brooklyn's colorful new chinatown

[mrnyc]

the sunset park neighborhood in brooklyn is home to ny's newest chinatown. lotsa pics --enjoy!

wiki sez:

Since the 1980's, the neighborhood has attracted many East Asian immigrants, centered on an area now known as "Brooklyn's Chinatown", along 8th Avenue from 42nd to 62nd Street, where the city's third-largest Chinese community (after Manhattan's Chinatown and Flushing, Queens) can be found. Some claim the reason the Chinese settled on 8th Avenue is because in Chinese folklore, the number eight is lucky for financial matters, and "8th Avenue" can be loosely interpreted as "road to wealth". Another explanation is the direct subway ride to Manhattan's Chinatown on the N/R and D lines.





so do you think he saw me? 


reminders of an older polish neighborhood on the northern part of 8th avenue










a legion hall just off 8th






brooklyn chinese-american club




you can see the verrazano bridge way down the street






 




typical home siding


one of many bubble tea cafes




typical shops


older classic bodega style signage




getting into the heart of it now


rather crowdy around these main blocks


another view of this newer multi-use building


chinese american banks




a mall




street side business




more colorful shops








another look off 8th along a side street








a mosque -- the southern section of 8th avenue has the beginnings of an Arabic neighborhood
that lies between sunset park and bay ridge






hk grocery store










yet another side street peek




street vendor


chinese product delivery trucks


local transportation – aka chinese “dollar vans”


something new in an old block


after school treats


a new asian style shop front on the way


 



tags -- looking for work?






cracky crabs!


 



people people everywhere


the old soccer tavern adapts



below street level retail & the verrazano at seen from the southern end of the strip


a last look at colorful street side food




time to grab a vietnamese ice coffee & banh mi sandwich at thanh da for the road


a final look up 8th avenue


last up -- the 8th ave/63nd st subway station




waiting for a ride home




*** and there you have it --  brooklyn’s colorful new chinatown in sunset park ***

[MyTwoSense]

Interesting.

[Robert Pence]

Fun thread. Lively & colorful.

[ColDayMan]

When I went there years ago, it was almost a transplanted Queens neighborhood.  I'm sure it's still that way, if you catch my drift.

[LAsam]

Looks like a more organic, less touristy ethnic neighborhood.  I like it!