Welcome to Chinatown Runs, where the neighborhood gathers to run once a month while supporting a local Chinatown small business.

The scene: A relaxed 5K starting from The Hub, over the Manhattan Bridge, rounding back to a Chinatown business being highlighted that month, to bring the neighborhood together and get us moving.

We’re kicking things off with an inaugural run, featuring Double Crispy Bakery, who will cater with small bites after our run!

What to Expect:

• Free to attend, with space limited to 30 runners

• Route: 5K, about 3.1 miles

• Beginner-friendly, led at an easy pace

The Details:

• Runners are welcome to leave their belongings at the WtC Small Business Innovation Hub (115 Bowery) during the run.

• We are catering from Jing Fong for this one, so please fill out the dietary restrictions field when you RSVP.

• Spots are limited, so let us know if you can’t make it, and let a fellow runner on the waitlist claim your spot.

• An orientation and safety briefing will take place before we start

See you in the neighborhood!

Welcome to Chinatown is hosting our annual Hungry Ghost Theater 盂蘭盆節.

​Come be immersed into the tradition and world of Chinese Opera and more. Celebrate Hungry Ghost Festival in Manhattan Chinatown with a very unique rare opportunity to see LIVE Chinese Opera and more! The Cantonese Opera team will be performing an excerpted of: The Legend of the Purple Hairpin (紫釵記)

​Cantonese Opera Team:

• Camille Yeung 燕無雙

• MeeMee Chin 陳美美

• Allison Kuo

• + LIVE Traditional Chinese Musicians

​Drink Vendor:

• Iced Cold Brew Honey Oolong Tea by: Dae Tea

This event is made possible by a grant from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.

Office Hours: Building Upgrades Fund

The Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) Building Upgrade Fund offers financial assistance to commercial property renovations, offering grants from $5k to $100K. Applications are currently open — businesses can apply here until September 7, 2026.

Chinatown Partnership will host extended office hours at The Hub with free one-on-one consultation.

Building owners, commercial tenants, and small businesses can get personalized advice on fund eligibility, required documents, application procedures and technical assistance. Language assistance is available onsite.

Have questions about the #MadeOnMott Residency or the application process?

Join us for office hours — an open, informal session where Welcome to Chinatown staff will walk you through the program and help you put your best foot forward.

Office Hours will be held in-person at the Hub (115 Bowery) or virtually on July 21 and August 13, from 2–4 PM — drop in, ask anything, and leave ready to apply.

1:1 Research Sessions with Re:Culture Health

If you identify as a Chinese or Chinese American woman, you are invited to a 45-minute, 1:1 in-person research interview with Re:Culture Health!  

Sign up for an early look at our new health tool for Chinese American women to manage perimenopause from early symptom detection to personalized, culturally-tailored care. 

What to expect:

• 45-minute, 1:1 in-person interview

• A chance to get a personalized health check-in with our product. 

• Re:Culture will provide $50 to show our appreciation for your time and insights.

GOOD EGG is Jenny Yang's immigrant grocery store standup comedy tour and video series -- fundraising for local organizations that support our communities. 

NEW YORK SHOW: SATURDAY AUGUST 8, 2026

7:00PM Doors Open; 7:30PM Showtime

Location: New Kam Man, 200 Canal St, New York, NY 10013 - 2nd FL

The market is a small space and tickets will sell out. 

The New York City show proceeds benefit Welcome to Chinatown an organization serving New York City's Chinatown to bolster local businesses and entrepreneurs and forge connections within and across the community.

SHOW FOR AGES 18+ ONLY. TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE AND NON-TRANSFERABLE. YOU MUST BE PRESENT WITH YOUR TICKET AND YOUR GUEST TO ENTER. 

If you purchase a ticket and can no longer attend, please let us know as a courtesy (email corey@jennyyang.tv) so we can release the seat for another ticket buyer. These are more intimate shows and we want to make sure we get everybody in.

SUPPORT THE TOUR! Let your friends know that Jenny's email list subscribers at jennyyang.tv AND jennyyang.substack.com PAID subscribers get FIRST ACCESS TO TICKET DROPS for the summer 2026 U.S. tour.

UMAMI GRANOLA will pop up at The Hub for its Test Thursday event on August 6!

As the first Cantonese granola, made small-batch in Brooklyn, the business will be sharing two blends available for sampling and purchase at the pop-up.

Two blends draw from Cantonese culinary tradition: Dau-Si-Do, their savory umami granola carrying dim sum tradition, and Dragon-Eyed Wolf, their floral sweet granola carrying tong sui tradition.

At the pop-up, both blends will be available for sampling served with cold brew tea and yogurt pairings. Customers can purchase the Discover 2.5oz pouch at $5 or the full 8oz pouch at $16 per blend.

The pop-up event is open to all during the following times:

• 10am to 12pm at 115 Bowery (The Hub)

• 4pm to 8pm at 115 Bowery (The Hub)

About the Founder:

Cindy (芝) is a first-generation Cantonese American founder and the creator of UMAMI GRANOLA, the first Cantonese granola.

Growing up in a Cantonese household, her maternal grandmother in Chicago and her paternal grandmother in Guangzhou each carried distinct culinary traditions that became the foundation for the brand's first two blends. During her college years, she gained her first hands-on food business experience running marketing, operations, and vendor events for her uncle's restaurant from the ground up.

With 20 years in marketing and advertising across Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, she brought that professional experience to building UMAMI GRANOLA.