Podcasts about manhattan's chinatown

EPISODE 328 New Yorkers eat a LOT of Chinese food and have enjoyed Chinese cuisine – either in a restaurant or as takeout – for well over 130 years. Chinese food entered the regular diet of the city before the bagel, the hot dog and even the pizza slice. In this episode, Greg explores the history of Chinese food in New York City -- from the first Mott Street kitchens in Manhattan's Chinatown to the sleek 20th century eateries of Midtown. We have one particular dish to thank for the mainstreaming of Chinese food -- chop suey. By the 1920s, chop suey had taken New York by storm, a cuisine perfect for the Jazz Age. Through the next several decades, Chinese food would be transformed into something truly American and the Chinese dining experience would incorporate neon signs, fabulous cocktails and even glamorous floor shows by the 1940s. FEATURING: Such classics as the Port Arthur Restaurant, the Chinese Tuxedo, Ruby Foo's Den, Tao, Lucky Cheng's and the eateries of 'Szechuan Valley'. PLUS: Bernstein-on-Essex and the love affair between Chinese food and Jewish New Yorkers. boweryboyshistory.com   Support the show.

Manhattan's Chinatown is the oldest ethnic neighborhood in the city with a complicated history of gang wars and two cultures melding. Let's stroll down Mott Street through Doyers Street and towards Chatham Square to learn about this fascinating neighborhood! Map Route: https://goo.gl/maps/HvdBk8F1VWqQ7nV47 More of Urbanist videos at facebook.com/UrbanistLive, @UrbanistLive on Instagram, and Urbanist History of Cities on YouTube. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/urbanistpodcast/message

[EPISODE] Manhattan's Chinatown Join me as we explore the past and present of Manhattan's Chinatown, New York's first Chinatown, with Joyce Gold, founder of Joyce Gold History tours, and Joanne Kwong, President of Pearl River Mart, with locations at 395 Broadway, the Chelsea Market, and beginning January 31st their newest store at the Museum of Chinese in America, 215 Centre Street. Segment 1 Jeff introduces tonight’s featured neighborhood: Chinatown. Joyce Gold returns to the show to once again share her knowledge of city history. Jeff and Joyce begin their discussion with the original settlement of the area now known as Chinatown by Europeans. They trace the transition from commercial area to impoverished residential area. Joyce details the influx of Chinese immigrant to the area and the discrimination faced by early Chinese immigrants. Segment 2 Jeff and Joyce discuss the development of restaurants in Chinatown and the growth of Chinatown’s food culture. Joyce notes the presence of Chinese theaters and other businesses at the beginning of Chinatown’s development. Jeff notes how Chinatown has continued to flourish without undergoing great demographic change in the way that other ethnic enclaves have in New York. Joyce then shares her favorite experiences on her tours in Chinatown. Segment 3 Jeff is joined by Joanne Kwong, President of Pearl River Mart. Joanne discusses her career beginning as a litigator, to working at Barnard College, to her decision to work with her family at Pearl River Mart. Joanne shares her family’s story of immigrating to America and how Pearl River was created as a friendship store to help eradicate discrimination against Chinese immigrants. Joanne describes how Pearl River Mart has changed and moved locations, but maintains its mission to foster community. Segment 4 Joanne recounts her childhood spending weekends in Chinatown, enjoying the food, clothing, and culture. She describes the energy within the Chinese and Asian immigrant communities in New York and takes pride in the second and third generation businesses still thriving in Chinatown. Jeff and Joanne touch on the celebrations and various upcoming festivities for Chinese New Year.

The ultimate history of New Year's celebrations in New York City! This is the story of the many ways in which New Yorkers have ushered in the coming year, a moment of rebirth, reconciliation, reverence and jubilation. In a mix of the old and new, we present a history of world's most famous December 31st party, paired with a short history of New York's other transitional celebration -- Chinatown's traditional (and occasionally non-traditional) Chinese New Year parade. Why did Times Square become the focal point for the world's reflection on a new calendar year? And how did Times Square's many changes in the 20th century influence those celebrations? Featuring Dick Clark, Guy Lombardo -- and Daisy Duke. THEN: Greg brings you the story of the Chinese New Year which has been celebrated in Manhattan's Chinatown since before there was even a Times Square! boweryboyshistory.com Support the show.

