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The 26th Annual Lunar New Year Firecracker Ceremony and Cultural Festival kick's off Manhattan Chinatown's Lunar New Year events Saturday, Saturday, February 10, 2024 from 11am – 3:30pm. The free event includes a firecracker lighting ceremony with Chinese dance, culture,...

Yin Kong, photo by Katie Salisbury We were delighted to speak with Yin Kong, Director and Co-founder of Think!Chinatown for this week's episode of The Lo-Down Culture Cast. Yin is a community-based designer and curator living and working in Manhattan's Chinatown. Think!Chinatown is...

Here are some upcoming events that are on our radar: Arts on Site hosts The Performance Party on Saturday, June 10th at 8pm at 12 St Marks Place 3F. The event provides artists with a platform to share their work...

Think! Chinatown is hosting a fun afternoon tea event this Saturday, May 13 - just in time for Mother's Day weekend. They write: “Afternoon Tea 下午茶: A Taste Through Three Chinatown Histories” follows the stories of immigration movements from...

Here are a few suggestions for local happenings that are on our radar: ICP partners with the Brooklyn Rail for an online conversation about their current exhibition, Face to Face: Portraits of Artists on Friday, April 21st at 1pm. Face...

Photo: Lunar New Year festivities in Chinatown, 2020. Photo by Roger Bultot. In the news this past week: --Lunar New Year will be celebrated January 22. Here's a roundup of events across the city. --Don't forget Super Saturday on Feb....

Chinatown's latest dim sum restaurant made its debut Sunday, December 18 at 27 Division St., right across from Confucius Plaza. This branch of Dim Sum Palace is the eighth New York City location for the family-owned mini-chain. According to...

Governor Hochul December 16 announced that 11 projects in Chinatown will be funded as part of the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). A press release from the governor's office noted, "The New York City Regional Economic Development Council chose to...

The Museum at Eldridge has announced the return of their beloved block party, "Egg Rolls, Egg Creams and Empanadas" next Sunday, June 26, from 12p - 4p, on Eldridge Street between Division and Canal Streets. The free street...

This story was written and reported by Lo-Down contributor Kari Jensen Tributes to New York City photographer Corky Lee continue to flow in, more than a year after his death in January 2021. "Dear Corky," a documentary short by Curtis Chin,...