Hey guys, welcome to another of my NYC walking tours. I will take you now to Little Italy and Chinatown. As most of you know, there are hardly any Italians left living in Little Italy. But the area still preserves some of the Italian retail and restaurant vibe. Attracting tourists and locals to the area. Especially along Mulberry Street. Yet Chinatown has kept on growing. Eventhough there are two other descent Chinatowns in the city. Well since Manhattan is becoming so expensive only time will tell what will happend to this working class Chinatown. Photos were taken about 2 weeks ago. Hope you enjoy my pics. :)


Little Italy, Manhattan

Little Italy is a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, New York City, once known for its large population of Italians.

Historically, Little Italy extended as far south as Bayard St, as far north as Bleecker, as far west as Lafayette, and as far east as the Bowery. As Italian-Americans left Manhattan for other boroughs and neighborhoods, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens and Staten Island, the neighborhood recognizable as Little Italy gradually shrank.

Large portions of the neighborhood were absorbed by Chinatown, as immigrants from China and other East Asian countries moved to the area. The northern reaches of Little Italy, near Houston Street, ceased to be recognizably Italian, and eventually became the neighborhood known today as NoLIta, an abbreviation for North of Little Italy. Today, the section of Mulberry Street between Broome and Canal Streets, lined with Italian restaurants popular with tourists, remains distinctly recognizable as Little Italy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Italy%2C_New_York_City


Chinatown, Manhattan

The Chinatown neighborhood of Manhattan — a borough of New York City — is an ethnic enclave with a large population of Chinese immigrants, similar to other Chinatown districts in American cities.

By the 1980s, it had surpassed San Francisco's Chinatown to become the largest enclave of Chinese immigrants in the Western Hemisphere.

Unlike most other urban Chinatowns, Manhattan's Chinatown is both a residential area as well as commercial area. Most population estimates are in the range of 150,000 to 250,000 residents (some estimates go as high as 350,000 residents). It is difficult to get an exact count, as neighborhood participation in the U.S. Census is thought to be low due to language barriers, as well as large-scale illegal immigration. Besides the more than 200 Chinese restaurants in the area for employment, there are still some factories. The proximity of the fashion industry has kept some garment work in the local area though most of the garment industry has moved to China.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinatown%2C_New_York%2C_New_York


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Congratulations. Nice pictures...

Interesting, luv seeing these distinct NY neighbourhoods.

Keep it up. Well done :cheers:

Canal Street is a motha

Great pics of two great neighborhoods :)

I love this part of New York. It feels so... ancient (though obviously a relative term).

I love this part of New York. It feels so... ancient (though obviously a relative term).

It's ancient by US standards. By the early 1700's, it was a vibrant area.

Glad you guys like these photos. :)

Very nice pics, I love all the interaction of people on the streets, it looks very inviting.

Great pictures and the nice place to live i think:)

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Can anybody show me in the Manhattan map where is this place?

^^^ that's the entrance for the Manhattan Bridge:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manhattan_Bridge

I actually had gelato had Ferrara just last week, and it was good.

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^ I got one from there aswell. It was so good, after all that walk. :drool: I was worth the wait.

GREAT SHOTS!!!!

Heh good pics. Chinatowns look messy in all the cities, gosh! :D

And I think the Italians should have brought more of their own architecture to the new world. Little Italy could be more interesting.

And I've only noticed it right now, but these staircases outside the buildings, they're really an odd thing haha. Are they required in all residential buildings?

Heh good pics. Chinatowns look messy in all the cities, gosh! :D

And I think the Italians should have brought more of their own architecture to the new world. Little Italy could be more interesting.

And I've only noticed it right now, but these staircases outside the buildings, they're really an odd thing haha. Are they required in all residential buildings?

This area was developed well before the Italians came in the late 1800's and early 1900's.

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Can anybody show me in the Manhattan map where is this place?

It's around Canal and Bowery on the Lower East Side.

^ What a magestic way to enter the bridge. :D I still think they should have place this in the Brooklyn side, entering to Manhattan instead.

Thanks for the nice comments everyone! :okay:

A wonderful tour of Chinatown in NYC! You are amazing! :bow: Thanks.

I like this building. Never seen it. Where is it?

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I also like this little building. :)

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Oh and a beautiful arch! NYC is so beautiful. :)

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I like this building. Never seen it. Where is it?

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It's the old police headquarters on Broome St. It's really beautiful.

Today that building is now appartments.

great walk! I have walked on Boston's liberation trail, it was nice! We should develop more city trails.

ur pictures are amazing! would love to visit New york! I am from Auckland, New Zealand and your first picture reminds me of this precinct called 'Britomart' we have here in Auckland on the waterfront.
this is a link to aucklands pictures:

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=433951

Ha, I didn't even know that the beautiful old police headquarters is an apartment building right now.

Also thanks for the comments guys. :)

WOW! Awesome tour man! Never been to NYC. My cousin lives in NYC and he loves the city so much. I can't wait to visit him and this beautiful and great city. I just love those buildings with the stairs outside. So New York. :)

Actually, the Chinatown in Lower east side is kind of very old one, and full of small shops of handicrafts. It is absolutely not a complete showcase of China, especially China today. When I first came to NYC, I couldn't believe that how dirty and messy China town is, later on, with more times of going there and get more familiar with the place, I feel more comfortable with it, and there are some really great restaurants, and the taste is more original than the Chinese restaurants that tend to fit the American taste, compare with those that outside of Chinatown.

If you think about it, Chinatown in Manhattan can actually pass up for actual blocks as if they were taken from China itself.

Can you do other Chinese neighborhoods in NYC? Like the one in Queens and the one in Brooklyn? Please!

no place like NYC

so so beautiful!

Great pictures.

Very nice pics once again; those areas (Little Italy, Chinatown) are near to Brooklyn or not?

New York is wonderful. A true sister of London.

I love NY.

Very nice pics once again; those areas (Little Italy, Chinatown) are near to Brooklyn or not?

The bridge you see in many of those photos, the one right on top of the buildings, is the Manhattan Bridge and it crosses the East River to Brooklyn. It's right next to Brooklyn if you don't count the water lol.

Three things

1) Chinatown is CRAZY!
2) I agree with Sequoia, NYC needs some tourism/history walks/trails.
3) Great tour!

Thank you for your comments guys and girls. :)

Can you do other Chinese neighborhoods in NYC? Like the one in Queens and the one in Brooklyn? Please!

I will try that to get those neighborhoods next time. There is so much to cover. :D

Heh good pics. Chinatowns look messy in all the cities, gosh! :D

And I think the Italians should have brought more of their own architecture to the new world. Little Italy could be more interesting.

And I've only noticed it right now, but these staircases outside the buildings, they're really an odd thing haha. Are they required in all residential buildings?

The stairs are fire escapes, and yes they are required on residential buildings.

Great shots!