the agenda this week, while the west corner of Downtown . This is the place I like in NYC, and if I have been slow to speak, because the atmosphere is pretty hard to describe. So I would have taken the time to abandon the idea that I can make a beautiful presentation, without too many cliches or shortcuts. Too bad, he will come for you to feel yourself the atmosphere complex, changing and particular the West Side. It starts with the best (as it is done): West Village and Greenwich Village . Although less known than Harlem, Chinatown or Midtown, this area does is nevertheless one of the most popular with New Yorkers themselves. And when we see movies really "New York", it is this atmosphere that we see. So much so that the usually called The Village simply. What makes me say that if the soul of New York should be reduced qqs blocks, I think we should find the. The 1910, the neighborhood is beset by students and artists, thanks to the ridiculous rents. The neighborhood comes Bohemia, then underground with the arrival of beatniks in 1950. It is also the gay district. Pace the Backpacker, the district remains one of the essential parts of the nightlife, and for me the most enjoyable. No need to be outrageously industry to be appreciated, the Village is the place to listen to worship a good live jazz.
By day, the district is elusive, but still nice. Impossible to know what's going to see, but there's always something.
Cote Greenwich was the Washington Square Park , with its famous arch his exhibitions, demonstrations . Back a little, found the friendly Washington Mews , former stables of 1850 turned into an artists' workshop. Many buildings are owned by the NYU (New York University) This partly explains the lively atmosphere. It is also fairly gate-level architecture, with beautiful buildings and massive , churches. We will not fail the tiny cemetery the first Jewish congregation in New York (English and Portuguese), barely bigger than my room or tea Forbes Galleries, Museum of the publisher of the eponymous magazine, which was a big kid .. And you can not miss the 5th most beautiful building U.S. (well, in 1885 ...): the Jefferson Market Courthouse , which is an old fire lookout was. It deserved 3 photos and a link .
Greenwich is also traditionally gay neighborhood. They even have their street ! That said, Gay Street must be one of the smaller streets of Manhattan and Christopher Street is actually the real street gay. Still, we are not prepared to see in France the "Gay Street". Similarly, the fact that black has a very good chance at the presidency (and not through the black vote) is a good slap, and above all a lesson in old Europe. Of course, for gays as for blacks, acceptance has not been without pain (riots violent enough to 1970), and a discreet and touching tribute is in Sheridan Square . This
the corner, the night is quite magical. The tourists go in groups in large machinery making, while insiders will go quietly into the good places, some hidden. Bar Jazz Bar Gay Bar Billiards, Bar Underground, everything that one seeks, it suffices to know! The
West Village, more western, is calmer. Can not imagine that we are still in New York, it's like in London. It is extremely pleasant to hike there, and a guide will indicate the many historic homes, sheltered with famous people. Examples: narrowest house in New York (2m90), or resided Edna St. Vincent Millay, poet Pulitzerisee first wife, who wrote such as "I burn my candle At Both Ends", now popular expression. Or the Twin Peaks, created by and for artists. A priori the perfect place to live, if you have enough money, because even if the neighborhood is not as branch that East Side, or as chic as the Meat Packing , it remains terribly attractive , and we understand why!
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