Greenwich Village
Americannoun
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Home of many artists, writers, and musicians, Greenwich Village is known for the bohemian life-style of its inhabitants.
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The production put her up in a Greenwich Village apartment and when it ended, she moved to the East Village.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The Village People name was long assumed to be a reference to Greenwich Village in New York, which was the center of the city's gay scene in the 1970s.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
Pearlstein introduced Gitter to other artists who gathered at the Cedar Tavern in Greenwich Village.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026
Washington Square Park in Manhattan's Greenwich Village often hosts large crowds for snow-day activities and snowball fights, including another one just weeks ago during the city's last big storm.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 2026
He’d stride south on Broadway to Greenwich Village, and make his way to the Four Continents Book Store, an emporium of Russian-language books, music recordings, periodicals, and handmade gifts such as nested martryoshka dolls.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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