Ever since Ralph Lee staged the first annual Halloween parade in the courtyard of Westbeth in 1973, October 31st has been a day of heavy reveling in Greenwich Village. But that’s been covered. And anyway, today is Veteran’s Day, not Halloween, so what’s the connection? Well, fifty-two years prior to Lee’s first parade, on the […]
This is the latest installment of Off the Grid’s series, “My Favorite Things,” in which we showcase some of our very favorite spots around the neighborhood, highlighting the incredible architecture, history, people, and businesses of the Village, East Village, and NoHo. As the old saying goes, you win some, you lose some. That’s particularly true […]
Gothamist goes inside the vault at Pfaff’s, the 19th century beer cellar turned cocktail loungs….and inside the new Veselka Bowery….and inside Prima, the new East Village seafood-centic cafe/bar First look at the menus of Whitehall, the new West Village, London-inspired restaurant and bar (Grub Street) The New York Times reviews the Bowery’s Saxon & Parole […]
Demolition permits on file for historic 316 East 3rd Street (EV Grieve) New York’s most loathed architect is no stranger to the East Village (NY Post) EV Grieve looks at the collapsed chimney on East 13th Street….and as of yesterday residents were still displaced Billy Leroy, of Billy’s Antiques & Props, misses the Old New […]
image courtesy of Bob Estremera On the market: a loft/antique store hybrid and St. Vincent’s condos (Curbed) Gothamist goes inside the new Greenwich Village Country Club Off-Off Broadway theater, Manhattan Theatre Source, closing….as is 30-year-old jazz cafe, Caffe Vivaldi (Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York)…but you can sign a petition to save Vivaldi! House with the largest […]
Last month we all cheered when it was announced that the Bowery Historic District was added to the State and National Register of Historic Places – a well-deserved recognition of one of New York’s oldest and most historic streets. We are also thrilled that another historic site in our neighborhood, an East Village icon, was […]
If you’re like me and grew up around Eastern-European family, you know that it’s pronounced kah-bah-see and that it’s best served with a little sauerkraut and spicy mustard. You then also probably know that the traditional neighborhood butcher shops that serve up this sausage delight, among other smoked and cured meaty goodness, are now few […]
As GVSHP gears up for our benefit evening Much Ado About Noshing this evening with Village writer Calvin Trillin and two generations of the Russ & Daughters family, we decided to revisit our roots and explore the history of 179 East Houston Street, the building owned by the beloved appetizing store. Russ & Daughters has been […]
Looking back at Gansevoort Plaza (Forgotten NY) MTA misspells “Bleecker Street” (Gothamist) Greenwich Village duplex feels like something more uptown …. a former Today Show host’s Butterfield House penthouse is asking 7M …. and Marc Jacobs exec swaps one Village townhouse for another (Curbed) Gothamist has all your Greenwich Village Halloween Parade pics HERE and […]
Cooper Union may charge tuition (NY Times) Villa Capri condos coming to Avenue C (Curbed) Public Theater renovations boosted by $2 Million donation (NearSay) Zip code 10003 has 169 chain stores! (EV Grieve) Greenwich Village Country Club starts putting on University (WSJ) Director Adria Petty puts EV dream pad on the market (The Local East […]
With GVSHP’s office located on the corner of 2nd Avenue and East 11th Street, staff are very familiar with Veselka, the Ukrainian restaurant/diner on 2nd Avenue and East 9th Street. (Besides, Veselka was a recipient of a Village Award in 2010, and we love our Village Award winners.) On Wednesday night staff enjoyed a preview […]
It’s fall, 1967. A one-ton steel cube is dropped by the Lindsay administration into the middle of a grimy traffic island in an increasingly dodgy part of town. Instantly scuffed and plagued by graffiti, the hulking, monochromatic form could have easily been dismissed as a bland mid-century beautification scheme. A stark gift to the people […]
This past weekend we were caught off guard when Jack Frost paid us a visit before the Great Pumpkin! Wonder what Linus would have made of that? While the weather may be unpredictable one thing that is foreseeable is the irresistible draw we all have for comfort foods as the temperatures drop. Everyone has a […]
We hope that everyone had a safe, fun, and sugar-filled Halloween! To close out the holiday we’ve rounded up some of our favorite events and decorations from around the Village that embody the neighborhood’s Halloween spirit. Let’s start right in GVSHP’s backyard with St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery’s Dia de los Muertos celebration.
