Village Preservation (GVSHP)
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Village Preservation (GVSHP) is a membership-based non-profit preserving Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo since 1980
New York, NY
Joined May 2009
Preserving #GreenwichVillage, the #EastVillage, and #NoHo is our passion, and our supporters empower our advocacy and research. If preservation is your passion too, we encourage you to visit https://t.co/THe4fN3kO9 and explore what a donation means to us on #GivingTuesday.
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The rain is supposed to stop just in time for our 1pm rally today to save the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center! With Adams out of the race + other candidates saying they will preserve it, we have a unique opportunity to finally restore our center. Details: https://t.co/Qp8LQdx3WQ
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It’s officially #Archtober and our neighborhood has so much rich architecture to celebrate. Today we’re focusing on beautiful examples of surviving carriage houses that harken back to another era: https://t.co/u8s5eT96O0
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Plans for an outrageously oversized 538 ft tall tower on West 13th Street with just 36 super luxury condos is facing big pushback! Find out more and what you can do to help: https://t.co/yMXG6DhMI4
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The 1950s and ‘60s were a storied time in our neighborhood. Our new historic image collection, courtesy of Maia Farish, gives a very personal perspective on this time and what growing up here looked like: https://t.co/VpMTQdfuh4
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#OTD in 2022, we unveiled our plaque marking the home of Allen Ginsberg+ William S. Burroughs in the #EastVillage, joined by fans, scholars, + collaborators. Join us Oct. 27 for our latest plaque unveiling honoring Amelia Earhart: https://t.co/M5UdJbI2hL + https://t.co/woBkbcw5bI
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NYC’s Landmarks Law turned 60 this year! We recently held a program at the historic @Salmagundi on why landmarking matters now more than ever, debunking myths about its regulatory intent, relationship with affordable housing, + more. Read and watch here: https://t.co/45gwskwVkY
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We just added a wondered new collection of images to our historic image archive showing life growing up in #GreenwichVillage in the 1950s and ‘60s, donated by a longtime neighborhood resident. Check out these evocative, heartwarming photos: https://t.co/4udAFrdrrD
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Check out the video from our recent program + conversation about why landmarking matters in 2025, and why those trying to undo it completely miss the point: https://t.co/wJKt1gQIax
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Families explored hidden gardens, historic sites, and secret Village stories at our Great Village History Hunt last Sunday! Read all about the adventure: https://t.co/00KBblEa1h
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Co-named ways, places, and corners abound throughout New York City, but how often do we know the stories behind the street signs? In another entry of our series, we look at three more honorees in #GreenwichVillage and the #EastVillage: https://t.co/rY0HnIBLqs
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.@NYCMayor’s exit from the mayor’s race creates a critical opportunity to save the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center! Find out what you can do and join us for the rally on October 8: https://t.co/Q6QqVVKmVc
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More SoHo/NoHo rezoning lies exposed — now they’re segregating “affordable” units and residents, which they swore would never happen. Get more details and what you can do:
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As Village Preservation continues to monitor implementation of the 2021 SoHo/NoHo rezoning (which nearly four years out hasn’t produced a single unit of housing and has destroyed more affordable…
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The story of modern rail transport is often traced to Great Britain in late September 1825. Take a trip through 200 years of rail travel in our neighborhoods by exploring Village Preservation’s blog here: https://t.co/cbRAC7oZhB
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Get the real lowdown on what Mayor Adams’ ballot questions will do to our city, our democracy, our neighborhoods, + our future. Join us for a virtual Town Hall on October 15 + get more information on what these misleadingly worded measures would truly do: https://t.co/Hnm53wqcy9
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From Italian cafés & century-old staples like @mcnultys1895 to long-gone favorites in our Historic Image Archive, coffee has always fueled Greenwich Village & the East Village. Celebrate #NationalCoffeeDay today: https://t.co/02ia11I1ZX
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Marking the 400th anniversary of NYC’s birth, this week James Nevius joined us at @salmagundi for an enlightening talk on our city’s origins. He started with Henry Hudson’s ill-fated river voyage to the Dutch surrender to English forces. Watch:
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#HappyBirthday George Gershwin, b. this day in 1898. The legendary composer came from humble beginnings in the #EastVillage to conquer Hollywood and touch hearts and minds across the globe: https://t.co/Z0rImoleu5
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Our oral histories capture the voices of Richard Barone, Maria Kenny, David Amram, Rob Mason & more who shaped music & culture here. Read & listen: https://t.co/P2uCDvwamR
#VillagePreservation #OralHistories #GreenwichVillage #PreserveNYC
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Our neighborhoods are more than streets and brownstones; they’re a living song. At Village Preservation, we showcase the voices that made that song—the oral histories of the artists, musicians…
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#OnThisDay in 1860, the first library for women in America opens in #GreenwichVillage. Find out how and why it happened: https://t.co/yEu7A4RXiT
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Zoning variance for a 203 ft tall tower in the #MeatpackingDistrict we and @SaveGansevoort opposed was voted down by @CB2_Manhattan. The real decision will come later this fall before the NYC Board of Standards and Appeals. More: https://t.co/PQKuE1NNeR
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