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
Dally in the Alley beer. Dally in the Alley offers a full day of drink non-stop beer. Beer tends to be an important item at Dally in the Alley as the name of the event is a medieval drinking song. Dally in the Alley has proved to be a sensational event right in the heart of Detroit. In 1977, an inner city art fair evolved into a performing arts festival on the campus of Wayne State University in the vicinity of W Hancock Street, 2nd Avenue and West Forest. Today it is known as Dally in the Alley. The North Cass Community Union Is