Every year, hundreds if not thousands of young people come to New York for a chance to make it in the city of dreams. It must be the constant free advertising in movies, television and magazines that portrays New York as this magical place. The neighborhood most associated with this ideal is the West Village. Featured in the hit shows Friends and Sex in the City, the area is arguably the most famous neighborhood in the world. While the storylines in the shows may seem far fetched at times the West Village is in fact one of the best in all of New York. I went to school at NYU and can attest that many of the area’s charm, beautiful architecture and style is absolutely true. There really is no other neighborhood like the West Village in all of New York City.
Unlike Times Square and the area around Rockefeller Center where tourists can outnumber locals by a factor of 10, the West Village is a neighborhood that enjoyed mostly by locals. There are wonderful restaurants, unique boutiques and of course Christopher Street which is the international capital for the LGBT population.