What is Mott Street?
[[File:Mott street fire escapes.jpg|thumb|Mott Street with fire escapes ]] '''Mott Street ([[Chinese language|Chinese]]: 勿街; [[Jyutping]]: ''Mat6gaai1'')''' is a street in the [[Manhattan]] borough of [[New York City]]. The street is narrow, but very busy. It is considered the Main Street of [[Chinatown, New York|Chinatown]]. Early immigrants were from [[Taishan, Guangdong|Taishan]], China.<ref>Kwong, Peter (July 30, 1996). ''The new Chinatown – Peter Kwong – Google Books''. [[ISBN (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/9780809015856|<bdi>9780809015856</bdi>]]. Retrieved October 18, 2011.</ref> Later, more immigrants came from [[Hong Kong]] and [[Taiwan]].<ref>Chan, Ming K.; Postiglione, Gerard A. (July 1, 1997). ''The Hong Kong reader: passage to ... – Ming K. Chan, Gerard A. Postiglione – Google Books''. [[ISBN (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/9781563248702|<bdi>9781563248702</bdi>]]. Retrieved October 18, 2011</ref> [[Ah Ken]] was a businessman and first Chinese to settle in the area in the 19th century.<ref>Moss, Frank. ''The American Metropolis from Knickerbocker Days to the Present Time''. London: The Authors' Syndicate, 1897. (pg. 403)</ref> The street has a history of [[Gang|gangs]] and is connected to gangs in popular culture. Cantonese gangs terrorized the town for 20 years.<ref>[[Herbert Asbury|Asbury, Herbert]]. ''The Gangs of New York: An Informal History of the New York Underworld''. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1928. (pg. 278–279) [[ISBN (identifier)|ISBN]] [[Special:BookSources/1-56025-275-8|1-56025-275-8]]</ref> ==In fiction== Several [[crime]] shows and [[Gangster movie|gangster films]] have been shot on the street. Examples include ''[[The Godfather]]'', ''[[The Godfather Part II|The Godfather: Part II]]'' and ''[[Once Upon a Time in America]]'', as well as an episode of [[Law & Order]]. ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Manhattan]] {{US-geo-stub}}