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Bleecker Street is a famous street in New York City's Manhattan borough. It is perhaps most famous today as a Greenwich Village night strip. The street is a spine that connects a neighborhood today popular for music venues and comedy, but was once a major center for American bohemia.
Nearby sites include Washington Square Park and music venue Cafe Wha?, where Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Bruce Springsteen, Kool & the Gang, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, and many others began their careers. The legendary club CBGB, which closed in 2006, was located at the east end of Bleecker Street, at the corner of Bowery.
Public Transportation
Bleecker Street is served by the 6 Train at Bleecker Street station. Southbound (downtown) passengers are able to transfer from there to the Broadway-Lafayette Street station for service on the B, D, V, and F trains.
History
Bleecker Street is named for Anthony Bleecker, (1770-1827). a lawyer, poet and friend of Washington Irving and William Cullen Bryant because the street ran through Anthony Bleecker's farm.
Landmarks
* Bayard-Condict Building
Notable residents
* James Agee lived at 172 Bleecker Street, above Cafe Espanol (1941 - 1951)
* Robert Frank
Cultural references
* Long-running television series Friends featured Bleecker Street signposts in several cut-scenes.
* Humorous web comic Alien Loves Predator features Bleecker Street in some episodes and also on an "AlP" T-Shirt
* Bleecker Street is mentioned in the Steely Dan song "Almost Gothic" from the album Two Against Nature.
* The Marcy Playground song The Vampires of New York mentions "All the whores on Bleecker Street."
* Simon and Garfunkel have a song titled Bleecker Street on their album Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M
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By Train: the A, C, E, B, D, F or V to West 4th Street
6 train to Bleecker Street.
N, R, Q & W to 8th Street or Prince street
LIVE MUSIC:
Slane (Mac Dougal)
The Village Lantern (Sullivan)
Kenny's Cataways (Sullivan)
The Back Fence (Sullivan)
The Red Lion (Thompson)
The Bitter End (LaGuardia)
Terra Blues (right next door to the Bitter End)
1849
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Fine restaurants thrown in for good measure.
Walking distance from Washington Square Park
Family Environment (Before 9pm....after that, you're on your own)
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