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Think! Chinatown Announces Final Night Market

Chinatown Night Market, photo credit: Francis Wu Think!Chinatown has announced it will end its “Chinatown Night Market” event series at Forsyth Plaza this Friday, August 15th from *:00 - 11:30pm. The summer series started in 2021 as a project for pandemic...

Designer Alexander Wang Purchases Landmarked Chinatown Bank Building

The fashion designer Alexander Wang is the new owner of one of the most conspicuous buildings in Chinatown: the former Citizens Savings Bank, a city landmark, at 58 Bowery (at Canal Street). As Crain's first reported, two family trusts...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast – Public Artist Laura Nova

Lower East Side artist and activist Laura Nova spoke with The Lo-Down Culture Cast host Traven Rice about creating inter-generational projects with a wide array of people from the Lower East Side neighborhood. Nova is an artist, educator, and...
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Unbeatable Savings With The Chinatown Y Summer Pass (Sponsored)

Unbeatable Savings with the Y Summer Pass1 Great Summer Rate + $0 Joiner’s Fee =Your Coolest Summer Yet!  Escape the summer sizzle! Sign up for our special Summer Pass and enjoy full access to our facility and refreshing swimming pools...

Lunar New Year Begins Today

Chinese New Year is upon us! The Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony takes place today in Sara D. Roosevelt Park from 11am-4pm. The official Lunar New Year Parade and Festival takes place Sunday, February 16, 2025 at 1:00pm. Celebratory...

From Chinatown, With Love Returns for 5th Lunar New Year Edition

The W.O.W. Project is continuing its partnership with Abrons Arts Center with their annual Lunar New Year celebration supporting local businesses in Chinatown. Beginning on January 11 and while supplies last, patrons who spend $35 or more at...
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Lunar New Year Festivities Kick Off With Firecracker Ceremony

The 26th Annual Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival kick's off Manhattan Chinatown's Lunar New Year events Saturday, Saturday, February 10, 2024 from 11am – 3:30pm. The free event includes a firecracker lighting ceremony with Chinese dance, culture,...

The Lo-Down Culture Cast Episode 5 – Yin Kong, Director and Co-Founder of Think!Chinatown

Yin Kong, photo by Katie Salisbury We were delighted to speak with Yin Kong, Director and Co-founder of Think!Chinatown for this week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. Yin is a community-based designer and curator living and working in Manhattan's Chinatown. Think!Chinatown is...

Lower East Side Weekly Arts & Events Roundup

Here are some upcoming events that are on our radar: Arts on Site hosts The Performance Party on Saturday, June 10th at 8pm at 12 St Marks Place 3F. The event provides artists with a platform to share their work...
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Think! Chinatown Hosts Afternoon Tea, “A Taste Through Three Chinatown Histories”

Think! Chinatown is hosting a fun afternoon tea event this Saturday, May 13 - just in time for Mother's Day weekend. They write: “Afternoon Tea 下午茶: A Taste Through Three Chinatown Histories” follows the stories of immigration movements from...
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It’s Feeling Like Winter on the Lower East Side

Thanks to Andrea DiFiore who sent along these photos from East River Park yesterday. She wrote: "I braved the...

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