NoHo

Village Preservation advocates for the preservation of NoHo’s special historic and architectural character. We helped secure the expansion of landmark protections in the neighborhood in 2003 and 2008, and carefully monitors every application for major changes within NoHo’s historic districts. Village Preservation also advocates for the preservation of NoHo’s many critical individual landmarks, including the Merchants House Museum, the Public Theater, and Colonnade Row, among others, and against zoning changes which would be detrimental to the neighborhood’s character.

Also see our initiative in NoHo for the Merchant’s House Museum.

Write Mayor Adams, Council Speaker Adams, and Councilmember Rivera

Fight NYU’s lawsuit to overturn the provisions in the SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown rezoning that prohibit it and other private universities from expanding in the area.

Updates

  • March 15, 2024

    Demanding City Protect the Merchant’s House Museum

    Read More
  • October 24, 2023

    Another SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Fail: New Luxury Development Includes Private Pool, NO Affordable Housing

    Read More
  • May 17, 2023

    NYU Lawsuit Seeking to Expand in NoHo and SoHo Rejected!

    Read More
  • May 9, 2023

    Next Monday — City Council District 2 Candidate Forum

    Read More
  • March 24, 2023

    Remembering the Greek War for Independence and Our Greek Revival Legacy It Inspired

    Read More
  • April 15, 2022

    NYU Sues to Overturn Provision in SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning that Prohibited University Facilities

    Read More
  • April 6, 2022

    Monitoring New Developments in SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown and Accuracy of Rezoning Predictions and Commitments

    Read More
  • January 18, 2022

    Victory: Punitive SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Measure Vetoed!

    Read More
  • December 16, 2021

    City Council Approves SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement Plan

    Read More
  • December 13, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning Reminder: Final Vote as Soon as Wednesday, Call and E-Mail TODAY

    Read More
  • December 10, 2021

    City Council Committee Approves SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning + Displacement Plan With Modifications

    Read More
  • December 8, 2021

    Council Appears Poised to Vote on SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Plan Today, December 9, as New Financial Analysis Shows Fatal Flaws in Affordable Housing Claims

    Read More
  • December 3, 2021

    City Council Vote On SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Pushed Back to Week of December 6 — CALL AND WRITE NOW!

    Read More
  • November 29, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Vote Likely This Week — Flood the City Council With Calls and Letters

    Read More
  • November 23, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning Vote Likely After Thanksgiving; Video and Final Push for ‘No’ Vote

    Read More
  • November 12, 2021

    Opponents Vastly Outnumber Supporters At Rezoning Hearing; Village Preservation Releases Study Showing City Projections for Neighborhood Rezonings Are ‘Less Reliable Than Flipping a Coin’

    Read More
  • November 9, 2021

    Final SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning Public Hearing Today — PLEASE TESTIFY AND/OR SUBMIT COMMENTS!

    Read More
  • November 2, 2021

    City Council Virtual Public Hearing on Disastrous SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Upzoning Plan Next Tuesday, Nov. 9, around 11:30 am

    Read More
  • October 26, 2021

    More Evidence that Upzoning Makes New York Less Affordable, Not More, and the Reality Deniers

    Read More
  • October 21, 2021

    City Planning Commission Approves SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning Plan with Changes that Are ‘Less Than Nothing’; Now Heads to City Council

    Read More
  • October 15, 2021

    ‘Manhattan Promenade’: The Plan for Adaptive Reuse of the High Line ca. 1979, and Other New Historic Images

    Read More
  • October 8, 2021

    City Proposes Further ‘Changes’ to Upzoning Proposal for SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown that Amount to Nothing

    Read More
  • October 8, 2021

    Village Preservation Op-Ed: ‘Trickle Down’ Affordable Housing in NYC Is a Fail; Don’t Force It on SoHo, NoHo and Chinatown

    Read More
  • September 24, 2021

    City Signals Window-Dressing Changes to SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan

