In this residential district of New York, you’ll find a real village feel with tree-lined streets packed with lovely townhouses and sweeping stairways. Some highlights in “The Village” include the Magnolia Bakery with its famous cupcakes and the fictional home of Sex & The City’s Carrie Bradshaw. We think the best bits of Greenwich Village surround Greenwich Avenue, between West 14th Street and 6th Avenue. This is an extract from our free New York City Guide.
The famous cupcakes at Magnolia Bakery, Greenwich Village
Our favourite Streets in Greenwich Village are Bleeker Street, W 4th Street and Perry Street but there are many more which are just as attractive! It’s a lovely place to spend some time on a sunny day, just wandering around. The reason we like Bleecker Street is that it’s the home to unusual shops like Magnolia Bakery (above) at the junction of W 11th Street. Perry Street is a perfect example of well cared for town houses with beautiful flowing entrance steps. The outside of No 1866 is used for the external shots of Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment from Sex & The City (pictured below). We like W. 4th Street because it’s a combination of nice houses and attractive bars and restaurants.
Also in Greenwich Village, we’d recommend that you call into Washington Sqaure Park on W 5th Street between 6th Ave and Broadway. See our mini guide to the top Sex and The City Filming Locations in New York. Greenwich Village and East Village have been used as filming location in many other movies and Tv shows too. The New York TV & Movie Sites Tour calls in there, is reasonably priced and gets consistently good reviews from other travellers.
Carrie Bradshaw's apartment from Sex and The City on Perry Street, Greenwich Village
LOCATION
Greenwich Village and West Village cover a large area of lower west Manhattan stretching roughly from Broadway in the East to Hudson Street in the West, and from W. 14th Street in the North to W. Houston Street in the south. Many of the hop-on, hop-off bus tours stop at Greenwich Village. Alternatively, theres the top rated Sex And The City Hotspots Tour.
MORE ON GREENWICH VILLAGE
Hotels near Greenwich Village – Great deals from Hotels.com
Wikipedia – Greenwich Village
NYCGV – Greenwich Village website
New York TV & Movie Sites Tour - calls into Greenwich Village
New York Hop-on, Hop-off Bus Tour – Downtown loop stops at Greenwch Village
Sex And The City Hotspots Tour – The top-rated SATC coach tour
Seasons 1-6 of Sex & The City – Amazon.co.uk
