With the massive gentrification of Manhattan over the past 10 yerars there is still a pocket of Lower Manhattan that has preserved its character and still offers an authentic old world NYC experience with mom & pop stores and cutting edge new hot spots that keep NYC on the forefront of global culture. Little Italy in Lower Manhattan's historical presence will be even more dramatic juxtaposed with thew newly rebuilt World Trade Center & 9.11 Memorial. Little Italy was the first community to close off it's main street to auto traffic every summer and is also home to the country's longest running street festival - The Feast Of San Gennaro in September and the city's 2nd largest Holiday Parade with the East Meets West Holiday Parade in December.

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