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Greenwich Village
The tree-lined irregular streets and charming 19th-century town
houses and appealing boutiques of the West Village have a far
more colorful and quaint atmosphere than most neighborhoods in
the city. The Village is New York's most vibrant and tolerant
district. With a variety of art galleries, off-beat shopping and
nightlife including jazz, rock and dance clubs, restaurants, bars
and cafes, the Village is home to a colorful mélange of
college students, artists, writers, and many others simply seeking
an urban alternative.
By the early 1900s, the Village had fully established itself
as the center of radical thinking in the United States. Famous
reformers, artists and intellectuals all gathered here, and many
still do.  For
more than a century, New York's Greenwich Village was home, playground,
and inspiration to many of America's leading writers and artists
- Henry James, Edith Wharton, Eugene O'Neill, Theodore Dreiser,
Stephen Crane, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Willa Cather, e.e. cummings,
Allen Ginsberg, and Bob Dylan. Winslow Homer had a studio here,
as did other painters such as Thomas Eakins, William Merrit Chase,
John Sloan, Isamu Noguchi, Edward Hopper, Willem de Kooning, Jackson
Pollack, and countless others.
Greenwich Village, located downtown adjacent to Chelsea, SoHo,
TriBeCa, Little Italy, Chinatown, and the newly trendy Meatpacking
District, is the most picturesque and interesting neighborhood
in New York City. Centrally located, it is the best place from
which to explore the many neighborhoods
of Manhattan.
Neighborhood Sites to See
- Abingdon Square Park
- Chelsea Market
- Church of St. Luke in the Fields
- Church of the Ascension
- Forbes Magazine Galleries
- Hudson River Park and Piers
- New York Public Library - Jefferson Market Library
- New York University (around Washington Square)
- 75½ Bedford Street
- Washington Mews
- Washington Square Park
Restaurants
The area is rich with restaurants; far too many good ones to list
them all. For your enjoyment, we have provided a list of a selection
of our favorite restaurants. Some
require reservations.
Things To Do
This is New York City. Recreation is unlimited. Get a guidebook.
Go out and explore. If you are feeling like staying especially close
to home, here are some ways to pass the time nearby:
- Shop for antiques and other interesting items while
on an easy stroll down Bleecker Street.
- Sip coffee and people watch at Bus Stop Cafe on Eighth Avenue at Bethune Street.
- Visit art galleries; especially of interest is the nearby Artware Editions at 327 West 11th Street, the Robin Rice Gallery
next door and White Columns on Horatio Street just west of Eighth Avenue.
- Watch children play in the Abingdon Square Park
playground.
- Consume one last beverage at White Horse Tavern,
oldest tavern in NYC.
- Exercise at Chelsea Piers
Sports Complex, thirty acres of recreational opportunities
located at W. 23rd Street and the Hudson River. This facility
includes an outdoor, multi-tiered golf driving range, batting
cages, basketball courts, two indoor artificial-turf playing fields,
two roller rinks, ice skating rinks, a sports center with rock
climbing walls, 1/4 mile track, indoor sand volleyball courts,
cardiovascular and weight training equipment, and a 25-yard swimming
pool.
- Take a walk (or jog) south along the Hudson River
toward Battery Park City past gardens and public sculpture. Twin
Towers site is a short walk east from Battery Park City.
Distances to Major New York City Attractions
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• Chelsea |
0.4 Miles
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0.6 Kilometers
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• St. Vincent's Hosp. and Medical Ctr |
0.4 Miles
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0.6 Kilometers
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• New School for Social Research |
0.5 Miles
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0.8 Kilometers
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• Parsons School of Design |
0.8 Miles
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1.3 Kilometers
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• New York University |
1.0 Miles
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1.6 Kilometers
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• Fashion Institute of Technology |
1.1 Miles
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1.7 Kilometers
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• Madison Square Garden |
1.5 Miles
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2.4 Kilometers
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• Macy's |
1.6 Miles
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2.6 Kilometers
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• Soho |
1.6 Miles
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2.6 Kilometers
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• Penn Station (Amtrak) |
1.6 Miles
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2.6 Kilometers
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• Little Italy |
1.8 Miles
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2.9 Kilometers
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• Empire State Building |
1.9 Miles
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3.0 Kilometers
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• Times Square |
1.9 Miles
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3.0 Kilometers
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• Chinatown |
1.9 Miles
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3.0 Kilometers
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• Grand Central Station |
2.3 Miles
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3.7 Kilometers
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• Rockefeller Center |
2.3 Miles
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3.7 Kilometers
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• World Trade Center (site) |
2.5 Miles
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4.0 Kilometers
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• Brooklyn Bridge |
2.6 Miles
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4.1 Kilometers
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• Central Park |
2.7 Miles
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4.3 Kilometers
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• United Nations |
2.9 Miles
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4.6 Kilometers
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• Wall Street |
3.1 Miles
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5.0 Kilometers
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• Whitney Museum |
4.0 Miles
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6.4 Kilometers
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• American Museum of Natural History |
4.1 Miles
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6.5 Kilometers
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• Metropolitan Museum |
4.4 Miles
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7.0 Kilometers
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• Columbia University |
5.6 Miles
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9.0 Kilometers
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• Guggenheim Museum |
5.8 Miles
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9.2 Kilometers
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• LaGuardia Airport |
10.5 Miles
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16.8 Kilometers
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• Newark International Airport |
13.7 Miles
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21.9 Kilometers
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• John F. Kennedy International Airport |
18.5 Miles
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29.6 Kilometers
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