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WEST VILLAGE, GREENWICH, SOHO
Below 14th to Houston Streets to the east and west is an amazing fusion of bohemia, celebrity, artistry and family. Nineteenth century townhouses line landmarked streets and stylish restaurants and clubs surround them along the avenues.
It's a colony of artists and free-thinkers, political radicals and those who consider themselves on the cutting edge of culture and the counter-culture.
At its heart is Washington Square where many of the most beautiful townhouses can be found. Christopher Street also boasts great townhouses and pre-war apartments - and neighborhood housing prices are correspondingly high. Because of the fervent cultural activity and quiet charm of the Village, demand is high and opportunities are fleeting.
Washington Square Park with plenty of benches and plenty of action.
The Federal and Georgian style townhouses and brownstones everywhere, the historic Jefferson Market Library and Garden on Sixth Ave and 9th Street, the Greenmarket at 14th, year-round art fairs and Gay Pride Week. Murray's Cheese Shop and Zito's Bakery on Bleecker, and the behemoth Balducci's on Sixth Avenue at 9th Street. John's Pizzeria on Bleecker, omelets at Elephant & Castle on Greenwich Avenue and a late supper at Minetta Tavern right on Minetta Lane.
Think exciting, diverse, creative and compelling and you're in SoHo among the hip, the cool and the fabulous. South of Houston Street and bordered by Crosby Street, Sixth Avenue and Canal Street - it remains one of the city's trendiest neighborhoods to say nothing of how central it seems to be to everything.
Surrounded by 19th century cast iron architecture, the entire neighborhood is the city's only landmarked district and is famous for the amount of shops carrying the latest, galleries that started the art-star boom in the 80's, cutting edge restaurants and some pretty amazing museums.
New Museum of Contemporary Art and the Museum of African Art, both on Broadway near Prince. Some of the city's best restaurants like Alison on Dominick and Blue Ribbon on Sullivan. Live here and your baked goods can be purchased at Balthazar Bakery on Spring and the groceries from the Tiffany of food shops, Dean & Deluca on Broadway and Prince.
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