Tomorrow is the last day of the program that saved my life.

... children were in a shelter, but for a single or married man in the Monterey area, there's really only 2 options. Chinatown or IHELP . See, here's how the program worked. You met up, promised to show up sober, and they took you to a church. You had a ...

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/06/29/1220024/-Tomorrow-is-the-last-day-of-the-program-that-saved-my-life

Off the beaten track: Subway kiosks are the new artist hangouts

... back in April and is continuing through the end of June. That newsstand at Bowery and Canal in Manhattan's Chinatown had its own offering of zines and arts media, and was in the same place as a former popular NYC newsstand, as a tribute to its ...

http://www.salon.com/2013/06/29/off_beaten_tracks_subway_newsstands_get_alternative_makeover_partner/

Smith: Voting rights fight isn't the worst worry

Ever since Southerners and Yankees began bumping into each other a couple centuries ago on the ever-shifting American frontier, people from our part of the country have had the reputation of being conniving and a bit cocky.

http://www.timesunion.com/opinion/article/Smith-Voting-rights-fight-isn-t-the-worst-worry-4635792.php

Food and cooking on a budget in Manhattan?

... but the deals don't seem to be super great in Manhattan at places like the Food Emporium or Gristedes. As for Chinatown and Flushing, I do frequent those, but obviously they have a specific set of foods that they carry that are a good deal. Lastly, ...

http://ask.metafilter.com/243742/Food-and-cooking-on-a-budget-in-Manhattan

The Rise of the Artist Newsstand

... I visited back in April is continuing through the end of June. That newsstand at Bowery and Canal in Manhattan's Chinatown had its own offering of zines and arts media, and was in the same place as a former popular NYC newsstand, as a tribute to its ...

http://hyperallergic.com/74345/the-rise-of-the-artist-newsstand/

City's New Pedestrian Maps Can Also Help Old Pros

The city on Monday unveiled a new effort to help provide directions to both tourists and seasoned New Yorkers alike.

http://www.ny1.com/content/top_stories/184420/city-s-new-pedestrian-maps-can-also-help-old-pros

New Pedestrian Signs Aim to Help Lost New Yorkers and Tourists

... more likely to explore the city with their wallets," she added. Three more signs will be installed throughout Chinatown and the DOT is working with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to install WalkNYC maps in subway stations and on bus ...

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130624/chinatown/new-pedestrian-signs-aim-help-lost-new-yorkers-tourists

DOT Unveils WalkNYC Wayfinding System, Set to Go Citywide Next Year

The Manhattan grid is simple enough to navigate, but throughout the city, it's still easy for tourists and locals alike to get turned around.

http://www.streetsblog.org/2013/06/24/dot-unveils-walknyc-wayfinding-system-set-to-go-citywide-next-year/

NYC Installing New Maps To Help Pedestrians Navigate The Streets

... S 880's Alex Silverman reported. "We look forward to WalkNYC signs guiding the misguided and lost in and around Chinatown to discover our wealth of shops and restaurants," said Wellington Chen, Executive Director of the Chinatown BID and Partnership.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/06/24/nyc-installing-new-maps-to-help-pedestrians-navigate-the-streets/

Want to Know Which Way Is North? Don't Ask a New Yorker

Even the locals get confused. According to research, ten percent of New Yorkers are lost at any given time.

http://www.wnyc.org/blogs/transportation-nation/2013/jun/24/wayfinding/

City introduces new user-friendly signs to help New Yorkers, visitors ...

The city's Department of Transportation believes New Yorkers are lost and disoriented on the city's mean streets - and need new city signs to get back on track.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/while_introduces_more_user_friendly_GZyXrREq1FtwSu7stsAAcO?

Home on the range - in New York City

... hoodie with the range's name on it. I asked this fourth generation Chinese-American who grew up in Manhattan's Chinatown what had drawn him to firearms. "Didn't every Chinese kid want to be a cowboy?" he said with a laugh. He went on to explain that ...

http://www.salon.com/2013/06/23/home_on_the_range_in_new_york_city_partner/

NYPD: Beware of 'spiritual blessing con game;' 60 NYC victims so far

A cruel "spiritual blessing con game" has so far claimed 60 victims, who have lost $1.8 million in cash and $500,000 in jewelry, the NYPD reports.

