where is perry street anyway?

i love this illustration that i've swiped here (without permission exactly) from the nice people at hable, across the street. perry extends from the west side highway to greenwich ave just east of 7th ave. while "the village" refers to a lot of territory, i'm a bit of a snob about our little nook west of 7th, and particularly west of bleeker. away from the nyu scene and union square, it's usually more quiet over here. the people are so nice it's positively small-town. i have to confess that while i have lived in new york for several (ok, 15) years, i've only lived at my current address for the last 2 of those. my neighbor, melinda, has been in our building for 47 years and can account for most of them pretty well. so i look to her for local tales and history, invariably delivered with her signature strong opinions.