For more than a century, the West Village has been known for individualism, irreverence, and iconoclasm. The country’s first racially integrated nightclub, Café Society, opened here in 1938; raids on the Stonewall Inn in 1969 led to the LGBTQ rights movement. While the neighborhood is still home to artists and art galleries, jazz clubs and underground bars, you’ll also find a wealth of charming restaurants, shops both chic and quirky, and small leafy parks. The West Village really is a village—a delightful one—within Manhattan, allowing you to relish the best of small-town and big-city living.
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