New York City’s Chinatown is cultural hub for the Asian community. It remains a popular tourist destination. However gentrification is slowly changing the landscape, but we found a movement where the next generation are staying grounded in this neighborhood and helping to transform their family’s business.

New York City is undergoing an unprecedented period of construction in 2025, with billions being spent on massive projects that are reshaping its skyline and infrastructure. These megaprojects include the technically ambitious reconstruction of 270 Park Avenue for JP Morgan Chase's new headquarters, the monumental Gateway Program's Hudson River Tunnel aimed at revitalizing a vital transportation corridor, and the modernization of the Port Authority Bus Terminal to serve over 200,000 daily passengers. Additionally, Fifth Avenue is undergoing a strategic redesign focused on pedestrian prioritization and traffic optimization, while the New York City Football Club Stadium is being built on a remediated industrial site in Queens. Manhattan is also seeing the significant vertical construction of 520 5th Avenue, blending commercial, residential, and retail functions, and the transformative multi-phase Essex Crossing development on the Lower East Side. Finally, the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island is expanding as a state-of-the-art technology and research hub, and the large-scale Manhattan West mixed-use development is being engineered over active rail infrastructure in the Hudson Yards district.

At over 100 years old, John's of 12th Street is a hidden Italian gem in NYC. Guy says the all-veal meatballs are a "beautiful thing" with a hint of sweetness from Marsala wine and a savory marinara sauce. He's also blown away by the Tuscan Ragu and Homemade Pappardelle!