Authentic Food in NYC by Shuyao Xiao

I have been asked a lot of times, Shuyao, do you know any authentic Chinese restaurants? Can you recommend some? Every time I was asked, I feel it’s hard to answer. So I collected and analyzed the reviews of over 29,000 NYC restaurants to find what others say. In 3.5 million reviews, what does food authenticity mean, and what makes them think so? Most importantly, where to find authentic food in NYC?