Our story我們的故事
故事Peter Li lands in New York 李伯從廣州來到紐約
Peter Zhi Chao Li arrives from Guangzhou and starts working at a Chinatown grocery the morning after landing. Three months later, the owner decides to fold — and Peter takes over, renaming it Li’s Market. 李志超先生由廣州移民美國,落地第二天早上便在唐人街一間雜貨店開工。三個月後東主結業,李伯毅然頂手,改名「李記市場」(Li’s Market)。
The butcher shop takes shape 肉舖成形
Having worked in the meat trade back in China, Peter converts the grocery into a dedicated butcher shop at 47 Division Street — fresh meat at near-wholesale prices for a working neighborhood. 李伯本身是肉行出身,便把雜貨店改為專營肉舖,落戶 Division 街 47 號,以近批發價服務街坊。
“Chinatown’s meat boy” 「Chinatown’s meat boy」
When lockdown empties Chinatown, Peter’s son Jefferson takes the shop to Reddit — steep discounts, hand deliveries across the city, and a plea to keep neighbors fed. The posts go viral, and The Wall Street Journal tells the story. 疫情期間唐人街一片冷清,李伯之子 Jefferson 把小店搬上 Reddit:大減價、親自送貨,只求街坊有肉落鑊。帖子爆紅,《華爾街日報》亦專文報導。
Second generation, same counter 第二代,同一個肉檯
Jefferson — Brooklyn Tech grad, U.S. Coast Guard veteran — now runs the day-to-day alongside his parents. Same shop, same prices-for-neighbors philosophy, thirty years on. Jefferson 畢業於布碌崙科技高中、曾服役美國海岸防衛隊,如今與父母一起打理店務。三十年如一日,依然是那間街坊肉舖。