A Bleecker Street Holiday Shopping Guide: From Abingdon Square to the Bowery

On the north end, stores such as Marc Jacobs, Ralph Lauren, and Mulberry have turned the street into a designer row. Some Villagers aren't crazy about the embourgeoisement of the historic Greenwich Village street, largely because these stores can me found in any other affluent neighborhood. The stores near the nightspots and bars between 6th Avenue and LaGuardia Place, on the other hand, are far less tailored. The stretch between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue is a heaven for foodies, with Murray's Cheese, Amy's Bread, Rocco's Pastry just a few of the mandatory stops for gourmet food lovers. Music stores like Rebel Rebel and Bleecker Street Records keep the soul of Greenwich Village alive.
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East of LaGuardia Place, Bleecker Street runs by NYU housing and continues southeast through NoHo, intersecting with Mercer St., Broadway and Lafayette, down to the Bowery. I've made note of the location of DBGBs, Daniel Boulud's Texas-France haute diner on the Bowery, just to suggest its proximity to Bleecker Street. It would be a great place to celebrate the end of a shopping expedition. Call ahead for reservations.

If you can understand how Bleecker Street curves and flows, then it's easier to find your way around Greenwich Village without getting lost. The street also runs parallel to W. 4th Street. Still, there's no harm in becoming sidetracked from time to time, especially if you stumble upon a pocket of lost bohemia.
Also worth mentioning:
• 429 Records has come out with a musical tribute to the neighborhood titled The Village with covers of quintessential Village songs by well-known artists.
• Nearby, the Brooklyn Flea has opened a temporary holiday store in the old Tower Records building at the corner of E. 4th St. and Lafayette. Worth checking out.
Images by Walking Off the Big Apple from November 29, 2009.
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