Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Greenwich Village,often referred to by locals as simply "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in the city of New York City, in the U.S. state of New York. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families. Greenwich Village, however, was known in the late 19th to mid 20th centuries as an artists' haven, the bohemian capital, and the East Coast birthplace of both the Beat and '60s counterculture movements. What provided the initial attractive character of the community eventually contributed to its gentrification and commercialization. The name of the village was Anglicized from the Dutch name Groenwijck, meaning "Green District", into Greenwich, a borough of London.. }
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- Greenwich_Village abstract "Greenwich Village,often referred to by locals as simply "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in the city of New York City, in the U.S. state of New York. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families. Greenwich Village, however, was known in the late 19th to mid 20th centuries as an artists' haven, the bohemian capital, and the East Coast birthplace of both the Beat and '60s counterculture movements. What provided the initial attractive character of the community eventually contributed to its gentrification and commercialization. The name of the village was Anglicized from the Dutch name Groenwijck, meaning "Green District", into Greenwich, a borough of London.".