10 great places to ride a carousel

The Forest Park Carousel in Queens, N.Y., features the carved horses of German immigrant Daniel Muller, who was known for his intricate work during the early 20th century, and is considered a master of the craft.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/10greatplaces/2013/08/29/10-great-places-to-ride-a-carousel/2711019/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomTravel-TopStories+%28USATODAY+-+Travel+Top+Stories%29

A running battle

... This is a time we Chinese should all stick together," says Joy Chen, a retired garment factory worker living in Chinatown who hasn't donated to Liu but now plans to do so. Liu has long been considered someone to be proud of by New York's Chinese. ...

http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/article/1298542/running-battle

New low for Instagram stupidity as rapper tips cops in record-breaking gun bust

We knew that people had it coming when they were advertising weed, guns, and other types of illegal stuff on Instagram , but in no way did we expect it to lead to New York City's largest gun bust in history.

http://www.msnewsnow.com/story/23220174/new-low-for-instagram-stupidity-as-rapper-tips-cops-in-record-breaking-gun-bust

NY Mart Signs Of Progress

The New York Mart sign is up, the mega Asian market is coming to Berkeley Heights.

http://thealternativepress.com/articles/ny-mart-signs-of-progress

TravelPostcards From Home

... experience of buying them in a shop filled with incense and Bollywood soundtracks. I'd been to Little Italy and Chinatown countless times, but never once did I think to take out-of-towners to Curry Hill. As a rule of thumb, I avoid midtown whenever ...

http://www.thedailybeast.com/newsweek/2013/08/23/hood-hopping-is-the-new-staycation.html

New low for Instagram stupidity as rapper tips cops in record-breaking gun bust

Google says it had just added lots more zoos to Street View, expanding its animal-related collection to more than 20 zoos, parks and aquariums from around the world.

http://www.TucsonNewsNow.com/story/23220174/new-low-for-instagram-stupidity-as-rapper-tips-cops-in-record-breaking-gun-bust

New low for Instagram stupidity as rapper tips cops in record-breaking gun bust

We knew that people had it coming when they were advertising weed, guns, and other types of illegal stuff on Instagram , but in no way did we expect it to lead to New York City's largest gun bust in history.

http://www.nbcrightnow.com/story/23220174/new-low-for-instagram-stupidity-as-rapper-tips-cops-in-record-breaking-gun-bust

New low for Instagram stupidity as rapper tips cops in record-breaking gun bust

Brooklyn-based aspiring rapper Matthew Best - otherwise known as Neno Best - posted Instagram photos and YouTube videos of various guns and stacks of cold hard cash.

http://www.nbc12.com/story/23220174/new-low-for-instagram-stupidity-as-rapper-tips-cops-in-record-breaking-gun-bust

New low for Instagram stupidity as rapper tips cops in record-breaking gun bust

Brooklyn-based aspiring rapper Matthew Best - otherwise known as Neno Best - posted Instagram photos and YouTube videos of various guns and stacks of cold hard cash.

http://www.kfvs.com/story/23220174/new-low-for-instagram-stupidity-as-rapper-tips-cops-in-record-breaking-gun-bust

Rapper brags about selling guns on Instagram, ends in NYC's largest gun bust in history

We knew that people had it coming when they were advertising weed, guns, and other types of illegal stuff on Instagram, but in no way did we expect it to lead to New York City's largest gun bust in history.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/social-media/rapper-brags-about-selling-guns-on-instagram-ended-in-nycs-largest-gun-bust-in-history/

Small Space, Small Plates, Big Flavors at Peix, Bar de Mariscos

Setting: Small, open, and noisy. Must-Haves: Croquetas de Bacalao, Sauteed Prawns, Pulpo a la Gallega.

http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2013/08/peix-bar-de-mariscos-nolita-spanish-tapas-review.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seriouseatsfeaturesvideos+%28Serious+Eats%29

Night moves

... cross-dresser) and Hopper (a charming drug dealer) follow strange leads down proverbial rabbit holes. "I went to Chinatown late at night and was followed by an unmarked van," says Pessl. "I left my desk so I could know what it felt like to be ...

http://www.mountainx.com/article/52093/Night-moves

Sanford man accused of smuggling guns to New York on buses

... from North Carolina to New York City, carried by a 29-year-old Sanford man in his luggage aboard buses to Chinatown in Manhattan. Walter Walker of 210 W. Weatherspoon St. was indicted on multiple counts of conspiracy and criminal sale of a firearm ...

