A Night Walk in NYC
Church Street I love walking around in cities and towns. But exploring a city at night brings an entirely different view and experience. This week, I took a walk across Manhattan, from Chinatown to Tribeca. Cortland Alley Along Canal Street New York’s Chinatown is a bustling neighborhood. It is full of local residents, other New Yorkers and tourists. The stores spill out onto the streets, with bright lights shining, and goods piled on tables and hanging from the awnings. Even those stores that are completely interior are lit to attract attention. Mott Street Pell Street Doyers Street Pell Street Mott Street Mott Street Mott Street Mott Street Canal Street Canal Street To the west of Chinatown is the neighborhood of Tribeca - Triangle Below Canal street. Tribeca was an industrial area. The industries changed over the decades, from shipping and storage, to dry goods, to printing and advertising. Most of these businesses died out by the end of the 20th century. During the past...