Culinary Culture-Hopping in NYC

... feel, and the private garden and roof access gives afford intimacy. Unlike Little Italy, a walk through Chinatown really feels like you've been transported across the globe. Locals here are the real deal and you'll see plenty of signs written in ...

http://www.fodors.com/news/culinary-culturehopping-in-nyc-7377.html

CIM Group Acquires 265-275 Cherry Street in Manhattan's Lower East Side

CIM Group announced today the acquisition of 265-275 Cherry Street, a two-building residential property consisting of 449,000 rentable square feet located in Manhattan's Lower East Side.

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/topix/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20131223005639&newsLang=en&ndmConfigId=1000639&vnsId=41

Party Food and Sparkling Wine for the New Year

... do well on the New Year's Eve table. Happy New Year! "When I was a kid, there was a shop on Bayard Street in Chinatown where they used to sell tiny crescent-shaped pork pies for something like 60 cents. The bakery was in an amazing storefront that ...

http://www.winespectator.com/webfeature/show/id/49401

Ten Secret And Hidden Cocktail Bars In London

... and 3am Thursday to Saturday. Opium Just down the road from Experimental Cocktail Club, this is another high-up Chinatown secret that's just starting to get out. Cocktails inspired by Chinese medicine are sometimes too gimmicky for their own good, ...

http://londonist.com/2013/12/10-secret-and-hidden-cocktail-bars-in-london.php

Weekend Planner: December 20-22

... through January 4) In the East-Meets-West Christmas Parade, the Little Italy Merchants Association and the Chinatown Partnership unite to celebrate the overlap between their culturally diverse neighborhoods. Even Santa Claus will make an appearance. ...

http://www.newyorkfamily.com/weekend-planner-december-20-22/

Your View: Direct giving can help, too

I was reminded last week when in the '70s, my late husband and I and some friends went to dinner in Chinatown near the Bowery in New York.

http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20131219/OPINION/312190325/-1/rss08

Which Neighborhood Has the Most Immigrants? It's not Chinatown.

Dominicans are the city's largest foreign-born group, but could lose that status to Chinese immigrants in the coming years.

http://www.wnyc.org/story/new-york-citys-immigrant-population-hits-new-high/

December 18, 2013: Leno Compares Sochi Olympics to Nazi Germany, HBO...

... created by Sandy Linter. NEW YORK: New York magazine: "Permits are in place to turn the former Salvation Army Chinatown Shelter at 223-225 Bowery into a 188-room hotel with restaurant and bar on the ground floor. The Ace Hotel, along with partners ...

http://www.bizbash.com/december-18-2013-leno-compares-sochi-olympics-to-nazi-germany-hbo-plans-nationwide-girls-premiere-parties-avoiding-legal/new-york/story/27678

Fish and Rose - " a Tale of Restaurants on Two Islands

The look is vintage New York - a former subway station complete with white-tiled walls, cement floors, exposed pipes criss-crossing the ceiling, an old sprinkler valve, and even an imposing steel accordion gate - but the menu is pure nouvelle Martha's Vineyard at Fish and Rose, a pop-up restaurant run by Chris Fischer and the teams behind ... (more)

http://www.mvtimes.com/2013/12/17/fish-rose-ae-tale-restaurants-two-islands-18314/

Young Adult: Why "Frances Ha" is the Best Film of the Year

... Sacramento to study dancing, and it was just a quick hop from there after graduation to an apartment in NYC's Chinatown with her best friend Sophie. We meet her a few years later, still underemployed and gamely taking her lumps in a low-rung ...

http://www.examiner.com/article/young-adult-why-frances-ha-is-the-best-film-of-the-year-1?cid=rss

The Journalism Sector Focusing on Immigrants and Minorities is...

The most read 20 Stories in 2013, curated and translated from 90+ community and ethnic media outlets by CUNY's Voices of NY, focused largely on NYC mayoral politics and Islam.

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/12/prweb11421868.htm

New York Anyone's Hometown

... system, so it's easy to get around, but once south, southwest and southeast of 14th Street (the SOHO, Tribeca, Chinatown and Alphabet City districts) your clients will do well with a map, and good walking shoes. They should also remember that New ...

http://www.jaxfaxmagazine.com/index.php/2013/december/new-york-anyone-s-home-town.html

Tiny museum in New York showcases everyday objects

New York's smallest museum has reached its capacity of three, and Nicholas Kokkinis, volunteer docent, feels obliged to amuse the waiting crowd.

http://www.dailycamera.com/nation-world-news/ci_24689763/tiny-museum-new-york-showcases-everyday-objects?source=rss

Encountering Native New Yorkers

I asked Jaune Quick To See Smith if she could identify the most famous and successful contemporary native artist? She started to recite a list of names, some of whom I am familiar with, but I interrupted.

http://www.berkshirefinearts.com/09-23-2013_encountering-native-new-yorkers.htm

Routes to Tokyo Via Maid Cafe NY and Bohemian

... need, after all that solitary gaming, for connection without the risk of rejection. What diners will find in Chinatown is a significantly watered-down version of this, more a Japanese maid-themed coffee shop than an actual maid cafe. The menu is ...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/12/maid_cafe_bohemian.php

Tiny museum in New York showcases the beauty of everyday objects

He points to the museum cafe and gift shop , both tucked inside a 50-square-foot refurbished elevator shaft in a trash-strewn alley in Chinatown.

http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2013/12/09/211044/tiny-museum-in-new-york-showcases.html#storylink=rss

BWW Reviews: Bette Midler a Triumphant Sue Mengers at the Geffen

... Gene Hackman the role of Popeye Doyle in his Oscar-winning The French Connection , or Faye Dunaway her role in Chinatown opposite Jack Nicholson , when the studio preferred Jane Fonda . Mengers enjoyed playing the game. She even went as far as ...

http://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Bette-Midler-a-Triumphant-Sue-Mengers-at-the-Geffen-2001010172

Mysterious China-themed 'city' proposed in New York’s Catskills

The mysterious proposed development appears to be a step beyond the types of ethnic enclaves scattered throughout U.S. cities, like the Chinatown sections of New York City or San Francisco.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3098288/posts

Five Spots to Celebrate Repeal Day and Repeal Day Eve

... night long. Apotheke , 9 Doyers Street, December 5 Live jazz sets the mood for the festive celebration at this Chinatown basement bar, which is also good spot to feel like you're doing something secret in honor of your forefathers and mothers who ...

http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/2013/12/repeal_day_celebrations_2013_nyc.php

Retrosuperfuture NYC: Our interview with the trio behind the cult...

Retrosuperfuture -the Italian label behind Super sunglasses-celebrated the much-anticipated opening of its first brick and mortar shop with a flagship store in downtown New York City.

http://www.coolhunting.com/style/retrosuperfuture-nyc-flagship.php?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ch+%28Cool+Hunting%29