Left: Christopher Marte in City Hall Park. Right: Helen Qiu flyers on East Broadway. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Christopher Marte Re-elected, Defeats Helen Qiu in Council District 1 Down in old Chinatown and from the NYCHA projects near the East River to Battery Park City with South Street Seaport, FiDi... News 10 Nov 2025 | 03:19
Forsyth Street and East Broadway, October 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Recidivist Arrested in Chinatown for Asian Hate Crimes Spree A man was arrested for a string of anti-Asian hate crimes in Chinatown after being picked up for an assault that knocked... News 03 Nov 2025 | 09:54
Left: Wanted for public lewdness on 4 train; right: wanted for assault on Market Street. ( Photos: NYPD) Public Lewdness on 4 Train; Elder Assault in Chinatown The plague of public lewdness on city subways continues. The New York City Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying... News 27 Oct 2025 | 06:27
Aerial view of Chatham & KImlau Squares showing proximity to Shearith Israel Cemetery #1. ( Photo: Google Maps, Straus News markup) Chatham Square Redesign Unveiled by DOT Located at the junction of five streets and multiple cultural histories, Chatham Square has been many things to many people... News 26 Oct 2025 | 10:16
Handpainted sign demands “ICE Out of NYC” in a demonstration in Foley Square the day after migrants were detained along Chinatown’s Canal Street, setting up angry clashes between ICE agents and protesters.. ( Photo: Citizen) Tensions Remain High After ICE Grabs Vendors As Part of Fed Raid on Fake Goods on Canal St. An ICE raid near Chinatown’s Canal Street on Oct. 21 was swift, as the popular tourist spot known for counterfeit goods saw... News 22 Oct 2025 | 07:09
7 Eldridge St., October 2025, where Feizohn Zheng is alleged to have committed a murder most foul. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Murder in Chinatown! Chinese Man Kills Another on Eldridge St. Crime Watch loves Chinatown and feels like it knows Chinatown as well as anyone who speaks neither Mandarin nor Cantonese... News 13 Oct 2025 | 07:36
Clockwise from left: 118 and 120 Elizabeth St.; DOB vacate order; e-bike batteries; illegal basement living space. ( Photos: Brian Berger, FDNY) Chinatown Raid Finds Hazardous E-Bike Charging & Maze of Vice Call it notes from the underground, the Chinatown Real Estate edition. That’s one way to summarize the results of a multi-agency... News 28 Sep 2025 | 03:11
A bank is trying to foreclose on two Mott Street buildings, and their owner has taken them to court. But a recent temporary restraining order issued by a NYS Appeals court has put the brakes on that action. ( Photo: Google Maps ) Bank Bid to Foreclose on Two Chinatown Buildings Halted by Appeals Court–For Now A panel of judges has temporarily halted the foreclosure of two Mott Street buildings belonging to a longtime Chinatown resident,... News 29 Aug 2025 | 04:54
Manhattan Bridge Plaza crash memorial as of July 28. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Fatal Manhattan Bridge Crash Driver Indicted for Murder A week after a speeding car blasted off the Manhattan Bridge and killed two innocent bystanders, the wheels of justice have... News 29 Jul 2025 | 05:21
Left: Women at Henry M. Jackson Playground. Right: Men at Seward Park. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Mini Chinese 9-Man Volleyball Tourney Thrills Thousands on LES A screaming comes across the sky. It’s a red, white, and blue Mikasa volleyball, and on the weekend of July 19-20, across... News 29 Jul 2025 | 04:54
Maya Haddad (left) is helping with a countersuit against banks filed by Ping “Penny” Cheung (right), a native of Guangzhou, China, who is fighting to hold on to her two Chinatown buildings. ( Photo: Maya Haddad) Owner Battles Banks Trying to Foreclose on Her 2 Chinatown Buildings Ping Cheung, known as Penny to her friends and neighbors, is a Chinatown resident and proprietor. She grew up in Guangzhou,... News 11 Jul 2025 | 08:44
Left: Christopher Marte (left) at the music stand; Right: a dog lover and her happy, adopted partial pit bull. ( Photos: Brian Berger) New Dog Run Announced for Neglected Lower East Side Park Woof woof, lick lick: these were the sounds and gestures of gratitude offered by the canine constituents of Christopher Marte,... News 20 Jun 2025 | 11:27
Left: wanted for sexual assault and robbery, April 9; Right: wanted for attempted rape, April 7. ( Photos: NYPD) Necrophilia on the R Train; Attempted Rape of Woman at East Broadway Various people will tell you subway crime is down for various reasons. And, according to certain statistics, this might be... News 14 Apr 2025 | 12:36
Sara D. Roosevelt Park, southeast gate: After (March 10, 2025) and Before (October 28, 2024). ( Photo: Brian Berger) Sara D. Roosevelt Park Revisited: Out With Homeless Camps & Drug Dens, In With Chinatown Pride Call it the little park that could. Five months after Straus News’ October 2024 expose “Anarchy in Sara D. Roosevelt Park,”... Home 11 Mar 2025 | 01:54
Home health aide protesters outside Chinese-American Planning Council, March 5, 2025. ( Photo: Ain’t I A Woman Instagram) Home Health Aides Protest Chinese Social Services Giant CPC and Others—Again Dozens of impassioned protesters gathered outside the offices of the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) at 45 Suffolk... News 10 Mar 2025 | 04:06
