| Nolita stands for North of Little Italy, stretching from | | | | commercial SoHo so it attracts its share of the |
| Houston Street in the north to Kenmare Street in the | | | | fashion-conscious crowd. |
| south, and Lafayette Street in the west to Bowery | | | | The neighborhood's most notable historic building is St |
| in the east. This area was widely regarded as part of | | | | Patrick's Old Cathedral, at the corner of Mott and |
| Little Italy until recent decades when it started to | | | | Prince streets, which was erected in 1815 and rebuilt |
| lose its Italian identity following the steady relocation | | | | after a fire in 1868. It was Manhattan's main Catholic |
| of Italian-Americans to outer boroughs. | | | | cathedral for years until a new St Patrick's was |
| Thanks to reasonable rents and vacant property, the | | | | opened on 5th Avenue in Midtown in 1879. The |
| latter half of the 1990s saw an influx of young urban | | | | original St Patrick's Old Cathedral (260-264 Prince |
| professionals and it's now acknowledged as a trendy, | | | | Street at Mott Street) is now used as a parish |
| upmarket neighborhood. Thanks to this recent | | | | church and visitors are welcome to take a look |
| regeneration, the area is filled with cosmopolitan | | | | around. Another landmark in the area is the Puck |
| cafes, bars and restaurants. There's also an edgy | | | | Building on the corner of Houston and Lafayette |
| vibe to this cool neighbourhood, which is why it's | | | | streets. The ornate structure, built in 1885, was the |
| become a magnet for fashionable boutiques selling | | | | original headquarters of the now defunct Puck |
| exclusive one-off products by up-and-coming | | | | magazine. |
| designers. Prices tend to be lower than those in more | | | | |