Guided Tours

• Women’s History of The Village Tour
• Queer History of The Village Tour
• Private Greenwich Village Tour
• Ghosts of Greenwich Village: 2-Hour Private Walking Tour
• Greenwich Village Food Tour
• Greenwich Village Private Food Walking Tour

Things To Do

A contemporary American art museum founded in 1930 by the sculptress and art patron Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. Showcasing exhibitions from the permanent museum collection as well as rotating exhibits of local and international artists.
A bonus – galleries on the higher floors offer a spectacular view of the city.

Open Sunday-Thursday 10:30 AM – 5 PM, Friday-Saturday 10:30 AM – 10 PM. It is open on Tuesdays only during July & August.
*Pay-What-You-Wish tickets on Fridays since 7 PM*
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The NYC AIDS Memorial is commemorating the tens of thousands of New Yorkers who died from AIDS, as well as the caregivers and activists who supported them and the search for a treatment and a cure.
The memorial sits on the former ground of St. Vincent hospital, which was the first to establish an AIDS ward in the city, treated many patients with AIDS. In addition, the heart of the gay community is within this area, and they were the first to establish organizations to support and advocate about AIDS.
The memorial was dedicated on World AIDS Day, December 1st, 2016.

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The exterior shots of Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment in the iconic series, Sex and the City, were taken here.
It is still a private residence and drawing many fans of the show, as well as tourists who stroll in the neighborhood and want to see a piece of where Carrie Bradshaw supposedly lived.

Not far from SATC location is another popular ’90s TV show set – the building of “Friends” at 90 Bedford St, New York, NY 10014. Here crowds of tourists can be seen taking pictures, paying respect to the beloved characters of the six friends, Joey, Rachel, Ross, Chandler, Monica, and Phoebe, that at one point or another, each of them lived in the apartments of this building.

Considered as one of the best destinations for shopping, Bleecker Street has local boutiques with unique clothes, shoes, and accessories, as well as some art galleries and great dining or take away options to the nearest park. It’s fun to walk around even just for window shopping.
Among the female designers you will find in the area around Bleecker Street, are Cynthia Rowley, Uma by Raquel Davidowicz, Lingua Franca by Rachelle Hruska, and many more.

One of the famous and known cupcakes bakeries in the city. It specializes in cupcakes, cakes, and other sweet treats. The bakery was featured on “Sex and the City,” “The Devil Wears Prada,” and other films.
This is the original location of the bakery chain, which was founded in 1996 by Jennifer Appel and Allysa Torey, both are no longer there, and Steve and Tyra Abrams now manage it.
Read all about the story of the cupcakes in this article.

Open daily 9:30 AM – 10:30 PM
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A short detour from Bleecker St. will take you to this small park, located in front of the Stonewall Inn. Here the Stonewall Uprising started on June 28th, 1969, when the LGBTQ community demanded equal rights, it was a crucial milestone in the LGBTQ civil rights movement (in those days living as an LGBTQ person was illegal). Read about two leading figures in the “Stonewall Riots” – Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.
At the park is the sculpture by George Segal to honor the gay liberation movement.

Open – 9 AM to dusk.

A traffic island was named in 1990 after the neighborhood activist Ruth E. Wittenberg, a historic preservationist who worked to preserve the Greenwich Village buildings. She was also a civil rights activist.
Read more about her here.

This architectural gem that was built in 1877 is a public library with a nearby garden. It used to be a police court with a nearby jail and market. In 1927 the jail and the market were demolished, and the Women’s House of Detention was built in an 11-story building Art Deco style. During that time, the court heard women cases only.

The actress Mae West was a guest in the Women’s House of Detention after she got arrested due to her Broadway play, Sex, (which she wrote, produced, and directed) since city officials did not accept it.

During the sixties, the community fought for the preservation of the court and the area. This was led by Margot Gayle and Verna Small from the Greenwich Village association. In 1961, the court was converted to a public library and the detention center to a community garden.

The library is open 1-8 PM on weekdays and 1-5 PM on weekends.
The garden is open from 9 AM to Dust Tuesday-Sunday, during April-October.

Photo credit – Wikipedia.

A historic house museum dated from 1832. The museum is showcasing the collection of the position of the wealthy merchant-class family who lived in this house between 1835-1933 with the servants. The collection includes many original items, from furniture and photographs to a dress collection from that period.
The house was converted into a museum in 1936, and in 1962 it was saved by the Decorators Club of New York City, the oldest professional women’s organization of interior designers in the country.

Open Thursday–Monday 12–5 PM and Thursday till 8 PM (January to September). Guided tours at 2 PM and 6:30 PM on Thursday.
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A small beautiful gated street close by to Washington Square Park. It was built in 1883 as mews (row of stables) for the nearby townhouses. Since the mid 20th century, NYU is using it as offices and faculty housing.
Do not miss it on your way to Washington Square Park.

There is a rich nightlife scene in the Village. Choose from music venues as Cafe Wha?, the Bitter End, Blue Note Jazz Club, or LPR. Enjoy a comedy show at the Comedy Cellar, or the Greenwich Village Comedy Club. Catch a movie at the IFC Center or the Angelika Film Center.