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Chinatown black sesame, taro, and
Turn around and return zen butter, as well as more
to Canal Street, pausing to traditional ones. Turn back and
admire the spire of the Chrysler walk to Mulberry Street. The
Building and the city sky line curve next to Columbus Park
in view in the distance from was Mulberry Bend q, once
Eldridge. Turn left into Canal notorious for gang murders
and cross the Bowery – as you and mayhem.
continue, the shops give way to
stalls selling an exotic array of
vegetables, and restaurants
with rows of roast ducks in
the windows. At 200 Canal
2 Russ & Daughters Street is New Kam Man. One
of the largest Chinese markets
in the area, it is a fascinating
place to explore. Turn left from
1 Canal on to Mott Street, and
E A S T H O U S T O N S T R E E T
2 3 you’ll know you are
right in the
B O W E R Y CHRYSTIE STREET FORSYTH STREET ELDRIDGE STREET ORCHARD STREET E S S E X S T R E E T NORFOLK STREET 4 e An Italian deli in Little Italy
ALLEN STREET
ST ANTON STREET
K E N M A R E S T R E E T
RIVINGTON STREET
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C E N T R E S T R E E T w G R A N D S T D . R O O S E V E L T P A R K W A Y 7 LUDL OW STREET Essex Street SUFFOLK STREET CLINTON STREET Little Italy
Bowery
J.Z
Walk up Mulberry Street toward
Grand Street, and you are
suddenly in Little Italy w.
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D E L A N C E Y S T R E E T
Small in area though it is, and
RIVINGTON STREET
MOTT STREET
ELIZABE TH STREET
J.M.Z
this is a colorful few blocks of
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Canal St Grand St S A R A 6 Delancey Street encroached on by Chinatown,
J.Z HESTER ST CHRYSTIE STREET FORSYTH STREET ELDRIDGE STREET BROOME STREET SUFFOLK STREET Old-World restaurants, coffee
shops, and stores selling home-
and pastries.
0 ALLEN STREET 8 G R A N D S T R E E T CLINTON STREET made pasta, sausages, breads,
The Italian
BAYARD ST
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q T CANAL STREET ORCHARD STREET LUDL OW STREET population has
MULBERRY S MOTT ST B O W E R Y 9 ESSEX STREET dwindled over
the years, but a
staunch group
W H SEW ARD
P ARK
DIVISION STREET
East Broadway
remains,
F STRAUS of merchants
SQUARE
E A S T B R O A D W A Y determined
E A S T B R O A D W A Y to retain the
area’s Italian
Columbus Park in bustling Chinatown atmosphere.
Their stronghold is Mulberry
500 heart of Chinatown by all the Street, between Broome and
Chinese neon signs. There Canal streets, with a few shops
are hundreds of restaurants holding their own on Grand
here, from holes-in-the-wall Street near Mulberry. If you
to haute cuisine, all offering continue to walk on Grand,
a chance to taste authentic however, you are quickly back
Chinese food. For spiritual into Chinatown.
sustenance, visit the Eastern The big event of the year is the
States Buddhist Temple 0 Feast of San Gennaro, named for
in Mott Street (64b). the patron saint of Naples. For 11
At Bayard Street, stop off nights in September, Mulberry
for an ice cream at the Street is jammed with locals and
Chinatown Ice Cream Factory visitors enjoying the parades
(65), which offers decidedly and the Italian food, with rows
New Kam Man at 200 Canal Street unusual flavors, such as of sizzling sausage stalls.
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