It’s A Lovely Day in the Neighborhood

Bringing to you today the sights, smells, sounds, and tastes of my little slice of New York. On the edge of Little Italy, Chinatown, Lower East Side, Soho, and Nolita…I’m lucky

 

 

Candy octopus at Papabubble candies, 380 Broome St

Our firehouse, Engine 55, 365 Broome St

The monstrous sandwiches for cheap at Parisi Bakery, 198 Mott St

The smell of fresh baked bread for Banh Mis at Viet-Nam Banh Mi So 1, 367 Broome St

Lemon poppy muffins at Oro Bakery (image via New York Mag), 375 Broome St

 

The soft rock and Christmas Carols literally streaming out of Sal’s Little Italy, 369 Broome St (image via nychinatown)

The beautiful wares in the window of Exquisite Costume, 377 Broome St (images via exquisite costume)

The bells at the Filipino church (image via nychinatown)

The door at Gold Bar, 389 Broome St (via nychinatown)

Goldfish aquarium place on Broome & Mott

The buzz and construction surrounding the now-closed Civetta, which will be reincarnated officially this week into Kenmare, a new hotspot (the next Beatrice?) from the guys behind the Beatrice and Rose Bar, 98 Kenmare