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Greenwich Village Real Estate - NYC Living
Greenwich Village, also called simply the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern) Manhattan in New York City named after Greenwich, London. Today Greenwich Village is a cosmopolitan neighborhood north of Lower Manhattan, home to celebrities and many young adults.
The neighborhood is bounded by Broadway on the east, the Hudson River on the west, Houston Street on the south, and 14th Street on the north. The neighborhoods surrounding it are the East Village to the east, SoHo to the south, and Chelsea to the north.
As Greenwich Village was once a rural settlement, entirely separate from New York, its street layout does not coincide with most of Manhattan's more formal grid plan. It may not necessarily be a neighborhood of convenience as you might have to go a couple of blocks east to get your groceries, but it more than makes up for in charm. This is especially evident in the many restaurants and bars which have a personal, local feel.
Greenwich Village is generally known as an important landmark on the map of bohemian culture. The neighborhood is known for its colorful, artistic residents and the alternative culture they propagate. The Village has traditionally been a focal point of new and liberal movements and ideas, whether political, artistic, or cultural. The Village also has a bustling performing arts scene
Greenwich Village is now home to a range of many celebrities, including actresses/actors Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Uma Thurman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Sedaris, and Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughter of U.S. President George W. Bush, who both live on West Ninth Street.
Greenwich Village includes the primary campus for New York University (NYU), The New School, and Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
The historic Washington Square Park is the center and heart of the neighborhood, but the Village has several other, smaller parks: Father Fagan, Minetta Triangle, Petrosino Square, Little Red Square, and Time Landscape. There are also city playgrounds, including Desalvio, , Thompson Street, Bleecker Street, Downing Street, Mercer Street, and William Passannante Ballfield. Perhaps the most famous, though, is "The Cage", officially known as the West 4th Street Courts. The Cage has become one of the most important tournament sites for the city-wide "Streetball" amateur basketball tournament.
Each year on October 31, it is home to New York's Village Halloween Parade, a mile-long ad hoc pageant of masqueraders, mummers, drag queens, exhibitionists, drunkards, druggies, puppets and pets that draws an audience of two million from throughout the region, the largest Halloween event in the country.
The neighborhood is bounded by Broadway on the east, the Hudson River on the west, Houston Street on the south, and 14th Street on the north. The neighborhoods surrounding it are the East Village to the east, SoHo to the south, and Chelsea to the north.
As Greenwich Village was once a rural settlement, entirely separate from New York, its street layout does not coincide with most of Manhattan's more formal grid plan. It may not necessarily be a neighborhood of convenience as you might have to go a couple of blocks east to get your groceries, but it more than makes up for in charm. This is especially evident in the many restaurants and bars which have a personal, local feel.
Greenwich Village is generally known as an important landmark on the map of bohemian culture. The neighborhood is known for its colorful, artistic residents and the alternative culture they propagate. The Village has traditionally been a focal point of new and liberal movements and ideas, whether political, artistic, or cultural. The Village also has a bustling performing arts scene
Greenwich Village is now home to a range of many celebrities, including actresses/actors Julianne Moore, Liv Tyler, Uma Thurman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Sedaris, and Barbara Pierce Bush, the daughter of U.S. President George W. Bush, who both live on West Ninth Street.
Greenwich Village includes the primary campus for New York University (NYU), The New School, and Yeshiva University's Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law.
The historic Washington Square Park is the center and heart of the neighborhood, but the Village has several other, smaller parks: Father Fagan, Minetta Triangle, Petrosino Square, Little Red Square, and Time Landscape. There are also city playgrounds, including Desalvio, , Thompson Street, Bleecker Street, Downing Street, Mercer Street, and William Passannante Ballfield. Perhaps the most famous, though, is "The Cage", officially known as the West 4th Street Courts. The Cage has become one of the most important tournament sites for the city-wide "Streetball" amateur basketball tournament.
Each year on October 31, it is home to New York's Village Halloween Parade, a mile-long ad hoc pageant of masqueraders, mummers, drag queens, exhibitionists, drunkards, druggies, puppets and pets that draws an audience of two million from throughout the region, the largest Halloween event in the country.
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