Plan to spend the day. You get to go through Chinatown, enjoy lunch at any of the many choices of excellent Chinese places. Canal will take you to Little Italy, where you can have the best thin-crust pizza and a cannoli. Along the way, you shop your head off. There are knock-offs of all the high-end brands; Prada and Chanel bags, designer clothes, jewelry galore. You can shop at open air stalls for anything from food to shoes, or check out the little shops. If you are looking for authentic items, you can find them, but be careful. There are a lot of fakes out there.