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2013/06/nypd_beware_of_spiritual_bless.html

I've got the New York bug - and it turns out the condition is hereditary

... apartment with a kitchen the size of a tea-chest (in which, however, he could cook sumptuous meals); trips to Chinatown and the best Jewish delis in town. My mother, who used to appear on Broadway, still has New York in her blood and she would ...

http://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/lifestyle/2013/06/ive-got-new-york-bug-and-it-turns-out-condition-hereditary

Amelia Lester: Lafayette in NoHo review.

... of the bunch. The room, all soaring ceilings and oversized windows, has a lot to do with it: this was once Chinatown Brasserie, the site of so many elaborate office parties in pre-recession boom times. As with Carmellini's earlier ventures, there's ...

http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/tables/2013/06/24/130624gota_GOAT_tables_lester

Another Chinatown bus company shut down by Feds

Federal transportation regulators ordered a discount bus service between Boston and New York to shut down June 6, saying its vehicles and drivers were a threat to public safety and that it once dispatched a bus with a large hole in the bottom.

http://www.nwasianweekly.com/2013/06/another-chinatown-bus-company-shut-down-by-feds/

The Flamethrowers by Rachel Kushner: A paradoxical kind of failure

Rachel Kushner's new novel her second, but the first to be published in this country is a paradoxical kind of failure, a blast of talent and ingenuity that makes for heavy reading.

http://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2013/06/flamethrowers-rachel-kushner-paradoxical-kind-failure

Disgraced ex-Sen. Espada Jr. gets 5 years in prison

... after they are stolen, New York's top prosecutor said. Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street. Bargain hunters from ...

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/22594078/disgraced-ex-sen-espada-jr-gets-5-years-in-prison

NYC Tourists Could Face Fines for Buying Counterfeit Luxury Goods

Manhattan's Chinatown is known as a shopping mecca where tourists from all over the world come to purchase bags, trinkets and other items to take home.

http://www.blackenterprise.com/small-business/face-buying-counterfeit-luxury-goods/

Suspect in Manhattan bank robbery spree caught at tunnel

... after they are stolen, New York's top prosecutor said. Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street. Bargain hunters from ...

http://www.myfoxny.com/story/22588660/suspect-in-manhattan-bank-robbery-spree-caught-at-tunnel

'Happy Birthday to You' copyright suit filed in NY

... crossing what President Barack Obama has... Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street. The Senate has voted to kill a GOP ...

http://www.abc3340.com/story/22586195/happy-birthday-to-you-copyright-suit-filed-in-ny

NY Knock-Offs Nearing an End?

... nonprofit Authentics Foundation. "Passing this legislation will act as a deterrent to those people who come to Chinatown solely to buy fakes," she said. Susan Scafidi, who directs the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law says anti-counterfeiting ...

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/06/nyc-considers-fining-buyers-of-knock-off-goods/

NYC Considers Fining Buyers of Counterfeit Goods

... nonprofit Authentics Foundation. "Passing this legislation will act as a deterrent to those people who come to Chinatown solely to buy fakes," she said. Susan Scafidi, who directs the Fashion Law Institute at Fordham Law, says anti-counterfeiting ...

http://kneb.com/news/business/index.php?more=33899397

City Council Considers Bill Punishing Buyers Of Counterfeit Goods

Hidden around the city are counterfeit goods labeled "Prada" or "Louis Vuitton" or some other luxury brand that are sold for a pittance to bargain hunters from around the world who flock to Chinatown.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/06/13/city-council-considers-bill-punishing-buyers-of-counterfeit-goods/

Subcultural slumming

Xtra.ca only asks for your email address to tell the recipient who sent them a story.

http://www.xtra.ca/public/Toronto/Subcultural_slumming-13636.aspx

SF, NY prosecutors push for anti-phone theft moves

... people will be the least concerned about privacy. Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for legally sold bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street. SAN FRANCISCO ...

http://www.abc-7.com/story/22578684/sf-ny-prosecutors-push-for-anti-phone-theft-moves

