East Village

Village Preservation has worked to document, celebrate, and protect the special cultural heritage and built environment of the East Village, particularly it’s human scale, its working-class architecture, its immigrant history, and its tradition of trailblazing innovation. Village Preservation has helped secure expanded landmark protections in the neighborhood and contextual zoning to ensure new development is more in character with its surroundings and continues to advocate for more such protections.



Information on Individual East Village Initiatives:


Landmark Applications:

Updates

  • January 2, 2024

    Great News Regarding Proposed 32-ft.-Tall 5G Towers in the West Village, Saving Charas/Former P.S. 64 at 605 East 9th Street, and Bleecker Street Morton Williams Supermarket

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  • December 6, 2023

    Another Neighborhood Building Damaged and Vacated Due to Construction Next Door: DEMAND ACTION FROM THE CITY

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  • December 6, 2023

    Troubling Proposal for Construction Next Door to Merchant’s House Museum Will Return Next Tuesday

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  • November 27, 2023

    New York Eye and Ear Infirmary/Beth Israel Closure Moving Ahead; Community Meeting Tuesday, Demand Landmarking TODAY

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  • November 20, 2023

    Pushing Back on Locations for 32-ft.-tall 5G Towers in the East and West Villages

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  • August 9, 2023

    Updates on Safety and Stability at Landmarked Sites: 10-14 Fifth Avenue and 50-52 Second Avenue/40-42 East 3rd Street

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  • June 22, 2023

    Support Grows for Landmarking Effort to Save Our Lady of Guadalupe Church and Theatre 80

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  • June 22, 2023

    Seizing the Opportunity to Return the Landmarked Former CHARAS/Old P.S. 64 to the Community

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  • June 20, 2023

    Village Preservation Gives Your Guide to LGBTQ+ Pride History

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  • May 30, 2023

    Charles Mingus Plaque Unveiling this Wednesday May 31 at 6pm with Musical Performances and Speakers — Register Now

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  • May 30, 2023

    Keeping Up the Fight to Save Theatre 80/78-80 St. Marks Place

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  • May 12, 2023

    On and Off 14th Street, Fighting to Recognize and Preserve Our City’s Diverse Histories

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  • May 12, 2023

    Next Steps for Saving Theatre 80

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  • May 9, 2023

    Next Monday — City Council District 2 Candidate Forum

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  • May 1, 2023

    Effort to Save Theatre 80 and 78-80 St. Mark’s Place Gets Elected Official Support

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  • April 26, 2023

    Historic Theatre 80 and 78-80 St. Mark’s Place Face Imminent Danger — URGE THE CITY TO ACT NOW!

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  • March 24, 2023

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

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  • March 7, 2023

    The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary and the First Black Eye Doctor in America

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  • February 21, 2023

    New York Eye and Ear Infirmary Merger/Closure Faces Roadblock

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  • January 6, 2023

    Foreclosure Ordered for East Village’s Former P.S. 64/CHARAS-El Bohio Community Center as Neighborhood Demands Landmarked Building’s Return

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  • December 12, 2022

    Five-Year Lawsuit Against Village Preservation Dismissed; Continue the Fight for CHARAS/El Bohio at the Former P.S. 64 this Saturday

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  • November 30, 2022

    Middle Collegiate Church Facade Demolition Application at Landmarks Preservation Commission

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  • November 17, 2022

    Middle Collegiate Hearing for Application to Demolish Fire-Damaged Landmarked Facade Next Tuesday

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  • November 14, 2022

    Postponed: Hearing on Middle Collegiate Application to Demolish Fire-Damaged Facade Moved to November 22

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  • November 10, 2022

    Application to Demolish Fire-Damaged Facade of Landmarked Middle Collegiate Church, 112 Second Avenue, To Be Heard Next Tuesday

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  • October 11, 2022

    Plaque Honoring Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and the Beats Unveiled

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  • August 17, 2022

    Village Preservation Joins Doctors, Patients, and Staff for Press Conference to Save Historic New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

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  • August 5, 2022

    New Report: ‘Crisis and Adaptation: Storefront Trends 2019–2021’

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  • July 19, 2022

    Ribbon Cuttings, Reopenings, and Anniversaries Bring Neighborhood History to the Fore

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  • June 27, 2022

    Mark Helen Keller Day By Supporting Landmark Designation for the Historic NY Eye and Ear Infirmary

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  • May 13, 2022

    Landmarking Effort for NY Eye and Ear Infirmary Picks Up State Legislators’ Support

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  • May 2, 2022

    Save the East Village’s Historic and Endangered New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, Second Avenue and 13th Street

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  • June 25, 2021

    New Historic Image Collection Explores Downtown Drag + Performance Scene of the 1990s

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  • May 6, 2021

    Remembering Jane Jacobs on Her Birthday

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  • April 30, 2021

    Look At All We’ve Accomplished!

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  • April 16, 2021

    Challenging the Landmarks Preservation Commission to Abide By Its ‘Equity Framework’

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  • October 14, 2020

    Victory!: 3 St. Marks Place Air Rights Transfer Defeated

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  • September 22, 2020

    Hearing for St. Marks Office Tower Air Rights Transfer This Thursday — WRITE TODAY

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  • September 8, 2020

    9/15 St. Mark’s Place Air Rights Hearing Postponed, Likely 9/24

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  • September 3, 2020

    Final (virtual) Hearing on St. Mark’s Place Office Tower Air Rights Transfer Sept. 15 at City Council

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  • March 7, 2020

    Air Rights Transfer for Tech Office Tower on St. Mark’s Place May Be Sunk!

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  • March 2, 2020

    Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer Comes Out in Opposition to St. Mark’s Office Tower Air Rights Transfer

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  • March 2, 2020

    St. Mark’s Place Tech Office Tower Air Rights Transfer Public Hearing this Wed. at approx. 11am

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  • February 25, 2020

    First City Hearing on Air Rights Transfer for St. Mark’s Place Tech Office Tower Next Wed., March 4, approx. 11am

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  • December 21, 2019

    St. Mark’s Place Air Rights Gets Full Community Board Rejection, Also Heads To Borough President

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  • December 4, 2019

    Hearing on St. Mark’s Place Office Tower Air Rights Transfer Wed. 12/11 at 6:30pm

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  • June 20, 2019

    St. Mark’s Place Air Rights Transfer Gets Landmarks OK, Still Faces Many Hurdles

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  • June 14, 2019

    Air Rights Transfer Application for St. Mark’s Office Tower Returns Tuesday

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  • November 20, 2008

    East Village Rezoning Passes

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