Chinatown is the name of two neighborhoods in New York City and San Francisco respectively. Both are Asian-styled place influenced by Chinese culture.
San Francisco[]
The Chinatown in San Franciso is an important setting in Season 2 of "Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai".
The town is run by the Chinatown Benevolent Society. Following the events of Season 1, Noggin escaped Shanghai and ended up in San Francisco, where he befriended Boss Chang, the head of the Chinatown Benevolent Society. After his passing, Boss Chang left the society and thus all of Chinatown to Noggin.
After Sam Wing, Elle-Marie and Gizmo are send to San Francisco by Grandpa Wing, they meet Boss Chang's son Chang. Together they escape from Alcatraz and head for Chinatown, where Chang learned that Noggin took over during his absense. Along with the citizens of Chinatown, Sam and Elle eventually dispose of the Gremlins and free Chinatown.
New York[]
The Chinatown in New York is the former hometown of Gizmo and Mr. Wing. Both moved there some time before the first movie, where Mr. Wing opened his Antique Shop. New York's Chinatown has merchants and vendors littered on the city streets. Mr. Peltzer was walking through Chinatown while trying to market his inventions in New York, and narrated the story of the Gremlins and how he made it begin here. At some point Mr. Peltzer crosses path with a young boy who is Mr. Wing's grandson, and escorts him to Mr. Wing's shop.