While some people may not think socks are exciting, they definitely can be when you shop at the new Stance shop that opened last week on Broadway in SoHo. And even if you don’t think it’s cool – the NBA does. They recently picked it up as their official on-court basketball socks.

They have all sorts of specialty items including the Star Wars socks they have for the upcoming movie. They also have a men’s underwear collection with three different fits made from amazingly soft fabrics.

Even if you aren’t looking for socks, the store is very cool. It has an art wall that is for “Punks and Poets” and part of the floor is glass so that customers can peek into the Canvas Room where the socks are being made.

You can also create a customized pair of socks in the Stance Canvas Experience room. Here, you can decide on your own designs, colors and graphics and make your own socks for $28.

If you’re obsessed with your cat and you live in SoHo, then you’re in luck. A new cat cafe is opening on Grand Street called Little Lions. It should open in the next two to three months and is actually the result of a crowd-sourcing campaigned launched by cat-loving alumni of the tech industry.

Erin McShane raised even more than the $65,000 that she was hoping for to open her tea house and “cat sanctuary.” Now, it’s not actually a place where you can bring your own cat. Rather, you can cuddle up to kittens from the organization called Angellicle Cat Rescue. She plans to have eight to twelve cats in the space at one time.

Don’t get too excited about being able to cuddle with the cats while you drink your coffee, however. The Health Department rules prohibit animals in the eatery so the cats will be in a storefront that is totally separate from the cafe. The cats will be visible from the cafe behind a glass wall and visitors can pay an admission fee to play with the cats.

If you haven’t checked out Keith Haring‘s largest piece of artwork ever created, you’ll certainly want to see this one. The banner that measures 90′ by 30’ feet (six stories) was painted in 1986 in conjunction with The CityKids Foundation. It’s called “CityKids Speak on Liberty” and it commemorates The Statue of Liberty on her 100th birthday. It was first debuted at the Liberty Tower in Battery Park City over the 4th of July in 1986 and has been exhibited in Milan, Paris and even as the backdrop of Paul McCartney’s pre-game show at Super Bowl XXXVI in New Orleans.

Now, it is being rolled out on the side of the new NOMO SOHO Hotel at 9 Crosby Street in New York.

It’s worth a stroll over there to admire the much-larger-than-life display!

If you’re hungry and near SoHo, you simply must try out Mamo Le Michelangelo. The five-star restaurant on the French Riviera has now come to SoHo. The SoHo location will be run by Mike Mammoliti, the son of owner Herve Mammoliti. The name will be Mamo.

As Mike Mammoliti, only 33, said “Opening a restaurant in New York City has always been my dream. In some ways, this is more difficult than opening my own restaurant, because I know people will judge every dish and compare it to my father’s.”

Customers should expect to find only the best from Chef Massimo Sola.  They can enjoy carciofi e misticanza ($16), rigatoni with meatballs and sausage ($18), and a truffle ravioli in a light cream sauce ($24). Bigger entrees include osso buco on smashed potatoes ($26) and a roasted chicken for two ($46).

Yum.

New York is always bursting with activities, and one of the most recent ones will be worth a visit for those who enjoy fashion photography. “Richard Prince: Fashion” will open at the Nahmad Contemporary in New York. This is the first time that all nine of the images in Prince’s famous fashion series will be displayed together as one set.

The pictures were taken between 1982 and 1984. Prince’s style is to crop, filter and then redisplay the images which creates a close-up head shot of each woman. Their faces and vision are always partially obscured by sunglasses or bangs or a hat, creating questions about “art and authorship, as well as our complicity in consumerism.”

Read more about the exhibit and  go and have a peek.