With today being Halloween, we thought we would take a look at … dead bodies in the Village! You can tune out the ominous laughter you may be hearing right about now, today’s post is actually about some fabulous historic cemeteries in the East and West Village.
Former 13th Street crack house may become housing for homeless LGBT youth (EV Grieve) Cooper Union said no to St. Mark’s Bookshop, but Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York tells you how you can say no back A look back at the demolition that made way for the Avalon Bowery (EV Grieve) Faile complete mural on Bowery […]
Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York has more on disappearing newsstands High Line gets record $20 million gift (DNAinfo) Marc Jacobs exec sells Bank Street townhouse for $7 million (IBT) OWS protests health care system at former St. Vincent’s site (DNAinfo) Who should play Robert Moses in Oliver Stone’s new HBO movie? (Gothamist) NYU plans renovations to […]
Earlier this week, we were thrilled to announce that Westbeth – the country’s first subsidized housing complex for artists and the first large-scale adaptive re-use of an industrial building for residential purposes – was designated an individual NYC landmark. Originally built as the Bell Telephone Labs, the complex was a birthplace of numerous modern technological […]
Today, Off the Grid features the second entry in a new series, “My Favorite Things,” in which we highlight the architecture, history, people, and businesses of the Village, East Village, and NoHo. Calvin Trillin, a resident of Greenwich Village since the 1960s, has just published his 25th book, Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin: Forty Years of Funny Stuff. The […]
Former Harry Chong Chinese Laundry space for rent again (Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York) Epic rooftop spread awaits at $10.5 million West Village house (Curbed) The “chopped out” city from Greenwich Village (Ephemeral New York) Former West Village restaurant properties being converted to retail stores (Fork in the Road)….and on Bleecker Street, Jo Malone and Brush […]
Christadora apartment on the market for first time in 17 years (EV Grieve) Chelsea developer purchases East Village ‘mystery lot’ for $33.2 million (The Real Deal) LPC says rooftop addition too big for Bond Street (Curbed) Politicians in tow as neighbors protest conditions at 515 East 5th Street (The Local East Village)….and the Villager has […]
Take a walk around the Village and you’ll certainly notice all of the festive Halloween decorations. Stuck at your desk? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered with our photo tour of Village storefronts dressed up for the October occasion!
The New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission (LPC) just voted unanimously to landmark Westbeth, following through on a promise made seven years ago to the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation (GVSHP) and other community groups working to extend landmark protections in the Far West Village.
Recently, the block of East 13th Street between 2nd and 3rd Avenues in the East Village has received a lot of attention after it was announced that a developer purchased a large vacant lot in the middle of the block. Buildings on the block have been rumored to be haunted. While we may not be […]
It seems you can’t miss Murray’s Cheese, the well-known South Village shop devoted to all things cheese, these days. They were recently featured in the New York Times and the food blog Eater, all for what Villagers have known for a long time: Murray’s is a true Village treasure. The Greenwich Village Society awarded the […]
Today Off the Grid ushers in a new series, “My Favorite Things.” In it we will showcase some of our very favorite spots around the neighborhood, highlighting the incredible architecture, history, people, and businesses of the Village, East Village, and NoHo. Let us know what you think! Few places can be said to exemplify the […]
Enjoy Karl Fischer’s 263 Bowery penthouse for just $15K per month (EV Grieve) Brazen Katz’s Deli purse-snatcher on the loose! (Gothamist) Starbucks hired Liqueteria’s manager to help launch their new juice bar chain (NY Post) MTA eliminates that pesky Alphabet City in new subway map (EV Grieve) East Villagers rally to save St. Mark’s Bookshop […]
Jim Carrey may be the latest celeb to buy in 176 Perry (Curbed) In 1951 Washington Square Park had doggie problems (Ephemeral New York) Grey Dog will be closing its flagship Carmine Street location (Gothamist)…but there will be a funeral next week (Eater) Greenwich Village folk history documented in Canadian film (DNAinfo) Fork in the […]
AN IMPORTANT REMINDER: TOMORROW NIGHT COMMUNITY BOARD #2 WILL BE HOLDING A PUBLIC HEARING AND VOTING ON THE RUDIN REZONING APPLICATION FOR THE FORMER ST. VINCENT’S HOSPITAL SITE. GVSHP STRONGLY URGES ANYONE INTERESTED IN THIS ISSUE TO ATTEND AND TESTIFY. The meeting will be held at P.S. 130, 143 Baxter Street, starting at 6pm. To […]
Tough decision, I know. Luckily, in the East Village/Lower East Side, you don’t have to travel far to stock up on both of these Jewish treats. If you’ve ever stood on line for a pastrami on rye at Katz’s or grabbed a bagel with lox and a schmear at Russ & Daughters, you know what […]
CBGB, the legendary rock club on the Bowery and Bleecker closed its doors on October 15, 2006, due to lease issues, 33 years after it opened. The last evening at CBGB’s featured a headline set by Patti Smith, an unforgettable evening outlined by one fan in a recent blog post.
