Fran Lebowitz, left, talking with Trevor Baldwin, right, James Baldwin’s nephew.
Last month, the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation and the Two Boots Foundation dedicated an honorary plaque to the great American writer James Baldwin (1924-1987) at 81 Horatio St. The author resided at the location for three years, starting in the late 1950s. Speakers included Andrew Berman, executive director of G.V.S.H.P.; Phil Hartman of the Two Boots Foundation; poet Gregory Pardlo; writer Fran Lebowitz; Trevor Baldwin, a nephew of James Baldwin; and Max Rudin, publisher of the Library of America. In addition to his nephew, other Baldwin relatives attended the ceremony.
