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HAUGHWOUT BUILDING
SPRING STREET
Subway R, N to Prince St; #6 to Spring St.
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Cutting across the heart of Soho,
Spring Street
east of Sixth Avenue is lined with old build-
ings, plush restaurants and boutiques; mostly high-end brands such as Chanel and John Var-
vatos, as well as trendy labels like Ben Sherman, especially as you get closer to Broadway.
You'll find a few French bistros and cafés towards Sixth Avenue, while there's a small craft
market on the corner of Wooster Street.
THE LITTLE SINGER BUILDING
561 Broadway. Subway R, N to Prince St; #6 to Spring St.
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In 1904, Ernest Flagg took the possibilities of cast iron to their conclusion in this office and
warehouse for the sewing machine company, a twelve-storey terracotta design whose use of
wide window frames pointed the way to the glass curtain wall of the 1950s. The first floor is
a Mango fashion store, but you won't get much sense of the building inside (the rest is off
limits).
PRINCE STREET
Subway R, N to Prince St.
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The pulse beats here between Sixth Avenue and The Bowery, where the streets are always
packed with shoppers looking to max-out their credit cards at the Apple Store, Camper and
Michael Kors. In between the shops are small cafes and art galleries, such as
Louis K.
Meisel
(where
Sex and the City
character Charlotte worked). On clear days, artists peddle
original artwork and handmade jewellery from the sidewalks, though the crowds can get
stifling at the weekends. The Belgian-block pavements of nearby Mercer and Greene streets
retain the neighbourhood's historical charm. Just north of Prince Street at 141 Wooster
Street, the
New York Earth Room
(Wed-Sun noon-3pm and 3.30-6pm; free;
www.diaart.org
)
is a permanent installation by land artist Walter de Maria; a second-floor
loft completely covered in two feet of moist brown earth. The installation is closed in July
and August.
