5. The East Village

The East Village, New York City, 2001. Concept by Marc H. Miller, artwork by James Romberger and Marguerite Van Cook, design by Kevin Hein

The East Village used to be the home of some of New York’s most notable beatniks, artists, hippies, activists, writers, musicians, and poets. At a time when the rent was cheap, these characters gathered together to make the East Village creative enclave of the city. This map shows off that culture with 68 walking-tour sites from the former apartments of Abbie Hoffman and Robert Mapplethorpe to Joan Mitchell’s studio and mural by Keith Haring.