    Read More
  • September 16, 2021

    Exposing the City’s False Affordable Housing Claims for SoHo/NoHo/Chinatown Rezoning

    Read More
  • September 3, 2021

    Opponents Overwhelm Six-Hour City Planning SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Hearing; City’s Baseless Claims of Racism Face Backlash; Elected Officials Join Opposition

    Read More
  • August 31, 2021

    City Planning Commission SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Hearing This Thursday, September 2, 10 am

    Read More
  • August 19, 2021

    Details on SoHo/NoHo Hearings, New Data Shows Falsehoods and Lies Behind Rezoning

    Read More
  • August 10, 2021

    Borough President’s Public Hearing on SoHo/NoHo Monday, August 23, 6-8 pm; City Planning Hearing Likely Day of September 2

    Read More
  • August 5, 2021

    Manhattan Borough President’s SoHo/NoHo Hearing Likely Monday, August 23

    Read More
  • July 28, 2021

    Community Board 2 Overwhelmingly Rejects SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan; BP and CPC To Hold Hearings

    Read More
  • July 23, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo Updates: Final Community Board Vote Monday 6:30 pm; Elected Officials Silent on or Support Slanderous Attacks on Plan Opponents; City Planning Hearing Likely Sept. 1

    Read More
  • July 14, 2021

    City Defames Community Groups Who Oppose SoHo/NoHo Plan; Documenting Vulnerable Tenants Rezoning Plan Will Hurt; New Flyer to Mobilize Neighbors Against Upzoning

    Read More
  • June 25, 2021

    Huge Turnout for SoHo/NoHo Hearing, Housing/Tenant and Neighborhood Groups United in Opposition

    Read More
  • June 23, 2021

    Affordable Housing and Tenant Groups, SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown Neighborhood Organizations, and Artists and Historic Preservationists Slam de Blasio SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan, Urge “NO” Vote

    Read More
  • June 21, 2021

    Community Board 2 SoHo/NoHo Public Hearing Now In Person: Wednesday at 6:30 pm, Press Conference at 6 pm

    Read More
  • June 14, 2021

    Reminders: Annual Meeting and Village Awards this Wednesday; SoHo/NoHo Public Hearing June 23 and 24

    Read More
  • June 4, 2021

    First Official SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Hearings — Community Board 2, June 23 and 24

    Read More
  • May 28, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo Update: Certified Plan Contains Demographic Deception and NYU Welcome Mat; Community Groups Demand Electeds Reject

    Read More
  • May 19, 2021

    De Blasio’s SoHo/NoHo Plan Is Certified, Largely Unchanged; Public Review Process To Begin

    Read More
  • May 14, 2021

    Report Shows City’s SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan Unlikely To Produce Any Affordable Housing

    Read More
  • May 13, 2021

    Tenant Advocates and SoHo, NoHo, Chinatown Communities Unite vs. Mayor’s Upzoning Plan

    Read More
  • May 6, 2021

    Rally for SoHo, NoHo, and Chinatown and Against City Upzoning Plan Monday at Noon

    Read More
  • May 6, 2021

    Remembering Jane Jacobs on Her Birthday

    Read More
  • May 3, 2021

    City Delays SoHo/NoHo Certification Without Explanation; Citywide Tenant and Housing Groups Come Out Strongly Against Mayor’s Plan; Neighbors File Lawsuit

    Read More
  • April 30, 2021

    Important SoHo/NoHo Updates — Opposition Grows, Mayoral Candidates Opine, Plan To Move Monday

    Read More
  • April 30, 2021

    Look At All We’ve Accomplished!

