Jul
14
The Invisible East Village
Where the Past Meets the Present
I was in New York recently, the East Village actually, and from my usual perch at BBar on East 4th Street and the Bowery found myself reflecting on the rapid pace of change in that neighborhood. I had worked on St. Marks Place for awhile and spent a lot of free time there as well starting in high school. I discovered Indian food there on East 6th Street and became an eternal convert. I had come to know the neighborhood well and it's still my first--sometimes only--stop when I am back in New York. Whenever I'm there the rapid changes taking place remind me of the place that the East Village used to be, before the luxury hotels, condominiums, expensive boutiques, Whole Foods on Houston Street and homogeneous looking young (white) people everywhere.
I was in New York recently, the East Village actually, and from my usual perch at BBar on East 4th Street and the Bowery found myself reflecting on the rapid pace of change in that neighborhood. I had worked on St. Marks Place for awhile and spent a lot of free time there as well starting in high school. I discovered Indian food there on East 6th Street and became an eternal convert. I had come to know the neighborhood well and it's still my first--sometimes only--stop when I am back in New York. Whenever I'm there the rapid changes taking place remind me of the place that the East Village used to be, before the luxury hotels, condominiums, expensive boutiques, Whole Foods on Houston Street and homogeneous looking young (white) people everywhere.