Neighborhood Guide
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East VillageTechnically part of the Lower East Side, the East Village carved its own “happening” scene during the 1960s, when the traditionally immigrant neighborhood became a mecca for artists, musicians, students and writers. It lies east of Greenwich Village, south of Gramercy and Stuyvesant Town, and north of the Lower East Side. Within the East Village there are several smaller neighborhoods, including Alphabet City and The Bowery.The East Village has been the site of counterculture, protests and riots. The neighborhood is known as the birthplace and historical home of many artistic movements, including punk rock and the Nuyorican literary movement. Young intellectuals and the artistically inclined historically populate the area. This area has become synonymous with such artistic notables as Bob Dylan, Madonna, the Ramones, the Talking Heads, Henry James, Edgar Allen Poe and Jackson Pollack. The many educational institutions who have created their home base here also add to the cultural vibrancy of the East Village, including NYU, Cooper Union, Yeshiva University’s School of Law, and the New School. It is still known for a diverse community, vibrant nightlife and artistic sensibility, although in recent decades gentrification has changed the character of the neighborhood. |
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