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Chess enthusiasts share Washington Square Park with children, dog walkers and artists, continuing its long life as a neighborhood gathering place. You can begin with the marble Washington Arch, designed by Stanford White, and the central fountain, then turn your attention toward the chess tables.
Beginners and grandmasters are welcome at Chess Forum, a shop and chess parlor on Thompson Street. You can sit down for pickup play using the supplied tables and equipment, or browse sets before committing to a game.
Punk, hardcore and metal give Generation Records its particular pull. Close to Chess Forum on Thompson Street, you can browse a densely stocked record shop whose catalog includes LPs, singles and seven-inch splits. This is a stop for following a scene through its releases, with unfamiliar bands as much a part of the search as names you already know.
A shared game takes the lead at The Uncommons, the board-game cafe nearer the park on Thompson Street. You can try a quick two-player game or settle into a longer group strategy game, with coffee, beer and food alongside. The library includes Monopoly, backgammon and Risk, as well as Catan and newer independent designs.
Several comedians share a show at Comedy Cellar, so you hear a rotating lineup rather than one performer carrying the whole evening. The original MacDougal Street room puts that format in an intimate setting, west of the Thompson Street shops.
Established acts and emerging musicians share the program at Blue Note New York, where you can hear jazz alongside soul, R&B, funk and hip-hop. The West 3rd Street club has been presenting music since 1981. Seating close to the stage keeps the live performance central, and artists are encouraged to improvise and stretch their music.
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30 things worth doing in the next 7 days · Friday, October 16th – Thursday, October 22nd
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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 Artmaking on the Plaza with a Professional Artist | Fri, Oct 16 | NW Corner, btwn Washington Sq S & Washington Sq N, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10012Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 1pm |
 Autumnal Pumpkin Origami | Fri, Oct 16 | 425 Sixth Ave, between W 9th St and W 10th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 11am |
| Berlin Exile(s): Workshop Cabaret-Style Performance Bringing the Experience of Displacement to Life | Fri, Oct 16 | 55 West 13th St, between 5th Ave and 6th Ave, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 7pm |
 Buster Keaton's The General (1926): Silent Comedy Film (+ Live Orchestral Score) | Fri, Oct 16 | 63 5th Ave, at E 13th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 7:30pm |
 Good Valley Stories (2025): Spanish Documentary | Fri, Oct 16 | 53 Washington Sq. S., below Washington Square Park, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10012Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 11:30am |
| National Book Critics Circle Award Winning Author & Editor of Bestsellers in Conversation | Fri, Oct 16 | 58 West 10th St, at 6th Ave, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 5pm |
 Organ Works by J.S. Bach in a Beautiful Church (In Person AND Online!) | Fri, Oct 16 | 802 Broadway, at E10th St., Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10003Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 12:20pm |
 Park Open Studio | Fri, Oct 16 | Northwest Corner Seating Area (in Washington Square Park), Washington Square ParkGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 1:00 pm |
 St. Anthony Flea Market | Fri, Oct 16 | West Houston Street between Thompson Street and Macdougal Street, Manhattan, NYGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 9am-7pm |
 The Cafe Wha? House Band | Fri, Oct 16 | Cafe Wha?, SohoGreenwich Village · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artmaking on the Plaza with a Professional Artist | Sat, Oct 17 | NW Corner, btwn Washington Sq S & Washington Sq N, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10012Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 1pm |
 Serene Organ Meditations in Intimate Venue (In Person AND Online!) | Sat, Oct 17 | 802 Broadway, at E 10th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10003Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 4pm |
| St. Anthony Flea Market | Sat, Oct 17 | West Houston Street between Thompson Street and Macdougal Street, Manhattan, NYGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 9am-7pm |
| The Cafe Wha? House Band | Sat, Oct 17 | Cafe Wha?, SohoGreenwich Village · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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| Celebrate the Life of the Father of the Dadaist Art/Literature Movement | Sun, Oct 18 | 425 Sixth Ave, between W 9th St and W 10th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 2pm |
| St. Anthony Flea Market | Sun, Oct 18 | West Houston Street between Thompson Street and Macdougal Street, Manhattan, NYGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 9am-7pm |
| The Cafe Wha? House Band | Sun, Oct 18 | Cafe Wha?, SohoGreenwich Village · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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 Dance Works-in-Progress | Mon, Oct 19 | 243 Thompson St, at Washington Square Soith, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10012Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 7pm |
