Dimes Square is a nickname for a so-called "microneighborhood" of Manhattan, roughly located in between

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for a handful of associated countercultural and aesthetic movements centered in New York. Media associated with the neighborhood include the podcast ''

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Origin of name

The nickname originates from the restaurant Dimes located at the intersection of Canal Street and Division Street. The nickname has transitioned from a term used "jokingly" to one used "semi-seriously".

In popular culture

A '' New York Times'' piece cited the neighborhood's emergence as a cultural hub during the pandemic. The ''Times'' again referenced the neighborhood and associated podcasters in a supposed revival of traditionalist Catholicism in New York.

Accommodation

In 2022 a Dimes Square hotel opened at 9 Orchard St. The entire square and hotel were mapped out by Nimrod Kamer. His video illustrated the area's border

References

Catholicism in New York City Lower Manhattan Chinatown, Manhattan Lower East Side Traditionalist Catholicism in the United States 2020s in Manhattan {{NYC-stub