Greenwich Village is defined here as the area from Houston Street to 14th Street from 6th Avenue to the Bowery or 3rd Avenue. It's the central area of "The Village". NOHO, NOrth of HOuston is a smaller area in Greenwich Village, centered along Lafayette Street above Houston roughly between Mercer Street and the Bowery. The area west of 6th Avenue between 6th Avenue and the Hudson River is considered to be the West Village. The area east of the Bowery between the Bowery or 3rd Avenue is considered to be the East Village.