18th Annual Village Awards

Join GVSHP for our 2008 Annual Meeting and Presentation of the Eighteenth Annual Village Awards

Tuesday, June 17 - 6:30 P.M.
Reception to follow
St. John’s Lutheran Church
83 Christopher Street, between 7th Avenue and Bleecker Street

The evening is free and open to the general public, but space is limited and reservations must be made to rsvp@gvshp.org or (212) 475-9585 x 35.

The Annual Village Awards are sponsored by GVSHP to honor people, places and organizations that contribute significantly to the quality of life in Greenwich Village. Nominated by GVSHP members and the community at large, awardees are judged by their impact on life in the Village. This year we are proud to honor:

• Faicco’s Pork Store
• Grey Dog’s Coffee
• Rocco’s Bakery
• Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church
• Morton Street Triangle
• Oscar Wilde Memorial Bookshop
  
  
• The Regina Kellerman Award: The Salmagundi Club
  

This year we will also nominate the following returning GVSHP trustees:

Elizabeth Ely, Leslie Mason, Ruth McCoy, Florent Morellet, Andrew Paul, Fred Wistow, and Tony Zunino

and nominate the following new trustees:

Cassie Glover and Rob Rogers

Please bring family, friends, neighbors, and anyone else you think would be interested in learning about GVSHP’s efforts to protect the architectural and cultural heritage of Greenwich Village, Noho, and the East Village.

Past Award Recipients:

2007: Bowne & Co, Inc, 13th Street Repertory Company, Florence Prime Meat Market, Liz Christy Community Garden, Porto Rico Importing Co, Kevin Shea, St. Mark's Bookshop, West Village Dog Owner's Group, 81 Barrow Street restoration

2006: Cherry Lane Theatre, Café Loup, Miriam Lee, Aphrodisia Herb Shoppe, Jane Street Garden, The White Horse Tavern, Greenwich Village Singers, Front Stoop Award: 64 Jane StreetG

reenwich Village Singers

2005: Abingdon Square Park Restoration; Biography Bookshop; Ottendorfer Branch Library Restoration; Knickerbocker Bar & Grill; Keith Crandell (presented in memoriam); Visiting Neighbors; and The Municipal Archives

2004: Raffetto's at 144 West Houston; The Washington Square Arch Restoration; Bowery Theaters: the Amato Opera, CBGB/OMFUG, the Bowery Ballroom, the Bouwerie Lane Theater, and the Bowery Poetry Club & Cafe; Angelo Bruno; The Villager Newspaper; St. Mark's Historic Landmark Fund; and the Village Community School Addition

2003: Bayard Condict Building Restoration, Bedford Barrow Commerce Block Association, Merchants House Museum, City Council Member Christine Quinn and State Senator Tom Duane, Restoration of 121 Charles Street, Restoration of 859-877 Washington Street, Second Avenue Deli, Your Neighborhood Office, Wisteria Award

2002: C.O. Bigelow Pharmacy, Classic Stage Company, Doris Diether, Elephant & Castle, Myers of Keswick, Pratt Institute, Third Street Music School Settlement, Washington Square Hotel, Front Stoop Award: 19 West 10^th Street

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2001: Merce Cunningham, Friends of the High Line, Gus's Place, Marquet Patisserie, Nikos Smoke & Magazine Shop, Pen & Brush Incorporated, Minetta Parks, Front Stoop Award: 24 West 10th Street, Streetscape Award: Charles Lane

2000: Leroy Ellis, Joe Jr.'s, Murray's Cheese Shop, New York Studio School, The Garden of the Church of St. Luke in the Fields, Tartine, Dr. Rick's Village Flute & Sax Shop

1999: Barry Benepe, Corner Bistro, Greenwich House, Hudson Triangle Garden, Squad 18 Fire Station, Tootsie's, 34 Commerce Street

1998: Bill Bowser, Edgar M. Bronfman Center for Jewish Student Life, Cornelia Street Restaurants, King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center, Lewis L. & Loretta Brendan Glucksman Ireland House, Industria Superstudio, New York University’s Historic House Restorations, O. Ottomanelli & Son’s Prime Meat Market, West Ninth Street Block Association, West Village Nursery School, 749 Washington Street

1997: Charterhouse Antiques, Chez Brigitte, Church of the Ascension, Greenwich Village Girls Basketball League, Mrs. Brooke Astor and The Vincent Astor Foundation, The Caring Community, Zito’s Bakery, 71 Jane Street

1996: El Faro Restaurant, Grace Episcopal Church Restoration, Matt Umanov Guitars, Rita Lee, Retiring District Manager of C.B.2, Sixth Precinct Quality of Life Squad, Statue of Fiorello LaGuardia, Uta Hagen and HB Studios, Village Vanguard, Hudson River Pedestrian & Bike Path,

1995: Verna Small, Jefferson Market Library Restoration, LaGuardia Corner Gardens, Village Alliance Eighth Street B.I.D., Garber’s Hardware, Be Seated, “Mad About You,” #68 Morton Street,

1995 Annual Award
LaGuardia Corner Gardens

1994: Terry Miller, Cooper Union Forum of Public Programs, The Pink Teacup, Lesbian & Gay Community Services Center, LiLac Chocolates, Film Forum, #25 W. 10th St.,

1993: Dr. Joyce Wallace, St. Mark’s-in-the-Bowery Church, Goodfella's Pizza, Jackson Square Park, Bagel Restaurant, Broadway Windows, Grace Opportunity Project, Greenwich Village Little League & Soccer Club,

1993 Annual Award
Little League & Soccer Club

1993 Annual Award
Goodfella's Pizza

1992: Richard Walker, Church of St. Luke’s-in-the-Fields, Sheridan Square Viewing Garden, Washington Square Music Festival, West Village Committee Newsletter, Village Community School Fence,

1991: Paul Egita, First Presbyterian Church Restoration, Three Lives Bookstore, Mercer-Houston Dog Run, Jefferson Market Garden, Florent Morrelet and Restaurant Florent, Anglers & Writers Cafe.

Greenwich Village Society
For Historic Preservation
232 East 11th Street
New York, NY 10003
(212) 475-9585
gvshp@gvshp.org