Greenwich Village had, for decades, a reputation for being one of New York’s more interesting areas. Back in the ’60s, walking the streets of that district, you might bump across Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix. At various times, one might have bumped into Buddy Holly, Janice Joplin, or Richie Havens. Louisa May Alcott lived there at one time, as did Mark Twain, Edgar Allen Poe, and Jackson Pollock.
Nowadays, though? Greenwich Village is collapsing. Like so many big-city neighborhoods, it’s been taken over by addicts; open-air drug use is rampant, drug-ridden zombies shuffle down the streets and sleep in the parks, and the city seems unable to do anything about it, despite the pleas of residents.
Greenwich Village isn’t so freewheelin’ anymore.
The bohemian Mecca made famous for its anything-goes attitude, counterculture musical scene and clashes with police is…
