At the point that SoHo and Little Italy meet are some north-south streets (Lafayette St. and Cleveland Place) that join up. Nothing particularly special about that; but whenever streets like that join; there’s a square. And so there is.
It’s the Lieutenant Petrosino Square. And the place is undergoing an absolutely total renovation.
I encourage you to [...]
I’ve been meaning to post this for a long time. When I go to Church, I often pass this place on 45th.
“Little Italy Pizza”? And I always thought Little Italy was below Houston…actually, I know it’s down there. Apparently, the owners of this have been chased out by the encroachment of China Town and want [...]
You’ve read my ramblings about the disappearance of Little Italy. You’ve seen my flat out statements that Little Italy is only parts of Mulberry Street.
The problem with flat out statements like that is that there are going to be exceptions. And Lombardi’s is no small exception.
As you can see from the street sign: at the [...]
Okay, it’s September, it’s NYC, I’m not Italian; but I’m going to the Feast.
St. Gennaro (AKA St. Januarius) is the patron saint of Naples. That’s something I just recently learned and have to admit that too many mafia movies had me thinking of Little Italy only in Sicilian terms. The Feast of San Gennaro is Little [...]
Okay: three parades, one protest, and the Feast of San Gennaro. That’s a heavy weekend for Famous Ankles.
Parade 1: Steuben Day Parade
Parade 2: Mexican Day Parade
Parade 3: African-American Day Parade
I even had to give up on “Broadway on Broadway”. But here’s a few pictures of the preparations at Times Square. I passed there on the [...]
