Tag: graveyard

Tag: graveyard

The Forgotten Graveyards of Greenwich Village and the East Village

Most New Yorkers spend some time underground every day as part of their daily commute, but some spend eternity beneath our streets, and in a few cases occupy some pretty surprising real estate. Manhattan cemeteries are tougher to get into than Minetta Tavern without a reservation on a Saturday night because as far back as 1823, New […]

Posted December 21, 2017

By Andrew Berman

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When Broken Zoning Rules Lead to Exhumed Bones

Working in historic preservation you sometimes find yourself dealing with things you never expect. On this date in 2006, GVSHP wrote to Mayor Bloomberg regarding a 19th century abolitionist church graveyard that had been dug up and disturbed in the process of preparing for the construction of the Trump SoHo Condo Hotel. Sadly, the disturbance […]

Posted December 18, 2012

By Andrew Berman

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The Forgotten Graveyards of Greenwich Village and the East Village

When Broken Zoning Rules Lead to Exhumed Bones

Still Unprotected: The Unrecognized LGBTQ+ Landmarks…

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The Forgotten Graveyards of Greenwich Village and the East Village

When Broken Zoning Rules Lead to Exhumed Bones