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Washington Square Arch in Greenwich Village, the starting point for countless New York film and literary stories.Foto: Kidfly182, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

If Central Park is Manhattan’s big studio production, Greenwich Village is its favourite independent film. Here New York’s numbered grid gives way to diagonal streets with names, red-brick brownstone stoops, subterranean jazz clubs and two of the arthouse cinemas I loved most while living in the city: the IFC Center and Film Forum.

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Tappa 1 · Greenwich Village, NYC · Village landmark start

Washington Square Arch & Fountain

Marble triumphal arch framing Fifth Avenue and the open-air musical heart of Greenwich Village.

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Washington Square Park: the Village's open-air stage

Every great Village walk begins beneath the marble arch of Washington Square Park, looking north with the Empire State Building framed dead-centre through the arch. Within a few dozen metres you pass live jazz trios, speed-chess tables and memorable scenes from When Harry Met Sally, the Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis and Begin Again.

MacDougal Street and a century-old espresso stop

Leave the southern edge of the park onto MacDougal Street. At number 119 stands Caffe Reggio, open since 1927, which introduced cappuccino to America and hosted scenes in The Godfather Part II, Serpico and Inside Llewyn Davis. Sitting at its marble tables beside the original 1902 chrome-and-bronze espresso machine feels like stepping straight into classic New York.

Tree-lined brownstone stoops and iron fire escapes along the quiet streets of Greenwich Village.Foto: Phil Whitehouse from London, United Kingdom, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The West Village labyrinth: Bedford, Grove and Commerce Street

Cross Sixth Avenue past the neon marquee of the IFC Center (the historic Waverly Theater) and wander into the leafy residential streets of the West Village where traffic fades away:

Historic espresso bars, comedy clubs and music venues along MacDougal Street.Foto: Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Corner of Grove Street & Bedford Street: one of New York's most photographed corners, famous for the exterior of the Friends apartment building and lined with neighbourhood cafés.
Commerce Street & Cherry Lane Theatre: a curving red-brick lane that feels untouched since the 1950s, steps from the narrowest house in Manhattan at 75½ Bedford Street.
Film Forum on West Houston Street (209 W Houston St): an essential pilgrimage for any film lover in New York, screening restored 35mm classics and world premieres.

Pairing the walk with a screening: check the afternoon programme at IFC Center (323 Sixth Ave) or Film Forum (209 W Houston St). Stepping out of a screening at dusk and walking past lit brownstone windows in the West Village is unforgettable.

Finishing along Bleecker Street

Wrap up your walk strolling up Bleecker Street past historic Italian bakeries like Rocco's Pasticceria, vinyl record shops and independent bookshops before dinner.

Quiet West Village corners around Grove Street, Bedford Street and Bleecker Street.Foto: Axel Tschentscher, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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New York City through the year

New York City averages 8 rainy days in Oct and highs of about 19°C. The driest month is usually Feb.

Days with 1 mm of rain or moreAverage high (°C)

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Month	Rainy days	Rain	Average high	Sunshine	Sunset
Jan	9	89 mm	4°C	5.1 h/day	16:53
Feb	8	79 mm	6°C	6.3 h/day	17:31
Mar	10	104 mm	11°C	7.4 h/day	19:03
Apr	10	98 mm	17°C	8.6 h/day	19:36
May	11	96 mm	22°C	9.5 h/day	20:06
Jun	10	107 mm	27°C	10.3 h/day	20:28
Jul	10	118 mm	30°C	10.4 h/day	20:25
Aug	9	110 mm	29°C	9.6 h/day	19:54
Sep	8	99 mm	25°C	8.3 h/day	19:06
Oct	8	102 mm	19°C	7.1 h/day	18:16
Nov	8	86 mm	12°C	5.7 h/day	16:38
Dec	10	105 mm	7°C	4.8 h/day	16:29

Averages for 2015–2024 from Open-Meteo historical weather (CC BY 4.0); sun times calculated for the 15th of each month, local time.

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Washington Square Arch & Fountain

Washington Square Park: the Village's open-air stage

MacDougal Street and a century-old espresso stop

The West Village labyrinth: Bedford, Grove and Commerce Street

Finishing along Bleecker Street

New York City through the year

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