Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village runs from Houston St to 14th, and from the Bowery to Seventh Ave.
The neighborhood is known for artistic residents and alternative cultures. The Village has a strong community identity... Villagers tend to take pride in their neighborhood's unique history and live-and-let-live spirit.
Greenwich Village features mid-rise apartments, 19th-century row houses and one-family walkups. A section of more than 50 blocks in the area up to 14th St is a NYC Historic District, meaning classic facades and building aesthetics have been carefully maintained over the years.
Washington Square Park is the center and heart of the neighborhood, but the Village has several other parks. There are also city playgrounds... Perhaps the most famous, though, is "The Cage," a legendary basketball court.
The Village also has a bustling performing arts scene. It is home to many Off-Broadway and Off-Off-Broadway theaters. For instance, Blue Man Group has taken up residence in the Astor Place Theater.
- Notable Village residents include Bob Dylan, Yoko Ono, Jimi Hendrix, Lenny Bruce... and Jack Bauer? Yep, Keifer Sutherland lives here. How's that for a mix?
- Unlike most of Manhattan, many Village streets are known by names instead of numbers.
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West Village
The West Village is the western part of Greenwich, extending from the Hudson to Sixth Ave. If you want to get even more specific, the area between the Hudson and Hudson St is called Far West Village.
West Village is the center of the bohemian lifestyle on the West Side, as you'd assume by its classic artist's lofts. There are also many new apartment towers, some facing the Hudson River.
The Meatpacking District, at the top of the West Village, is mobbed with hot boutiques and night clubs.
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- The NBC sitcom Friends was mainly set on Grove St and Bedford St... in fact, it's working title was Once Upon a Time in the West Village.
- West Village streets are set at an angle to the other streets in Manhattan, much to the bewilderment of tourists.
