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...
Yo! Bus, the Greyhound/Peter Pan discount service that hasn't exactly been welcomed with open arms, began operating from Pike Street this morning. After residents rejected the company's first proposed bus stop on Essex Street, Yo! settled on a location...
We have more photos and information concerning the FBI raid on several East Broadway offices today. The Associated Press is reporting that several arrests have been made in connection with a sweeping immigration fraud investigation. Federal prosecutors are expecting...
Thanks to Lo-Down reader and L.E.S. local, Jessica Delfino, for sending us this shot she took on the Bowery this morning. More holiday light installation in action! Send us your photos here.
On Friday a jury found driver Ophadell Williams not guilty of most charges he faced in connection with the horrific bus crash in the Bronx last year that left 15 Chinatown residents dead. City Council member Margaret Chin released...
We were waiting for the verdict in the case of Ophadell Williams, the driver of the casino bus that crashed in the Bronx last year, killing 15 Chinatown residents. A short time ago the jury announced it had found...
it was a show of force earlier today at City Hall, as local elected officials and community leaders came out in support of a relief fund for small businesses in Chinatown impacted by Hurricane Sandy. The effort by the...
