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Chinatown is a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood, featuring Chinese immigrants as the majority of its residents. It's a working class ethnic enclave, serving as a stark contrast to the busy nature of surrounding [[City Hall]] and [[The Exchange]]. | Chinatown is a mixed residential and commercial neighborhood, featuring Chinese immigrants as the majority of its residents. It's a working class ethnic enclave, serving as a stark contrast to the busy nature of surrounding [[City Hall]] and [[The Exchange]]. | ||
The district features a significant number of narrow streets, and a mixture of small tenement buildings and large low-rise office buildings and shops, some decorated with Oriental or modernist designs. The district is also uniquely adorned with large, overhanging signs reminiscent of those seen in the streets of [[wp:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], despite this practice not being commonly seen in New York City's Chinatown (which do not usually extend too far past the edge of sidewalks). The vast majority of businesses in the neighborhood are evidently Chinese-owned and are tailored specifically for Chinese residents. | The district features a significant number of narrow streets, and a mixture of small tenement buildings and large low-rise office buildings and shops, some decorated with Oriental or modernist designs. The district is also uniquely adorned with large, overhanging signs reminiscent of those seen in the streets of [[wp:Hong Kong|Hong Kong]], despite this practice not being commonly seen in New York City's Chinatown (which signs do not usually extend too far past the edge of sidewalks). The vast majority of businesses in the neighborhood are evidently Chinese-owned and are tailored specifically for Chinese residents. | ||
== Transportation == | == Transportation == | ||