do any of you know of some places to hang out/see in chinatown for an hour or two? I'm going to New York City tomorrow and my bus drops me off somewhere near 89 Bowery and i have about an hour or tow to kill until i meet my friends uptown. anyone know of anything?

i might not be alone, but any suggestions would still be appreciated.

JasmineFire said:

walk over to canal st. and broadway...that will keep you busy! lots of shopping (they sell the fendi, gucci, prada stuff there too-they aren't the real thing but its' hard to tell b/c they look exactly like the ral thing!)

PS> if you aren't alone and want some AWESOME DIM SUM, go to "HSF" I think it's on the Bowery...they serve the dim sum until 4 pm. You can also walk north on th ebowery until you hit houston st. there is some great shopping on the side streets off of houston.

sounds nice. thanks! i love me some shopping!

JasmineFire said:

just a warning...the knockoffs aren't ususally on display...you gotta give the shop owners tha t"knowing look" and they will take you to the back and pull out a bunch of garbage bags filled with this stuff...only b/c cops are patroling the area. It's defintely an experiece. But don't feel like you have to buy anything-they will be pushy. Also, you CAN bargain them down...you aks how much. they say $50, then you shoudl say $40 and they usually give in.

purplegypsy said:

pardon the spelling errors above...

purplegypsy said:

see, i don't understand why the police are so upset about fake fendi bags. aren't there other things they should be patrolling?

anyway, not to jack my own thread, thanks for the advice. i'll practice my "knowing look" in the mirror today!

We're going to be out on the Island tomorrow Jess, or I would say we could have lunch!

My wife works just East of Chinatown and we don't live far from there.

2the9s said:

awww...just missed ya!

Get lunch and a bubble tea. You'll find stuff to do on Canal st. and Mott St.