The city's Department of Transportation says Citi Bike is "pedaling past ridership records," racking up more than 250,000 total trips in its first three weeks. Local elected officials and Community Board 3 report relatively few complaints in the early...
The federal government today shut down Lucky Star Bus, putting a stop to the company's service between Boston and New York's Chinatown. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, which oversees the interstate bus business, issued a press release that...
If you've walked down Elizabeth Street below Canal lately, you might have noticed the plywood on the east side of the block, alongside the former storefront of South China Garden, the popular restaurant that closed a couple of years...
Spider-Man takes a break from filming to play basketball with kids at P.S. 1 on Catherine Street in Chinatown last week. Andrew Garfield did not reveal himself but the YouTube poster notes that Emma Stone, Garfield's co-star and girlfriend,...
Another day - another hotel nearing completion - and news of another liquor license application. You're looking at the the new Fairfield Inn by Marriott, located at 95 Henry St. (Pike Street). Documents filed with Community Board 3 show...
Have you seen the Fung Wah parody? Marc Philippe Eskenazi, an assistant cartoon editor at The New Yorker, posted this gem a few days ago, "with apologies to Bob Dylan." As you, no doubt, know the feds shut down...
On Tuesday night, Community Board 3's transportation committee dealt with several issues related to "Chinatown bus" permits. We weren't able to attend but spoke with CB3 District Manager Susan Stetzer following the hearing.
First off, she gave committee members an...
The New York Times reported today that Yo! Bus is "rushing to fill the void left by the shutdown of Fung Wah," the Chinatown bus company which was forced out of service by the federal government last week due...
A few photos are popping up this morning of last night's big shoot on Doyers Street in Chinatown. Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone were filming scenes for the Amazing Spider-Man 2 at the Nom Wah Tea Parlor among other...
News broke a short time ago that the feds are shutting down the Fung Wah bus company due to safety concerns. The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the order instructing the Chinatown carrier to “immediately cease passenger service and...
