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American Independence in Brick and Stone: Federal Style Architecture in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo

Co-sponsored by the Merchant’s House Museum, Historic Districts Council, East Village Community Coalition, and Lower East Side Preservation Initiative.

The United States may have declared its independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776, but it didn’t actually win its independence until the Treaty of Paris in 1783, nor decide what the new country’s government would look like until the Constitution was adopted in 1789. This period led to the first real architectural expression of American independence, the “Federal Style,” which appeared in the years following the adoption of the Constitution and our federal system of government, and dominated American design until the 1830s.

Join Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman as he takes us on a virtual tour of Federal Style architecture in our neighborhoods and Lower Manhattan, and offers insights into what it shows about life in late 18th and early 19th century New York, and efforts over three decades to help document and preserve them.

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Craig Rodwell: Space, Culture, and Conscience in the Gay Liberation Movement

Join us for this special webinar that will examine Craig Rodwell’s long presence in Greenwich Village, his influence in the events that shaped an emerging culture, and the values he helped to cultivate in the movement.

Rodwell is an unheralded yet pivotal figure in the militant gay rights movement of the 1960s and 1970s. Award-winning journalist John Van Hoesen explores cities grappling with social change, while highlighting Rodwell’s transformative impact in his new book Insist That They Love You. Founder of the Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop, the first bookstore of its kind dedicated to gay and lesbian literature, Rodwell played a crucial role in the early protests for gay rights, the Stonewall Riots, and the inaugural pride march of 1970.

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FREE Continuing Education for Real Estate Professionals and the General Public: 

Intro to the History and Architecture of Greenwich Village, The East Village, & NoHo

Our new, three-hour course will teach brokers how to advise clients by staying ahead of proposed neighborhood zoning changes and development trends, how to conduct research via maps and other tools, and how to use architectural and cultural history for marketing purposes. 

Course speakers include Village Preservation Executive Director Andrew Berman and NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission Deputy Director of Research Dena Tasse-Winter.

This course is FREE and open to the general public!

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Cracks in the YIMBY Consensus Part 3 — Reframing the Affordability Debate: Housing as the Foundation of Community

In Part 3 of “Cracks in the YIMBY Consensus,” we turn to this fundamental question with long-standing planner and activist Ron Shiffman, who argues that housing policy should primarily be judged by whether it builds strong, stable, and democratically governed communities, and not by whether it meets production targets. The guiding policy questions should be: Does it protect long-term affordability and prevent displacement? Does it make neighborhoods and the city more livable? And is someone accountable if it fails to achieve those goals or undermines them?

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Exhibition Tour at Seaport Museum: “The Promise of Liberty”

Join us for an exclusive tour of the Seaport Museum’s special exhibition marking America’s 250th birthday, “The Promise of Liberty.” Offered as part of our Semiquincentennial program series, The Revolutionary Village, this exhibition tour is a journey through the nation’s founding ideas—tracing how they have evolved over time through rare defining documents and pivotal moments in history.

We’ll also have a chance to explore parts of the Museum’s ongoing exhibition, “Maritime City,” which highlights how New York City, as we know it today, arose from the sea. Light refreshments will be offered after the exhibition tour.

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The History of Jazz in Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo, Part 2

Join us for part 2 of our conversation about the history of jazz in our neighborhoods, using our new, first-of-its-kind map resource, the Village Preservation Jazz Map of Greenwich Village, the East Village, and NoHo.

For this conversation, we will use the map to help us illustrate the evolution of jazz from the late 1950s through the 1980s. Come hear how the music changed and see how the local jazz scene changed along with it, from dive-bar post bop, to artist-loft avant-garde. This event will deepen your appreciation for the extraordinary legacy of jazz in our community.