Greenwich Village

I’ve gotten the chance to start seeing New York City bit by bit in the last month in between case readings and law school in general. And, since I’m a blogging procrastinator, I’ll try to blog about these places one at a time on a semi-regular basis. It seems appropriate to start off with my neighborhood for the year, Greenwich Village. I absolutely love this place! I love the mix of old, elegant brownstone buildings (including the law school buildings), boho chic boutiques, coffee shops, and little restaurants surrounding Washington Square Park. There’s been a few spurts of absolutely lovely weather since moving to New York (70 degrees, balmy, not too breezy), and so I’ve spent quite a bit of time wandering around the Village in between classes, people-watching in Washington Square Park, browsing vintage clothing stores with my roommate, sampling the restaurants in the Village and in East Village, and  playing scrabble at ThinkCoffee.

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Among a few other of the NYC traditions I’m getting accustomed to, brunch seems to be serious business in NYC. I had my first New York brunch at Cafe Orlin’s in the East Village. I’m not the biggest breakfast person in general, but this was pretty delicious and the atmosphere was fun. I had eggs and smoked salmon on a toasted bagel, with a latte and orange juice. I’ve also had my first NYC bagel: lox and poppy seed. In general, after seeing some of the busier, flashier, sky-scraper filled parts of NYC, I’m pretty happy to be living in a place that feels much more like an eclectic village.