SF, NY prosecutors push for anti-phone theft moves

... people will be the least concerned about privacy. Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for legally sold bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street. A 10-year-old ...

http://www.wate.com/story/22578684/sf-ny-prosecutors-push-for-anti-phone-theft-moves

SF, NY prosecutors push for anti-phone theft moves

... people will be the least concerned about privacy. Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for legally sold bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street. A 10-year-old ...

http://www.wthr.com/story/22578684/sf-ny-prosecutors-push-for-anti-phone-theft-moves

SF, NY prosecutors push for anti-phone theft moves

... people will be the least concerned about privacy. Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for legally sold bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street. A 10-year-old ...

http://www.abc6.com/story/22578684/sf-ny-prosecutors-push-for-anti-phone-theft-moves

SF, NY prosecutors push for anti-phone theft moves

... people will be the least concerned about privacy. Bargain hunters from around the world flock to Manhattan's Chinatown for legally sold bags, jewelry and other accessories bursting onto sidewalks from storefronts along Canal Street. A 10-year-old ...

http://www.woi-tv.com/story/22578684/sf-ny-prosecutors-push-for-anti-phone-theft-moves

NY chef excels at Filipino cuisine

... in the ground beef. We grew up around all this food. We were down the street from Chinatown, so we would go to Chinatown and try some food there. We had all the kosher places in the neighbor and befriended a lot of owners. We tried kugels (a baked ...

http://www.arabtimesonline.com/RSS/tabid/69/smid/414/ArticleID/197173/t/NY-chef-excels-at-Filipino-cuisine/Default.aspx

New Maps and a New Plan for New York

On Wednesday, FEMA released new, preliminary flood insurance maps for New York City.

http://projects.propublica.org/nyc-flood/

'Goodfellas' Unite! Ray Liotta Joins Exec Producer Martin ...

Ray Liotta has joined Revenge Of The Green Dragons , the thriller helmed by Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo, with production beginning in New York.

http://www.deadline.com/2013/06/goodfellas-unite-ray-liotta-joins-exec-producer-martin-scorsese-in-revenge-of-the-green-dragons/

The Doors of New York: 1976

Get ready to have your mind blown--and the next several hours of your life lost.

http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-doors-of-new-york-1976.html

Bloomberg asks billions for storm protection

Nearly eight months after Superstorm Sandy devastated low-lying areas, Mayor Michael Bloomberg called Tuesday for a $20 billion system of flood walls, levees and other measures to protect vulnerable regions from storms and the effects of climate change.

http://www.wyff4.com/news/national/Bloomberg-asks-billions-for-storm-protection/-/9324256/20529734/-/14k1u6j/-/index.html

Bloomberg asks billions for storm protection

Nearly eight months after Superstorm Sandy devastated low-lying areas, Mayor Michael Bloomberg called Tuesday for a $20 billion system of flood walls, levees and other measures to protect vulnerable regions from storms and the effects of climate change.

http://www.krdo.com/news/Bloomberg-asks-billions-for-storm-protection/-/417220/20529734/-/ofgvd8z/-/index.html

The Weiner Eclipse: In Crowded Field, He Who Cannot Be Named Is the Only One Who Can Be Named

John Liu's campaign finance fraud issues. Christine Quinn's revelations of bulimia as a young woman and a stint in rehab.

http://observer.com/2013/06/the-weiner-eclipse-in-crowded-field-he-who-cannot-be-named-is-the-only-one-who-can-be-named/

World Chefs: N.Y. chef learns, excels at Filipino cuisine

... in the ground beef. We grew up around all this food. We were down the street from Chinatown, so we would go to Chinatown and try some food there. We had all the kosher places in the neighbor and befriended a lot of owners. We tried kugels (a baked ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/us-food-chefs-trinidad-idUSBRE95A06Q20130611?feedType=RSS&feedName=lifestyleMolt

New York: NYC Moving For a New Hotel Near Chinatown in 2015

Should we just create a 'New NYC Hotel of the Day' category here at HC? It might be necessary at the rate these properties are rolling out.

http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2013/6/11/94411/0397/hotels/NYC_Moving_For_a_New_Hotel_Near_Chinatown_in_2015

Family Of Soldier Wants Chinatown Block Renamed 'Danny Chen Way'

Chen's parents and other community supporters are seeking to have Chinatown's Elizabeth Street between Canal and Bayard streets renamed Danny Chen Way.

