Village Preservation (GVSHP)

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/givingtuesday and explore what a donation means to us on #GivingTuesday.

Today, we Welcome to the Neighborhood Spiral Books (147 Sullivan St.), a wonderfully curated children’s bookstore with cozy reading nooks + free weekend programs. Come browse, discover something unexpected, and give your scrolling thumb a break. villagepreservation.org/2026/03/20/wel…

Today is the first official day of Spring! To mark the occasion, join us on a (virtual) literary walking tour of #GreenwichVillage, and the homes of the many poets who immortalized the season of renewal in print: villagepreservation.org/2024/03/19/spr…

Tony Hiss has lived in the same #GreenwichVillage apartment since 1947. In our latest oral history, he reflects on the Village, where past & present coexist—from Minetta Creek to lost landmarks like the Brevoort Hotel. More: villagepreservation.org/2026/03/19/a-l…

Great footage of the West Village. @GVSHP

At the @whitneymuseum, “Mabel Dwight: Cool Head, Warm Heart” spotlights a pioneering printmaker depicting NYC life in the 1920s and ’30s, and a key figure who helped shape the vibrant artistic community #SouthofUnionSquare: villagepreservation.org/2026/03/18/mab… #WomensHistoryMonth

Celebrating #WomensHistoryMonth, today we highlight the contributions of three women instrumental in @Westbeth history: Joan Davidson, Christina Maile, and Ana Steele Clark. Read more: villagepreservation.org/2026/03/17/the…

Hopping on the ’90s throwback trend with Greenwich Village. A few images from our Historic Archive capture a neighborhood in the midst of change. Explore the full collection: villagepreservation.org/archive #GreenwichVillage #NYCHistory #EastVillage #NoHoNYC #90sThrowback

For #WomensHistoryMonth, we’re highlighting women-owned businesses featured in our Business of the Month program. These inspiring entrepreneurs help shape the character of our neighborhood; learn more and nominate your favorites: villagepreservation.org/2026/03/16/bus…

We’re leading a campaign to have the neglected + deteriorated landmark at 34 1/2 E. 12th St. restored + its future secured. In 1855 this was the city’s 1st school for girls, but for 20 yrs. this city-owned building has been a wreck. More info+how to help: villagepreservation.org/campaign-updat…

Happy #StPatricksDay eve! What better time to celebrate + explore the rich Irish history + heritage of #GreenwichVillage, the #EastVillage, and #NoHo? We’ve got maps, tours, programs, and think pieces about politicians, parades, pubs, painters, + more: villagepreservation.org/campaign-updat…

Forget about those other Oscars — the Oscars of the Village are on June 10, but the deadline for submitting nominations is 6pm tomorrow! Let us know which local leader, org., small biz, institutions, place or project deserves community-wise recognition!: villagepreservation.org/events/annual-…

Happy #OscarNight! #DYK our neighborhood #SouthOfUnionSquare was the center of the film industry at its dawn, + exerted significant influence over it thruout the 20th c.? Read the story: media.villagepreservation.org/wp-content/upl…. Support the push for landmark designation: villagepreservation.quorum.us/campaign/14905…

Get the details on this week’s Landmarks Preservation Commission hearing on the proposal for a 220 ft tall, 228 ft wide monolith of nearly 1,000 almost identical windows at 375 Lafayette Street, and what comes next: villagepreservation.org/campaign-updat…

I'm thrilled to partner with Village Preservation @GVSHP and @BitterEndNYC to bring you these four, magical VILLAGE NIGHTS! Read all about it, and get your tickets while you still can: villagepreservation.org/events/richard… #FolkMusic #GreenwichVillage

Public hearing at @nyclandmarks this Tuesday at approx. 2:15pm on plans for construction next door to @MerchantsHouse. The museum says the proposed construction would permanently damage the landmarked structure. Send messages, testify, + find out more: buildingblocks.villagepreservation.org/building/244-e…

@NYCRobyn 233 2nd Ave is north of 14th Street — do you mean buildingblocks.villagepreservation.org/building/244-e…?

@GVSHP this is a building you thought about landmarking in 2013. Look at what they did to the #emeryroth cornerstone. The only one I have ever found. What were they thinking 233 Second avenue.

Trailblazing women have long shaped our neighborhoods as activists, artists, entrepreneurs, and community leaders. Today we highlight inspiring women who are past Village Awardees, honored for their lasting contributions to our neighborhoods and beyond: villagepreservation.org/2026/03/13/pas…

Before the spotlight + her marriage to John F. Kennedy Jr., Carolyn Bessette lived in a modest apartment at 166 Second Avenue in the East Village. Learn about her early NYC home + the surprising sacred + profane history of the building: villagepreservation.org/2026/03/12/bef…

Village Preservation, Councilmember Chris Marte, and community advocates rallied to oppose the demolition of 139 Thompson Street, a landmarked 1875 tenement. Take action: villagepreservation.org/save139 #HistoricPreservation #AffordableHousing #SaveNYCHistory #NYCCommunity

Get the latest update on city plans for the 400 ft. tall “cheese grater” at 388 Hudson St., incl. a developer who was named one of NYC’s worst landlords, “affordable housing” that’s too expensive for most NYers, Tony Dapolito Center demolition, + more: villagepreservation.org/campaign-updat…