    Read More
  • April 23, 2021

    New Images Show The Tip of The SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Iceberg

    Read More
  • April 19, 2021

    Long Lost Cache of Early SoHo Photos Raises Awareness, Funds to Fight City Plan

    Read More
  • April 19, 2021

    Pressing Mayoral and City Council Candidates on Upzoning and SoHo/NoHo

    Read More
  • April 19, 2021

    Community Board 2 Meeting SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Tonight

    Read More
  • April 8, 2021

    City, State, and National Opposition to SoHo/NoHo Plan; Community Board Meeting Wednesday 4/14

    Read More
  • April 5, 2021

    Preservation Petition to NYC Mayoral Candidates Gains Signatures and Supporters — Keep the Progress Going

    Read More
  • March 15, 2021

    SoHo/NoHo Teach-In Tonight at 6pm — Register Now!

    Read More
  • March 9, 2021

    Virtual Town Hall and Teach-In on SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan and Study Exposing Its True Impacts: Monday, March 15 at 6pm

    Read More
  • March 5, 2021

    Study: City’s Proposed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Would Make Neighborhoods Richer, Whiter, and More Expensive

    Read More
  • December 8, 2020

    Community Board 2 Meeting on SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Plan Tonight, Tuesday 12/8 at 6:30 pm

    Read More
  • December 2, 2020

    Community Alternative Rezoning Plan For SoHo And NoHo — Public Hearings 12/3 And 12/8

    Read More
  • November 24, 2020

    Hearing on Scope of the Environmental Review for Proposed SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Plan December 3

    Read More
  • October 27, 2020

    De Blasio SoHo/NoHo Plan Even Worse Than We Expected

    Read More
  • October 19, 2020

    First SoHo-NoHo Upzoning+Rezoning Public Meeting Next Monday, October 26, 6-8pm Sign Up To Speak TODAY!

    Read More
  • October 9, 2020

    Plan To Upzone and Rezone SoHo and NoHo Announced Details Are Scarce, But Indications Raise Big Concerns and Conflicts of Interest; Local Elected Officials, Citywide Candidates, and Real Estate Interests Back Move

    Read More
  • September 25, 2020

    NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer Comes Out In Support of SoHo/NoHo Upzoning, Saying They’re “Critical” In Neighborhoods Like SoHo

    Read More
  • September 22, 2020

    Op-Ed Rejects SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Arguments

    Read More
  • September 16, 2020

    Confronting Renewed SoHo/NoHo Upzoning Push From Groups With (Undisclosed) Vested Interests

    Read More
  • January 23, 2020

    Ensuring SoHo/NoHo Don’t Become Another Upzoning Casualty

    Read More
  • January 13, 2020

    Big SoHo/NoHo Meeting This Wednesday, Jan. 15 at 6:30pm

    Read More
  • January 6, 2020

    Critical Meetings on Potential SoHo/NoHo Rezoning Jan. 8 + Jan. 15

    Read More
  • December 12, 2019

    Public Meeting on SoHo-NoHo Study Recommendations on January 8

    Read More
  • November 27, 2019

    SoHo/NoHo Study Released – Upzoning To Follow?

    Read More
  • June 14, 2019

    SoHo-NoHo ‘Preliminary Recommendations’ Revealed, Could Lead to Big Changes

    Read More
  • May 17, 2019

    City to Reveal Preliminary SoHo/NoHo Recommendations June 13

    Read More
  • April 4, 2019

    Big SoHo-NoHo Rezoning Meetings Next Wed. 4/10 & Thurs. 4/11

    Read More
  • March 26, 2019

    More Pushback on NoHo-SoHo Zoning Plan

    Read More
  • March 14, 2019

    Continuing the Fight to Save SoHo & NoHo – Next Public Meeting March 20

    Read More
  • March 6, 2019

    Community Groups Form Save SoHo-NoHo Coalition in Light of Rezoning Push – Support Us

    Read More
  • February 25, 2019

    NoHo-SoHo Rezoning Meeting Thursday Feb. 28 Starting at 6pm

    Read More
  • February 4, 2019

    NoHo/SoHo Rezoning Meeting This Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 6:15pm

    Read More
  • February 4, 2019

    NoHo/SoHo Rezoning Meeting This Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 6:15pm

    Read More
  • January 14, 2019

    Potential SoHo/NoHo Rezoning

    Read More