A great shot by the photographer and videographer @mingomatic. Now that Lunar New Year festivities have begun, he writes: "Even in the depths of restaurants, the dance continues." Send us your neighborhood shots: tips@thelodownny.com or tag us on instagram...
Last summer we noted that fashion designer Alexander Wang and his mother, Ying Wang, purchased the landmark-protected former Citizens Savings Bank at 58 Bowery in Chinatown for $9.5 million. In the past few days, you may have seen the...
Photo: Chinatown YMCA Lunar New Year celebration; Saturday February 7; Photo by Louis Chan.
Lunar New Year will be officially celebrated Tuesday, February 17. The celebrations continue in Chinatown throughout the month and into March.
The annual Firecracker Ceremony and...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
