Chinatown karaoke bars may hide sex workers, say police

... Many of them do not speak English and are in Australia on 457 or student visas. Their work is not confined to Chinatown and the area around Little Bourke Street; police are increasingly concerned about bars in Box Hill, Springvale, Clayton, and ...

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Life as a "Chinese Puzzle"

... as a director. He didn't want to shoot "in all the usual places" in the city, so he set a lot of the action in Chinatown and the Lower East Side. He wanted to emphasize "globalization" and the "idea of mixing" of nationalities, sexuality and ...

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Scene Last Night: Tiger Cubs, DiDomenico Hunt for Mentors

Tonight, John Griffin of Blue Ridge Capital will pay tribute to Julian Robertson, his personal and professional mentor for more than 25 years. A performance by Estelle and emceeing by Katie Couric are also planned at the sold-out benefit for iMentor, which is chaired by Hoplite Capital's chief investment officer, John Lykouretzos .

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Student Group Tours of New York

... looking forward to the next attraction on the tour. "Our most popular student tour is the SoHo/Little Italy/Chinatown Food Tour. Students enjoy walking through 3 distinctive neighborhoods, and stopping at 4 different places to eat, and seeing ...

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New York City for music lovers

... plastic bucket. A man plays an erhu, a traditional Chinese instrument, in the subway following the 14th annual Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade in New York. Many of New York City's 8.4 million residents were born in another country, which means the ...

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Kieran Lalor: The Met should foot the 'Klinghoffer' bill

An opera so repugnant it is capable of uniting in opposition the state Democratic chairman and a former Republican mayor has a First Amendment right to be staged, but it shouldn't be subsidized by taxpayers. Last week, former Gov. David Paterson, the current leader of the state Democratic Party, and Rudy Giuliani joined together to protest the Metropolitan Opera's production of "The Death of Klinghoffer" because it's undeniably pro-terrorist and perceived as anti-Semitic by many New Yorkers.

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Chinese Gang Crime Is the Subject of New Scorsese Film

... immigrants. But the reputation of Chinese as being a model minority leaves out the sub-prime characters, like the Chinatown gangsters who are still around. The public was reminded of today's Chinese crime syndicates during the scandalous arrest of ...

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Dwyane Wade accepts grandmother's one-on-one challenge for her 90th ...

Ebola hits New York: Doctor who returned ten days ago from treating patients in Africa tests POSITIVE for the deadly virus 'I ain't taking the subway no more': Fear and panic spreads as Ebola doctor's week itinerary reveals he rode three subway lines, ate out, went bowling and took an Uber taxi before testing positive for deadly virus Shocking moment bumbling cops leave Ebola doctor's apartment and dump their protective gloves and masks in a sidewalk trash can Twitter erupts with angry rants, confused questions and cynical humor as New York tries to make sense of why Ebola doctor went bowling while knowingly at risk 'There is no reason for New Yorkers to be alarmed': De Blasio in desperate appeal for calm over Ebola case... despite news that patient spent a week roaming New York Girl, 2, is first confirmed Ebola case in Mali despite WHO's confidence that deadly disease would not spread ... (more)

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Kylie Jenner arrives back in LA after accompanying rumored beau Tyga on tour in Europe

Ebola hits New York: Doctor who returned ten days ago from treating patients in Africa tests POSITIVE for the deadly virus 'I ain't taking the subway no more': Fear and panic spreads as Ebola doctor's week itinerary reveals he rode three subway lines, ate out, went bowling and took an Uber taxi before testing positive for deadly virus 'There is no reason for New Yorkers to be alarmed': De Blasio in desperate appeal for calm over Ebola case... despite news that patient spent a week roaming New York Twitter erupts with angry rants, confused questions and cynical humor as New York tries to make sense of why Ebola doctor went bowling while knowingly at risk Shocking moment bumbling cops leave Ebola doctor's apartment and dump their protective gloves and masks in a sidewalk trash can New York terror fears as ax-wielding ex-Navy man slashes Queens cop in the head and another in the arm in ... (more)

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The travel and tipping habits of the rich and famous REVEALED...

