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 Newsstand located at 18 Bowery. Last night, Community Board 3′s transportation committee gave Marilyn Louie some much-needed support in her ongoing and all-of-a-sudden highly publicized fight with City Hall. As you might have heard, Louie ran afoul of two NYC agencies after they required her to replace her newsstand at 18 Bowery and then concluded that … Continue reading  
The Two Bridges Neighborhood Council is hosting a workshop tomorrow for property owners interested in accessing generous tax credits available for historic preservation. The organization helped lead a successful effort to get Chinatown and Little Italy listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Now they’ve invited a “site restoration” expert from the State Department of … Continue reading
You have, no doubt, heard by now that New York Nicks sensation Jeremy Lin has been “couch surfing” in his brother’s Lower East Side apartment. We haven’t found him hanging out on Ludlow Street in the past week (he’s been a little busy turning a basketball franchise around). But here’s the next best thing: a free … Continue reading
 Lion Dancing 2012. Photo by Florence Eng Thanks to Florence Eng for sending us these photos from the Lion Dance activities that took place the day before the big parade. She writes: I love the publicity (the float parade on Sunday) receives but the lion dancing on Saturday received zero coverage. It is a much more … Continue reading
Photo by: Chinatown YMCA. Our friends at the Chinatown YMCA sent in a photo from their Chinese New Year celebration, held last weekend. They write: “Volunteers from the Asian Language Exchange and Social Network offered Cantonese and Mandarin lessons and visitors and Y staff were mesmerized by traditional Chinese singing and dancing performed by the Manhattan … Continue reading
 Chinese New Year Celebration, Gouverneur Healthcare Services. We were at Gouverneur Healthcare Services yesterday, where a performance by the little ones from the Chinatown Daycare Center was a highlight of the skilled nursing facility’s Chinese New Year Celebration. Seven centenarians were honored during the lively program, which also featured a traditional lion dance and a Buddhist … Continue reading
 Photo courtesy of stephensperaillustration.com These lovely photos are courtesy of local photographer and designer Stephen Spera. (click through … Continue reading
 2012 Lunar New Year Parade, Chinatown. Photo by thelodownny.com. According to the Better Chinatown Society, the event sponsor, yesterday’s Lunar New Year Parade in Chinatown drew more than 400,000 spectators. We took in the sights and sounds along Mott Street, just barely surviving the press section mosh pit at the start of the route on Hester. … Continue reading
Thousands of people lined the streets of Chinatown today for the annual Lunar New Year Parade, sponsored by the Better Chinatown Society. Tomorrow we’ll have a full photo album from … Continue reading
 Preparations are nearly finished on Mott Street, as the start of Chinatown’s Lunar New Year Parade approaches! Happy Year of … Continue reading
 Photo by Tim Schreier. Yesterday we posted photos and video from Chinese Lunar New Year festivities in Chinatown. Today more images, courtesy of downtown photojournalist Tim Schreier. Click through for an interesting perspective on the Year of the … Continue reading
It was a dramatic scene in Sara D. Roosevelt Park earlier today, as community leaders and residents ushered in the Year of the Dragon. The event kicked off a series of festivities in celebration of the Lunar Chinese New Year. The annual Firecracker Ceremony drew a big crowd in spite of the soggy weather. Both this event … Continue reading
 The annual parade returns Sunday, Jan. 29; there are lots of other interesting events to celebrate the Year of the Dragon between now and then. 2011 file photo by Stephen Spera The Year of the Dragon officially begins on Monday, Jan. 23, and the Chinese Lunar New Year celebration begins this weekend around Chinatown and the Lower East … Continue reading
By Jennifer Strom in chinatown, Community Organizations, Featured, Kids on January 19, 2012 11:33 am |
 0 Comments   DOT conceptual plan for Forysth Plaza. Last March. residents got the chance to tell city officials what they’d like to see done with Forsyth Plaza, the triangle at the foot of the Manhattan Bridge. Asian Americans For Equality, the neighborhood advocacy organization, had received a grant from the Department of Transportation’s Public Plaza Program — setting … Continue reading
 Liz OuYang of OCA-NY addressed a packed press conference, flanked by Private Danny Chen's father (wearing a hat) and mother (in a white sweater). Chen's parents addressed the crowd through a translator as well. Since Private Danny Chen died in Afghanistan in October, his loved ones have struggled to learn the events leading up to his death. Yesterday, … Continue reading
By Jennifer Strom in chinatown, Community Organizations, Featured on January 5, 2012 4:30 pm |
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