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Greenwich Village is also called The Village. It’s a residential area west of Downtown. It’s west of East Village, north of SoHo, south of Chelsea, and east of the Hudson River. It was formerly known as The Bowery and part of the Lower East Side. Washington Square Park is the focus of the neighborhood, and many other smaller parks and playgrounds are nearby. The Village was created around Greenwich Avenue and Sixth Avenue, so streets have different curves and angles than other parts of Manhattan. Housing consists of mid-rise apartments and row houses and are in direct contrast to Downtown’s high-rises. The Village is home to young adults and celebrities, and it’s known for artistic residents and alternative culture. Artists who have lived there include Joe Gould, Maxwell Bodenheim, Isadora Duncan, Eugene O’Neill, and Bob Dylan. Famous people influenced by the area include Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Dylan Thomas, and The Mamas and The Papas. Many other artists got their start there, such as Peter Paul and Mary, Simon and Garfunkel, Eric Andersen, Joan Baez, Tom Paxton, Phil Ochs, and Nina Simone. Celebrities who have lived there include Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Uma Thurman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Sedaris, and Barbara Pierce Bush. The Blue Man Group plays at Astor Place Theater. Local Music Clubs include The Village Vanguard, The Bitter End, and Lion’s Den. The Village is home to the largest Halloween event in the country, New York’s Village Halloween Parade.
Greenwich Village is also the setting for many fictional works, such as Henry James’s book Washington Square, suspense film Wait Until Dark, play Barefoot in the Park, film The Pope of Greenwich Village, TV show Mad About You, TV show Kate & Allie, TV show Friends, and The Princess Diaries novels.
Subway stops: 1, 9 to Christopher Street-Sheridan Square for West Village; A, B, C, D, E, F,V to West 4th Street or N, R to 8th Street for Greenwich Village
