Our friends at the Chinatown Y are hosting a "zumbathon" tonight to celebrate Cinco de Mayo and to raise funds for their Strong Kids Campaign which provides financial assistance to people in need for all of their programs. They...
Very often it's tough to tell what's real life and what's make-believe on the streets of New York City. Today on Doyers Street in Chinatown, AT&T was filming a new commercial. Thanks to our informant for sending this photo...
From the "better late than never" file, we just got word about a job fair beginning at 3 p.m. The Lower East Side Employment Network is helping Basketball City (opening soon on the East River) fill a variety of...
Earth Day yesterday was a soggy affair. You're looking at the scene in Chinatown, an event sponsored by the new Chinatown Business Improvement District in Columbus Park. After donning plastic ponchos and posing for photos, participants fanned out across...
Earlier today the Pentagon announced it would move the military trials for eight soldiers accused in connection with the death of Private Danny Chen to Ft. Bragg, North Carolina. Elected officials and community activists have urged the Army to...
The city has decided to credit property owners who were prematurely assessed fees for the newly created Chinatown Business Improvement District. Yesterday, neighborhood activist and building owner Jan Lee, other property owners and the Asian American Legal Defense and...
During October and November of 2010, 12 homes in Chinatown were burglarized, often in the early pre-dawn hours while residents slept in their beds. The thief made off with credit cards, cell phones, laptops and other electronics, taking advantage of buildings with...
In the last few weeks we've been following the plight of Marilyn Louie, the Bowery newsstand operator fighting City Hall. After 35 years at 18 Bowery (near Pell Street), city officials told Louie she would have to move because...
Here's a reminder that the all-new Chinatown Restaurant Week gets underway today, extending through March 18th. During the 10-day celebration of Chinatown cuisine, special multi-course dinners will be offered starting at $18.88 per person (tax and gratuity not included)....
Community leaders gathered in Chinatown yesterday afternoon to respond to what they called “disappointing” charges recommended by the U.S. Army against four of the eight soldiers implicated in the tragic death of Private Danny Chen. Pre-trial hearings came to...
