ten shits we like, about chinatown

in honor of my move to chinatown, i thought i'd wax poetic about the things i'm excited for. maybe i'll have a more profound list once i'm a local.

1. random shit:

rubber, animal parts, even live frog can be found in the forbidden city's local branch. also, chinatown shoes, socks, and undershirts go for dirt cheap, sometimes less than a whole frog.


2. canal fabrics:

tons of options in this little place on canal and broadway who's sign reads "canal abrics" (we're hoping the 'f' was lost during a sewing related incident.) and if you go there once, they will start giving you discounts.


3. eat cheap:

groceries, vanessa's dumplings, nuts4nuts galore, plenty a family style asian establishment, and the produce market under the bridge allow you to eat like a king with the earnings of a pauper.


4. chinatown ice cream factory:

classically tasty flavors like vanilla almond cookie and pistachio are mixed in with chinfused offerings like red bean and lychee. and if you're fed up with eastern culture, run over to haagen dazs across mott for some german frozen delights (but it's also got everything written in chinese).


5. old chinese women:

some are annoying when they get in a huddle and won't fucking move along, but sometimes this woman with a grey afro sings in the park, and there's something very strange walking past the tiny women picking up cans at 4:00 am.


6. b.east:

basically for main man, ryan mcginley and greg krelenstein's thursday night party (which is tonight, by the bye) which i always have fun at. they do, however, have amazing food. a little pricey, but everything always smells and looks great, and the veg pizza is delicious.


7. dana goldstein:

the bitch is movin' to henry street! absolutely love this girl, and as if i don't see her enough on the streets, the two of us in the same hood will be ridonkeypunch (slang cred: heather).


8. congee village:

five dollar lycheetinis and beers is asking for trouble in a good way. other draws include a relaxing fish pond and free peanuts!(note: don't go to the one on bowery, this one's on allen between broome and delancey)


9. monster mode:

where else is it acceptable to push past the elderly and children with total disregard? the streets are too narrow to walk in, so you have to mow some bitches the fuck down.


10. gallery openings and house parties:

with slightly less fun bars south of the l.e.s. allows for the real wildness to happen behind our closed and locked doors. and if young artists don't live in brooklyn, they will most likely live here, and the combination of that and the fact that there are a ton of great spaces down here, makes it a great place for shows.