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The Lower East Side: Exploring Lower Manhattan’s Hot ‘Hood

Ludlow Street, NYC

America is a “melting pot,” and New York’s Lower East Side? The heart of the cauldron. For two centuries, the neighborhood has been the crowded, chaotic home to wave after wave of immigrants. The energy of the new arrivals infused the teeming streets, and the culture that developed on the Lower East Side profoundly changed […]

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NYC’s Classic Italian Neighborhoods

Little Italy, NYC

New York City welcomed millions of Italian immigrants in the late 19th and 20th Centuries, becoming home to the nation’s largest Italian population.  The new Italian Americans created tight-knit communities in which they established churches, communal organizations, continued cherished traditions, and produced plenty of great food. While most of the Italian immigrant families have left […]

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The Best Restaurants in Little Italy

Italian restaurants in Little Italy

Looking for the best restaurants in Little Italy, New York? You’ve got lots of options: Once a bustling Italian immigrant community, New York’s Little Italy is now a major destination for those looking for an Italian restaurant in New York. Unfortunately, not all Little Italy restaurants are created equal. Complaints of over-priced tourist traps with mediocre food and […]

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NYC’s Feast of San Gennaro (Updated 2014)

San Gennaro Festival, NYC

New York’s Little Italy becomes a big party during the annual Feast of San Gennaro – September 11 – 21, 2014.  The colorful, chaotic festival honors the patron saint of Naples and includes religious ceremonies, parades, musical performances, carnival games and rides, and lots of great Italian food.  Mulberry Street is lined with stalls and […]

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A Stroll Through Brooklyn Heights

Cranberry Street, Brooklyn Heights

Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn is, hands-down, one of our favorite neighborhoods in New York (not just in the borough of Brooklyn!). Strolling through Brooklyn Heights is like entering a genteel, bygone era… not to mention boasts great views of the Brooklyn Bridge and a gorgeous park. New York’s first suburb and the nation’s first designated historic district, today, Brooklyn Heights’ […]

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Greenwich Village: A Walking Tour

Greenwich Village is one of the most beautiful neighborhoods in New York. Not to mention most historic: On a snowy night in 1917, a ragtag band of artists, poets, and actors occupied the top of Washington Arch to declare the “Free and Independent Republic of Greenwich Village!” That attempt to “secede,” of course, speaks to the […]

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Ninth Avenue Food Festival 2012

Love to eat?  Have an adventurous palate (or trouble deciding on a cuisine)?  Then run, don’t walk to that annual celebration of culinary consumption: The Ninth Avenue Food Festival. May 19th & 20th, Hell’s Kitchen’s main drag, 9th Avenue, will be given over to food stalls offering cuisines from all over the world.  From 12pm […]

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