An Afternoon Market in Chinatown, Jake
Perhaps nowhere in the city are produce vendors more prevalent than in Chinatown. The bustling neighborhood, whose heart lies at Canal Street and Bowery, is riddled with small stands selling parishable goods at absurdly low prices. On a stretch of Forsyth Street just south of Canal, starting at 3 p.m. seven days a week, vendors sell goods brought down from the Bronx that they've purchased in large quantity. This bulk-buying is why the price tags are so low, and the droves make their way as soon as the trucks roll in. We stopped by recently to check it out.