 French Petanque-Playing in the Park | Mon, Oct 19 | La Guardia Pl & Washington Square South, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10003Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 1pm |
| L'Eclisse (1962): Italian Romantic Drama Directed by Michelangelo Antonioni | Mon, Oct 19 | 425 Sixth Ave, between W 9th St and W 10th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 5:30pm |
 New Joke Night | Mon, Oct 19 | Fat Black Pussycat, Greenwich VillageGreenwich Village · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
 Original Percussion Works by Emerging Composers | Mon, Oct 19 | 181 Mercer Street, Room 620, Greenwich Village, ManhattanGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 8pm |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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| An Afternoon of Organ Works by J.S. Bach in a Beautiful Church (In Person AND Online!) | Tue, Oct 20 | 802 Broadway, at E10th St., Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10003Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 12:20pm |
 Architectural Historian Journeys through the Structural Remnants of Early New York | Tue, Oct 20 | 47 Fifth Avenue at 12th St, at 12th St, Greenwich Village, ManhattanGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 6pm |
 Dance Workout on the Plaza | Tue, Oct 20 | Waverly Pl & University Pl, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10003Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 9:30am |
 Original, Contemporary Jazz Works for Saxophone, Bass, & Drums | Tue, Oct 20 | 16 Washington Mews, at University Place, Greenwich Village, ManhattanGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 7pm |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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 Art in the Park | Wed, Oct 21 | Kids Playground - Large (in Washington Square Park), Washington Square ParkGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 3:00 pm |
 Mid-Century Experimental Artist Retrospective Exhibition Walkthrough | Wed, Oct 21 | 18 Cooper Sq, at E. 5th St., East Village, Manhattan, 10003Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 6pm |
| Novella Discussion: Classic of Satirical, Feminist Horror, The Stepford Wives | Wed, Oct 21 | 425 Sixth Ave, between W 9th St and W 10th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 4:30pm |
 Quiet Reading Meet Up | Wed, Oct 21 | 425 Sixth Ave, between W 9th St and W 10th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 6pm |
 Salsa Dancing on the Plaza (Lesson + Open Dance Floor) | Wed, Oct 21 | Waverly Pl & University Pl, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10003Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 6pm |
 The Bello Bash w/ Augie Bello | Wed, Oct 21 | Groove, West VillageGreenwich Village · Manhattan | Wednesdays 9pmPrice not listed |
| The Cafe Wha? House Band | Wed, Oct 21 | Cafe Wha?, SohoGreenwich Village · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| Event | Date | Where | Hours |
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| Artmaking on the Plaza with a Professional Artist | Thu, Oct 22 | NW Corner, btwn Washington Sq S & Washington Sq N, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10012Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 1pm |
 Jump into Double Dutch with the Pros | Thu, Oct 22 | Waverly Pl & University Pl, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10003Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 5:30pm |
| Orchestral Tribute to Weather Report's Album, Heavy Weather | Thu, Oct 22 | 63 5th Ave, at E 13th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 7:30pm |
| St. Anthony Flea Market | Thu, Oct 22 | West Houston Street between Thompson Street and Macdougal Street, Manhattan, NYGreenwich Village · Manhattan | 9am-7pm |
| The Cafe Wha? House Band | Thu, Oct 22 | Cafe Wha?, SohoGreenwich Village · Manhattan | Not posted yetPrice not listed |
| The Plastic Age (1925): Silent Rom-Com | Thu, Oct 22 | 425 Sixth Ave, between W 9th St and W 10th St, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, 10011Greenwich Village · Manhattan | 6pm |
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You can hear Cafe Wha’s house band play live music.
🚇 W 4 St-Wash Sq (A B C D E F M) · 3 min walk
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You can make art with guidance from a local teaching artist in a drop-in class at Scrabble Plaza.
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Patrick Allen plays Bach’s organ works in Grace Church’s recurring half-hour musical meditation.
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Buster Keaton’s locomotive chase gets a live orchestral score by Carl Davis, drawing on songs from the Civil War era.
🚇 14 St-Union Sq (4 5 6 L N Q R W) · 4 min walk
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See the Spanish documentary Good Valley Stories at NYU’s Espacio de Culturas.
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Fold origami pumpkins at Jefferson Market Library.
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Claudia Rankine joins editor and educator Yahdon Israel for a literary conversation.
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A local teaching artist guides you through hands-on artmaking beneath Scrabble Plaza’s trees.
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A cabaret-style performance explores the experience of displacement.
🚇 6 Av (L) · 2 min walk
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Browse a flea market on West Houston Street.
