Broome St Between Mulberry St and Elizabeth St

I don't know why, but when I went to visit Broome Street last week it was absolutely swarming with tourists. And I know what you're going to say: "Well of course it was"…but this was more than usual. I couldn't see any locals here at all. Everyone was either in tour groups, or taking photos, or watching the unidentified parade that was making its way down Mott Street. It felt like a visit to a museum.

The neighborhood certainly is attractive for visitors. It's got a lot of that old New York vibe which is disappearing so rapidly from other parts of the city. The buildings are old, short and quaint. The stores are mostly locally-owned, and the food is generally pretty good.