83 MacDougal Street

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Written with AI from the source each entry cites, then fact-checked.

1962
The writer Edmund White lives at 83-85 MacDougal Street in the early 1960s
The gay novelist Edmund White lived at 83-85 MacDougal Street from about 1962 to 1965, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission's South Village report. The report notes that he later wrote a Bleecker Street venue called The Slide into a scene of his 2007 historical novel Hotel de Dream.
“Gay author Edmund White, who lived at 83- 85 MacDougal Street (c. 1962 -65) included The Slide in a scene in his historical novel Hotel de Dream (2007).”
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission
1967
Manhattan's first little city hall opens in a storefront at 85 MacDougal Street
In 1967 the city opened Manhattan's first little city hall in a storefront at 85 MacDougal Street, according to the Landmarks Preservation Commission's district report. That neighborhood office later grew into Community Board 2. Since 1997 the storefront has been home to Camaje Bistro.
Source: NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission

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