I think that it is a must go place to visit while in NYC. Wander a bit, buy some cheesy souvenirs, peer inside Chinese markets and fish stores. Lower your expectations as a tourist because it is a community where people live and spend their every day life so they don’t owe you any...
If you have some time to spare, walk up onto the pedestrian walkway on the right side of the bridge. There are various points for taking photos of the NYC skyline including the “hole-in-the-fence” shot which looks back over Chinatown and has One World Trade Center in the distance. I...
The Chinese began to arrive in NYC in great numbers during the 1870’s, but their original “zone” of occupation was closer to Doyers Street, near Chatham Square, on the west side of the Bowery. When the Germans and Irish began to evacuate this area east of Bowery, the Chinese moved i...
NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (Xinhua) -- The New York City government's controversial plan to build a 40-floor detention center at the heart of Manhattan's Chinatown was canceled after facing vigorous backlash from the local community, according to media reports on Thursday. The site at 80 Centre Str...
From the center of Manhattan to truck stops in the Deep South and diners in the southwest desert, Chinese communities in America are linked by veins of gasoline and steel. Saturday, 9:45 p.m. Manhattan Chinatown, NYC Half-hour before our scheduled arrival, we are crossing the bridge into ...
Official Selection, DOC NYC 2022 Raise your hand if you adore your Chinatown! We hella do! Across North America, beloved Chinatowns have become under growing threat of safety risk and erasure in times of urban reconstruction, pandemic, and anti-Asian violence. Capturing streets filled with mutual...
Inside the NYC Planning Commission hearing on the Two Bridges development project last October (photo by author) Blink and you might miss the rise of another dozen luxury skyscrapers in New York. The last few years have seen the city’s skyline change at rapid pace as developers reconfigure...
Chung I (2003) Impact of the 9/11 attacks on the elderly in NYC Chinatown: implications for culturally relevant services. J Gerontol Soc Work 40(4):37–53 View ArticleChung, I. (2003). The impact of the 9/11 attacks on the older persons in NYC Chinatown: Implications for ...
The Impact of the 9/11 Attacks on the Elderly in NYC Chinatown: Implications for Culturally Relevant Services. This article discusses the findings of a study on the impact of the 9/11 attacks on the elderly Chinese immigrants in Chinatown, a community in close proxi... Irene,Chung,Yvonne,...
Fidel has been running pop-ups all over the world, from France to Bangkok to Mexico City, as well as in NYC atFulgurances, Winner, Ops,andPlaces des Fêtes, to name a few. Now, Fidel and his wife Sofia Ostos open Corima, with Vince Ott, a 17-year industry veteran (most recently ...