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Iron in the Sky
28 July 2011 3:06 PM | 3 CommentsOne facet of the streetscapes that we encounter each day but may not give much...
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Is Gay Street Really ‘gay’?: It's one of the quaintest and most intriguing streets in the West Village. It's located just a block from the Stonewall Inn, the birth -
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The Backstory on Backhouses: One of the many wonderful things about our neighborhoods is the seemingly limitless possibility for surprises. Though small in scale a From the ‘Off the Grid’ Archives
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Mad Men’s Village People
05 April 2013 4:41 PM | No CommentsThis Sunday, the Season 6 premiere of Mad Men will transport us back to late...
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Landmarking 101: Common Misconceptions
Posted on July 20, 2011 | No CommentsLast week we explained what a landmark is and how designation affects property owners.... -
Seen and Heard Around the Village 7.10.11 – 7.16.11, East Edition
Posted on July 17, 2011 | No Comments$120 Million Village House Boasts Healing Powers (Curbed) Bowery Wine Company Has Closed (EV Grieve)... -
Seen and Heard Around the Village 7.10.11 – 7.16.11, West Edition
Posted on July 16, 2011 | No CommentsGansevoort Hotel’s Pool is the City’s Dirtiest (NY Post) Another British-themed Restaurant Set to Open... -
Historic Preservation 101: What is a Landmark?
Posted on July 11, 2011 | 2 CommentsWe speak often of historic districts, individual landmarks and national and state register sites but,... -
Seen and Heard Around the Village 7.3.11 – 7.9.11, West Edition
Posted on July 10, 2011 | No CommentsSusan Sarandon Buys West 9th Street Penthouse (NY Observer) Author Takes Readers Back to Greenwich... -
Seen and Heard Around the Village 7.3.11 – 7.9.11, East Edition
Posted on July 9, 2011 | No Comments123 Third Avenue Retail Space Sells for $11 Million (EV Grieve) Stranded Cat Rescued from... -
Happy Birthday Blowin’ In the Wind
Posted on July 8, 2011 | No CommentsOn July 9, 1962, Bob Dylan recorded “Blowin’ In the Wind,” a song destined to... -
Seen and Heard Around the Village 6.26.11 – 7.2.11, West Edition
Posted on July 3, 2011 | No CommentsIs This the West Village’s Coolest Rooftop? (Curbed) 2011 Pride Parade Had Much to Celebrate... -
Seen and Heard Around the Village 6.26.11 – 7.2.11, East Edition
Posted on July 2, 2011 | No CommentsBig Gay Ice Cream Signage Spotted on 7th Street (EV Grieve) The Yiddish Walk of... -
Seen and Heard Around the Village 6.19.11 – 6.25.11, Part II
Posted on June 27, 2011 | No CommentsLiquor Panel Deadlocks on 34 Avenue A (Local EV) New Mural on Houston Street Replaces...
























