The calender has been posted, http://www.nyc.gov/html/lpc/downloads/pdf/calendar/07_15_08.pdf and if anyone is left standing after St. Vincent’s Hearing, part 4 (The Final Chapter;), the LPC will be calendering the proposed Prospect Heights HD and voting on the West Chelsea HD! The St. Vincent’s hearing will be at Tishman Auditorium in the NYU Law School’s Vanderbilt Hall, 40 Washington […]
John Sloan’s Greenwich VillageA lecture with John Loughery Wednesday, January 23Jefferson Market Library425 Avenue of the Americas6:30-8:00 p.m. Free. Reservations required. One of the most celebrated American realist painters of the early 20th century, John Sloan captured the character and pace of Greenwich Village in a way few artists were able to match. In this […]
from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservationhttp://www.gvshp.org/ Gansevoort Market Update: GVSHP continues the fight against the proliferation of illegal billboards in the Meatpacking District, and throughout our neighborhoods (see www.gvshp.org/GansvBlbd.htm ). We have some good news to report on that front – two illegal billboards we targeted have recently been removed. The first covered […]
December Programs from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic PreservationPlease call 212.475.9585 x35 or e-mail [email protected] for reservations. A Village ChristmasA walking tour with Marilyn StultsSaturday, December 1Meet in front of the Washington Square Arch at 2:00pm; Tour ends at 4:00 p.m.$10 GVSHP Members; $15 All Others Advance payment required by Nov. 28th. To pay […]
Never let it be said that we don’t give air-time to the anti-landmarks crowd.Let St. Vincent’s BuildNew York Sun Staff EditorialNovember 13, 2007URL: http://www.nysun.com/article/66318 The blocks around St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village are full of the eclectic diversity that makes New York’s street life second to none. There is celebrated Israeli food at […]
From Rob Hollander, LES Residents for Responsible Developmenthttp://savethelowereastside.blogspot.com/ Friends and neighbors, Village Independent Democrats is holding a demonstration against St. Vincent’s Hospital’s plan to build a 500-unit luxury condo tower without any affordable housing: Wednesday, Nov. 14, 6pm170 W 12th Street, corner 7th Ave.Bring signs demanding affordable housing. Following the demonstration, St. Vincent’s Hospital will […]
from the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservationhttp://www.gvshp.org/ St. Vincent’s/Rudin Plan Public Meeting: St. Vincent’s Hospital will be hosting its “Community Working Group” on Wednesday, November 14th at 6:30 pm in its Cronin Cafeteria, 170 W. 12th Street. These meetings are open to the public and provide an opportunity to hear from the hospital and […]
St. Vincent’s/Rudin Development Plan Unveiled: On Wednesday, St. Vincent’s Hospital and developers the Rudin family unveiled their initial draft plans for a new hospital and several new luxury housing developments on the current St. Vincent’s Hospital site. The plan is to tear down all eight of their current hospital buildings east of 7th Avenue, and […]
Our Little Italies: Past, Present, and FutureA lecture with Dr. Jerome Krase Tuesday, October 23Judson Memorial Church Meeting Hall239 Thompson Street6:30-8:00 p.m. Free. Reservations required. In this illustrated talk, Prof. Jerry Krase, Murray Koppelman Professor and Professor Emeritus at Brooklyn College, discusses the transformation of “Little Italies” throughout the United States. Once vital and vibrant […]
The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Presents: Getting it Right: From Historic Properties to Urban LandscapesSponsored by Wells Fargo Home Mortgage, Janet Younkman and Jason Auerbach, Private Mortgage Bankers An enlightening series on Wednesday evenings sharing successful strategies for renovation, restoration, and gardening in New York’s historic neighborhoods, featuring prominent keynote speakers, and panels […]