🚇 Spring St (C E) · 3 min walk
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Listen to organ meditations at Grace Church.
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See Michelangelo Antonioni’s Italian romantic drama L’Eclisse at Jefferson Market Library.
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Three dance artists share developing work in Movement Research’s forum for experimentation and emerging ideas.
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NYU’s percussion ensemble performs solo and chamber music, including world premieres written by student composers.
🚇 Broadway-Lafayette St (B D F M) · 2 min walk
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You can hear new jokes at the Fat Black Pussycat’s recurring comedy night.
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Learn French lawn bowling with players from NYC’s oldest running pétanque club.
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Bach’s organ music fills this half-hour meditation at Grace Church, with a livestream option for listening from home.
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Jacques Schwarz-Bart’s trio plays contemporary jazz with tenor saxophone, double bass and drums, leaving room for open improvisation.
🚇 8 St-NYU (R W) · 3 min walk
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Anthony Bellov leads a virtual tour of Manhattan’s surviving 18th-century structures, from mansions to taverns and churches.
🚇 14 St-Union Sq (4 5 6 L N Q R W) · 4 min walk
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Bodyroll combines lively movement with emotional release in a dance practice led by Viva Soudan.
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Hear Augie Bello at Groove’s recurring live music night, The Bello Bash.
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Mi Salsa Dura Baile hosts an outdoor salsa social with a lesson and open dancing.
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Miss Debbie welcomes kids of all ages for art-making in Washington Square Park’s playground.
🚇 8 St-NYU (R W) · 4 min walk
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Read your own book alongside fellow readers, then join a conversation about books, literature and the arts.
🚇 W 4 St-Wash Sq (A B C D E F M) · 3 min walk
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Talk through Ira Levin’s The Stepford Wives, where seemingly perfect marriages conceal something sinister, at a library novella discussion.
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Explore Alison Knowles’s work in a guided walkthrough of her retrospective spanning 1960–2022.
🚇 Astor Pl (6) · 3 min walk
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The Double Dutch Aunties lead a lesson in jump-rope fundamentals.
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See The Plastic Age, a silent romantic comedy.
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Hear an orchestral tribute to Weather Report's Heavy Weather.
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A long-standing bookshop carrying new, secondhand and rare titles across subjects ranging from philosophy to finance.
4.8★ from 16,770 Google reviews
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A brick-walled basement room running several stand-up sets a night.
4.8★ from 8,159 Google reviews
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A multi-screen cinema showing current theatrical releases.
4.2★ from 6,480 Google reviews
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A small jazz room booking well-known players, with American dishes served alongside the sets.
4.2★ from 5,647 Google reviews
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A concert space with a barn-like room, used for multimedia performances by experimental artists.
4.4★ from 2,240 Google reviews
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A five-screen cinema programming independent and international titles.
4.4★ from 2,223 Google reviews
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A Greenwich Village music room where house bands play with a lot of energy.
4.3★ from 2,118 Google reviews
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An Off-Broadway house on Lafayette Street, inside Colonnade Row — a row of 1831 Greek Revival buildings fronted by marble columns, once homes to the Astors and Vanderbilts and made New York City Landmarks in 1963.
4.5★ from 1,978 Google reviews
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See a play or a musical in the former Astor Library building, which holds five stages of very different sizes — the 299-seat Newman, the 275-seat Anspacher, the 199-seat Martinson, 160-seat LuEsther Hall and the 99-seat Shiva — so what you get ranges from a full-scale production to something staged for under a hundred people.
4.7★ from 1,776 Google reviews
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A long-running Village venue whose stage hosts blues, hip-hop and folk performers as well as comedy sets.
4.6★ from 1,661 Google reviews
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A cafe built around a large collection of board games you can play on site.
4.6★ from 1,622 Google reviews
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A second-floor music room with an unfussy atmosphere, booking blues musicians from around the city as well as touring national names.
4.7★ from 1,470 Google reviews
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A nightlife spot built around funk, soul and R&B, where house bands play behind the performers passing through.
4.3★ from 1,270 Google reviews
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A long-running shop selling vinyl and CDs, with punk and metal making up much of the stock.
4.5★ from 971 Google reviews
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A below-ground club built around live jazz, with African, Latin and Brazilian rhythms a regular part of the programming.
4.4★ from 891 Google reviews
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A casual bar serving American food and cocktails, with stand-up comedy sets on the bill.