Since 1999, GVSHP’s office has been housed on the second floor of the Neighborhood Preservation Center (NPC) at 232 East 11th Street. The entire building housed the rectory of the adjacent St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery until the lower floors were restored after a fire to house NPC and the top floor reserved for […]
Over the past couple weeks, blogs have been buzzing with news and photos of 215 East 12th Street- dubbed the “Kate Spade House.” Owned since 2007 by Pamela Bell, one of the four original partners of the Kate Spade brand, this 4-story, 25-foot wide townhouse is described by Stribling as “brimming with original detail, charm […]
Facing eviction, Village Scandal holding sale to pay for legal fees (EV Grieve) Looking at the Bowery– the original ‘Boulevard of Broken Dreams’ (NY Times) Under St. Mark’s given new life (The Local East Village) Peek inside historic twin townhouses on East 10th Street (Curbed) Will Balazs convert Cooper Square Hotel into the Standard? (Eater) […]
After 13 years Babbo is still popular, and neighbors don’t like it (Gothamist) Curbed reports that construction is underway at 2 scandalous Village sites- Gene Kaufman’s ‘Hotel on 13th Street‘ & DDG Partners’ luxury condos at 345 West 14th Street STD’s are climbing in Greenwich Village (AM NY) Is the St. Vincent’s triangle becoming a […]
Dessert Club Chikalicious welcomes in fall with new sweets (Serious Eats) Grade A restaurants are back in the East Village (KikaEats) Take a tour through West Village French restaurant Lyon with Eater’s feature Explain Your Tchotchkes Ray’s Pizza on 6th Avenue & 11th Street closes (Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York) Apparently, the Village is a great […]
In an article from the October issue of O Magazine actress Katie Holmes declares, “I love Greenwich Village.”Back in 2009 it was widely speculated that Holmes and her husband Tom Cruise purchased a $15 million townhouse at 42 West 12th Street in the Greenwich Village Historic District.
As GVSHP announced on its blog last Thursday, we will be hosting a fundraiser in November featuring our own Greenwich Village writer Calvin Trillin, and the 98-year-old appetizing store Russ & Daughters. The event is taking place at Astor Center, the food and wine educational center connected to Astor Wines & Spirits. We thought we […]
Columbus Day has traditionally served as an opportunity to honor the contributions of Italian-Americans to our country. The South Village is one of New York’s great immigrant neighborhoods from the last great wave of immigration to New York and the United States at the turn of the last century. Thousands of immigrants, mostly but not […]
Looking at the very understated sidewalk canopy and signage at the new IHOP (EV Grieve) John Legend lists Scarano-on-the-Bowery pad for $2.5 Million (Curbed) Gothamist shares pictures and stories from the candlelight vigil for Bob Airhood….and EV Grieve has more pictures and news of Chico’s tribute to him Rite Aid paints over a memorial on […]
Second floor combo of 165 Perry could all be yours for $6.8 Million (Curbed) What happens when Jennifer Aniston moves into the neighborhood? (Capital NY) West Beth Gallery hosts ‘Urban Ethos‘ (NearSay) Greenwich Village resident, Joey Arias, gets standing ovations for new show ‘Arias With a Twist‘ (NY Times) Progress happening at former Chumley’s building […]
Image via William With all the recent discussions about the triangle site at 7th Avenue and West 12th Street, we thought we’d take a look at the space’s use earlier in the twentieth century. As you may know, this triangular plot of land where Greenwich Avenue, 7th Avenue, and West 12th Street intersect today houses […]
Yesterday, Village Preservation announced that tickets were going on sale for our fall fundraiser, Much Ado About Noshing. Featuring food maven, humorist, and New Yorker staff writer Calvin Trillin and the Russ and Daughters family, the evening of conversation and food will stimulate your mind and your palette. Salmon and other delicious appetizers will be […]
This secluded alley of beautiful pre-Civil War homes made recent real estate headlines when one of its houses, 5 Grove Court, went on the market for $4.2 million. The Corcoran listing describes its drool-worthy details: “exposed beams, 3 fireplaces, handsome working kitchen and a rooftop garden.” In fact, in 2003, Architectural Digest featured the gorgeous […]
October has arrived, which means it’s time for another round of the Greenwich Village Follies, playing at The Duplex every Sunday this month beginning at 6:30pm. Make sure to stop by for a musical jaunt through the history of our favorite neighborhood! Now, it’s no coincidence that the word “follies” is evocative of yesteryear. The […]
