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Inside the Village Castle: Jailed Women, Protest, and the Jefferson Market Courthouse
Epic Walking Tours’ Historic Village Walking Tour visits the Jefferson Market Courthouse, which is now the Jefferson Market Library.In the early 20th century, the Jefferson
Bob Dylan in Greenwich Village: Where the Wind Began to Blow
Epic Walking Tours Village Variety Walking Tour stops at Bob Dylan’s Greenwich Village home and other locations where Dylan frequented, played music, and sang. In
Behind the Velvet Rope: Fat Tony, the Mafia, and the Stonewall Inn
Epic Walking Tours’ Historic Village Walking Tour stops at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village.In 1966, the Stonewall Inn was just another shuttered Greenwich Village
Against the Grid: How Greenwich Village Outsmarted Manhattan’s Street Map
New York City loves a grid. There’s something comforting about knowing that 42nd Street follows 41st, and 7th Avenue is one block west of 6th.
Between the Bricks: The History of Cherry Lane Theatre and Edna St. Vincent Millay
The brickwork of Greenwich Village has always been a canvas—painted with smoke, protest, and verse. In the quiet folds of Commerce Street stands a building
The Real Story Behind the “Friends” Building in Greenwich Village
At the corner of Bedford and Grove Streets in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village stands a five-story brick building that, for millions of people around the world,
Alexander Hamilton’s Final Hours
Epic Walking Tours’ Historic Village Walking Tour stops at two locations with direct ties to Alexander Hamilton. The information in this story is sourced from
The Public Execution at Washington Square Park
The Epic Walking Tours Greenwich Village Variety Walking Tour visits Washington Square Park. The historical content in this article was retrieved from New York newspaper
The Curious Origins of Street Names in Greenwich Village, NYC
Greenwich Village, affectionately known simply as “The Village,” is one of New York City’s most beloved neighborhoods—famed for its bohemian history, jazz clubs, literary legacy,