25th St Between 8th Ave and 9th Ave

Cutting through the heart of the Penn South Cooperative housing project, this part of 25th Street feels utterly removed from the city. With long walkways leading to the various, towering buildings, the views here seem almost alien. Further down the block, The McCarton School returns some of the New York Character, but only briefly.

The avenues that flank this street are rather different from each other. While 8th Avenue has a few quainter buildings which almost makes it feel like the West Village, 9th Avenue is home to more old tenements – which at least feel at-home in the neighborhood. Meanwhile the terrifying London Terrace Gardens sit looming in the distance, as if staking ownership on the entire neighborhood.