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Army Sergeant Not Guilty of Most Serious Charges in Death of Danny Chen

An Army sergeant was found not guilty yesterday of the most serious charges in connection with last year's death of Private Danny Chen.   Adam Holcomb was the first of eight soldiers to face court martial in North Carolina. A...

Supporters of Private Danny Chen Head to North Carolina For Trials

A group of supporters, friends and family of Private Danny Chen, the 19-year-old Chinatown native found dead in a military base in Afghanistan last October, departed from Columbus Park this morning for Fort Bragg, North Carolina. There they will...

Trials In Danny Chen Case Begin Tuesday; Activists Travel to North Carolina

Next Tuesday will mark the first of eight military trials for officers accused in connection with the death of Private Danny Chen, who was found dead at an American military base in Afghanistan last October. Chen, a Chinatown native,...
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Report: Victim in Henry Street Murder May Have Owed Money

There's an update this morning on the murder of two women at 83 Henry Street nearly two weeks ago. Firefighters were called to the scene on the morning of June 29 only to discover that the women had been...

Followup: Police Search For Killer After Double Execution, Fire at 83 Henry Street

More details emerged over the weekend following Friday's apparent double execution and fire at 83 Henry Street.  Firefighters were called to the scene around 10:40 a.m.  They only discovered after pulling two women from a burning first floor apartment...

Repairs Begin at Fire Damaged 289 Grand Street, Commercial Building Rises at 285 Grand

It's been a sad sight in Chinatown for more than two years -- the two parcels just west of Eldridge Street, where dozens of families were displaced following a devastating fire. Now there's news about 285-289 Grand Street,...
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Wyndham Garden Chinatown Poised to Open; 128 Hester Tenants Still in Limbo

According to Wyndham Hotels' web site, its new 19-story, 106-room property is opening this summer at 93 Bowery.  The Wyndham Gardens Chinatown, the site proclaims, "starts with a structure similar to a giant shard of blue glass that cuts...

Chinatown Bank Charged With Mortgage Fraud; Owner is Prominent LES Property Owner

Very few banks nationwide have been prosecuted as a result of the 2008 mortgage crisis that sent the American economy into a tailspin. Yesterday, however, New York City District Attorney Cy Vance came down hard on Chinatown-based Abacus Federal...

“Chinatown” Bus Companies Shut Down For Safety Violations

Federal regulators have shut down more than two dozen bus companies providing interstate service between Chinatown and major cities along the East Coast.  The crackdown, announced this morning, was the result of an ongoing investigation that began after last...
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Fire at 51 Mott Street Yesterday Afternoon

A fire broke out in a second floor apartment at 51 Mott Street (Bayard) yesterday afternoon.  This morning, a fire department spokesperson tells us no one was injured. The Red Cross came to the scene shortly after the fire...
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The East Village Never Stood Still – Daniel Root Captures What Changed and What Didn’t

By J. Scott Orr Madonna, dressed in black lace and an oversized sparkly jacket, walks along St. Mark's Place during...