All About the East Village, New York City
A local's short guide to the neighborhood we call home, from Tompkins Square Park to Curry Row, written from our stools on East 14th Street.
A neighborhood with its own story
The East Village sits in Lower Manhattan, running roughly from 14th Street down to Houston Street, and from the Bowery and Third Avenue east toward the river. For a long time it was simply part of the Lower East Side. In the 1960s it started to build an identity of its own, with an artistic, bohemian streak that shaped New York’s music, art and writing scenes for decades.
It’s also a neighborhood of many communities. Immigrant families, Ukrainian and Puerto Rican among them, left a lasting mark on its churches, food and street life. The result is a place where the old and the new sit side by side on the same block, and where you can eat your way around the world without leaving it.
Places worth a wander
Tompkins Square Park
The neighborhood's backyard, between Avenues A and B from 7th to 10th Streets. Big old trees, a well-loved dog run and benches made for people watching.
St. Mark's Place
East 8th Street between Third Avenue and Avenue A. Famous for its punk and counterculture history, and still one of the busiest blocks downtown.
St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery
At Second Avenue and East 10th Street, one of the oldest places of worship in Manhattan. Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch director of New Amsterdam, is buried there.
Alphabet City
East of First Avenue, where the avenues become A, B, C and D. Community gardens, tenement streets and a lot of local history.
East 6th Street
The stretch known as Curry Row, lined with Indian restaurants. Nearby, the Ukrainian Museum tells the story of one of the neighborhood's oldest communities.
The Public Theater
On Lafayette Street at the western edge of the area, in the grand old Astor Library building. A downtown institution for new plays.
Where The Winslow fits in
We’re at 243 East 14th Street, right on the East Village’s northern edge, where it meets Union Square and Gramercy. That makes us a handy first or last stop: meet friends here before heading south into the neighborhood, or come back up for a nightcap. We’re open until 4 AM on Friday and Saturday.
Inside, it’s a British pub with over 40 gins at our gin bar, a full menu and match days on the TVs, from soccer to rugby, at our sports bar. Weekends start with brunch from 12 to 4 PM.
East Village questions
Where does the East Village start and end?
Roughly 14th Street to the north, Houston Street to the south, the Bowery and Third Avenue to the west and the East River side to the east. Exact lines vary depending on who you ask.
Is The Winslow in the East Village?
Yes, on its northern edge at 243 East 14th Street, close to Union Square and Gramercy.
What's the closest subway?
The L train at 3rd Avenue, 3 minutes from Union Square station.
Is The Winslow open late?
Until 2 AM Monday to Wednesday, 3 AM on Thursday and Sunday, and 4 AM on Friday and Saturday.
Start your East Village night here
243 East 14th Street. Walk in, grab a gin and plan your route south.