EV Grieve checks out the 3-level penthouse at the Brownstone East Village Complex puts together a list of the 50 best dive bars in NYC, 15 are in the East Village Michael Moore was at St. Mark’s Bookshop (Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York)….and in more books store news- the owner of East Village Books nabbed a […]
Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York takes a look at the disappearance of Village gas stations, like the recently shuttered Lukoil on 8th Avenue & Horatio….he also looks at the disappearance of newsstands Community Board 2 angered after NYU goes to the media first (Villager) A look at Washington Square Park’s ‘Tramp’s Retreat‘ of the 19th Century […]
Today, the first Monday in October, is the traditional start of the new United States Supreme Court session. This year the court is expected to have an incredibly full roster, dealing with cases ranging from the new health care law to same-sex marriage to the status of undocumented immigrants in the United States. These are […]
Last week we took a look at some of the many Village locations used on the television series Friends. Not content to stop there, however, today we are going to showcase more locales in and around the Village which were supposedly the scene of several popular TV shows. Let’s start with Will & Grace. Where […]
One of the many wonderful things about the East Village is the fascinating layers of history that convey the evolution of the neighborhood. The buildings at 19-23 St. Mark’s Place are an excellent example of how the East Village has changed over time from a wealthy merchants neighborhood, to a landing spot for immigrants, to […]
LUNGS, new neighborhood group, unites community gardeners against development (The Local East Village) Air conditioner fell out of window on 2nd Avenue on Sunday (EV Grive) Former ‘candy chick’ of the Filmore East looks back at the club on its 40th anniversary (The Local East Village) The importance of the vestibule at St. Mark’s Bookshop […]
Old St. Vincent’s building prepares for return as pricy condos (Curbed) A tweedy English bike ride is coming to the Village (Racked) Would you pay $2 million to live next to Alec Baldwin? Want to live in a cruise-themed Perry Street pad? (Curbed) Photos of Saturday’s Lightsaber Battle in Washington Square Park (Gothamist) 88 Bedford […]
DeBragga is the latest meat-packer to depart the Meatpacking District (Grub Street) Stuffed Artisan Cannolis relocating to West Village (Fork in the Road) On October 9th in Gansevoort Plaza, the Good Food Fest will be held Eater takes an early look at Frankies 570 on Hudson Street Newcomers Coppelia and Miss Lily’s can’t replace Florent […]
On September 6, 1981, the infectious and other-worldly sound of Tom Tom Club’s “Genius of Love” was unleashed upon the world. The song became a club hit on both sides of the Atlantic, and in the decades since its synthetic riffs have become among the most recognizable, and the most sampled, in pop music history. […]
Recent press has spotlighted a lease negotiation between St. Mark’s Bookshop, the independent bookstore on Third Avenue between 8th and 9th Streets and its lease holder, the Cooper Union. St. Mark’s Bookshop won a 2007 Village Award for providing specialized titles in a community-friendly atmosphere for over thirty years. As one of our truly special […]
Paul Newman (January 26, 1925 – September 26, 2008) was one of the most renowned American actors of the twentieth century, appearing in The Hustler, Cool Hand Luke, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Verdict, and many Broadway plays. He was also an innovative philanthropist who created the Newman’s Own Foundation, based out of Westport […]
104 East 10th Street is for sale which means no more Edgar Oliver (Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York)….and Curbed has floor plans Yankees 2nd Baseman Robinson Cano played stickball with kids on Bond Street (Bowery Boogie) Tompkins Square Park dog run manager fears rat disease will kill dogs (Villager) Another piece of restaurant supply history disappeared […]
Washington Square Park bathroom hours get cut amid concerns of sex and drugs (DNAinfo) West 4th Street newsstand removed to reveal MTA sign from 1932 (Gothamist) Forgotten NY takes a look at lower 6th Avenue & the streets absorbed by its extension Battle over Chelsea Market expansion heats up (Crain’s) Queer History Alliance says St. […]
