Studio Open House Fundraiser Co-sponsored by the Westbeth Artists Residents Council Join us in celebrating 30 years of Village Preservation and 40 years of Westbeth! Get an…
Read MoreCorner of West 4th and West 10th Streets, Nat Kaufman Collection, c. 1950, Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Villager’s often point to the neighborhood’s low scale buildings and meandering,…
Read MoreVillage 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…
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 MoreThe 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…
Read Morewith 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…
Read More…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…
Read More…City Landmarks Commission that the Far West Village should be included in any planned Greenwich Village Historic District, and the boundary then under consideration should be extended to West Street….
Read More…Preservation (GVSHP) and other community groups working to extend landmark protections in the Far West Village. Westbeth as viewed from the Hudson River Park. Photo courtesy Barry Munger. Westbeth is…
Read More…business neighbors some love. Here are a few wonderful establishments to choose from, but far, far from a comprehensive list. That’s why I recommend you take a taco tasting adventure…
Read MoreVeniero’s Owner Robert Zerilli 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…
Read MoreRedistricting 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…
Read MoreVirtual 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…
Read MoreThe 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…
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 More…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…
Read More…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…
Read MoreExploring 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…
Read MoreVillage 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…
Read More…Pre-registration required Location: Jefferson Market Library, 425 Avenue of the Americas (corner of West 10th Street) Terri Thal was part of the 1960s Greenwich Village folk music world. She was Bob…
Read More…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…
Read More…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…
Read More…the process. But Far West Villagers have a particular stake in ensuring these rezoning plans are not adopted. (l.) 2005 Rezoning — areas in green and purple (without dots) got…
Read MoreIf you ever find yourself taking a stroll in the far West Village (and I highly recommend you do), follow West 11th Street almost as far as the West Side…
Read MoreBell Labs on West Street: Seven Decades of Innovation that Changed our World: A history before Westbeth Before the collection of buildings we know today as Westbeth became a sanctuary…
Read More…Upper West Side. Greenwich Village’s Oldest and Narrowest Houses (l.) 75 1/2 Bedford Street, the narrowest house in the Village, and 77 Bedford Street, the Hendricks-Issac House, the oldest house…
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 MoreFoods 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;…
Read More…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…
Read More…more about the building on our East Village Building Blocks site Switzer Insitute, 27 Christopher Street Former Switzer Institute and St Joseph School, now a private residence Heading west…
Read MoreOff 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….
Read More…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…
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 MoreVillage 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…
Read MoreVillage 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…
Read More…Preservation Center, the landmarked Ernest Flagg-designed former rectory of St. Mark’s Church. Weather permitting, we’ll also take advantage of the beautiful private St. Mark’s west churchyard, bordering the 1799 Church….
Read MoreThe 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 & 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…
Read More…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…
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 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 MoreMap of the newly drawn 10th Congressional District, covering almost all of our neighborhoods and Lower Manhattan, as well as much of northwest Brooklyn. Village Preservation has invited the League…
Read More…as an individual landmark, the culmination of a campaign spearheaded by Village Preservation to extend landmark protections in the Far West Village. Westbeth is a singularly important historic site. Between…
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 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…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…an extension of the Greenwich Village Historic District in 2010 — the largest expansion of landmark protections downtown since 1969. This made the Greenwich Village Historic District far and away…
Read More…– Edna St. Vincent Millay Edna St. Vincent Millay in Washington Square Park (left) and her home at 75 1/2 Bedford Street Edna St. Vincent Millay lived in “the narrowest…
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 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 More…Box, 121 West 3rd Street (c. 1950-72), Mona’s, 135 West 3rd Street (c. late 1940s-early 1950s), Tenth of Always, 82 West 3rd Street (c. 1968-72), among others. Before 82 West…
Read More…and other precious possessions in Westbeth Park after Hurricane Sandy If you’re interested in finding out more about the incredible history, architecture, and sights of Westbeth, visit our Westbeth page….
Read MoreWest 14th Street has a multilayered history preserved in its architecture which reflects the development of the surrounding area as well as New York City itself. West 14th Street is…
Read More…political organizing and thought. In the late 19th century, 95 percent of the longshoremen working the very active Greenwich Village waterfront were Irish or of Irish descent. Much of the West Village…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 More…at various Greenwich Village establishments including the San Remo Cafe (see here). Edgar Allan Poe — the famously reclusive poet made his home in Greenwich Village at 85 West 3rd…
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…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 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…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 More…with one of our 2011 Village Awards. In his many years of engagement with the community, Holman has headed up the St. Mark’s Poetry Project, helped in the reopening of…
Read More…and roll was performed in the East Village and far beyond. Meet up location: NE corner of 4th Ave and 11th st in front of the Cooper Station Post Office…
Read More…today be the Greenwich Village Historic District, on the western edge of Washington Square. The land granted to the freed blacks was difficult to farm and they had to contend…
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…the Meatpacking District, and for a tiny section of the East Village around Stuyvesant Street known as the St. Mark’s Historic District. As far as the non-landmarked sections are concerned,…
Read More…and for a tiny section of the East Village around Stuyvesant Street known as the St. Mark’s Historic District. As far as the non-landmarked sections are concerned, we have done…
Read More…Fortunately for us as we attempt to answer this question, the Village has been well researched. We know the histories of many West Village buildings because a large number of…
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…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…even more Rock ‘n Roll and music inspired tours. We’ll expand into the West Village, NoHo, and go deeper into the East Village music scene. With a topic so rich…
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 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 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 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 MoreThe remainder of the proposed South Village Historic District; the first third, north of Houston and west of 6th Avenue, was heard and designated in 2010. Last week we received…
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….
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