4.5★ from 778 Google reviews
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An American restaurant with a cocktail program, set in an ornate dining room.
4.7★ from 755 Google reviews
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A nightspot with several distinct areas: a lounge, a pub, and a dance club downstairs known as the Village Underground.
4.4★ from 753 Google reviews
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A four-screen cinema showing current independent films alongside retrospective series — recent programming includes John Huston: Hollywood Maverick and Dark Continent: The Films of Agnieszka Holland.
4.6★ from 686 Google reviews
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A small basement bar putting on stand-up from newer comedians, with something scheduled every night of the week.
3.8★ from 643 Google reviews
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Treatments include massages, and the facilities take in a sauna, a steam room and a plunge pool.
4.3★ from 624 Google reviews
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You walk through five floors of period rooms in an 1832 house, plus the rear garden.
4.7★ from 541 Google reviews
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A small independent cinema on East 12th Street showing new independent and arthouse releases, most of them rated R — the current programme is The Invite, BACKROOMS and Leviticus, with open-caption on-screen-subtitle screenings of each.
4.4★ from 502 Google reviews
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A performing arts complex run under Catholic affiliation, with two theaters plus rehearsal studios.
4.7★ from 465 Google reviews
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A small, plainly kept music shop where the walls are lined with bins.
4★ from 364 Google reviews
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A small shop packed with secondhand fiction and nonfiction.
4.6★ from 348 Google reviews
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A live game show with a host: up to 32 players are split into teams of four, each with a mascot, and every player gets a buzzer with a single button.
4.9★ from 328 Google reviews
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A chess shop stocking sets, boards and individual pieces, alongside backgammon equipment and computer chess games.
4.8★ from 315 Google reviews
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Guided walking food tours through four Manhattan neighborhoods — the Lower East Side, the West Village, Midtown and the Financial District — where a guide walks you between stops for tastings and talks through the history, culture and architecture of the neighborhood along the way.
5★ from 285 Google reviews
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A ballet school with year-round classes for children, running September to May.
4.4★ from 201 Google reviews
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A large cafe with several hundred board games on shelves to play in-house or buy to take home.
4★ from 190 Google reviews
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Hands-on cooking classes in a kitchen studio in Greenwich Village, run by chefs who work alongside you — past students describe learning pasta from scratch along with basic technique and sauces, then sitting down to eat together at the end.
4.9★ from 170 Google reviews
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A massage spa on MacDougal Street near Washington Square Park, offering body massage, deep tissue, foot reflexology, facials and couples massages.
4.4★ from 164 Google reviews
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A 75-minute close-up magic and mentalism show for an audience of no more than 50, held in a Victorian salon room at the Salmagundi Club in Greenwich Village.
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A poetry venue on the Bowery running slams and open mics rather than anything built for children.
4.6★ from 127 Google reviews
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A concert series for experimental and avant-garde music, programmed by John Zorn and hosted in the New School's Glass Box Theatre on West 13th Street.
4.6★ from 114 Google reviews
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New York University's fine arts museum at 18 Cooper Square.
4.6★ from 92 Google reviews
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These are walking tours through New York neighbourhoods built around the city's darker history — the ghostly women of Greenwich Village, Edgar Allan Poe's time in the Village, the spiritualists of Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, and Witches of Wall Street.
4.9★ from 82 Google reviews
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This is a sit-down magic show that runs every Monday in two forms.
4.6★ from 80 Google reviews
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Accomplice The Village is part walking tour, part scavenger hunt and part live theater through the streets of Greenwich Village.
4.7★ from 79 Google reviews
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One of the oldest chess clubs in the United States, running tournaments and events year-round across three playing rooms.
4.6★ from 78 Google reviews
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This is not a storefront museum you can walk into — it is a travelling interactive demonstration of antiques and inventions that goes out to schools, libraries and events, live or virtually.
4.7★ from 66 Google reviews
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A large proscenium-stage theatre at NYU.
4.5★ from 57 Google reviews
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An improv school teaching character-based improv, with classes ranging from intro level to advanced, plus corporate workshops.
5★ from 43 Google reviews
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An art school on West 8th Street in Greenwich Village, in the building the Whitney Museum of American Art once occupied.
4.3★ from 29 Google reviews
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You can choose a hand-rolled bagel at Murray’s or an Americana-style breakfast at The Grey Dog.
You can choose new independent films or older titles at these Village cinemas.
You can see La Farge’s mural at Ascension or a restored Transfiguration fresco at St. Joseph.
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