Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. (2010). The Encyclopedia of New York City (2nd ed.). New Haven: Yale University Press. p. 2588. ISBN978-0-300-11465-2.. "Those seeking refuge fled north to the wholesome backwaters of the West Village (one of the oldest quarters of Greenwich Village, bounded by Greenwich Avenue, Christopher Street, and West Street), triggering the construction of temporary housing as well as banking offices."