From Luxury Listings NYC: During the Meatpacking District’s “Sex and the City” days, fashionable women in high heels could be found clicking along the cobblestone streets. Now one is more likely to encounter tourists with maps or tech workers in hipster glasses.
The character of Greenwich Village’s neighbor to the west is evolving, thanks to daytrippers visiting the new Whitney Museum of American Art and the High Line. The area is also buzzing with office development, following Google’s pioneering move here. But as the neighborhood takes on a more commercial vibe, residents say its exclusive and edgy dynamic is fading — a lament echoed across the city today. [more]