Golden Venture 20 years later: Many lives remain in limbo

... States." On April 2, 1993, according to Patrick Radden Keefe's 2009 book "The Snakeheads: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream," he and some of the others stranded in Mombassa boarded fishing boats and were taken to their ...

http://www.ydr.com/ci_23362804/golden-venture-20-years-later-many-lives-remain

Power of social media helps fund New York City trip

When residents of Seabrook and surrounding communities learned that Seabrook Middle School was having difficulty raising the necessary funds for the annual eighth-grade class trip to New York City, it took only fifteen minutes of social media activity to spread the word and raise the money the school needed.

http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20130531-NEWS-305310351

2 suggested spins on the new Citi Bikes

... Front and Washington streets and cross over the Manhattan Bridge to re-dock at Bayard and Baxter streets. Explore Chinatown and Little Italy , and then grab a bike at Howard and Centre streets and cycle over the Williamsburg Bridge, leaving the bike ...

http://www.newsday.com/travel/2-suggested-spins-on-the-new-citi-bikes-1.5362965

Chinatown Street May Be Named for Pvt. Danny Chen After His Hazing Death

A Chinatown street could soon bear the name of Pvt. Danny Chen, who grew up in the neighborhood and committed suicide in Afghanistan in 2011 in the face of racially charged hazing.

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130530/chinatown/chinatown-street-may-be-named-for-pvt-danny-chen-after-his-bullying-death

What Everyone Likes and Dislikes About Citibike So Far

... way up a one way avenue but other than that I'd say it's a success Would've been nice to include Chinese on all Chinatown kiosks so ppl in the nabe understood all that's written, especially about June 2nd being the date daily use is available. After ...

http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2013/05/citibike-reviews-bike-share-pros-cons.html

And The Happiest Country In The World Is...

... and other New Yorkers celebrate the the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, in New York's Chinatown on February 10, 2013 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) A hiker with dog enjoys the beautiful weather in ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/28/worlds-happiest-countries-2013-australia_n_3347347.html?utm_hp_ref=technology&ir=Technology

Bike Share Wins Manhattan Transpo Showdown

... moved from residential to business districts. The first, sparsely populated bike station I used was in a part of Chinatown with a lot of apartment buildings. And the station I used on arrival, in a business district at the corner of Spring Street ...

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/may/28/epic-battle-not-so-epic-bike-share-wins/

Asian American Week 2013: Asian American NYPD Chief Works With New York Community

For more than three decades, Chief Thomas Chan has been a member of the police department, and he is currently the highest-ranking Asian American on the force.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/182690/asian-american-week-2013--asian-american-nypd-chief-works-with-new-york-community

Watch Our Team Play in the Fanatic Premier Soccer League

... at Grand and Chrystie streets on the Lower East Side. Teams involved include the Ace Hotel , Miss Lily's , the Chinatown Soccer Club, and a bunch of others. Why do you care? Because Mother, our sugar momma , has a team, and we're the "sponsors"! ...

http://animalnewyork.com/2013/watch-our-team-play-in-the-fanatic-premier-soccer-league/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+animalnewyork+%28ANIMAL%29

A Superior Vietnamese Pork Chop at Paris Restaurant

We eat a lot more than sandwiches at Serious Eats, so in the spirit of A Sandwich a Day , here's Eat This Now , a quick look at food worth sharing.

http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2013/05/a-superior-vietnamese-pork-chop-at-paris-restaurant.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seriouseatsfeaturesvideos+%28Serious+Eats%29

Bringing the Big Apple to Squamish

... had something like nine callbacks and I got the part," she says. Instead of giving up the role, she went down to Chinatown to find fake work permits. "When it came time to finally sign the contract for that show I was terrified and sweating ...

http://www.piquenewsmagazine.com/whistler/bringing-the-big-apple-to-squamish/Content?oid=2459978

Looking for the dark side of New York City

... The place where you get the best feel for the rough and tumble of old New York is the area around Five Points. Chinatown sits near here and if you wander the narrow, winding alleyways housing layers of tiny flats with laundry hanging over the ...

http://www.canada.com/travel/Looking+dark+side+York+City/8388362/story.html

Careless Driving Amendment Passes Senate, Awaits Action by Assembly

A bill targeted at NYPD's self-imposed ban on penalizing motorists for careless driving has cleared the State Senate, but awaits passage in the Assembly.

http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/05/22/careless-driving-amendment-passes-senate-awaits-action-by-assembly/

jarmulowsky

Construction is slated to begin this week on a 12-story hotel at the site of the landmarked Jarmulowsky Bank building at 54 Canal Street, William Helm, vice president at DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners told The Real Deal .

http://therealdeal.com/blog/2013/05/20/construction-to-start-on-hotel-conversion-of-jarmulowsky-bank-site/

Gianni Russo to Be Honored as Little Italy's 'Man of the...

