Alley public, although other commentators feel that the lack of alleys is a benefit to the quality of life of the city. Two notable alleys in the Greenwich Village neighborhood in Manhattan are MacDougal Alley and Washington Mews. The latter is a blind alley or "cul-de-sac". Greenwich Village also has a number of private alleys that lead to back houses, which can only be accessed by residents, including Grove Court, Patchin Place and Milligan Place, blind alleys. Patchin Place is notable for the writers who lived there. Shubert Alley is a long pedestrian alley at the heart of the Broadway theater
Blind Brook High School annual weekend retreat. The study of foreign languages is a vital part of the Blind Brook culture. Each club uses bake sales, movie nights, and other creative means to expand the knowledge of other cultures and people. These include French Club, Italian Club, Spanish Club, Latin Club, and World Languages Club (which promotes all languages other than the "big 4" listed previously). Blind Brook houses many academic clubs whichll strive to further educate students about topics of interest and expose them to different activities. These include the Chess Club, in which students meet weekly to play chess, and JSA, in