Gateways: San Gennaro Gateway

Two Bridges explores the concept of Gateways in order to spotlight the historic districts in which it works.

The first in the ongoing series of Gateways was undertaken in collaboration with the historic Basilica of St. Patrick’s Old Cathedral, when Two Bridges transformed the northern end of Mulberry Street between Prince & East Houston into the Northern Gateway to the Chinatown & Little Italy Historic District during the 2011 Feast of San Gennaro. Two Bridges sponsored ten days of Italian-themed cultural programming, including opera singers, traditional folk music and dances, and on-street bocce courts. The Gateway itself was distinguished by the installation of the site-specific sculpture, Xtra Moenia, commissioned from the award-winning Brooklyn-based design studio, SOFTLab.