Village Preservation (GVSHP) is a membership-based non-profit preserving Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo since 1980
New York, NY
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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 villagepreservation.org/givi… and explore what a donation means to us on #GivingTuesday.
#OTD in 2011, we win landmark designation for @Westbeth after a 7 year campaign. Learn more about the remarkable 165+ yr. history of this complex, which since 1970 has been an affordable home to hundreds of artists + arts groups: villagepreservation.org/camp… + villagepreservation.org/camp…
Early voting starts today! We urge you to vote NO on Ballot Question 3, which takes away the public’s voice and allows big decisions on selling air rights from city-owned landmarked properties to avoid full public review and scrutiny. More at villagepreservation.org/camp…
Your best Halloween treat is Village Preservation’s limited edition #GreenwichVillage building set made with genuine LEGO bricks. Beloved landmarks in miniature, endless fun, all benefitting our work: shop.villagepreservation.org…
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Join us and @GVSHP as we speak about our book, Counter Culture and some of our neighborhoods’ and New York’s most iconic lunch spots.
Tuesday, November 3, 2026 6:00 - 7:30PM
Free
Pre-registration required
Spanish Benevolent Society - La Nacional
239 W 14th St
New York, NY 10011
COPA passes! After a multi year campaign, our coalition brought this bill over the finish line yesterday at the City Council. The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act will help preserve our city’s older housing stock and its affordability. Read more at villagepreservation.org/camp…
Enjoy an NYC autumn filled with history this November! Explore beloved diners, women’s history, the 1980s East Village & LES, and an Underground Railroad tour of the Merchant’s House.
Details & registration: villagepreservation.org/even…
Frank Lloyd Wright’s revolutionary Guggenheim Museum, opened in October 1959, wasn’t his only bold vision for NYC. Decades earlier, he proposed groundbreaking towers in the East Village and a massive, multi-denominational cathedral. What might have been: villagepreservation.org/2026…
#OTD in 2024, after a four year campaign we secure landmark designation of 50 West 13th Street, an 1846 house with a remarkable history from abolition and women’s suffrage to experimental theater: villagepreservation.org/camp….
It’s now finally to be restored, thanks to landmarking.
Poet Mary Oliver found beauty and meaning in the natural world. Discover her surprising connection to the East Village and the story behind her enduring legacy: villagepreservation.org/2026…
Watch this far-ranging conversation between VP E.D. Andrew Berman + Carl Raymond about the past, present, and future of preservation, NYC, + the “soul” of #GreenwichVillage, the #EastVillage, and NoHo: youtu.be/tA9gqBDfzYk?si=IIWK…
Is there really a housing shortage? How much would market rate housing prices have to fall to help housing become affordable for the people who need help most? Housing scholars K. McClure & A. Schwartz tackle both questions. Th 10/22, 6pm, virtual & free: villagepreservation.org/even…
It's Archtober, but we celebrate our neighborhoods' architecture all year. From East Village tenements to Webster Hall's terra cotta to Bell Labs-turned-artists' housing, explore our in-depth architectural reports. More: villagepreservation.org/2026…
Founded in 1871, the Salmagundi Club has a rich history rooted in illustration, with members including Norman Rockwell and N.C. Wyeth. Discover its story and the call for artists for The Village Through the Years: villagepreservation.org/2026…
Village Preservation recommends a “NO” on ballot question no. 3, which NYC voters will soon be deciding upon. Find out why we think this will lead to worse outcomes for neighborhoods + city, removing important checks + balances from decision-making: villagepreservation.org/camp…
We were thrilled to unveil our 29th plaque marking the home of civil rights + civil liberties champion Arthur Garfield Hays, who helped litigate cases from Scopes Monkey to Brown v. Bd. of Ed.
Video: youtu.be/1QQPf8JOJwk?si=Ozld…
More on our plaque program: villagepreservation.org/camp…
#OnThisDay in 1974, #GreenwichVillage's @JudsonChurchnyc was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Designed by Stanford White, this #WashingtonSquare icon bridged faith, art, and social justice: villagepreservation.org/2026…
#HappyBirthday Eugene O’Neill, b. #OTD in 1888. The transformative playwright changed theater forever, with a life and work deeply rooted in the artistic ferment of #GreenwichVillage. Learn more about his career and deep connections to the neighborhood: villagepreservation.org/2017…
We look back at how the country’s very first national LGBTQ+ rights org., @TheTaskForce, was formed in + led transformative campaigns from our neighborhood for a dozen years in the aftermath of Stonewall. Learn more + help us honor + save this history: villagepreservation.org/2026…
Check out the video from last night’s program exploring the origins + development of the tenement in our neighborhoods, and their further evolution uptown in Yorkville. Eyesore or innovation? Blight or beauty? You decide: youtu.be/B2NRs0oGElk?si=Ao55…
THIS EVENING: We’re unveiling a historic plaque, honoring ACLU co-founder and foremost civil liberties champion Arthur Garfield Hays at his longtime home, 24 E. 10th St. 6pm, Free. Learn more:
villagepreservation.org/even…