The Chinese-ification of Morning Heights/Columbia U is really typified by Wu & Nussbaum (nee Nussbaum & Wu).
A Jewish deli by morning, a dumpling (and sort of ramen joint) by day.
Nah
They’re barely either 
(Though do have Impossible everything nowadays, including xlb)
I’m waiting for the debut of their lox XLB.
But to be fair to them, they do make everything in house, from the bagels to the dumplings to the XLB to the noodles.
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They preceded the Chinese-ification by years, though, no?
I think it depends on when you consider the “Chinese-ification” to have begun, and who you mean by “they”.
I think Chinese-ification began around 2015.
And the “they” would have to be Wu & Nussbaum (not its predecessor Nussbaum & Wu), which I believe opened in pre-covid around 2019.
So, by those parameters, I would say they did not precede the Chinese-ification, but rather underscores it.
And, of course, H Mart opened up in 2018(?)
Right you are
They forgot to count all the Thai south of 42nd, and on 10th. There are roughly 20. And its not like anyone called it Little Thailand before. Ok maybe some did. But by the title logic I suppose I live in one of our 12 Little Italys.
I still would prefer Thai over Chinese in Hell’s Kitchen
Hell’s Kitchen and East Village are pretty much the last neighborhoods where Chinese mom and pops can open shop. The pandemic made HK cheaper than EV because of lack of tourists, hence the shift.
Yup, poorly written. It seems like filler. Panda express?!
Hell’s Kitchen and East Village are pretty much the last neighborhoods where Chinese mom and pops can open shop.
Oddly, the UES has a bunch of good mom and pop thai restaurants, and their number see to be expanding every month. Yesterday I walked by two tiny restaurants around 96th and 2nd, bangrak and something or other that seemed worth trying. It would be nice to see mom and pop chinese open on the UWS, east of broadway in the 100s certainly looks affordable and, as discussed, they have a receptive audience. bahn has made it work.
best,
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The problem w/the UWS/Bway is that the buildings are large and so are the landlords. The places where it’s vibrant and small biz is thriving are usually in smaller buildings, like Amsterdam Ave. Those are mainly mom n pop landlords and their business depends on renting out the store fronts. The big buildings seem to be owned/managed by large out of town firms that care more about the tax dodge or getting a franchise in.
