Hang at this new Chinatown night market

Due to bad weather, the first one, which was supposed to take place on May 20, has been postponed. It will feature Asian Pacific Islander vendors showcasing their traditional crafts and respective cuisines, including Cambodia Now, Choy Commons, Momo Delight, Pho Master, Twisted Potato, Xiang Mini Cakes, and Chinatown staples Kopitiam and Alimama.

In recognition of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, the evening will also feature live performances from the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, which will present its 43rd Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Festival, and Soh Daiko, the Japanese drumming ensemble. Artists will also be invited to display their crafts, including paper cutting, sugar painting, and braised straw figurines.

Nearer to the event, more merchants and performers will be revealed, but Think! The purpose of the event, according to Chinatown, is to increase foot circulation during weekday evenings and create a secure public area for the neighborhood.

The Neighborhoods Now program will host the Chinatown Night Market five times over the course of the summer in collaboration with Asian Americans for Equality, Urban Design Forum, and the Van Alen Institute.

• What is it? Think!Chinatown, a non-profit based in Manhattan’s Chinatown, is throwing its first installment of Chinatown Night Market (formerly known as Chinatown Nights), a monthly summer series of art and food at Forsyth Plaza at the Manhattan Bridge.

• Why go? Asian Pacific Islander vendors will be on display to showcase their traditional crafts and respective cuisines, including Cambodia Now, Choy Commons, Momo Delight, Pho Master, Twisted Potato, Xiang Mini Cakes, and local Chinatown favorites, Kopitiam and Alimama.

• Don't miss: Artisans showing off their crafts, including paper cutting, sugar painting and braised straw figurines and will include live performances from the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans, who will put on its 43rd Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Festival, and Soh Daiko, the Japanese drumming ensemble—in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.