On and Around Elizabeth Street

Bouncy cheesecake next to red-sauce joints. Mochinut shops across from dim sum counters.

The Basilica of St. Patrick's Old Cathedral (The Godfather one) and the beloved Elizabeth Street Garden tucked between. It's touristy, it's crowded, and it works.

You’ll find the art spaces up, down, and around Elizabeth Street, on Grand, and down onto Canal Street and the lower Bowery. They’re inside an old garage, a church rectory, and an office that overlooks the amusement park rides during the Feast of San Gennaro.

This isn't downtown's flashiest circuit. And it’s definitely not its quietest. But its one of the most fun to wander.