Countdown to New York 16 days to go…Bleecker Street
‘Thirty dollars pays your rent, on Bleecker Street’…goes the iconic song titled ‘Bleecker Street’ by Simon and Garfunkel – you’d be hard pushed to get a cab from on end to the other for that these days! Bleecker Street is a famous street in Manhattan. The street is a spine that connects the neighborhood popular today for music venues and comedy but was once a major center for American bohemia.
Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, The Velvet Underground, Woody Allen, Joan Rivers and Bill Cosby all began their careers in a club on Bleecker.
When we visit New York, we stay with my family who live on Bleecker Street, their apartment is on the 17th floor of a block overlooking the NYU campus. I love Bleecker Street – made up of impressive red brick edifices populated with cool cafes and bars. The famous Magnolia Bakery sits at one end whilst a walk down to its middle leads you into the heart of Greenwich Village and the other side takes you straight out onto the gloriously mad Broadway – what more could anyone want from a street?
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