The center of it all. Friendly folks. A good mix of calm and intensity--like the perfect coffee buzz.
Canal Street may have the commerce but this park has Chinatown's community. Stroll through the north end with its Mahjong and card players musicians, and old folks just sitting and chatting. Awesome.
Its next to Confucious Square, but that statue isn't Confucious. It's Lin Zexu, legendary 18th Century Chinese leader and SuperNarc. Opium War. Yeah, that was him. Not Confucious-big, but big.
It's a a frigging forest of trees, just two blocks from New Work City. Go here to chill out the way Mother Nature intended--dappled sunlight, shade, and a nice breeze.
Want to break out of your rut and reprime that creative urge? This place has all the supplies to kickstart whatever part of the brain makes us make stuff.
A real architectural surprise in a cramped neighborhood--a lofty soaring restored Jewish Synagogue. Go just for the experience of going from tight sidewalk to the vaulted indoor space. FREE ON MONDAYS