Until very recently, the storefront at 15 8th Avenue (between West 12th & Jane Streets) looked fairly typical. Part historic, part less-so, like many in the Village it had been altered over the years to accommodate turnover in commercial tenancy. But walking by recently, we noticed that the removal of a non-original panel above the show […]
“Your job’s a joke, you’re broke, your love life’s D.O.A”… Sound familiar? That’s either because you recognize the opening lyrics to the theme song from Friends, or because it describes your life. The latter may not pertain to our older, more established readers, but there’s no doubt all of us (Villagers included!) have been there […]
A memorial was held for Nelson Perez, man who died in Brooklyn motorcycle accident (EV Grieve & DNAinfo) East Village parking fight that left woman in coma heads to trial (CBS) EV Grieve & Eater have more information on the Adres Balazs/Cooper Square Hotel deal Rosie Mendez ate at Life Cafe on its final night […]
NYU releases sham parks plan (City Room) Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York looks back at the Wall of Remembrance at Saint Vincent’s The City’s narrowest house can now be yours for $14,000/month (Curbed) New Yorkers celebrate end of “don’t ask, don’t tell” at Stonewall (NY1) Publisher, Pearson PLC, moving to Hudson Square with $13.5 million in […]
As our program schedule attests, we here at GVSHP love a good renovation story. So we were delighted when our friends over at the Merchant’s House Museum sent us pictures of their de-plastered wall, part of a $598,000 structural restoration project the museum is currently working on. What’s even better than a restoration story? For […]
Last week we talked about the history of the building at 48 3rd Avenue and left you wondering about the rest of the block of 3rd Avenue between 10th & 11th Streets. As a reminder, this started when we came across a great picture of the block taken by Berenice Abbott in 1937. Using information […]
Walking down the quiet, shady block of East 3rd Street between Avenues C and D, the last thing you would expect to stumble upon is an art gallery. But look no further than number 292 where you will find a community gallery, founded by squatters, officially known as Bullet Space. If you’re intrigued, let’s start […]
Check out pics and a menu of the new West Village Fatty ‘Cue located at 50 Carmine Street (Gothamist) The Waverly Diner loses its history in renovation (Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York) The Lobster Place on Bleecker Street closes (DNAinfo)….and Murray’s Cheese is moving in! (Eater) New restaurant on the Bowery is named after a pair […]
Rudin family has obtained $525 million for plan to remake St. Vincent’s site (Wall Street Journal) The Villager checks in with Philip Mortillaro, locksmith artist 345 West 13th Street demolished to make way for another luxury condo (Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York) Schedule announced for annual Washington Square Park Folk Festival (NYC.gov) NYU announces big changes […]
East Village coffee shop The Bean fights back Starbucks’ 186 locations (that’s more locations than there are subways stations!) (NY Times) Village Doorman, a new start-up will make getting packages delivered a lot easier (Bowery Boogie) Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York shares his true feelings about Cooper Union….and the New Yorker ponders, should we fight to […]
Though nineteenth and early twentieth century townhouses and tenements seem to dominate the East and West Villages, the neighborhoods do house their share of Modern architecture. Mid-century creations like Silver Towers, the O’Toole Building, and the Burger-Klein building, among others, brashly distinguish themselves from the surrounding neighborhood via their materials, scale, and unique design. Some […]
Last week our friends over at Curbed NY broke the news that the former Marlton House at 3 West 8th Street (between 5th & 6th Avenues) was going from New School dorm, which it had been for the past 25 years, to upscale hotel. According to the NY Post, it will be a “historical boutique […]
Last week Off the Grid visited Mulry Square and reported on the status of the re-installation of the 9/11 Tiles for America. We got to know two lovely Village Angels and were touched by the outpouring of love from the community. On Saturday a memorial was held where people helped to rehang the tiles while […]
Life Cafe, the restaurant within which Rent was written, closes after 30 years (EV Grieve) Saturday morning, the second person in a year was found dead outside St. Brigid’s Church (City Room) The Local East Village takes a look at how an East Village mosque has reached out to its neighbors in the past 10 […]
