Manhattan Community Board No. 2 – Meeting May 21, 2026
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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SoHo Broadway History: How Festivals Transformed SoHo’s Streets
SoHo Broadway History: A look at the evolution of Broome Street over the decades
SoHo Broadway History: Recalling a time when cable cars raced up Broadway
SoHo Broadway History: An alternate reality for our subway system
SoHo Broadway History: A look back at District businesses through tax photos
SoHo Broadway History: Take a look at past elections through the pages of the SoHo Weekly News
Analyzing past extreme weather in the SoHo Broadway Initiative’s district can give us further insight to new challenges climate change will pose in the area.
Today, subway stations in the SoHo Broadway boundaries provide over 20 million rides per year. Read on to learn the history of stations in our district.
Thanks to the New York Municipal Archives 1980s street photos and microfiche copies of the publication SoHo Weekly News at the New York Public Library, we can see the sights, social events, and priorities of another era.
SoHo Broadway History: How deep foundations shape the skyline It’s easy to go about your day without ever thinking about the bedrock our buildings, streets, and parks rest on. However, geology shapes our city in surprising and important ways. Learning about what’s underneath SoHo provides a deeper understanding of what influences the buildings in the […]
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
