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2013 Village Award Winner: NYU Faculty Against the Sexton Plan
You don’t often hear “NYU” and “award” in the same sentence (at least not when GVSHP is giving the award). But a bold and unapologetic group of NYU faculty who have spearheaded the charge from within...
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A Groundbreaking Groundbreaking
Forty-nine years ago today, on August 12, 1964, ground was broken for the construction of 505 LaGuardia Place (then known as 505 West Broadway), the first of the three towers which, along with the...
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NYU Expansion Plan; Not Over, But Still Outrageous
Last week’s news that the First Department Panel of the Appellate Division struck down Supreme Court Justice Donna Mills’ ruling halting much of the NYU expansion plan was disappointing to say the...
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A Landmark of Hypocrisy?
You never know what you might stumble upon when walking around the neighborhood. Recently I discovered that NYU had installed a sign on the grounds of the I.M. Pei-designed Silver Towers complex...
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Today in Greenwich Village NYU History
GVSHP and our allies rallied the troops. Three years ago today, GVSHP and the Village won an important early victory in the ongoing battle against the NYU 2031 expansion plan. On February 23, 2012,...
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A Preservation Agenda For Landmarking’s 50th Birthday
For weeks now we’ve all been celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing of New York City’s landmarks law, which actually took place on April 19, 1965. Signing of the Landmarks Law by Mayor Wagner,...
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This Day in History: NYU Incorporated
The original University Building, constructed 1833-36; demolished 1894. It was replaced by the Silver Center building on the northeast corner of Washington Square Park. Today is the 184th anniversary...
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Business of the Month: Mercer Street Books, 206 Mercer Street
Your input is needed! Today we feature our latest Business of the Month — and we need your help selecting the next. Tell us which independent store you love in Greenwich Village, the East Village or...
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On this Day: Washington Square Village Found Eligible for State and National...
Washington Square Village [photo source: wikipedia.com]On this date in 2011, the New York State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), presented a “Resource Evaluation” that agreed with the Landmarks...
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Happy Birthday, John Leguizamo, Passionate Preservationist
John Lequizamo, arguably one of the Village’s funniest residents, was not always a preservationist. As he remarked in a recent interview in the New York Times, his therapist recommended that he “get a...
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History Lost to NYU
We all know that New York University has an enormous presence in Greenwich Village and the East Village — one that has grown tremendously in recent decades, and is continuing to grow with the...
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