After the destruction of Penn Station in the early 1960’s Villagers began to spring into action fearing for the destruction of their own beloved neighborhood. Because of the zeal of the West Villages and due to the recent demolition and preservation efforts of the time, it would make sense to say that it was relatively easy to conglomerate the masses in order to pass the Landmarks Preservation Law of 1965. However, because this area of Greenwich Village was a mix of the residential and commercial, getting this law passed was arduous. Also added to this law was the historic districts category. Fighting to protect their neighborhood “Villagers flooded the [Landmarks Commission] hearings with documentation on the historic value of the area’s structures and streets…[and] pressure from Villagers never flagged.” Finally, due in large part to their hard work and perseverance, 2,035 structures in Greenwich’s own landmarked district were placed under protection.

However, excluded from this landmarked district was the Far West Village waterfront. It was excluded because it was “thought to lack the residential character of the blocks within the Village district.” However, they could not be more wrong. In 2004 the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation submitted a proposal for preservation to the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. It highlighted the proposed area and highlighted places of significance, arguing why the Far West Village must also become a landmarked historic district. They were not fighting to expand the original historic district, but rather to create a new and separate Waterfront Historic District. Unfortunately, the Waterfront Historic District has yet to come to fruition, but the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation is constantly working on old and new campaigns and projects all over the Village.