Greenwich Avenue, New York City

Name: Greenwich Avenue
Address: New York City, United States

#1017 among attractions in New York City

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Greenwich Avenue, formerly Greenwich Lane, is a southeast-northwest avenue located in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. It extends from the intersection of 6th Avenue and 8th Street at its southeast end to its northwestern end at 8th Avenue between 14th Street and 13th Street. It is sometimes confused with Greenwich Street. Construction of West Village Park, bounded by Greenwich Avenue, 7th Avenue, and 12th Street, began in 2016. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°44'13"N, 74°0'5"W

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Downtown Manhattan (West Village)New York City United States

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Greenwich Avenue – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marie's Crisis, New York City AIDS Memorial, Stonewall National Monument, Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village.

~1470 ftS
Dancing, Nightlife
Marie's Crisis, New York City
8 min walk • Marie's Crisis Cafe is a piano bar and gay bar located at 59 Grove Street in the West Village of New York City. Constructed on the site of Thomas Paine's home, the location originally served as a brothel before gradually transitioning to a bar.
~170 ftN
Memorial
New York City AIDS Memorial, New York City
1 min walk • The New York City AIDS Memorial is a public memorial in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City built "to honor New York City's 100,000+ men, women and children who have died from AIDS, and to commemorate and celebrate the efforts of the caregivers and activists." It is the...
~1240 ftS
Memorial, Historic walking areas, Historical place
Stonewall National Monument, New York City
7 min walk • Stonewall National Monument is a 7.7-acre U.S. National Monument in the West Village neighborhood of Greenwich Village in Lower Manhattan, New York City.
~1280 ftS
Church, Greek Revival architecture, Ancient Greek architecture
Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village, New York City
7 min walk • The Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village is a Roman Catholic parish church located at 365 Avenue of the Americas at the corner of Washington Place in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Constructed in 1833–1834, it is the oldest church in New York City specifically built to be a Roman Catholic sanctuary.
~1340 ftS
Memorial
Hess triangle, New York City
7 min walk • The Hess triangle is a triangular tile mosaic set in a sidewalk in New York City's West Village neighborhood at the corner of Seventh Avenue and Christopher Street.
~830 ftNW
Park, Historical place
Jackson Square Park, New York City
4 min walk • Jackson Square Park is an urban park in the Greenwich Village Historic District in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The 0.227 acres park is bordered by 8th Avenue on the west, Horatio Street on the south, and Greenwich Avenue on the east. The park interrupts West 13th Street.
~640 ftS
Park
McCarthy Square, New York City
4 min walk • McCarthy Square is a park in Manhattan, New York, named after Bernard Joseph McCarthy. The park and its memorial flagstaff, known as the Bernard McCarthy World War II Memorial, were dedicated in June 1943.
~1050 ftSE
Library
Jefferson Market Library, New York City
6 min walk • The Jefferson Market Branch of the New York Public Library, once known as the Jefferson Market Courthouse, is a National Historic Landmark located at 425 Avenue of the Americas, on the southwest corner of West 10th Street, in Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, on a...
~390 ftSW
Theater
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, New York City
2 min walk • Rattlestick Playwrights Theater is a non-profit off-Broadway theater based in the West Village, New York. In 2014, Rattlestick Playwrights Theater and Lucy Thurber received a special citation from the Obie Award presented by the American Theater Wing for their collaboration on Thurber's cycle Hill Town Plays.
~1120 ftW
Park
Abingdon Square Park, New York City
6 min walk • Abingdon Square Park is located in the New York City borough of Manhattan in Greenwich Village. The park is bordered by Eighth Avenue, Bank Street, Hudson Street and West 12th Street.
~340 ftS
Dancing, Nightlife
Village Vanguard, New York City
2 min walk • The Village Vanguard is a jazz club at Seventh Avenue South in Greenwich Village, New York City. The club was opened on February 22, 1935, by Max Gordon. Originally, the club presented folk music and beat poetry, but it became primarily a jazz music venue in 1957.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Greenwich Avenue?

Nearby attractions include New York City AIDS Memorial, New York City (1 min walk), Mulry Square, New York City (1 min walk), Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, New York City (2 min walk), McCarthy Square, New York City (4 min walk).

How to get to Greenwich Avenue by public transport?

The nearest stations to Greenwich Avenue:

Metro

14th Street • Lines: <F>, 1, 2, 3, A, C, E, F, Hob–33, Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB, M (6 min walk)
9th Street • Lines: Hob–33, Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB (6 min walk)

Bus

Bethune Street & Greenwich Street • Lines: M11 (7 min walk)
Greenwich St/ Horatio St • Lines: M11 (8 min walk)

Train

New York Penn Station (27 min walk)
Pennsylvania Station (27 min walk)

Ferry

Hoboken 14th Street (40 min walk)