This building at 62 Mott Street is the Zhonghua Dalou/中華大樓 (the best translation is probably the “China Tower”) and houses the Chinese Community Center and the headquarters of the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New York (CCBA-NY). The structure itself … Continue reading →

This fairly ordinary building once served as the office of Sing Kee, also known as Sing Kee  Low (劉成基). Sing Kee was a native of San Jose, California, and moved to New York at some point in the 1910s. During … Continue reading →