Looking through my New York City photos I realized there is one more walk I’d like to share with you: from SoHo to World Trade Center via Little Italy and TriBeCa. I also realized that I’ve walked a pretty good part of Manhattan’s west side from Columbia University to Battery Park missing only a few spots in Hell’s Kitchen. Next time I visit New York City I should probably explore the East Side more! Now let’s get on with our walk.
SoHo
My walk started from Houston street and it’s actually a continuation of my Greenwich Village wanderings. SoHo is probably my favorite (window) shopping area in New York City. It’s cozy, has nice buildings and nice boutiques. I also popped in a couple of galleries and checked out Laduree. Too bad I already had a cupcake in Magnolia Bakery or I would have gone in and get my hands on some pastel colored macarons.
My walk from SoHo to World Trade Center didn’t follow an exact pattern, I just zig zag-ed my way from Houston Street to Spring Street, checking out windows and snapping photos of the iron cast buildings before stopping to Vive la Crepe (on Spring Street and Mulberry) for a hot chocolate.
Little Italy + TriBeCa
Then I spotted the Little Italy sign from afar. Sure I’ve passed by the area on a previous visit to New York City but never the street with the sign (I think it’s Mulberry), so I made my way there for some photos. After that small deviation and consulting Google Maps I saw that I had to walk west again in order to reach One World Trade Center, so I made my way towards TriBeCa with a stop at Opening Ceremony on Howard Street, because I just had to!
Little Italy is full of Italian restaurants (no wonder), but I must admit that I didn’t have much luck with them in the past. My favorite Italian restaurant is Il Buco and can be found in NoHo.
One World Trade Center
When I first visited New York City in 2010 the World Trade Center area was just a big construction place. Fast forward to last Christmas (2014) when I finally saw One World Trade Center in New York’s skyline. I also visited the memorial pools in the places where the original Twin Towers were standing.
And that’s were my walk ended, before hopping on the metro and heading (north) to Il Buco mentioned above for dinner!
Interested in more New York City walks? Then check out my posts on Greenwich Village, Brooklyn & Williamsburg and the Upper West Side.
Have you walked from SoHo to World Trade Center? Which is your favorite area in NYC to walk?
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Were you walking leisurely or fast-paced? The former might be dangerous in New York with all the busy people running around the city. Lol.
We weren’t able to visit Soho but we did visit Little Italy, quite a small place compared to how I imagined it to be. We were all too tired to walk around though so we’ve been taking cabs most of the time. :-/
In most of the places I walked people wasn’t in a hurry. You should have seen the people entering the World Trade Center metro station at 5 pm though! I should have filmed a video because a couple of photos don’t do the crowd justice!
Nice walk! I love New York!
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Thanks for sharing those amazing photos, my super-talented friend!
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I love this New York series:)
thank you! I plan to do a guide to in the coming weeks!
This is exactly the kind of walk I’d love to take. You found a gorgeous day too.
It was a very nice day indeed!
You took some amazing photos of the city. Thanks for sharing another walk!
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Thank you Camille!
I love Soho! Never done this walk as its quite long with the kids in tow. Walking Manhattan is the best way to see it. Everything is fairly compact and it’s all easily walkable.
Indeed walking a lot with kids isn’t easy, I know that from my childhood when we traveled and walked a lot! For me the best way to explore any city is on foot.
Great pictures – I love how you’ve not only walked the front streets but stepped into the allays ways and caught the fire escapes (which surprisingly make great photos) and street art.
Actually the fire escapes are on the front facade in New York! And yes they are very interesting to shoot!
So many great photos in here! I love to walk around when I visit a city. Sometimes, I over do it and end up walking 10 to 12 miles. However, I think it is the best way to see a city and learn about it. We cannot deny that New York City is very photogenic. The buildings and details are so interesting!
I’ve done my fair share of walking too. Especially in New York as it is so huge!!
I’ve loved seeing all of your posts about the different NYC neighborhoods! We’re headed back there in December, and I’m get more and more excited looking at your beautiful photos!
Thank you! I really loved exploring New York City!
I’ve never been to NYC but am heading over next June. I’m unbelievably excited! I’ve always wanted to go. What was your favourite area to walk around? Any tips for lodgings etc?
My favorite neighborhood by far is Greenwich Village (I also have a post about it on the blog). Lodging wise, I’ve stayed in 3 different hotels in NYC (researched airBNB too, but I didn’t find any interesting deal financial and location wise): two of them in Midtown and one in Lower East Side. The best was one in Midtown which is now converted to a Hilton hotel and the second best is Best Western Convention Center. I won’t even mention the 3rd because I was disappointed!
This is my favorite part of NY! I used to live around here when I interned in the city for two summers! The best area for restaurants and little shops. Your pictures of the World Trade Center are stunning!
It’s a lovely neighborhood…I wish I had the time to explore all the stores+restaurants in the area!
Beautiful pictures as always Anna! New York is one of the cities I would die to visit, I blame SATC for that hahaha! 🙂 x
Haha! I’ve visited a couple of places featured in SATC! I was inspired by Gossip Girl too!
I love New York walks! (trick is to avoid the Times Square at all costs). we were visiting NYU and the surrounding area (Washington square park) on a recent October weekend- i just love the energy in that neighborhood. I am always a little confused as to where Greenwich ends and Soho starts or vice versa:)
I love Greenwich Village! It’s easy to understand where SoHo starts: South of Houston street!
Such lovely photos! Those are some of my favorite neighborhoods – great light because the buildings are low(er), boutique shopping and great little cafes!
Indeed my favorite NYC neighborhoods (Greenwich Village, SoHo) are those with no skyscrapers!
Ohhhh I miss this town!
What an amazing walk, I love this part of NY. I have to go back, really!!
Stunning photos as always… and it seems like it was a sunny day 😀
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