Yesterday afternoon, State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver stopped by Columbus Park to check on the installation of a statue honoring Dr. Sun Yat-sen. The Chinese doctor and pro-democracy leader is a hero to many in Chinatown. The statue will...
Local elected officials, civil rights activists and community leaders gathered in Chinatown yesterday to demand answers from the military about the death of Army private Danny Chen.
Chen's body was found October 3rd at a military base in the Kandahar...
Loved ones gathered in Chinatown yesterday to remember Danny Chen, a 19-year old Army private, killed in Afghanistan. They came to a memorial service at the Wah Wing Sang funeral home on Mulberry Street, not far from where Chen...
When it comes to the Forsyth Street produce market, conflict is nothing new. But now a new controversy is brewing -- as two venerable New York City non-profits tussle for control of the sidewalk running alongside the Manhattan Bridge.
The...
A tipster sends along this lovely photo showing the Sunday morning nastiness on Doyers Street. Several bags of garbage were piled up outside the post office this morning, and lime peels and other remnants, apparently, from fruity cocktails were...
More now on Wednesday's big story - the City Council's unanimous vote creating a Business Improvement District in Chinatown. In a news conference before the Council meeting with Speaker Christine Quinn, Chin said, "This has been a long time...
This afternoon, the full City Council voted to reverse a decision by the Landmarks Preservation Commission to protect 135 Bowery, a nearly 200 year old federal row house. City Councilmember Margaret Chin sided with the building owner, a bank...
Right now we're listening to testimony at the City Council's second Chinatown BID hearing. The Council's Finance Committee held an initial hearing earlier this year, but after a significant number of objection forms were received, an additional meeting was...
It seems like we've been talking about the proposed Chinatown Business Improvement District for a very long time. The discussion is not over quite yet. The City Council has decided to schedule a second public hearing to give anyone...
