{"id":2586,"date":"2009-06-29T12:42:13","date_gmt":"2009-06-29T16:42:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=2586"},"modified":"2012-12-24T16:18:33","modified_gmt":"2012-12-24T20:18:33","slug":"video-tour-greenwich-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2009\/06\/29\/video-tour-greenwich-village\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Tour of Greenwich Village"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a beautiful day in May when we decided to give you a little tour of Greenwich Village<\/a><\/strong> – home to a community of people who arguably changed the world.\u00a0 This small area below 14th Street and west of Broadway has been home to rebels, nonconformists, beatniks, bohemians and starving artists for over 100 years now.<\/p>\n

This is the closest you\u2019ll get to a Parisian feel in New York<\/a>.\u00a0 You\u2019ll find tightly packed low-rise brownstones with tiny gardens, second hand stores, tons of cafes and restaurants\u2026 and lots of history.<\/p>\n

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Click above to watch this video: Video Tour of Greenwich Village.(3:25)<\/em><\/p>\n

Starting in the late 1800s, Greenwich Village became the epicenter of art and music in New York.\u00a0 Artists and musicians from all over flocked to the Village where they found camaraderie, inspiration and affordable housing.<\/p>\n

After the Second World War, the Village was taken over by the Beat Movement.\u00a0 Beatniks, with their bohemian \u201clive and let live\u201d lifestyles, spent their time in the many coffeehouses, jazz clubs, and poetry reading forums of the Village.\u00a0 The paths of many famous musicians writers and actors passed through the eclectic streets of Greenwich Village including Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Edgar Allen Poe, and Mark Twain.<\/p>\n

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Washington Square Park<\/div>\n<\/div>Washington Square Park:
\n<\/strong>A great place to start our tour of Greenwich Village is Washington Square Park.\u00a0 It is home of the famous Washington Square Arch, which was built in the late 1800s to celebrate the centennial of George Washington’s inauguration as president of the United States.<\/p>\n

The park is a meeting place for both young and old.\u00a0 You\u2019ll find impromptu live music, playgrounds, street performers, chess tables and more.\u00a0 Surrounded by the New York University campus, this area is young and alive with an almost carnival atmosphere.<\/p>\n

The interesting thing about Greenwich Village is that the starving artists were the ones who brought charm and appeal to the area.\u00a0 Ultimately the very appeal they created started attracting wealthier New Yorkers, which drove the prices up and, eventually, caused most starving artists to relocate elsewhere in the city.<\/p>\n

Luckily, the charm remains strong in the Village and Greenwich Village and West Village are great places to rent a furnished apartment<\/a> during your next trip to New York.\u00a0 We have furnished apartments throughout the Village to suit any taste.<\/p>\n

For example, we have this beautiful apartment studio in the heart of Greenwich Village (NY-12360)<\/a>.\u00a0 It\u2019s just a couple blocks away from Washington Square Park.\u00a0\u00a0Iit features a fully equipped kitchen.<\/p>\n

Another great option is this Greenwich Village one bedroom furnished apartment (NY-14983)<\/a> in the heart of the action on Bleecker Street.<\/p>\n

So if you\u2019re looking to get a taste of how Dylan or Hendrix lived, skip the hotel, and find a vacation rental to live like a true Villager in Greenwich!<\/p>\n

MacDougal Street:<\/strong>
\nMacDougal Street is a one-way street about 6 blocks long in Greenwich Village.\u00a0 It has been the subject of many songs and poems. It\u2019s been frequented by numerous famous individuals including Bob Dylan, Matthew Broderick and Eleanor Roosevelt.<\/p>\n

Cafe Wha?<\/strong> – at 115 Macdougal Street
\nLocated at 115 Macdougal Street, Cafe Wha? is a club in Greenwich Village that has been home to various musicians and comedians. Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, The Velvet Underground, and Kool and the Gang are just a few of the many icons that have found their beginnings at the Caf\u00e9 Wha?<\/p>\n

Mamoun\u2019s Falafel<\/strong> \u2013 119 MacDougal St
\nBack in the 70s, the starving artists knew that all they needed to eat was 25\u00a2 .\u00a0 Because a quarter was all it took to get a Falafel at Mamoun\u2019s on MacDougal St.\u00a0 Today, the prices have gone up, but the falafels are still amazing.<\/p>\n

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Greenwich Village<\/div>\n<\/div>West 4th Street Courts:<\/strong>
\nAt the West 4th Street Courts, also known as “The Cage”, you will find some of the finest street ball players in the country.<\/p>\n

The Speakeasy<\/strong> – 106 Perry Street
\nIn the time of Prohibition back in the 1920\u2019s, secret bars known as speakeasies sprung up all over the city.\u00a0 Many were located right here in Greenwich Village.\u00a0 American author Henry Miller opened a short-lived speakeasy in the basement of his home at 106 Perry St.<\/p>\n

Sex\u00a0and the City<\/strong> – 66 Perry Street
\nCarrie Bradshaw\u2019s apartment in Sex in the City may have fictitiously been located in the Upper East Side, but the apartment is actually located right here in Greenwich Village. If you want to see the house of Sarah Jessica Parker, the real Carrie Bradshaw, and her husband Matthew Broderick, take a stroll down Charles Street, you might see them cleaning their sidewalk.<\/p>\n

The Friends Building<\/strong> – 90 Bedford Street
\nIf the names Joey, Monica, Chandler, Ross, Rachel and Phoebe mean anything to you, make sure you visit the corner of Bedford St. & Grove St. in Greenwich Village to pay homage to the \u201cFriends\u2019 Building\u201d.\u00a0 This is the building where the Friends supposedly lived in the hit sitcom we all know and love.\u00a0 In fact, before the producers decided on the title \u201cFriends\u201d, the working title of the show was \u201cOnce Upon a Time in the Village\u201d.<\/p>\n

Narrowest House in NYC<\/strong> \u2013 75 \u00bd Bedford St
\nComing in at nine and a half feet wide, you\u2019ll find the narrowest house in NYC at 75 \u00bd Bedford St.\u00a0 The Pulitzer Prize winning poet Edna St. Vincent Millay lived there for a short while.<\/p>\n

Well, that\u2019s all we could fit in for today.\u00a0 But there\u2019s tons more to see and experience in Greenwich Village.\u00a0 If I\u2019ve missed some of you\u2019re favorite Village must-sees, be sure to leave them share them in the comments below.<\/p>\n

And don\u2019t forget, one of the best ways to experience the Village is to live there. What better way to live there than by renting a vacation rental in Greenwich Village or the West Village<\/a> from New York Habitat.\u00a0 Visit our website\u00a0where you\u2019ll find hundreds of vacation rentals and furnished apartments of all shapes and sizes all over New York City<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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