Map of Greenwich Village and Meatpacking District

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This map shows bars, restaurants, hotels, shops, and sightseeings in Greenwich Village and Meatpacking District (Manhattan, New York City).

About Greenwich Village and Meatpacking District

Greenwich Village is a neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan, generally bounded by 14th Street to the north, Houston Street to the south, Broadway to the east and the Hudson River to the west. Its western part is often called the West Village. Because the village developed before the Commissioners' Plan of 1811, it has an irregular street pattern that differs from the grid used in most of Manhattan.

The neighborhood was a center of American bohemian culture in the 20th century and is considered a birthplace of the modern LGBT rights movement. The Stonewall riots began at the Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street in June 1969, and the site was designated the Stonewall National Monument in 2016. Washington Square Park, with its marble arch designed by Stanford White, is surrounded by buildings of New York University. Much of the neighborhood is protected by the Greenwich Village Historic District, designated in 1969.

The Meatpacking District lies at the northwest corner of Greenwich Village, roughly between West 14th Street and Gansevoort Street west of Hudson Street. By around 1900 it contained about 250 slaughterhouses and packing plants. Most of these businesses closed in the late 20th century, and the area became known for nightlife, restaurants and retail. The Gansevoort Market Historic District was designated in 2003.

The southern end of the High Line, an elevated park built on a disused freight rail line, is on Gansevoort Street. Its first section opened in 2009. Next to it is the Whitney Museum of American Art, which moved in 2015 to a building designed by Renzo Piano.