The West 13th Street 100 Block Association is focused on one small piece of Downtown Manhattan in New York City: West 13th St. between 6th Ave. and 7th Ave., the “100 block.”

We are located in northern Greenwich Village, just south of the Chelsea neighborhood. It is a tree-lined block comprised of townhouses, large apartment buildings, small apartment buildings, several restaurants, and various small buildings.

Our block is notable for the 1846 Village Presbyterian Church, a Greek revival structure in the center of the block that was converted to apartments in 1983. It was here that in the election year of 1884, the Rev. Samuel Burchard characterized Grover Cleveland’s Democratic Party as a hotbed of “rum, Romanism, and rebellion.” This angered and energized New York’s Roman Catholic voters, and put Cleveland in the White House.

The Block Association was formed in September 1996, in response to a rat infestation, an increase in traffic congestion and noise, the neglect of our trees and flowers, and burned-out street lamps. Those issues were addressed, and the Block Association remains dedicated to the protection, maintenance and beautification of our block.