The Amazing Spider-Man 2 promotional machine is getting revved up, as filming for the sequel gets underway. The studio has released photos of Spidey's new costume (see above) and there was lots of buzz in Hell's Kitchen yesterday, where...
It was cold and windy yesterday afternoon, but that didn't stop New Yorkers from coming out to watch the annual Chinese Lunar New Year Parade. Crowds lined the streets in Chinatown and the Lower East Side to celebrate the...
Last week, 79 business owners in Chinatown received grants to help them bounce back from the after-effects of Hurricane Sandy. The program was set up by the Chinatown Business Improvement District and the Chinatown Partnership. Each business was given...
Here was the scene this morning on East Broadway near market Street. Tisa LaPadula noticed this school bus in the middle of the street; police officers were directing traffic around it. We have calls into the 5th Precinct about...
It was time to celebrate the Year of the Snake at Sara D. Roosevelt Park yesterday morning. The Better Chinatown Society put on quite a show for the 14th annual Firecracker Ceremony. Local dignitaries were there, including Assembly Speaker...
Business Week has filed a lengthy piece on Abacus Federal Savings Bank, the Chinatown-based institution that is the target of a very rare mortgage fraud prosecution. Last spring, The bank and 19 former employees were charged with mortgage fraud...
There was a news conference this afternoon to announce the first-ever Chinatown Jewelry Week. It will be held Feb. 1-14, coinciding with Chinese New Year and the lead-up to Valentine's Day. The event, organized by Julie Huang of Kaimen...
Two pedestrians were injured last night after being struck by an intercity bus near the Manhattan Bridge. The Fung Wah bus was pulling on to the bridge on its way through Brooklyn at around 11 p.m. when the accident...
It's a Little Italy/Chinatown holiday tradition. The East Meets West Christmas Parade will be back on Saturday, starting at 2 p.m. The event is a co-production of the Little Italy Merchants' Association and the Chinatown Partnership. There will be...
It has been more than a year since Su Zhen Chen's 19-year old son, Danny, died in Afghanistan after enduring weeks of hazing at the hands of fellow soldiers. But in some ways it's as though no time...
