Strolling through Greenwich Village

During the Corona crisis and the lockdown my thoughts went out to my buddies and all New Yorkers as well. In view of empty streets and overcrowded hospitals I was not able to post anything. Now, a few month later, after I was recovered from my individual Corona shock I decided to post at least some flashbacks to my past days in New York City one year ago. Since then a lot of things have changed. If I could turn back time…

The epicenter of the city’s 1960s counterculture movement, the tree-lined streets of Greenwich Village are now a hub of popular bars, restaurants and coffeehouses. Jazz clubs and Off-Broadway Theaters can also be found among the brownstones and New York University buildings. Washington Square Park at the beginning of 5th Avenue is the heart of the Village, where people mingle around the central plaza.

In 1945 the Sixth Avenue’s official name was changed to Avenue of the Americas by the City Council. However, in the fifties an informal study found that the New Yorkers used “Sixth Avenue” more than eight times as often as “Avenue of the Americas”, so the street has been labelled as both in recent years. One landmark along Sixth is the polychrome High Victorian Gothic Jefferson Market Courthouse, currently occupied by the Jefferson Market Library.

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Sixth Av. & W 11th St., Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York, NY