Village Vanguard, New York City

Name: Village Vanguard
Address: 178 7th Avenue South, New York City, United States
Telephone: +1 212-255-4037

#1010 among attractions in New York City

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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. It has hosted many highly renowned jazz musicians since then, and today is the oldest operating jazz club in New York City. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 40°44'10"N, 74°0'6"W

Address

178 7th Avenue SouthDowntown Manhattan (West Village)New York City United States

Contact

+1 212-255-4037

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Village Vanguard – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Marie's Crisis, New York City AIDS Memorial, Washington Court, Stonewall National Monument.

~1140 ftSW
Dancing, Nightlife
Marie's Crisis, New York City
6 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.
~510 ftN
Memorial
New York City AIDS Memorial, New York City
3 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...
~1330 ftS
Church
Washington Court, New York City
7 min walk • Washington Square Methodist Episcopal Church was a United Methodist church which was located at 135 West Fourth Street in New York City's Greenwich Village for almost 150 years.
~910 ftS
Memorial, Historic walking areas, Historical place
Stonewall National Monument, New York City
5 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
Dancing, Nightlife
Café Bohemia, New York City
7 min walk • The Café Bohemia is a jazz club located at 15 Barrow Street in the Greenwich Village neighbourhood of New York City. Its original run lasted from 1955 to 1960, and has been revived at its original location as of October 2019.
~940 ftS
Church, Greek Revival architecture, Ancient Greek architecture
Church of St. Joseph in Greenwich Village, New York City
5 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.
~1000 ftSW
Memorial
Hess triangle, New York City
5 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.
~1100 ftN
Park, Historical place
Jackson Square Park, New York City
6 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.
~300 ftS
Park
McCarthy Square, New York City
2 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.
~860 ftSE
Library
Jefferson Market Library, New York City
5 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...
~130 ftW
Theater
Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, New York City
1 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Village Vanguard?

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

How to get to Village Vanguard by public transport?

The nearest stations to Village Vanguard:

Metro

9th Street • Lines: Hob–33, Jsq–33, JSQ–33 via HOB (5 min walk)
Christopher Street–Sheridan Square • Lines: 1, 2 (5 min walk)

Bus

Bethune Street & Greenwich Street • Lines: M11 (7 min walk)
Greenwich St/ Horatio St • Lines: M11 (9 min walk)

Train

New York Penn Station (28 min walk)
Pennsylvania Station (29 min walk)

Ferry

Hoboken 14th Street (41 min walk)