The Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and the Society’s new book, Greenwich Village Stories: A Collection of Memories, is featured on this week’s MetroFocus on PBS with host Rafael Pi Roman.
Greenwich Village Stories is a love letter to Greenwich Village written by sixty-six artists, poets, playwrights, musicians, restaurateurs, and other neighborhood habitués, from Lou Reed to Andrew Solomon, Patricia Clarkson to Penny Arcade, each of whom share a favorite memory of this beloved place. Greenwich Village Stories is illustrated with paintings and photographs by Milton Avery, Saul Leiter, Berenice Abbott, and Weegee, among many others. All proceeds from the sale of Greenwich Village Stories support the education and advocacy work of GVSHP.