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/06/11/family-of-soldier-wants-chinatown-block-renamed-danny-chen-way/

World Chefs: N.Y. chef learns, excels at Filipino cuisine

... in the ground beef. We grew up around all this food. We were down the street from Chinatown, so we would go to Chinatown and try some food there. We had all the kosher places in the neighbor and befriended a lot of owners. We tried kugels (a baked ...

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/food-chefs-trinidad-idUSL3N0DY2LU20130611?feedType=RSS&feedName=nonCyclicalConsumerGoodsSector

Feds: Boston-to-NY bus company ran unsafe vehicles

Federal transportation regulators ordered a discount bus service between Boston and New York to shut down Thursday, saying its vehicles and drivers were a threat to public safety and that it once dispatched a bus with a large hole in the bottom.

http://www.seattlepi.com/news/us/article/Feds-Boston-to-NY-bus-company-ran-unsafe-vehicles-4583909.php

Feds: Boston-to-NY bus company ran unsafe vehicles

Federal transportation regulators ordered a discount bus service between Boston and New York to shut down Thursday, saying its vehicles and drivers were a threat to public safety and that it once dispatched a bus with a large hole in the bottom.

http://www.lcsun-news.com/ci_23405096/feds-shut-down-another-boston-nyc-bus-company

Feds: Boston-to-NY bus company ran unsafe vehicles

Federal transportation regulators ordered a discount bus service between Boston and New York to shut down Thursday, saying its vehicles and drivers were a threat to public safety and that it once dispatched a bus with a large hole in the bottom.

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/06/3437367/feds-shut-down-another-boston.html

Your Day is My Night

... Chinese immigrant life in New York by Lynne Sachs. Sachs made the film through a lengthy series of workshops with Chinatown residents who became the film's authors and performers. Most of the actors are retired people who have had some experience ...

http://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/66608/

New York is a treasure trove of tasty cuisine

Our goal was to take in Broadway plays and dine in fine restaurants, and we were successful on both counts.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/needlogin?type=login&redirecturl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shreveporttimes.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Farticle%3FAID%3D2013306040041%26nclick_check%3D1

China Business Knowledge (CBK) to Host the Second NYC Dim Sum...

China Business Knowledge will be hosting the second NYC Dim Sum Networking Lunch on Wednesday, June 12, 2013, as a way to bring area professionals working in the US/China cross-border sector together for business development networking and great food.

http://technews.tmcnet.com/news/2013/06/04/7181328.htm

China Business Knowledge (CBK) to Host the Second NYC Dim Sum...

The lunch will be held at Jing Fong Restaurant, 20 Elizabeth St., Chinatown, NYC, 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. Sponsors for the event include Newman and Morrison LLP, Allen Overy LLP, Marcum Bernstein Pinchuk LLP, RRE Ventures, Segal Cirone Services , and BDO Consulting.

http://eon.businesswire.com/news/eon/20130604006758/en/China-Business-Knowledge-CBK-Host-NYC-Dim

New York, New York

My senior class just got back from our trip to New York City. I can definitely say that it brought us even closer than we had been before.

http://www.northcentralpa.com/feeditem/2013-06-03_new-york-new-york

Honey Seltzer: Going for the Brass Ring

Yesterday was one of the first real summer days we've had in New York this year and I relished it.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/honey-seltzer/going-for-the-brass-ring_b_3375313.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HP%2FEntertainment+%28Entertainment+on+The+Huffington+Post%29

VIDEO - Rare footage shows 1939 New York in color

... the World War II era. Vivier made his way to major tourist attractions of the city, heading up to Harlem, down to Chinatown and along the old elevated subway line. Children play in the Washington Square fountain as a green and white bus drives by; ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/video-rare-footage-shows-1939-new-york-color-article-1.1360656?localLinksEnabled=false

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?source=most_viewed