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/08/19/3120374/sanford-man-accused-of-smuggling.html#storylink=rss

Hollaback that allows sexual harassment victims to report incidents

... flags, as are western and downtown Brooklyn. A quick glance at the map reveals that oHo, the West Village and Chinatown are hot spots. Quinn and Catullo with council member Diana Reyna (2nd r.) on the corner of Linden street and Broadway in Brooklyn ...

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/election/hollaback-sexual-harassment-victims-report-incidents-article-1.1431485

Officials: Illegal Gun Run Bust Largest In City's History

Investigators announced Monday morning the arrests of 19 people who were allegedly part of a major gun trafficking ring that brought the illegal weapons to the city via Chinatown-bound buses.

http://origin.ny1.com/content/top_stories/187369/officials--illegal-gun-run-bust-largest-in-city-s-history

'Gun-run' rings feared a frisk

The NYPD took down two smuggling rings that used cheap Chinatown buses to funnel a terrifying array of illegal weapons here from the South - and the thugs were caught on wiretaps warning about stop-and-frisk.

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

Drug probe nets record NY gun bust

... a haul Mayor Michael Bloomberg had saved countless lives. Suspects in the drug probe were bringing in firearms to Chinatown by bus from North and South Carolina and selling them to a broker who was actually an undercover New York Police Department ...

http://www.odt.co.nz/news/world/269555/drug-probe-nets-record-ny-gun-bust

Traffickers Smuggled Hundreds of Guns Into NYC on Chinatown Buses, Cops Say

A pair of gun trafficking rings used Chinatown buses to smuggle hundreds of high-capacity assault rifles, fully automatic machine guns and handguns into New York City from as far away as South Carolina, before being brought down in the largest haul in city history, the mayor's office announced Monday.

http://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20130819/civic-center/hundreds-of-guns-seized-largest-bust-city-history-mayor-says

Gunrunners smuggled firearms into N.Y. on buses

... $60 one-way from Raleigh, N.C., to New York. The fare is about half that charged by Greyhound, which, unlike the Chinatown buses, requires identification for boarding. Walker met two times last year with the middleman and the undercover officer at ...

http://www.jacksonsun.com/usatoday/article/2671421

Gunrunners smuggled firearms into N.Y. on buses

... $60 one-way from Raleigh, N.C., to New York. The fare is about half that charged by Greyhound, which, unlike the Chinatown buses, requires identification for boarding. Walker met two times last year with the middleman and the undercover officer at ...

http://www.centralohio.com/usatoday/article/2671421

City to announce largest gun seizure in city history

Authorities today announced the biggest gun bust in city history - an NYPD operation that took down two smuggling rings funneling illegal guns from the South for cheap resale on New York's streets.

http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/city_to_announce_largest_gun_seizure_f6AyBp0dpUpDBWvNoRh5OK?

