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 by geansterLeave a Comment Directions: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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If you want to feel the excitment of shopping at a cheap price make sure you bring cash and do not bring big bills to China Town. The biggest mistake is to take anything there for the price they give you, bargain the price lower and do not pull out all your bills! Also if you see a bag you really want test the pockets and zippers you dont' want to be disappoited later on when you take home.
DON"T BRING A CREDIT CARD! $1 AND $5 AND $10 ARE BEST
ALSO GO DURING THE WEEK IF YOU CAN BECAUSE ON THE WEEKEND THE AREA IS JAM PACKED.
TAKE YOUR TIME AND ENJOY THE AREA SO GO EARLY AROUND 11:00 AM OR SO. Address: CHINA TOWNDirections: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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 Chinatown by J.I.M
I personally prefer the Chinatown in London, but then I did come here at a slightly miserable day! Plus I am sometimes biased! Leave a Comment Directions: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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Every Chinatown has that Chinese dry food/fishy smell. Chinatown in NYC is probably the worst. But I'm strangely attracted to it because it has a familiar odor and puts me among my people.
Chinatown has wonderful people watching. You have the old Chinese men and women suffering from osteoporosis carrying plastic grocery baskets with fresh produce and fish. You have the Puerto Ricans and Blacks who sell bootleg DVDs and fake luxury brands. You have downtown hipsters who think they are so cool cause they found cheap apartments in China town. You have FOBs (fresh-off-the-boat) butchering meat in the basement of some restaurant. Then you have tourists wondering the streets desperately trying to absorb the sounds and smells.
This is a comprehensive website about NYC Chinatown
http://www.explorechinatown.com/ Directions: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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 Street in Chinatown by Phalaenopsis03Leave a Comment Directions: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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 Mott St, Chinatown by chewy3326Leave a Comment Directions: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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There are so many bakeries in Chinatown. For budget traveler, you can get a cheap, quick lunch out of the bakery. I would stick to large bakeries on Canal Street because there's a bigger selection. Start with a couple of sandwiches, then move on to the pastry. The red bean ice is delicious. It's made with cooked red bean, condensed milk, and ice, sort of like ice blended coffee. Each item is usually between 50 cents to $2. Address: Canal StreetDirections: Canal Street stop. From there, proceed by foot through Canal Street and explore the area.
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 by Lady_Disdain
No fancy reconstruction, displays or anything of the kind. The building is still rather run down, but this just reinforces the feeling of what life must have been like in 1863. It is focused on researching and retelling the stories of the original occupants of the building: a wife whose husband disapears and must make ends meet by sewing, an Irish immigrant family of 6 that live in just two rooms (a parlour/kitchen and a bedroom, with only one window), a Lithuanian family and so on.
It is dark, crowded and hot - just imagine how it must have been with children running around, a central bathroom, smoke and soot - and over 7000 people lived in this building over its 70 years of existance! At the same time, it was an improvement for many families: some children were able to go to school for the first time.
The visit is a guided tour, with very small groups (10 people at the most, Spanish guides available), with a very knowledgeable guide. If you can't visit it, drop by their wonderful site: www.tenement.org, where all the stories are told, lots of great pictures and research material. Address: 108 Orchard StreetDirections: The website has all directions (subway, bus and car). Too little space for me to write them!Website: www.tenement.org
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