Talk:Manhattan/Greenwich Village

The places currently listed under "See" and "Do" that are east of Broadway belong under "East Village." I am moving them there.

Michael 23:57, 20 Apr 2006 (UTC)

"It is important to note that the neighborhood to the West of Greenwich Village is not considered part of the Village itself, and is thus often called the West Village to differentiate itself from its eastern neighbor."

Huh? It's the "East Village" that is not part of Greenwich Village. "West Village" is synonymous with "Greenwich Village," as far as this native and essentially life-long Manhattanite is concerned. Unless someone can back up the quoted assertion, I will come back in a few days and delete it, perhaps replacing it with a remark that Greenwich Village is called the "West Village" to distinguish it from the "East Village."

Michael 06:01, 11 May 2006 (UTC)

OK, I looked at some articles in Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenwich_Village and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Village%2C_Manhattan) and discovered that at least some people consider "West Village" to refer only to that section of the Village that's west of 6th Av., but I deleted the claim that the "West Village" is not part of the Village. Historically and in the minds of this New Yorker and every other New Yorker I know, the West Village is the Village.

Michael 23:01, 14 May 2006 (UTC)

Washington Square Park is "the center of social life" for most West Village folks? That's news to me. I suppose some may be NYU students, but most of the people I see there appear to be tourists or day-trippers from other neighborhoods.--(WT-en) Beenthere 13:24, 5 June 2008 (EDT)

Walking tours listing
Per tour, walking tour listings are usually reverted when they are posted, for example, in the Hanoi, Sofia, and Riga guides. Why is this walking tour an exception? (WT-en) Ikan Kekek 16:09, 28 May 2012 (EDT)

Depicting the beauty of the Village
I feel like the lineup of images in this article really doesn't accurately portray the beauty of the Village, especially the side streets. Commons is not making it easy to find the best photos to remedy that, as the Featured and Valued images are all of people and the Quality image, bizarrely, is of Dresden. So whomever takes on this project needs to slog through the large number of photos, but it's an important job, because the Village is charming and I really couldn't tell that adequately from the images in this article. Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:20, 24 September 2015 (UTC)


 * I added photos of the Jefferson Market Courthouse and Northern Dispensary, but what I really want are more views of beautiful side streets. I feel like we should be able to find a more beautiful photo than the one captioned "Groceries and Eateries can be found on almost every street of Greenwich Village", and I'm not sure we can't do better than the 2007 view of an unidentified street in the Village. Ikan Kekek (talk) 08:55, 24 September 2015 (UTC)

Restaurants to add
Old Tbilisi Garden is one that comes to mind - very good Georgian food, mid-priced. Rasa is probably worth listing, too. Ikan Kekek (talk) 05:30, 7 May 2017 (UTC)

Why two maps?
This is the second example I'm seeing for Manhattan. I disapprove of this waste of space. If the static map is clear, leave it well enough alone. If listings on it need to be changed, request that. Ikan Kekek (talk) 04:21, 30 September 2018 (UTC)


 * So the static map was removed. I don't think this case is as clear (at least at a glance) as Chelsea, but the static map is at least somewhat better, partly because it shows a little more just outside the Village, such as Union Square and some subway stops on the 6 train. I suppose the dynamic map's shape could be tweaked a bit, but why is it clear the static map was the one to go? Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:52, 17 December 2018 (UTC)


 * I've restored the static map for now. If it needs any updating, let's request an update. Ikan Kekek (talk) 00:14, 18 December 2018 (UTC)


 * Going case by case &mdash; I think this is quite a good static map. However, I've expanded it a little so you can see the text more clearly. --Comment by Selfie City  ( talk | contributions ) 02:23, 18 December 2018 (UTC)


 * I approve of that, any time you feel it's helpful. Ikan Kekek (talk) 03:08, 18 December 2018 (UTC)

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