'Blue Jasmine' and some other films show the real San Francisco

... They're looking for their friend Chan, who took off with $4,000 of their money. As Jo and Steve traverse Chinatown alleys and restaurant kitchens, Wang illuminates the Asian immigrant experience with humor and compassion. Chinese American characters ...

http://www.sacbee.com/2013/08/17/5654800/blue-jasmine-and-some-other-films.html#mi_rss=Movies

Things to do in New York: Staying at an NYC Hotel? Consider This List of 5 of the Top New York Tours

... locations Call: 917-408-9539 or 212-209-3370 Food Tours of New York explore New York neighborhoods such as SoHo, Chinatown and others by visiting some of each neighborhood's best eateries. This is a delicious way to learn about the city while ...

http://www.prweb.com/releases/things_to_do_in_new_york/nyc_hotel/prweb10993469.htm

Baltimore Disses D.C.'s Food Scene

Insulting D.C.'s food scene isn't a pastime for only New Yorkers. Baltimoreans have a chip on their shoulder, too.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/youngandhungry/2013/08/14/baltimore-disses-d-c-s-food-scene/

Ma wins support from US leaders on NY trip

Several American politicians expressed their support for Taiwan after meeting on Monday with President Ma Ying-jeou, who is in New York on a stopover before heading to Taiwan's four Caribbean allies and Paraguay.

http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/intl-community/2013/08/14/386353/Ma-wins.htm

Craigslist Missed Connection Ad The Best Short Story You'll Read Today

Craigslist Missed Connections ads are often entertaining , but seldom can they be considered worthwhile works of fiction.

http://www.gadling.com/2013/08/09/craigslist-missed-connection-ad-the-best-short-story-youll-read/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Fgadling+%28Gadling%29

Mae West and Diamond Lil Bring Sin Back to the Big Apple in August and November

... popular on the main stem until its final performances in 1951. The 3-hour "melodrama of the underworld" set in Chinatown and on the Bowery during the 1890s has been adapted into an 85-minute version by playwright LindaAnn Loschiavo, whose work ...

http://dvdcreation.digitalmedianet.com/articles/viewarticle.jsp?id=2744676

Prank panhandling video was professional job

Saw this video first on Reddit on Friday morning, and by lunch it was all over the place - a scene painfully familiar to anyone who has ever ridden a subway.

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20130806_Prank_panhandling_video_was_professional_job.html

Ask the Critic: 'Real' Chinese Food in NYC

... up. So where do I start on, well, real Chinese food? I'm open to anything, but there are so many restaurants in Chinatown that I don't even know where to start. I don't need to know every single good place, but where's a good jumping off point? ...

http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2013/08/ask-the-critic-real-chinese-food-in-nyc.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+seriouseatsfeaturesvideos+%28Serious+Eats%29

Bachelor all his life, 69-year-old New Yorker finds love in Toronto

... with everything in bloom and pretty little parks all over the place, or so it seemed. They wandered through Chinatown and the Kensington Market, then went north to Bloor St. through Koreatown. They talked about bridge, of course, and their mutual ...

http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/2013/08/05/bachelor_all_his_life_69yearold_new_yorker_finds_love_in_toronto.html

Woody Allen's 'Blue Jasmine' is thin on San Francisco

Woody Allen received partial funding from the San Francisco Film Commission to make "Blue Jasmine" that opens August 2 citywide in San Francisco.

http://www.examiner.com/review/woody-allen-s-blue-jasmine-is-thin-on-san-francisco

WalkNYC: Michael Bierut and Eoin Billings Offer a Closer Look at New...

It's a familiar scene, at least for those of us NYC residents who work in certain neighborhoods of Manhattan and Brooklyn: a gaggle of Europeans or Midwesterners, idling smack dab in the middle of the sidewalk, shopping bags akimbo, stalwart leader poring over a tourist map... oblivious to the workaday New Yorkers swarming around them, en route to ... (more)

http://www.core77.com/blog/transportation/walknyc_michael_bierut_and_eoin_billings_offer_a_closer_look_at_new_york_citys_new_wayfinding_signage_25305.asp

Getting To The Meat Of Hong Kong

... Now, I am no stranger to "Chinese BBQ." I'm a New Yorker, and for many decades I've trekked down to the Manhattan Chinatown around Mott St. to window-shop. And then window-eat. For those windows, in dozens of storefronts, hold all manner of cooked ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/drosengarten/2013/08/01/getting-to-the-meat-of-hong-kong/