The West Village is exemplified by historic townhomes, tree-lined streets, cobblestone, and the city’s best restaurants and bars. The streets are not on the grid but tend to twist and curve around the neighborhood. Famous writers and original thinkers have that have lived in the neighborhood have frequented local spots – from the White Horse Tavern on Hudson Street, to the speakeasies which had been housed in any number of homes along Bank or Bethune Streets. All this comes at a price: rents and sale prices are some of the highest in the city.