west village

For West Village cafes, espresso is both an art and a science

Formerly the center of Bohemianism, the Village retains a cup of its artsy past with a slew of some of the best—and most creative—espresso drinks New York has to offer.

By Devin Briski | Oct 2 09:30 am ET

Westbeth Artists Community turns decaying space into artists’ studios

Resembling a small town of artists, residents create everything from sculptures to screenplays while living in the largest colony of artists in the United States.

By Melissa von Mayrhauser | Oct 1 06:44 pm ET

Greenwich hits YouTube with CC alum’s Web series

When it comes to the NYU-Columbia contest for collegiate supremacy, Columbia students’ violet counterparts are never shy to extol the downtown chic of Greenwich Village as a point in their favor. And in bringing some aspects of this rivalry to his YouTube series The Hayley Project, filmmaker Andrew Y. Park, CC’ 99, gladly gave that point to our downtown brethren.

By Christine Jordan | Apr 2 11:21 pm ET

All the Village is a stage

Though it may not have the flashing billboards and gigantic theaters of Times Square, Greenwich Village fosters a theater scene just as energetic and innovative as the Great White Way, with an added touch of intimacy.

By Ruthie Fierberg | Apr 2 11:20 pm ET

Film Forum brings global themes to Village

Not quite a hippie but still want to enjoy film in the West Village? Though stereotypically a hippie-haven, the West Village offers two theaters with content that departs from traditional bohemian conventions while maintaining a dose of nonconformist and independent attitude. The theaters Film Forum and IFC Center strike this balance with a combination of conscientiously selected contemporary films and classic retrospectives.

By Victoria Fox | Apr 2 11:15 pm ET

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