... the ceremony, including NYC Comptroller John Liu, Councilwoman Margaret Chin, who represents the Little Italy and Chinatown communities, and Upper West Side Councilwoman Gale Brewer, who is running for Manhattan Borough President. They will join ...

http://broadwayworld.com/article/Gianni-Russo-to-Be-Honored-as-Little-Italys-Man-of-the-Year-at-Mulberry-Street-Mall-Ribbon-Cutting-525-20130517

'Tinsel Tarts in a Hot Coma'-Extended through June 29th at The Hypnodrome

Tinsel Tarts In A Hot Coma , The Thrillpeddlers latest extravaganza at the Hypnodrome, has been extended until June 29th.

http://www.examiner.com/review/tinsel-tarts-a-hot-coma-extended-through-june-29th-at-the-hypnodrome?cid=rss

Replica of Iconic DUMBO Water Tower Headed to Brooklyn Bridge Park

... Brooklyn." Similar to the original, Watertower II is made from scraps of plexiglass reclaimed from "the floors of Chinatown sign shops, the closed DUMBO studio of artist Dennis Oppenheim, and Astoria's demolition salvage warehouse," Fruin said. ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130509/dumbo/replica-of-iconic-dumbo-water-tower-headed-brooklyn-bridge-park

Southern cooking takes on Northern flavor

... In North Carolina, New Jersey native Andrea Reusing projects memories of childhood trips to New York's Chinatown into whole fried local flounder and tea-cured local chicken. She plays on a Southern classic with Korean-style fried chicken wings that ...

http://www.thetowntalk.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetowntalk.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013130501001%26nclick_check%3D1

Lee Habeeb and Mike Leven: The Improbable Irving Berlin

He wrote " God Bless America" in 1918 while serving in the Army. But it didn't lead to anything.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/347679/improbable-irving-berlin

'BOREGASM' is the debut of the collaboration between two hypnotic young artists

Photographer Kelsey Bennett and conceptual artist, B. Thom Stevenson, revealed a collaborative body of work entitled "BOREGASM" at NYC"s downtown hotspot, Fig19 Gallery on Friday night, May 3rd.

http://www.examiner.com/article/boregasm-is-the-debut-of-the-collaboration-between-two-hypnotic-young-artists?cid=rss

Shark fin trade ban advances in NY

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http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/shark-fin-trade-ban-advances-ny-article-1.1336606?localLinksEnabled=false

What is the minimum salary to live comfortably in New York City?

... tie (or the female equivalent) for work. If you're content to subsist on food sold by street carts or at divey Chinatown spots (much of which, it must be said, is quite tasty and delicious.) I've read news stories about some very creative ways ...

http://www.quora.com/What-is-the-minimum-salary-to-live-comfortably-in-New-York-City

05/05/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Chinatown (New York, NY).

