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
Suspect on Jefferson Street, Feb. 16, 2025. Photo at right at southeast corner of Jefferson & Henry. ( Photo: NYPD ) Madman Sexually Assaults & Robs Woman on Jefferson Street If you never heard of Jefferson Street in Manhattan before, or are only dimly aware of its existence somewhere on the grid... News 10 Mar 2025 | 09:51
Cold temperatures did not keep this young lady from enjoying the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown. ( Photo: NYCmayorsoffice) Chinatown Splendiferous: Lion Dancers, Drums, Flying Confetti in Lunar New Year Parade Thousands of spectators swarmed the streets of greater Chinatown on Feb. 8 to enjoy the sights and sounds of the annual “Super... News 11 Feb 2025 | 11:20
Everybody say ka-boom! Firecracker ceremony in Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Jan. 29, 2025. ( Photo: NYC Parks X) Firecracker, Firecracker: Year of the Snake Slithers into SDR Park in Big Chinatown Ceremony Thousands of Lunar New Year celebrants, noise enthusiasts and Chinatown curiosity seekers in general convened upon a stretch... News 31 Jan 2025 | 08:47
Dragons in Chinatown at the Lunar New Year celebration. Events can be found across the city leading up to the 27th annual parade in Chinatown on Feb. 16. ( Photo: Patrick Kwan/Wikimedia Commons) Lots on Tap Across City to Mark The Year of the Snake May this Lunar New Year bring you renewal, wisdom and prosperity. 新年快乐 (Happy New Year!) Activities for the celebration, which... News 27 Jan 2025 | 06:59
Building at 111 Chrystie Street, Jan. 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) D.A. Bragg Drops Assault Case Against Chinatown Landlord Accused of Assault The five month long legal nightmare of Brian Chin is over, as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg dropped felony assault... Home 20 Jan 2025 | 04:58
Chinatown protests against congestion pricing, Dec. 17, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Chinatown Protests Congestion Pricing, Demands Gov. Hochul Cancel MTA “Cash Grab” Dozens of impassioned protestors gathered near the Manhattan Bridge on Dec. 17 to denounce Governor Kathy Hochul’s reinstatement... News 19 Dec 2024 | 01:18
Shi Yahan, in blue dress, moments before she was brutally beaten by two masked thugs outside 37 Monroe Street, Tuesday June 25, at approximately 2:08 p.m. ( NYPD) Teen Busted for Baseball Bat Beating of Chinatown Woman; Partner in Attack Still on Lam One of the two thugs sought for the brutal June 15 attack on 58-year-old Shi Yanan on Monroe Street, on the edge of Chinatown,... News 29 Jul 2024 | 03:45
Men’s match at Seward Park, July 20, 2024 ( Brian Berger) New York Mini “9-Man” Chinese Volleyball Tournament Brings Mega Action—& Many Women’s Matches Too— to LES A screaming comes across the sky. It’s a red, white and blue volleyball and over the weekend of July 20 and 21— the dates... News 22 Jul 2024 | 09:09
Shi Yahan, in blue dress, moments before she was brutally beaten by two masked thugs outside 37 Monroe Street, Tuesday June 25, at approximately 2:08 p.m. ( NYPD) Masked Thugs Attack Chinatown Woman in Broad Daylight Beating Two masked savages brutally attacked a 58-year-old Chinese woman, Shi Yahan, on Monroe St. in in broad daylight on June 26.... News 03 Jul 2024 | 12:51
Michael Lee, the newly-appointed museum president, was previously Managing Director of Corporate Development at the New York Institute of Finance for six years. He sits on the boards of several Asian-centered nonprofits and teaches martial arts and lion dances. ( Credit: Karen Zhou) New President Appointed to Lead the Museum of Chinese in America After several years rocked by protests, resignations, and a 2020 fire that destroyed a part of its collection, the Museum... News 25 Mar 2024 | 12:25
Assemblymember Grace Lee delivers a speech on Centre Street, outside of Chung Pak and the Manhattan Detention Complex demolition site, while surrounded by elected officials and community advocates. ( Photo by Chia-Tien Nicole Chen) Calls to Halt Construction of Chinatown Jail After Cracks Discovered in Senior Home For much of the week, from morning till evening, Chung Pak shakes with the intensity of an earthquake, according to a resident... News 19 Mar 2024 | 03:37
