On September 21st, temporarily museum-ed out, we did the St. Gennaro Feast Day in Little Italy. It was simply the longest street party we have yet seen, a dozen or more (lots more) blocks along Mulberry St., pretty far down the island. 90% of it was food, and 90% of that was Italian food, which is certainly among our favorite cuisines. It was a Saturday, a beautiful day, the 98th edition of the Feast, and Mulberry St. was elbow-to-elbow most all the way.
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As far as the eye can see... |
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St. Gennaro Himself; patron saint of Naples and of Little Italy |
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Among the many, many famous TV shows we have never seen |
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Can't be a gangsta without your stogie |
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Non-Italian stuff too, including the most expensive pasteis de nata yet encountered, including Covent Garden |
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Super-fresh sugar cane juice (note machine)...childhood memories from Miami... |
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Looking the other way, still as far as the eye can see |
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Healthy treats...sugar-coated fruit |
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Italiana |
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A bit crowded |
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State fair fare in addition to the Italiana; FWIW, I had a sausage sandwich with onions and peppers and a beer...all for just $25; Vicki had the funnel cake |
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Italian pashminas |
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Very famous, I was told |
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At the saint's own booth; indulgences? |
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Handy bowl for mixing your cheese and pasta |
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We happen to know that in Big Italy this is not what you get when you ask for peperoni... |
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Cross a boulevard and you have space-warped into Chinatown |
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Street scene: the lady on the left is holding a printed catalog of items she can sell you...Apple phones, designer purses, luxury watches, etc., all at significantly deep discounts...the two tall guys are carrying armloads of "Apple" phones...
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No saints here, but they do have Dr. Sun Yat-Sen |
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