Manhattan Community Board No. 2 – Meeting May 15, 2025
Manhattan Community Board #2 Manhattan is one of the first community boards to be established in the early 1960’s. One of Soho Broadway Community Neighborhood Resources
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If you walk by 555 Broadway, you will notice the name “Charles Broadway Rouss” emblazoned across its façade.
SoHo Broadway History: Local building played starring role in reality television
SoHo Broadway History: The fascinating story of the iconic Haughwout Emporium at 488 Broadway
A look back at Art Nouveau 495 Broadway
SoHo Broadway History: A legacy of legal protection for SoHo’s artists lofts
SoHo Broadway History: Iconic 487 Broadway’s history as the epicenter of an industry
SoHo Broadway History: Thinking about our pastoral past
SoHo Broadway History: Houdini’s origins can be traced to our district
SoHo Broadway History: The Rise of Minimalism and Loft Jazz in SoHo
SoHo Broadway History: Looking back at 591 and 593 Broadway, a mismatched pair
SoHo Broadway History: Looking back at the Globe Wernicke Building at 451 Broadway
SoHo Broadway History: The October 29, 2012 storm that plunged Downtown Manhattan into darkness
SoHo Broadway History: The story of this Broadway icon spans the 19th to 21st Centuries
SoHo Broadway History: The late architect and developer played a key role in the transformation of SoHo into an artist community and historic district
SoHo Broadway History: The story of how the SoHo’s became protected the by the Landmarks Preservation Commission
SoHo Broadway History: Building has housed tenants reflective of the neighborhood’s changing character
SoHo Broadway History: Looking back on the life and death of SoHo’s trade businesses within one building on Broadway
SoHo Broadway History: Petrosino Square is small but packed with history and is one of the few public realm oases serving our district
SoHo Broadway History: Houdini’s origins can be traced to our district
SoHo Broadway History: Local building played starring role in reality television
SoHo Broadway History: Hell’s Hundred Acres
SoHo Broadway History: How a Yellow Fever outbreak changed Manhattan’s landscape
A look back at Art Nouveau 495 Broadway
A look beyond the boundary of the original designated SoHo Cast Iron Historic District
One of the most visually stunning buildings along SoHo Broadway, the Silk Exchange Building at 487 Broadway was built in 1894.
