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SOHO / Little Italy / Nolita
SOHO
SoHo, standing for "South Of Houston" is the area south of Houston and north of Canal Street on the west side of Manhattan. It is famous for the galleries and shops lining its narrow streets. Short for "triangle below Canal", Tribeca is the area south of Soho in Manhattan bounded by Canal on the north, Broadway on the east, Barclay on the south and the Hudson River on the west. Originally farmland, Tribeca became a central transfer point for textiles and dry goods in the mid 1800s. In the 1960's, the Washington Market Urban Renewal Project transformed the area from commercial to residential by replacing the industrial buildings with apartment houses, office buildings and schools. Between 1970 and 1980, the population of TriBeCa jumped from 243 to 5,101. Today, Tribeca features numerous galleries, stores and fine restaurants. On the Broadway, so called Museum Row has "Museum for African Art", "Guggenheit", "New Modern Art" museums. In the 19th century, a lot of warehouses had been standing here and then used as ateliers, which made this area as "Art". More than 50 cast iron houses are the typical building in the city which made a curious rythm by the staircases in front of buildings. The center of the arts had been moving from SOHO to Tribeca because of the increasing of the house rent but now also in this area, the rents has been increasing that made artist move to Queens or Brooklyn.
Little Italy
Little Italy is located mainly along Mulberry Street and the name stands for its origine, the town of Italians. The narrow streets are packed with New York's best Italian restaurants and cafes where are the best to place to spend lunch time with graceful moment. The are is divide with China Town by Canal Street, but recently a lot of Chinese have been expanding its area into this area.
Nolita
Nolita, sometimes written as NoLIta (North of Little Italy), is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City. Nolita is bounded on the north by Houston Street, on the east by the Bowery, on the south roughly by Broome Street, and on the west roughly by Lafayette Street. It lies east of SoHo, south of NoHo, west of the Lower East Side, and north of Little Italy and Chinatown.
The neighborhood was long regarded as part of Little Italy. The area, however, lost much of its recognizable Italian character in recent decades because of the migration of Italian-Americans out of Manhattan. (from Wikipedia)
 Soho Detail Map, Nolita Detail Map, Lower East Side Map
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Sightseeing Spot
Haughwout Building
Nicknamed the Parthenon of Cast Iron, this five-story, Venetian palazzo-style structure was built in 1857 to house Eder Haughwout's china and glassware business. Each window is framed by Corinthian columns and rounded arches. Inside, the building once contained the world's first commercial passenger elevator, a steam-powered device invented by Elisha Graves Otis. Otis went on to found an elevator empire and made high-rises practical possibilities. / Haughwout Building, standing on the corner of Broadway and Broome Street, is one of the most beautiful building among the cast iron building in Soho. You can see the very fine sculptures on the wall of second street or above.
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Address : 488-492 Broadway (at Broome St)
Subway : 6 Line Spring St, N/R/W Line Prince St
King & Queen of Greene Street
This five-story Renaissance-style 1873 building has a magnificent projecting porch of Corinthian columns and pilasters. Today the King (now painted a brilliant shade of ivory) houses the DBA Gallery and Alice's Antiques.
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Address : 72-76 Greene St., between Spring and Broome Sts
Subway : C/E Line Spring St
Old St. Patrick's Cathedral
The original St Patrick's Cathedral in New York City was then, as the new one now, the center of religious life for members of the Archdiocese of New York and the seat of the Archbishop. The oldest Roman Catholic church building in New York City, it played vital social and political roles in the lives of young immigrants, helping them adapt to their new home.
Now known as Old St Patrick's, the cathedral on Prince and Mott streets had served the Irish immigrant population since 1809. Land for a new cathedral was purchased in 1852 and construction started in 1859. Before the new cathedral could be completed, St Patrick's was ravaged by fire in 1866. The cathedral was restored and rededicated by John Cardinal McClosky in 1868.
URL : http://www.oldsaintpatricks.com/
Address : 260-264 Mulberry St
Subway : N/R/W Line Spring St
New York City's Fire Museum
The museum which is introducing the history and the episode of fire fighting by various records. A fire fighting uniform and a fire truck of those days are also exhibited. The memorial which praises the honor of 343 firemen who fell victim to 9.11 was installed.
URL : http://www.nycfiremuseum.org/
Address : 278 Spring St
Subway : C/E Line Spring St, 1 Line Houston St
Children's Museum of the Arts
The art museum for the children in whom actual work is also possible. The work of the children of every country in the world is exhibited.
URL : http://www.cmany.org/
Address : 182 Lafayette St
Subway : 6 Line Spring St, R/W Line Prince St
Hours : Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun 12:00-5:00pm, Thu 12:00-6:00pm
Admission : $8.00
New Museum of Contemporary Art
A new present age art museum is an art museum which is not concerned with famous and obscurity but exhibits an up-and-coming artist's work. Renewal open at Bowery, November 2007.
URL : http://www.newmuseum.org/
Address : 235 Bowery (renewal open, 2007 November)
Subway : F/V Line Lower East Side-2nd Ave, J/M/Z Line Bowery
Admission : Adults $15, Seniors $8, Student $6, 18 and under: FREE
Hours : Wed 12:00pm-6:00pm, Thu-Fri 12:00pm-10:00pm, Sat-Sun 12:00pm-6:00pm, Mon-Tue Closed
Dixon Place
Dixon Place, a home for performing and literary artists, is dedicated to supporting the creative process by presenting original works of theater, dance and literature at various stages of development. An artistic laboratory with an audience, we serve as a safety net, enabling artists to present challenging and questioning work that pushes the limits of artistic expression. With a warm, nurturing atmosphere that encourages and inspires artists of all stripes and persuasions, we place special emphasis on the needs of women, people of color, youth, seniors and lesbian/gay artists. The artist's experience is given top priority through our professional atmosphere and remuneration, and their process is enhanced through the reaction of our adventurous audiences. Dixon Place is a local haven for creativity as well as an international model for the open exploration of the process of creation.
URL : http://www.dixonplace.org/
Address : 258 Bowery
Subway : 6 Line Bleecker St, F/V Line Lower-East Side-2nd Ave
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