Tag: Mott Street

Chop Suey City: A History of Chinese Food in New York

Post author By Greg Young
Post date May 22, 2020
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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 LONG before the bagel, the hot dog and even pizza. In this episode, Greg explores the history… Read More

Tags Chinese Exclusion Act, Chinese New York, chop suey, Doyers Street, Mott Street, Walter Winchell

Adventures In Old New York

The Story of Bayard’s Mount, Lower Manhattan’s Missing Mountain

Post author By Bowery Boys
Post date July 25, 2017
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Bayard’s Mount, one of the highest points in Manhattan, has been gone for more than two hundred years. Where other hills and high points have been incorporated into the modern topography New York, this old hill was wiped from the map. Bayard’s Mount used to sit at around where Mott and Grand Streets meet today,… Read More

Tags Bowery, Canal Street, Collect Pond, Mott Street, Soho