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Confusion on the Streets of Little Chinatown

Tourist vs. local, a showdown as old as time itself, as witnessed on the corner of Mulberry and Grand by Overheard in New York:

Girl: Excuse me, can you tell me how to get to Little Italy?
Man: You're standing in it.
Girl: But isn't this still Chinatown?

Man: Yeah, it's that too.If only "Girl" had the aid of the above city-provided neighborhood map. Once you cross the big black line into the peach-hued lands, clearly you're in Little Italy. Duh.
· For Once the Tourists Are the Smart Ones [Overheard in NY]
· New York: A City of Neighborhoods [nyc.gov]