The name "New Section" is a bit inaccurate. This section was new in the reign of Hantei the Nineteenth, when the growth of the city necessitated the expansion of the Noble Quarter. When the Lion clan attacked a few decades later, they burned a lot of the Old Section, but spared the New Section (because few Scorpion residences were there).
The houses here are a little smaller than in the Old Section, and the streets aren't quite as wide and generous, but it's still a beautiful part of town, full of cozy streets and tidy gardens.