Multiple innovators in the field of commerce were located here, once the center of commerce in New York, along with the headquarters of several prominent businesses. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This area was home to many prominent innovators and leaders in the field of fashion. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

This area served as a home to many prominent German and German-American businesses which shaped New York in the 19th and 20th centuries. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.

These five-story Old Law tenements were constructed in 1881 by architect Henry J. Dudley for Samuel Simmons. Although stripped of their original brownstone Neo Grec detail, they still retain their original fenestration. A passenger who perished in the General Slocum disaster lived here, the "King of Greenwich Village Bohemians" died here, and a pioneer army-navy store was also located at this address.

An extraordinary array of significant writers and authors lived or worked here, and great works of literature were produced here. Click here to send a letter supporting landmark designation of these and other historic buildings south of Union Square.