NearSay and the NY Post take a look at a Top Chef’s upcoming 9th Avenue Meatpacking restaurant This week, in his Streetscapes column, Christopher Gray takes a look at Rhinelander Row, the buildings that preceeded the National Maritime Union building (NY Times) Curbed gets up-to-date photos of the St. Vincent’s Triangle Plan On Carrie Bradshaw’s […]
As many of you know, GVSHP’s offices are located in the former rectory of St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery. Today we couldn’t help but notice all of the action taking place around the corner in Abe Lebewohl Park and on Stuyvesant Street. Turns out, Alec Baldwin is filming a Capital One commercial (the actor […]
The Public Square is our new weekly Q & A with the Village, East Village, and NoHo community. We’ll be querying our readers for their opinions about life in the neighborhood. Comments will be monitored and selected for featuring throughout the week. We’ve all griped about the worst new buildings in Greenwich Village, the East […]
In more Friends-cast news: Rumored Jennifer Aniston Penthouse sells to someone else (Curbed) Hudson Square has a new public art project (DNAinfo) Asian locavore restaurant Wong to open on Cornelia Street Monday….and Eater has the menu too Restored 112 Washington Place back on the market for $12 million (Curbed) Village residents get first look at […]
It’s being speculated that Friends’ star David Schwimmer owns the now-demolished 331 East 6th Street (EV Grieve) And in more celebrity news….Ryan Gosling says he’s “embarrassed” over breaking up Astor Place fight (DNAinfo) City Room takes a look at Larry Fagin, one of the East Village’s last standing bohemians who teaches poetry down the hall […]
Last week we tantalized you with an incredible photograph of 3rd Avenue between 10th and 11th Streets taken by Berenice Abbott in 1937. Today, we revisit that block to take a look at some of its history. In case you have forgotten how much the block has changed, this is what it looks like today. […]
As many of you may have seen or heard, the beloved 9/11 Tiles for America on the fence at Mulry Square were removed two weeks ago in preparation for Hurricane Irene. The neighborhood group that has been tending to the tiles over the past ten years and had organized their safe removal has been unofficially […]
We love receiving research queries here at GVSHP, but never more so than when the person asking the question has something to tell us. So we were quite pleased to receive an inquiry from a curator at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin, who wanted to know the history of […]
Want to see pictures of the crazy, quirky, opening weekend of the Big Gay Ice Cream Shop?….here’s a sneak peak- Anthony Bourdain dressed up as a nun….see pictures here, here, and here. Oldest house on East 6th Street block has been completely demolished (EV Grieve) East Village pub-crawlers set world record– more than 170 bars […]
Waverly Inn employee injured during liquor robbery (DNAinfo) Coen Brothers confirm Greenwich Village folk film! (Gothamist) Chairman of Flatwood Capital sells his 133 Perry Street apartment for $11.8 million (The Real Deal) 10th annual Father Mychal Judge Walk of Remembrance took place on Sunday and ended at Mulry Square, where the ‘Village Angels’ hand rehung Tiles […]
For those of you who don’t flip through your grandparents’ stacks of mail order catalogs, Hammacher & Schlemmer (say that ten times fast!) was the city’s first hardware store, opened in 1848, and is the country’s longest running catalog, first published in 1881. The store originally opened in 1848 at 221 Bowery at a time […]
This Monday most of us will be enjoying a day off, celebrating the last unofficial (long) weekend of summer. This well-deserved holiday makes it a little hard to remember that Labor Day became a national holiday because of labor unions, who have fought for many years on behalf of working people. In the spirit of […]
A tour of Jane’s Sweet Buns, East Village dessert spot that serves cocktail-inspired pastries (Food Republic) Danny Meyer will operate new restaurant within the Downtown Whitney (Eater) Uh Oh, 7-11 coming to the Bowery (EV Grieve) East 11th Street ice cream parlor teaches neighborhood teenagers more than just how to scoop (NY Daily News) Eater […]
EV Grieve continues its Hurricane-Irene-in-Tompkins-Square-Park-aftermath news….here & here. The fallen willow tree at La Plaza Cultural is more than just a loss of a tree (City Room)….as EV Grieve notes, there is even a memorial set up The man behind the Mosaic Man’s & Ray’s Twitter reveals himself (The Local East Village) Did you miss […]
