A few Chinatown Recommendations

Manhattan Chinatown is not only a place to eat Chinese food or buy fake handbags.  Here are just a few things I did when I was in Chinatown yesterday...

1.  Massage

Fishion Herb Center

107 Mott Street, Rear

tel  212-966-8771

hours 10-8pm

 

Even though this place is not that fancy, it has great business.  Very affordable! A one hour full body massage is only $35.  I went in for a quick 20 minute foot massage yesterday.  Only $14! Other places usually charge $1 a for each minute.  

2.  BEST Bubble Tea!

Ten Ren Tea Time

79 Mott Street 

tel  212-721-7178

In my opinion (and I've tried many bubble tea places in Chinatown, lived in China last year, and visited Taiwan) this is one of the best places to have bubble tea.  They use real tea, no artificial powder.  There is a huge selection too.

My favorite is the Red Bean Shredded Ice...YUMMY!  

3.  Thai Grocery Store (yes, Thai, not Chinese!)

Bangkok Center Grocery

104 Moscow Street (Between Mott and Mulberry Street)

tel  212-732-8916

hours  10-8pm

This place was recommended by my sister, Gale who can cook awesome Thai food!  I came upon a pad Thai recipe in the NY Times two days ago and decided to take a trip out here to buy some ingredients and make a Thai dinner for my friends Shirley, P, B, and S.  I loved it here because it was neatly organized, clean, and the owner was extremely helpful.  

More Chinatown recommendations later...so stay tuned!

-j

Coalmine Records

For all you aspiring Hip Hop artists, look up Coalmine Records. Met a guy from there yesterday helping out people like Skyzoo get started.  Talib Kweli, Cannibus and Rakim all deal with Coalmine so do not think it is not good enough for you. 

http://www.myspace.com/coalminerecords

Go learn, enjoy, and make some music.

Right now the have a feature project call the Foundation. 

Sounds awesome, heard it last night. I am not a big star giver, but listen to it and then post comments yourself on the blog. We can have a nice discussion on any of their hits.  

Peace

S - On the Chaise

Here's looking at you Ortiz! (ROID BOY!)

Southwest Airlines Porch!

Fun, Sun, Yum--

SOUTHWEST AIRLINES have arrived in NYC---get the goods at the Southwest corner of Bryant Park!

http://www.southwest.com/landing/bryant_ny.html?int=HOMEWNEW010PORCH090713

Remember the great TV lineup on Thursdays?!

MAXIMUS REALTY- PARK SLOPE

We got the scoop on them. Unorganized. Terrible landlords. In it for the money not for the happy living space.

Met up with some past tenants and tried to catch up with some current tenants--

* Didn't take care of a rodent issue in a timely manner
* Changes locks without a heads up and then leaves tenants keyless and locked out
* When asked to put up bars on the first floor apt for safety reasons, the tenants had to pay half
* Jacked up rent for a tenant over 5 years and led her to move out
* The only place to raise rent "in this economy"


Beware Park Slopers-- if you think you are moving into the happy neighborhood that Park Slope is-- don't ruin it by signing in with these guys...

We are anti skeezy landlords here at PBJS!

Beautiful Short Film.

http://www.youtube.com/v/mNK6h1dfy2o