Greenwich Village / Soho - Points of interest?

We%26#39;re on our 2nd trip to NYC (leaving tomorrow). We hope to go to Greenwich village/soho this trip. Anyone have any last minute suggestions of things to see/do while we are there. At this point, we%26#39;re just going to get dropped off and go walking and see where we end up. :)

Greenwich Village / Soho - Points of interest?

There are a number of walking tours of Greenwich village both self directed and guided. Here%26#39;s some info on a self directed one focusing on Washington Square Park and the NYU area

nyu.edu/library/鈥our.html

This area is easy to get lost (unlike midtown) so if you%26#39;re going to just wander, HAVE A GOOD MAP!

Greenwich Village / Soho - Points of interest?

We just returned from 4 days in the the Village and SoHo. We didn%26#39;t do much shopping, but did a lot of walking. If you do the same, you%26#39;ll come across Pepe Rosso%26#39;s, a great tiny sidewalk cafe serving delicious and inexpensive pastas. The streets of SoHo are filled with artists on Saturday mornings, which makes it even more fun . . . I think just walking and exploring is the right way to do it . . .

The upcoming weekend is the last weekend of the Washington Square Art Show. You will want to wander around. Also visit the San Gennaro street fair.

We just got back from New York and really enjoyed Greenwich Village and Soho. The shopping is just fantastic, and you will find everything from Apple to Anna Sui to Sephora. You name it they%26#39;ve got it. You must also go to Magnolia Bakery on Bleeker for the sweetest cupcakes you will ever have. I think your best approach is to walk around and enjoy the atmosphere - you can easily spend an entire day there.

Soho used to be this edgy area where starving artists bought cheap industrial lofts. Now it is more of a shopping mecca, but still has very nice places to eat. (The gallery scene has moved to West Chelsea.)

Use this interactive map to see what%26#39;s on each street

http://www.artseensoho.com/map.html

http://www.artnyc.com/SoHoHistory.html

Greenwich Village spans the entire width of Manhattan, and the West Village can get a bit confusing, since the orginal cow paths were turned into streets before the street grid was established. Bring a map.

There%26#39;s so much history that took place in the Village, the birthplace of American counterculture (SF notwithstanding) - The Beats, jazz, art, performance, gay pride, women%26#39;s prison riots, poetry, etc., etc.

Here%26#39;s a good website of what to do and see and eat there:

http://www.nycgv.com/

Background history of the Village

www.nycny.com/content/history/village.htm

http://www.gvshp.org/history.htm

Here is a great web page that lists ';East Village Legends and Honrable Mentions';, such as Emma Goldman, The Ramones, Bob Dylan and Charles Mingus.

www.east-village.com/content/view/30/61/

Yes, check out imcolorblind%26#39;s trip report!

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Another good post:

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midnightgirl, let me recommend that you have a plan before you go and don%26#39;t just get ';dropped off.'; My group took the subway to Bleecker St., figuring that we would just wing it. NOT a good idea. We spent a lot of time wandering around aimlessly, and I think we missed a lot because we were never quite sure where we were. Take a good map, and maybe pick out some things you%26#39;d like to see in advance. We ended up trying some unusual things (my trip report is a few pages back if you want to see what I mean!), but I wish we%26#39;d known more about where we were going.

There is a very good 9/11 tribute at St.Vincent%26#39;s Hospital (West 11th and 7th) It consists of the flyers/notices that families posted immediatly following the event (searching for loved ones) The hospital put plexi-glass over the notices. It%26#39;s very moving... Just across the street are some beautiful ceramic tiles that children made re: NYC, and 9/11 They are also very powerful.

The NY public library located on Greenwich Ave and 6th Ave is a ';must see';. (I think they even have it replicated at Disney%26#39;s MGM studio)

Ray%26#39;s Pizza (11th and 6th)

John%26#39;s Pizza (Bleeker)

Forbes Gallery (13th and 5th) free, and interesting.

NYU and the New School

Washington Square Park

Have fun!!!

OOps! Hope this isn%26#39;t too late!!!

http://www.villagealliance.org/factfile.html