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Like all the Chinatowns the world, Manhattan's Chinatown is not a good place to hang out for people who don’t like a pushy crowd. Unlike all other Chinatowns in the world, Manhattan's Chinatown doesn't stop pushing in all aspects, especially the geographic one.
Map-wise, Manhattan's Chinatown is the area between Canal St. and Worth St., and between The Bowery and Church St. In reality, since the '80s, the boundaries have been pushed northward across Canal St. into Little Italy and eastward to Division St. and East Broadway into the Lower East Side.
This is the area where the residents are very good at evading the law. You cannot walk through one block without being accosted by a whisper "Gucci or Prada?" There is not a merchandise to be seen, but all it takes is a slight nod of your head. The person whose voice you could hardly heard will lead you through narrow alleys and dark buildings until you were out of your wit in fear for your life. At that point, you will suddenly find yourself in a garage/warehouse full of knock-off designer handbags, sunglasses and shoes. Every high designer name is there, and if you don't see what you want, just ask, someone will produce it from the back room.
A friend of mine went through that experience and survived with a handbag to show. Myself, I am too square to buy fake goods. Give me a bowl of congee and some dim sum any day, but please, spare me of the imitations! Leave a Comment Directions: Take the 6 to Canal St.
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Chinatown began as a small community of Chinese immigrants seeking work in the West so that they might send home wages to their families still living in the motherland.
At the turn of the century, Chinatown was isolated and controlled by secret neighborhood organizations collectively known as "The Tongs." Some of the Tongs simply brokered loans within the community; others, such as the "Hip Sing," had formed criminal organizations. Doyers Street was well known as "the bloody angle," where gangs often carried out retribution against their enemies. The Tongs made a truce in 1933 which brought peace to the streets of an agressive Chinatown.
By 1940 the area had become home to many middle-class families. During the post-war era, businesses and immigrants from Hong Kong brought new wealth to Chinatown. Today, over 80,000 Asian Americans who trace their roots back to the East call Chinatown their home.
The neighborhood is known for its excellent Chinese cuisin, but its highlight is the Eastern States Buddhist Temple at 64b Mott Street. Inside the Temple, visitors will be delighted by the sight of 100 golden Buddhas shimmering in the candlelight.
The frequent festivals and parades, as well as the galleries and curio shops create a celebration of Chinese culture that is well worht a visit. Leave a Comment Directions: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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Chinatown is a great place to spend a few hours wandering the streets. You can get a great feeling of the Asian community if you just walk around. If you are looking for that special Asian item, you will find it here. If you love to cook, you can find every single item under the sun for that great Chinese meal.
I love walking around and visiting their many restaurants and shops.
PLEASE NOTE: Do not come to Chinatown to purchase any of those "knock-off" items. It is illegal and if you are caught you may be fined. Leave a Comment Directions: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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If you're not in the mood for Asian cuisine, you're in the wrong area. Chinatown is famous for its restaurants and hectic street life. But there are also galeries, antiques and curioso shops, and Oriental festivals.
This Chinese immigrant community used to be isolated from the rest of the city, financed and controlled by its own secret family organizations - The Tongs; and it was the scene of bloody gang wars until 1933. By the 40's it was home to many middle class families; and immigrants and businesses from Hong Kong also brought postwar prosperity to the community. Currently more than 150.000 Chinese Americans live in its many tenements and high rise buildings, and many of them work in this concentrated and very self-sufficient area.
Food is everywhere. Vendors sell wonderful snacks. The markets on Canal St sell some of the best fish, fruit and vegetables in the city. Mott Street is lined with Cantonese and Szechuan restaurants.
Canal Street is also infamous for its counterfeit (and illegal) designer goods, and you will find shops with inexpensive, one-of-a-kind Chinese import goods all over the place. Leave a Comment Address: Area around Mott / Canal StreetDirections: Subway : Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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Chinatown is located in lower Manhattan and is near SoHo and Little Italy. It is a fascinating neighborhood filled with old world tradition.The streets are filled with mysterious restaurants, seafood markets, souvenir shops, and asian delis. The area is designed with lots of asian inspried architecture, colorufl decor, and neon signs. The shops and restaurants tend to flow onto the street. I always feel like I'm on a movie set when I'm in Chinatown. One of my favorite places to visit in the city.
Food tip: Step into one of the many chilnese delis and ask for sticky sweet rice cakes. They are white, cut in squares, soft, and gooey. I'm addicted to them, and have to buy them by the boxload when I'm in New York. Leave a Comment Address: Lower ManhattanDirections: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.Website: http://www.chinatown-online.com/
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New York City's Chinatown, is a tightly-packed yet very crowded neighborhood which continues to grow rapidly.
It is the largest Chinatown in the United States and home to one of the largest concentration of Chinese communities in all of North America.
Chinatown offers visitor and resident alike hundreds of restaurants, booming fruit and fish markets and shops of knickknacks and sweets on torturously winding and overcrowded streets. Leave a Comment
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Of course, Chinatown has great restaurants with just about every asian cuisine and culture covered. But it is also nice to just walk around Chinatown and feel the ambiance and the vibrancy of this area of manhattan. Leave a Comment Directions: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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China Town is a bit run down (excuse the pun) we visited with a tour on a Sunday & most places were shut but we did get to see inside one of the many temples. China town has a lot of nteresting old buildings as well as lots & lots of restaurants & shops. Leave a Comment Directions: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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New York City’s Chinatown, the largest Chinatown in the United States—and the site of the largest concentration of Chinese in the western hemisphere—is located on the lower east side of Manhattan. Its two square miles are loosely bounded by Kenmore and Delancey streets on the north, East and Worth streets on the south, Allen street on the east, and Broadway on the west. With a population estimated between 70,000 and 150,000, Chinatown is the favored destination point for Chinese immigrants, though in recent years the neighborhood has also become home to Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Burmese, Vietnamese, and Filipinos among others.
Chinatown is a tightly-packed yet sprawling neighborhood which continues to grow rapidly despite the satellite Chinese communities flourishing in Queens. Both a tourist attraction and the home of the majority of Chinese New Yorkers, Chinatown offers visitor and resident alike hundreds of restaurants, booming fruit and fish markets and shops of knickknacks and sweets on torturously winding and overcrowded streets. Leave a Comment Directions: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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the largest chinatown in the US, many good eateries, the art Chinese at its best,and great shopping area. fondly remember Canal Street going to Chinatown Leave a Comment
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