Koreatown, Manhattan

Coordinates: 40°44′49″N 73°59′13″W / 40.747°N 73.987°W / 40.747; -73.987
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Koreatown, Manhattan
Borough
Manhattan

Koreatown (

Greeley Square. The neighborhood in Midtown South features over 150 businesses of various types and sizes, ranging from small restaurants and beauty salons to large branches of Korean banking conglomerates. Koreatown, Manhattan, has become described as the "Korean Times Square" and has emerged as the international economic outpost for the Korean chaebol.[1]

History

Historically, Manhattan's

Penn Station, Madison Square Garden, the Garment District, and the Flower District.[2] Today, Koreatown is primarily a Korean business district, but the resident Korean population in the area has grown as well. More broadly, Koreatown is attracting new Korean residents to the adjacent Manhattan neighborhoods of Murray Hill, Kips Bay, and Rose Hill
.

Demographics

The Korea Way sign illuminated at night, with Hangul translation

From 2000 to 2010, the Korean population of Manhattan (co-extensive with

New York City Metropolitan Area,[4] the second-largest population of ethnic Koreans outside of Korea.[5]

Korea Way

West 32nd Street
in Manhattan's Koreatown

The heart of Koreatown is the segment of

Sixth Avenue, officially nicknamed Korea Way. Korea Way features stores and restaurants on multiple stories, with independently run establishments reaching up to higher floors, exuding an ambience of Seoul itself.[6][2][7] The New York City Korean Chamber of Commerce estimates there to be more than 100 small businesses on Korea Way.[8] Signage in Hangul is ubiquitous. Koreatown's central location and high density of crowded restaurants, bars, karaoke clubs, and spas on Korea Way have rendered it a major tourist attraction and a center of nightlife in Manhattan.[6]

Korea Way features numerous restaurants

Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, in the direction of Queens and Nassau County.[13][14][15]

Development as a Korean dining destination

Congregating in Koreatown

Some

Long Island Koreatown), has since developed a reputation as an authentic Korean dining destination.[13]

See also

Other Koreatowns in the New York City region:

References

  1. ^ a b Sam Kim, photography by Gary He (July 31, 2018). "NYC's K-Town Isn't What It Used to Be". Vox Media. Retrieved November 21, 2018. Most mom-and-pops are gone, and 32nd Street is now dominated by chains due to high rents and policies in Korea itself.
  2. ^ a b Baldwin, Deborah (October 17, 2008). "Living In Koreatown Exotic Flavor, Beyond Just the Food". The New York Times. Retrieved October 4, 2013.
  3. ^ "New York County, New York QuickLinks". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 2013-06-19. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  4. ^ "Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA CSA". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2012-06-29.
  5. ISBN 9780190263638
    . Retrieved October 11, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Meredith Galante (November 6, 2011). "An Insider's Tour of Koreatown, A Slice Of Seoul In The Middle Of Manhattan". Business Insider. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  7. ^ Rebecca Finkel (2012-06-20). "Seoul-searching in Manhattan's Koreatown". Copyright 2001-2012, Free Daily News Group Inc. Archived from the original on 2013-04-21. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  8. Daily News. New York. Archived from the original
    on 26 April 2012. Retrieved 19 April 2011.
  9. ^ Andrews, Betsy (22 March 2011). "Snacking in Koreatown". The New York Times. Retrieved 13 April 2011.
  10. ^ Nick Fox (2011-03-22). "Koreatown: Where to Eat". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  11. ^ "Serious Eats New York: Manhattan: Koreatown". Serious Eats ©2006-2012. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
  12. ^ Jenny Miller (2011-12-22). "First Look at Dong Chun Hong, Bringing Seoul-Based Korean-Chinese to K-Town". Copyright © 2009, New York Media LLC. All Rights Reserved. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
  13. ^ a b c Gina Pace (April 26, 2015). "Koreatown in NYC is now being taken more seriously as a dining destination". New York Daily News. Retrieved October 10, 2015. Koreatown — long centered on 32nd St. between Fifth and Sixth Aves., nicknamed Korea Way — has expanded in recent months. The new Baekjeong spot, for example, is located just east of Fifth Ave...Kihyun Lee took an even bigger gamble by opening a dual-concept spot midblock on 31st St. between Fifth and Madison Aves...
  14. ^ [1] Shinhan Bank America. Accessed April 18, 2015.
  15. ^ [2] Don's Bogam Korean restaurant. Accessed April 18, 2015.
  16. ^ Feldman, Zachary (2010-11-26). "In The Midnight Hour: BCD Tofu House in Koreatown". Serious Eats New York. Archived from the original on 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2011-09-25.

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