Right, I was just about to write this correction. The « East Village » is a fairly recent name given to the area east of Third Avenue. I believe the connotation began after the Third Avenue El was taken down in 1950s or 60s (?). Greenwich Village, centered around Washington Square and extending west to the Hudson is much older and dates to at least the early 19th century, perhaps earlier. It is an officially designated Historic District.
Washington Square Park is not in the East Village, it is the heart of Greenwich Village proper.
Otherwise, good article. The whole episode has been a master class in woke stupidity and incompetence.
Right, I was just about to write this correction. The « East Village » is a fairly recent name given to the area east of Third Avenue. I believe the connotation began after the Third Avenue El was taken down in 1950s or 60s (?). Greenwich Village, centered around Washington Square and extending west to the Hudson is much older and dates to at least the early 19th century, perhaps earlier. It is an officially designated Historic District.