Historic Chinatown & Little Italy
General Information
- Type:
- Walking / Hiking
- Price from:
- 18 USD /person
- Phone:
- 646-645-5782
- Payment Types:
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Cash
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Credit Card
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Cheque
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Travellers cheque
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Paypal
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Wire Transfer
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- Location Start:
- Chambers & Centre Streets
- Location Finish:
- Chambers & Centre Streets
- Start time:
- 11.00 pm
- End time:
- 01.00 pm
- We Speak:
- English
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Last updated: 05/08/2009
Walk with us as we explore the sights, smells and sounds of historic Chinatown & Little Italy, New York City.
Itinerary
Day 1
Join us as we explore the ever-shifting boundaries of historic Chinatown and Little Italy. We'll discuss the changing face of the neighborhood over the last two centuries: from the Irish and the former Five Points district, to the present-day Little Italy and Chinatown. Along the way, we'll also talk about the current population of Chinatown, including its Cantonese, Fujianese and other Asian residents, as well as the remnants of the Italian population and businesses that inhabit Little Italy.
Stops on this walking tour may also include a combination of sites associated with: various outdoor fish and vegetable markets; Old St. Patrick's Church; Banca Stabile (an 1865 Neapolitan bank whose fixtures remain preserved); San Genaro (the patron saint of Naples); the Church of the Transfiguration; the Church of the Most Precious Blood; one of the oldest storefronts in Chinatown; the hub of old Chinatown (Doyers, Pell and Mott Streets); Mulberry Bend; Ragpickers' Row; Bandits' Roost; Callahan's saloon (where Al Jolson and Irving Berlin performed early on in their careers); the Edward Mooney House (one of the oldest townhouses in the city); Chatham Square and the Kim Lau Memorial; the Mariners' Temple (the oldest Baptist Church in the city); St. James Church (which had one of the largest Irish Catholic congregations in the city); and the burial ground of the first Jewish congregation in the United States.
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