NoLIta

Nolita, often written as NoLIta, is a neighborhood in Manhattan. It stands for "North of Little Italy". The name first appeared in 1996, and was created by real estate promoters following the pattern established by SoHo (South of Houston Street) and TriBeCa (Triangle Below Canal Street).

St Patrick's Old Cathedral, Nolita
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Author: Jim.henderson


The Nolita neighborhood 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. Nolita was originally part of Little Italy. however, as Italian-Americans move out of the neighborhood, Nolita has lost much of its Italian flavor. Today, you will only find the elderly, less-mobile Italian descendants still living in the Nolita area.

In place of the upwardly-mobile Italians, young urban professionals have come to make Nolita home. This fueled an explosion of expensive retail boutiques, trendy restaurants and bars to cater to them. The result is that they have made this part of Little Italy more upscale.

Within the Nolita neighborhood is the St. Patrick's Old Cathedral. It stands at the corner of Mott and Prince Streets. The cathedral was first opened in 1815 and was rebuilt in 1868 after a fire. It served as New York City's Roman Catholic cathedral until the new St. Patrick's Cathedral on Fifth Avenue was completed in 1879. Since then, St. Patrick's Old Cathedral is a parish church.

Also within the Nolita neighborhood is the Puck Building. This an ornate structure was built in 1885. It is located on the corner of Houston and Lafayette Streets, and housed the original headquarters of the now-defunct Puck Magazine.

Lombardi's Pizza, Nolita, Manhattan
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Author: Leonard J. DeFrancisci

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