After more than two decades of frustration and false starts, Chinatown activists are closer than ever before to creating a business improvement district. Last night, Community Board 3 joined Community Boards 1 and 2, in voting to approve the...
Supporters of a Chinatown Business Improvement District hope three is a charm. Having already won the endorsements of Community Boards 1 and 2, they anticipate Community Board 3 will do the same this evening. In spite of this month's...
This morning the Red Cross is helping residents of a tenement building on East Broadway find temporary housing, after an overnight fire forced them to evacuate from the roof. The Daily News reports a wolverine was killed in the...
Several firefighters were sent to the hospital last night, in the aftermath of a fire on Oliver Street in Chinatown. NY1 and Channel 7 filed brief reports on the blaze, saying the firefighters' injuries were all relatively minor. The...
A quick update on the campaign for a Chinatown Business Improvement District. Last night, Community Boards 1 and 2 gave their respective blessings to the proposal. The CB1 vote was unanimous, but the board was one short of a...
It's a big night ahead for supporters of a Chinatown Business Improvement District. This evening, Community Boards 1 and 2 will decide whether to accept their committee-level recommendations to endorse the proposal. If they vote "yes" and Community Board...
Tuesday night, Chinatown business and political leaders won an important victory, as Community Board 3's economic development committee voted to support their proposal for a business Improvement District. Many more steps lie ahead, including five more community board meetings...
Last night, Community Board 3's economic development committee signed off on a proposal to create a business improvement district in Chinatown. This morning, the debate continues on WNYC's Brian Lehrer Show:
Wellington Chen, executive director of the Chinatown Partnership Development Corporation,...
In a couple of hours, supporters and opponents of the proposed Chinatown Business Improvement District will make their respective cases before Community Board 3's economic development committee. In the last week or so, the story has gotten quite a...
Last week, Chinatown business and political leaders took their campaign for a business improvement district to Community Board 3. In a big show of force, they claimed the neighborhood is rallying behind the proposed BID. But opponents strongly disagreed,...
