Flanked by the Bowery and Lafayette Street, Nolita is a small cluster of Manhattan blocks just below Houston. The name stands for “North of Little Italy,” a distinction made necessary by the decline of the neighborhood's once sizable Italian population. These days, Nolita offers a concentration of some of the city's best boutique shopping, as a stroll down Elizabeth Street will quickly confirm.
Flanked by the Bowery and Lafayette Street, Nolita is a small cluster of Manhattan blocks just below Houston. The name stands for “North of Little Italy,” a distinction made necessary by the decline of the neighborhood's once sizable Italian population. These days, Nolita offers a concentration of some of the city's best boutique shopping, as a stroll down Elizabeth Street will quickly confirm.