A rare 7th-floor Village walk-up has gotten the attention of both NearSay and The Wall Street Journal Alec Baldwin buys a posh pre-war pad in the Devonshire House (casasugar) Bob Giraldi, Michael Jackson’s ‘Beat It’ director, sells in 176 Perry (NY Observer) John Bartlet announces closure with letter explaining his plans to rescue animals (Racked) […]
It was big news last year that Anderson Cooper purchased the historic firehouse at 84 West 3rd Street in the South Village with intentions to turn the building into a private home. The sale came in the midst of GVSHP’s campaign to gain landmark protections for the building (the city’s Landmarks Preservation Commission refused to […]
We are very fortunate that photographer Berenice Abbott captured images of New York City in the 1930s and 1940s (Abbott, by the way, lived off and on in Greenwich Village, including in the Provincetown Playhouse and Apartments, recently demolished by NYU). With an almost singular focus on streetscapes and architecture, her images, like the one below, provide unparalleled […]
NYU recently sent around a notice about this year’s NYU and Community Board #2 Children’s Halloween Parade. According to NYU, they want “YOU to help!” design an image for this year’s parade. Well, we couldn’t think of anything scarier than NYU’s massive proposed 20-Year Expansion Plan, in which the university asks the City to give […]
The demolition has begun at 331 East 6th Street…..and 328 East 4th Street gets a Stop Work Order (EV Grieve) The Dom was the hippest East Village hangout in the 60’s (Ephemeral New York) The Local East Village looks back at CBGB circa 1977 The Hurricane Irene line outside of Trader Joe’s on Friday was […]
Chumley’s is still not back on its feet, but sets sights on a 2012 reopening (City Room) Samuel Menashe, Greenwich Village poet, dies at the age of 85 (NY Times) Owner of the Cherry Lane Theatre has a change of heart, will not sell! (Playbill) In hurricane news from Gothamist…..the MTA orders 350 sandwiches Saturday […]
The Public Square is our new weekly Q & A with the Village, East Village, and NoHo community. We’ll be querying our readers for their opinions about life in the neighborhood. Comments will be monitored and selected for featuring throughout the week. Small businesses are critical components of healthy neighborhoods and have – not surprisingly […]
Recently, our fellow-blogger friend, Jeremiah’s Vanishing New York, noted that the facade of the East Village building that is home to Moishe’s Jewish bakery had gotten a facelift. He asked, “Can renovations ever just mean renovations, without implying some major shift, a landlord’s plan to seek a higher paying tenant?” This question got us thinking- […]
With Hurricane Irene on the way, the city is bracing for some possible high winds and flooding associated with the storm. WNYC made a handy interactive map that highlights parts of our neighborhoods that may be vulnerable to flooding during an intense storm. In addition to the important flooding information, the map also indirectly reveals […]
We’re always on the lookout for album covers shot in the Village, East Village, or NoHo. Many of the great album covers of the last half century were shot on our streets, so you might say it’s a bit of a preoccupation of ours (see prior post, “It Happened Here: Album Covers“). So imagine our […]
This weekend, tour guide Lawrence Frommer and Fourth Arts Block executive director Tamara Greenfield led a tour of East 4th Street between the Bowery and 2nd Avenue for GVSHP. (Want to hear in advance about GVSHP’s free lecture and tour series? Sign up for our monthly event emails.) The tour provided an overview of Fourth […]
Anderson Cooper’s historic firehouse at 84 West 3rd Street shows off its new renovation (Curbed) There is an entire blog devoted to showcasing photos of the goings-on at the former Whitehall Storage site (The Watershed at 150 Charles Street) NYU gets a LEED Silver building on Washington Square North (Curbed) All’s fair in love and….rent-control? […]
Could East 13th Street between 3rd & 4th Avenues become Cornell Edwards Way? (EV Grieve) Mysterious bicycle storage on Astor Place flies high (Curbed) Scott Stringer & Go Green Lower East Side embark on a white-roof painting project (Bowery Boogie) The Local East Village creates a photo timeline of El Jardin del Paraiso on East […]
Word has been spreading that a developer intends to demolish an historic rowhouse at 316 East 3rd Street, near the corner of Avenue D in the East Village, and replace it with a Karl Fisher-designed seven-story condo. Prior to this, however, GVSHP and three other community groups submitted an emergency request to the Landmarks Preservation […]
