{"id":20912,"date":"2020-02-03T13:37:27","date_gmt":"2020-02-03T17:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/?p=20912"},"modified":"2020-03-03T13:31:56","modified_gmt":"2020-03-03T17:31:56","slug":"make-nyc-home-celebrate-irish-heritage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nyhabitat.com\/blog\/2020\/02\/03\/make-nyc-home-celebrate-irish-heritage\/","title":{"rendered":"Make NYC Home this Spring and Celebrate Irish Heritage"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Visit the Gothic masterpiece St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral with its spires towering over Midtown Manhattan<\/p><\/div>\n

Springtime in NYC<\/a> is on its way, which means St. Patrick\u2019s Day<\/strong> revelry will be in full swing across the five boroughs and a sea of people decked out in green will line Fifth Avenue for the most festive parade of the year. But Irish history in NYC goes back much deeper than a parade and a few pints. Take a trip to the Big Apple and celebrate the culture and traditions that the Irish people have bestowed upon this melting pot of cultures we call New York City.<\/p>\n

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NYC and Lady Liberty have welcomed countless immigrants to their shores<\/p><\/div>\n

Irish Immigrants & History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Irish immigrants started coming to America well before the 19th century but in the 19th century, due to the Great Famine, large numbers began arriving in New York, making up almost a quarter of the population of NYC at the time. Early immigrants settled in tenements on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and in Hell\u2019s Kitchen. Pay a visit to the Tenement Museum<\/strong> (103 Orchard St) on Manhattan\u2019s Lower East Side<\/strong> to get a sense of how new immigrants to NYC lived. You can visit recreated apartments, with artifacts and photos from former residents and get a sense of what life was like for these new arrivals.<\/p>\n

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At the end of the rainbow you\u2019ll find NYC! (Photo credit: Peter Burka CC by-sa 2.0<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

New York City may have been the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for many immigrants including the Irish fleeing the famine in Europe, but life in a new city isn\u2019t easy and old NYC was a rough place. If you want to learn about the fascinating history, Martin Scorsese\u2019s Oscar nominated film Gangs of New York <\/em>depicts the gang wars and dark history of the Lower East Side<\/a>, Little Italy and Chinatown. InfamousNewYork.com is a website that explores the history of NYC\u2019s underworld and gives you detailed cyber walking tour maps, buildings and addresses so you can set out on a walk and travel back in time in the footsteps of New York\u2019s most notorious mobsters, gangsters and criminals. Film buffs can read our blog to find other iconic NYC film locations worth visiting<\/a>.<\/p>\n

You can still find hidden speakeasies and bars downtown today reminiscent of days gone by. In Greenwich Village<\/a> you can find some along with other notable spots. Beauty & Essex<\/strong> (146 Essex St) is a working pawn shop on its face, but inside you\u2019ll find a hidden restaurant, bar and lounge. Please Don\u2019t Tell<\/strong> (113 St Mark\u2019s Pl) is another clandestine cocktail bar in the East Village that you enter through a phone both in Crif Dogs (located next door). At The Dead Rabbit <\/strong>(30 Water St) in the Financial District, named after the infamous 19th-century Irish street gang, you can dig into bangers and mash or sip an Irish coffee surrounded by decor that includes old Irish caps and whiskey ads.<\/p>\n

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Live among streets filled with history at this furnished rental (NY-17291) in Little Italy<\/p><\/div>\n

If the walls of this furnished alcove studio on historic Mulberry Street in Little Italy<\/a> could talk, they would surely have some tales to tell about this notable area. The exposed brick walls and decorative fireplace are charming throwback features that add warmth and coziness to the space, making it feel like home. With a plethora of ethnic markets and bakeries in the area you\u2019ll be inspired to explore the cuisines of other cultures in your fully equipped kitchen. Head outside and see if you can spot any of the old addresses that made this area infamous. Just a stone\u2019s throw away from your building you\u2019ll find a landmark rich in Irish heritage, St. Patrick\u2019s Old Cathedral.<\/p>\n

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The Celtic knot design has been used since ancient times on monuments, tiles and jewelry<\/p><\/div>\n

Patron Saint: St. Patrick\u2019s Day Parade & St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral<\/strong><\/p>\n

Downtown in what is now Little Italy you\u2019ll find St. Patrick\u2019s Old Cathedral<\/strong> (263 Mulberry St), built before the famed cathedral on 5th Avenue. Saint Patrick\u2019s Old Cathedral is full of history, catering to poor and working class Irish immigrants in the 1800\u2019s, the catacombs beneath it contain many noteworthy names, and it has appeared in films like The Godfather.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

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Follow the fun and the luck of the Irish to 5th Avenue\u2019s St. Patrick\u2019s Day parade (Photo credit: flickr, left-Richie S<\/a>, right-MarineCorps)<\/p><\/div>\n

Make your way to Midtown and you have to stop to admire the gorgeous Gothic architecture of the grand St. Patrick\u2019s Cathedral <\/strong>(5th Ave & 50th St). St. Patrick\u2019s Day is a cultural and religious celebration of the patron saint of Ireland. On\u00a0 March 17, 2020 the day starts off with a mass at St.Patrick\u2019s Cathedral <\/a>(a ticketed event) with the parade following at 11am. The parade route passes the cathedral as it makes its way up 5th Avenue from 44th Street to 79th Street, ending near the American Irish Historical Society on the Upper East Side<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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You\u2019ll be close to all the parade fun at this furnished 1 bedroom apartment (NY-18159) on the Upper East Side of Manhattan<\/p><\/div>\n

Rent this sophisticated 1 bedroom furnished apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan<\/a> in a pet-friendly doorman building and you\u2019ll be close to all the parade action with city views from your living room. You\u2019ll also be within walking distance to the greenery of Central Park. At 80th St & 5th Ave you can visit The American Irish Historical Society<\/strong>, a historical center and library celebrating Irish achievements, history and culture in the USA.<\/p>\n

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The Empire State Building goes green to celebrate Irish Heritage (Photo credit: Arturo Pardavila III CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/p><\/div>\n

In a big city it\u2019s easy to feel a little lost without a sense of community, which is why immigrants usually tend to migrate to neighborhoods where their fellow countrymen have put down roots. You can find these ethnic neighborhoods in all the boroughs of NYC. The beauty of the melting pot culture of NYC is that here everyone can feel a sense of belonging no matter where they come from.<\/p>\n