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

We love the #DogsoftheVillage! This year, one of our very own, @SchmutzietheSamoyed, is competing in the #WestminsterDogShow2025! Let’s cheer her on as this WV gem takes the spotlight! Read more about canine celebrities of the neighborhoods:

#OTD in 1737 “Father of the American Revolution” Thomas Paine. The trailblazing abolitionist + proponent of gender equity was first embraced and then roundly rejected by his fellow countrymen, finding refuge in #GreenwichVillage in his final years. More:

Help us ensure the state doesn’t for the first time roll back landmark protections for some of our most significant historic (religious) sites, and zoning protections for our neighborhoods. Tell state legislators to amend this troubling bill, or oppose it:

So honored to have been included last night in @RichardBarone’s panel discussion at @thebitterendmtl w/ @DavBrowne @stephen_petrus + Terri Thai re: “A Complete Unknown” + the real stories behind Dylan’s early days in #GreenwichVillage. Can’t wait to hear it on @WBAI’s Folk Radio!

Big news! We won phase I of the battle to save the Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, but the fight is far from over! Get the latest and find out what you can, before the important February 14 deadline:

An alternative proposal for the Greenwich Village Historic District in the 1960s could have resulted in a vastly different streetscape. We look back at what never happened, and how our landmark designations have shaped development moving forward:

Little West 12th Street may be small, but it has a big history. Explore and discover the many layers of architectural history found along this historic #MeatpackingDistrict street:

#HappyBirthday to Henry J. Hardenbergh, b. #OTD in 1847. The renowned architect of the Plaza Hotel + Dakota Apts also designed the great former Hotel Albert on Univ. Pl. We take a closer look and ask, unlike those other two, “Why Isn’t This Landmarked?”:

Nominations now open for the 2025 Village Awards! Nominate your favorite small business, community leader, neighborhood/cultural organization, restoration or public space in #GreenwichVillage, the #EastVillage, and #NoHo. Deadline March 10, Awards June 10:

Newly released photos of the #1970s, #80s and #90s Hudson River Waterfront from the Tom Fox Collection are now part of our archive. See more of how our neighborhoods edge was transformed:

#HappyBirthday to Jonathan Larson, b. #OTD in 1960, the genius behind Rent, who forever changed musical theater! His legacy of love, resilience, + raw truth continues to inspire. Read about his life + work in the #EastVillage: @_FABnyc @NYTW79

Reminder: We need you there tomorrow night at 6:30pm, in person or via Zoom, to speak up against the City’s plans to demolish the beloved, landmarked Tony Dapolito Recreation Center, and to instead demand they repair + reopen it! More info + to register:

The City has completely ignored public and is racing ahead with seeking a developer for their 600 ft tall tower in the Meatpacking District, making the City Council the sole body that can stop this. Find out what you can do to help:

Celebrate Black History Month this February and explore this incredible legacy by watching some of the great programs we’ve hosted over the years, from Little Africa to James Baldwin. Learn more here:

#OTD in 1959, a plane crash in Iowa takes the lives of Buddy Holly, Richie Valens and the Big Bopper. We look back at Holly’s life and final months, spent largely in his chosen home of #GreenwichVillage:

#OTD in 1876, baseball’s National League is founded at Broadway + Bond St. learn how it happened and the rest of the incredible history behind the building where this and so much more took place:

#OTD in 1979, Sex Pistol Sid Vicious is found dead in an apartment on Bank Street, a few weeks after the death of girlfriend Nancy Spungen. We look back at the all sordid details:

This #BlackHistoryMonth, explore the incredibly rich nearly 400 year history of Black life in #GreenwichVillage, the #EastVillage, and #NoHo, from civil rights trailblazers to cultural pioneers, and help us ensure this history is recognized + preserved:

Honoring his legacy, #JamesBaldwin’s silhouette + powerful words grace the window at 70 5th Ave. in an installation designed by @PSNewYork for Village Preservation. Visit + explore Baldwin’s influence on social justice, identity, and race throughout this #BlackHistoryMonth.

On National #InspireYourHeartWithArt Day, explore the wealth of public art to be found on #GreenwichVillage and #EastVillageNYC streets and below: great sculpture, subway mosaics, and murals galore: