Black History is Village history, and while many are celebrating Black Futures Month, as a historic preservation organization, we’re glad to amplify a history that often goes unnoticed in the Village. These histories live in the context of the other…
The renowned writer Alex Haley was born on August 21 in 1921. In the 1960’s, the Haley rented a writing studio in the back of the Greenwich Village building at 92 Grove Street. It was here that Haley conducted over…
Pulitzer-prize winning American author Alex Haley was born this day, on August 11, 1921. GVSHP’s Civil Rights & Social Justice Map highlights over a hundred sites in our neighborhood associated with civil rights and social justice, including more than twenty…
February is Black History Month. We here at GVSHP are celebrating by highlighting different sites and locations of significance to African-American history in the Village. A great source is our recently-released Civil Rights & Social Justice Map, which has more than twenty…
The Oldest Building in the Village?: Call it whatever you'd like: antique, vintage, or historic. If one thing is for certain ...
April 19, 1927: Mae West Sentenced on Morals Charges at Jefferson Market Courthouse:
“Miss West, are you trying to show contempt for this court?”
“On the contrary, your Honor,” ...
Allen Ginsberg’s East Village Haunts: We recently came across a video on YouTube of what looks almost like silent home ...
Summer in the City: On August 13, 1966, the classic ode to the trials and joys of summer days ...