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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SoHo Broadway History: Local building played starring role in reality television
Looking up at SoHo Broadway’s ornate cast iron architecture can tell you a lot about our neighborhood-SoHo Broadway Community
SoHo Broadway History: The fascinating story of the iconic Haughwout Emporium at 488 Broadway
SoHo Broadway Partner: Document your own historical narratives of life in the city with the NYC Department of Records & Information Services!
SoHo Broadway History: Lessons from William H. Whyte
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 beyond the boundary of the original designated SoHo Cast Iron Historic District
A look back at the 433 Broadway, once home to a unique park and hexagonal bank.
Author Aaron Shkuda shares the dramatic story of how SoHo became SoHo
Learn more about John Jacob Astor’s Haughwout Building.
SoHo Broadway Community Did you ever wonder where your building was made? Your clothing, linens, appliances, and books are all labeled with their place of origin. And so are your buildings, if they have cast iron façades. Cast iron foundry stamps that indicate what company manufactured the components that make up a building façade can […]
Looking up at SoHo Broadway’s ornate cast iron architecture can tell you a lot about our neighborhood-SoHo Broadway Community
If you walk along Broadway from Canal to Houston Street, you will see many charming old-fashioned lampposts along the way. They are replicas of Bishops Crook cast iron lampposts that were common in New York City in the early 20th century. Named for the staff carried by high-ranking clerics, a garland motif winds around a […]
