Welcome to the Village Alliance Web site!   We are a not-for-profit Business Improvement District located in the heart of Greenwich Village one block north of Washington Square Park on 8th Street & extending eastward to Second Avenue & St Marks Place. Over the years, the 12 blocks included in the Village Alliance have been home to some of America's most creative minds and artists.

Welcome to our Historic Neighborhood! The location where Jimi Hendrix built the Electric Lady sound studios; Where Barbra Streisand debuted at the Bon Soir and where Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney founded the Whitney Museum and Andy Warhol and Lou Reed created the citadel of Hippiedom at the Electric Circus on St Marks Place.

Welcome to our world renowned community where a clean, safe & friendly environment awaits your visit to a variety of shops, quaint alleyways and a culture of diversity.

This Web site is being sponsored by the Village Alliance to inform you of all the on-and-off-beat activities in our district that will make your shopping, dining, walking and people watching experiences in Greenwich Village & especially on 8th Street, St Marks and Astor Place, a memorable one.