CHINATOWN, LITTLE ITALY AND THE IRISH FIVE POINTS

Stroll through three shoulder-to-shoulder New York neighborhoods and piece together the different stories of immigration: from outsider tensions to economic prosperity of the growing Chinatown, shrinking Little Italy and long vanished Irish Five Points. Pay respects at the African Burial Ground in the midst of NY's courthouse district. Soak up the stories of the Sportin' Men and Hot Corn Girls of the early 1800's - the birth of urban street culture. Absorb the grime and grit of New York's original Gangs - the Dead Rabbits and the Bowery B'hoys.

Make your way into Chinatown, the most vibrant in America. Delight in the smells, sounds and sights of Peking Duck window displays, fresh fish stalls and pungent herb markets. Cross Canal Street into Little Italy and understand the struggles of the contadini melding their old world customs to this strange New World.