• Pier 42 Opens to the Public for the First Time _{2013-05-04, 06:39 am}
  ... began changing in 2008. The Lower East Side Waterfront Alliance rallied residents in the Lower East Side and Chinatown and set out to form their own plan for the waterfront. The plan became reality in November 2011, when Senator Squadron and Senator ...
• Commentary: If it is April it is checkup time _{2013-05-03, 09:38 pm}
  ... in urging its citizens to practice all types of callisthenics; this movement is exported wherever you will find a Chinatown in most of the cities of the United States. Eating natural food, free of chemical fertilizers, following nature in its ...
• Front burner-world-ramifications _{2013-05-03, 12:33 pm}
  In the process of reporting on the reason to support and get involved in The National day of Prayer which took place yesterday, May 2, there were articles and "religion" pages that were written ripping denominations while sadly undermining key parts of the body in the community.
• Southern cooking takes on Northern flavor _{2013-05-01, 10:59 am}
  ... In North Carolina, New Jersey native Andrea Reusing projects memories of childhood trips to New York's Chinatown into whole fried local flounder and tea-cured local chicken. She plays on a Southern classic with Korean-style fried chicken wings that ...
• New York City on a budget _{2013-04-30, 12:51 pm}
  Chinatown is a great place for cheap meals. We found a small restaurant where we enjoyed a heaping platter of rice, chicken and broccoli, pork dumplings and noodles, all for $19. Our taxi driver swerves in and out of the New York traffic as I grip the overhead handle to prevent myself from falling into my two daughters.
• Gov. Cuomo Announces Community Reconstruction Zones Funded by Federal Supplemental Disaster Aid to Guide Local Rebuilding Process _{2013-04-26, 06:07 pm}
  Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today unveiled the Community Reconstruction Zones program, a bottom-up, community driven initiative that will empower localities that were severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene, or Tropical Storm Lee to develop comprehensive and innovative local rebuilding plans that will be funded by the state and federal ... (more)
• Spencer Sweeney Heads Uptown for Caviar at La Grenouille and Burgers at Big Nick's _{2013-04-26, 08:00 am}
  ... realized that I forgot my keys, so I had no way to get into the building. On the second floor of my building is a Chinatown senior citizens' community center, which opens at six, so that was my ticket back in. While I waited, I went for a walk ...
• Top 5 Tastes: Perfecting the Classics _{2013-04-25, 08:12 pm}
  ... elsewhere. 2. Wonton Soup with Roast Pork -- Great New York Noodletown (New York, NY) When I think of Chinatown in New York, my thoughts immediately arrive at Great New York Noodletown. Sitting in the cramped dining room, one takes in a tableau of ...
• $14.7M Duplex Offers A-List Amenities Slightly Off the Paparazzi's Radar _{2013-04-25, 08:08 am}
  ... 2009, when it was listed by Corcoran for $9.65 million. The condo located where SoHo, Little Italy, Nolita and Chinatown meet has a 2,400-square-foot wraparound terrace, three-and-a-half bathrooms and views of the Empire State Building and the ...
• Chinatown, NYC: Cup and Saucer Luncheonette _{2013-04-22, 01:57 pm}
  And not for any good reason. I just forget they're there. Why is why I felt like a failure for never having eaten at the 25-year-old Cup & Saucer Luncheonette until this month.
• Visiting NYC? Where to Eat (and Avoid) in Little Italy and Chinatown _{2013-04-18, 10:05 am}
  Judging by the tour buses and grinning hawkers outside our Chinatown office doors, tourist season is back in full swing in New York, and if you're coming to town, we want to help.
• Fat Bao: Bao Wow _{2013-04-17, 10:15 pm}
  ... crew will continue to refine and hone its already impressive menu. _____________________ The first thing that Chinatown devotees will probably notice about Fat Bao - aside from its beautifully decorated dining room done up in cool shades of mint ...
• Chorus shines in Big Apple festival _{2013-04-17, 09:06 pm}
  ... also had freedom to enjoy New York's attractions. They watched the Broadway musical "Newsies," shopped in Chinatown and visited various museums. A dinner cruise and dance around New York Harbor provided a great ending to Saturday evening. The ...
• Some Southern chefs looking to North for inspiration _{2013-04-17, 03:27 pm}
  ... In North Carolina, New Jersey native Andrea Reusing projects memories of childhood trips to New York's Chinatown into whole fried local flounder and tea-cured local chicken. She plays on a Southern classic with Korean-style fried chicken wings that ...
• N.Y. Mayor Candidate Backers Face Jury Over Fake Donors _{2013-04-16, 04:14 am}
  ... but it was tainted by these investigations," she told the judge. The owner of a printing business in Manhattan's Chinatown section said he met Liu several times and had a "very favorable" impression of him. "He's a pretty stand-up guy based on his ...
• Think Ink _{2013-04-15, 11:15 pm}
  ... City Tattoo Gallery and Art Rage Tattoo Studio. Some of them were out of town, such as Philadelphia Eddie's Chinatown in Philly, Resurrected Tattoo from Syracuse, NY, and Flying Tiger Tattoo from Cincinnati, OH. People, who bought a pass, were ...
• Cook the Book: 'New York a la Cart' _{2013-04-15, 04:02 pm}
  ... while standing on a sidewalk runs deep; pushcarts hawking hot dogs are as much a part of the city's culture as Chinatown dumplings. Today, New York is home to an array of carts selling everything from Greek pork chops to tacos to well-engineered ice ...
• 21 NYC Cooking Classes to Take This Week & Beyond _{2013-04-15, 10:46 am}
  ... a recipe for dessert ravioli. $65. 109 West 27th Street, 10th Floor, New York, NY; sign up here Tasting Tour of Chinatown Saturday, April 27th, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Chinatown is crowded, bustling, and can be intimidating; it's also packed full of ...
• Mary Altaffer/AP (L)Heroes of TrashGarbage collectors die on the job... _{2013-04-11, 01:25 pm}
  ... says it's about time they got some respect. It's half an hour before sunrise and I'm walking around Manhattan's Chinatown with Robin Nagle, who teaches anthropology at New York University. "Look, there!" Nagle shouts as if she'd spotted a bird, ...
• Heroes of Trash _{2013-04-11, 03:45 am}
  ... says it's about time they got some respect. It's half an hour before sunrise and I'm walking around Manhattan's Chinatown with Robin Nagle, who teaches anthropology at New York University. "Look, there!" Nagle shouts as if she'd spotted a bird, ...