In part II of our final episode, we return to Wing on Wo & Co, the oldest continuously operating store in Manhattan's Chinatown to sit down with Mei Lum- the store's fifth generation owner. She explains what informed her decision in 2016 at the age of 26 to defer her acceptance to grad school at Columbia and assume ownership of the store. And also how that ownership has informed the development of the W.O.W project, her non profit whose mission is to sustain ownership over Chinatown's future by growing, protecting and preserving Chinatown's creative culture through arts and activism. Mei and Alexis also dig into how Chinese culture is often appropriated, and Mei drafts a response to an inappropriate Instagram post. She also fills us in on the history Chinatown holds, the challenges it faces and her (cautious) vision for her store, her project and her neighborhood. You can stop by W.O.W (26 Mott Street) any day of the week between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. And to learn more about the store's history, visit their website and listen to the Prelude to the End: Alexis Says Goodbye to NewYorkILYBYC.

Gary Lum is the steward, guardian and current shopkeeper of Wing on Wo & Co, the oldest continuously operating store in Manhattan's Chinatown. Wing on Wo has been at its current location, 26 Mott Street, since 1925 and sells consciously chosen Chinese porcelain. Wing on Wo is a family business and is truly one of the most special spaces in our city. The Lum’s story of tenacity, legacy and loyalty is New York City at its very best. There couldn't be a more fitting interview to close this series with. In part I, Gary shares the beauties and challenges of growing up as the American born son of Chinese Immigrants in the Chinatown of the 1960s and 70s. He definitely knows the neighborhood has changed but he discusses how he manages to work within it. He also talks about the complex roles Stuyvesant High School and the Jersey Shore played in his life and why he tries to cultivate genuine connections with his customers.And most importantly, Gary gives some insight into how raising his two awesome daughters, Mei and Lina, empowered him to correct the lasting effects of a childhood he considered less than ideal. To hear more about the history of the store and some other lessons Gary taught Alexis, tune into the Prelude to the End: Alexis Says Goodbye to NewYorkILYBYC and visit our website.

Tomorrow, the last episode of New York, I Love You But You've Changed will air in two parts. Part one will feature an interview with Gary Lum, the steward, guardian and current shopkeeper at Wing on Wo & Co- the oldest continuously running store in Manhattan's Chinatown. Part two features an interview with Gary's daughter, Mei Lum- the fifth generation owner of her family's store. As a prelude to this final episode, Alexis shares what making this show has taught her (people don't like to answer emails/ capturing perfect audio is really hard!), why she's stopping (something new is coming!), what New York City really means to her (pretty much everything!) and the best trains to cry on (the Q-duh!). Plus you will hear some audio clips of wisdom Gary shared about the experience of being a guest on a show like this. Tune in, read the text on our website and we will see you on Thursday. XOXO

Manhattan's Chinatown recently made headlines for being the target of an offensive segment on Bill O’Reilly’s Fox News show. Fox missed the real story: the truly special place it occupies in the US food scene. Navigate the narrow, bustling sidewalks Mott Street between Canal and Hester and you'll see food everywhere, from live frogs to whole dragon fruit. What makes culinary Chinatown tick? For answers, we turn on this week's Bite podcast to Valerie Imbruce, author of the new book From Farm to Canal Street. Imbruce argues that Manahttan's Chinatown is a remnant of pre-supermarket New York—and also a viable model for a more tantalizing food future. We also went to San Francisco’s Chinatown to track down the surprising origins of fortune cookies. (Hint: They’re not from China!) And: If you want to spice up a conference panel, invite some angry, chanting vegans. Just ask Tom.

This week we’re bringing you some of the best of Cityscape as we launch into WFUV’s Winter membership drive. The show will feature a bunch of our all-time favorite segments, including a must-hear piece about a singing sanitation worker and a visit to an exotic bird garden in Manhattan's Chinatown. Happy Listening!

Manhattan's Chinatown is unique among New York neighborhoods as its origins and its provocative history can still be traced in many of the buildings and streets still in existence. Two hundred years ago, the sight of a Chinese person would have astonished New Yorkers, and the first to arrive in the city were either sailors or the subjects of tacky exhibition.  But with the first Chinese men setting on Mott Street, a new community was born, with thriving variety shops, cigar businesses and gambling dens alongside establishments of a more sensuous nature -- opium dens and brothels. This mini-economy produced social clubs and secret societies (the legendary ‘tongs’), and rival gangs soon spilled blood along the neighborhood's quirkiest lane. And still today, modern Chinatown hides a few dark, startling secrets of its own. ALSO: We give you a rundown of addresses along Mott Street and other places nearby. You can use this podcast as your official walking tour of Chinatown! Support the show.