Ebola hits New York: Doctor who returned ten days ago from treating patients in Africa tests POSITIVE for the deadly virus 'I ain't taking the subway no more': Fear and panic spreads as Ebola doctor's 10-day itinerary reveals he rode three subway lines, ate out, went bowling and took an Uber taxi before testing positive for deadly virus 'There is no reason for New Yorkers to be alarmed': De Blasio in desperate appeal for calm over Ebola case... despite news that patient took the subway, an Uber cab and went bowling Shocking moment bumbling cops leave Ebola doctor's apartment and dump their protective gloves and masks in a sidewalk trash can Microsoft co-founder pledges $100 MILLION of his own fortune to combat Ebola and stop the spread of the deadly disease New York terror fears as ax-wielding ex-Navy man slashes Queens cop in the head and another in the arm in random street attack ... (more)

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Jake Gyllenhaal looks healthy while on the set of his latest film...

Ebola hits New York: Doctor who returned ten days ago from treating patients in Africa tests POSITIVE for the deadly virus 'I ain't taking the subway no more': Fear and panic spreads as Ebola doctor's 10-day itinerary reveals he rode three subway lines, ate out, went bowling and took an Uber taxi before testing positive for deadly virus Shocking moment bumbling cops leave Ebola doctor's apartment and dump their protective gloves and masks in a sidewalk trash can Microsoft co-founder pledges $100 MILLION of his own fortune to combat Ebola and stop the spread of the deadly disease Girl, 2, is first confirmed Ebola case in Mali despite WHO's confidence that deadly disease would not spread to ANOTHER African state New York terror fears as ax-wielding ex-Navy man slashes Queens cop in the head and another in the arm in random street attack before being shot dead 'He was running away!': ... (more)

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Martin Scorsese Presents Revenge of the Green Dragons, in Theaters Today

Based on Frederick Dannen's electric New Yorker article that chronicled the underworld of Asian-American gang life in 80's and 90's New York City From Andrew Lau, Director of INFERNAL AFFAIRS which Martin Scorsese remade into Academy Award winning THE DEPARTED, REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS hits theaters today, October 24th, 2014. In the vein of crime classics like MEAN STREETS and INFERNAL AFFAIRS, REVENGE OF THE GREEN DRAGONS follows two immigrant brothers Sonny and Steven who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang "The Green Dragons".

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Papa Vinyard talks Revenge of the Green Dragons with directors Andrew Loo and Andrew Lau

... about the differences between shooting in Hong Kong and shooting in New York City? I guess you were shooting in Chinatown and Flushing, and those areas can get pretty crowded. Were there any difficulties with the practicalities of shooting there? ...

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Biting back at the bigots with jazz hands and a smile: QUENTIN...

BREAKING NEWS: Ebola hits New York as doctor who recently returned from treating patients in Africa tests positive for the deadly virus - after feeling ill on night out bowling in Brooklyn Panic spreads through New York as it's revealed Ebola doctor rode the subway, went bowling and took an Uber taxi home before testing positive for deadly virus Could robots be the key to beating EBOLA? US summit to discuss everything from mortuary bots to drones that deliver medicine and food Girl, 2, is first confirmed Ebola case in Mali despite WHO's confidence that deadly disease would not spread to ANOTHER African state New York terror fears as crazed ax-wielding ex-Navy slashes Queens cop in the head and another in the arm in random street attack before being shot dead Girl, 15, slashed her younger brother's throat and planned to kill her parents so she could run away with her 23-year-old boyfriend ... (more)

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Deliciously vibrant rice bowls go mainstream

A mixed grain bowl of black rice is topped with salmon, eggplant, cucumber and a ginger ponzu sauce at Dimes in New York. A mixed grain bowl of barley is served with cabbage slaw, kale, hazelnut pesto and chicken at Dimes in New York.

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Revenge of the Green Dragons Movie Review

If I remember the dates correctly, during the late 1970s, decades after the Communists took control of the Chinese mainland, power shifted outside of China, as the Communists destroyed the local gangs, some of whose members emigrated to New York. Wars raged in New York's Chinatown in 1977 between Chinese gangs centering on Mott Street When Congress changed the Chinese Exclusion Act allowing more Chinese into the U.S., competition was fierce, work was hard to come by, so Chinese men organized street gangs modeled after the gangs that the Communists destroyed on the mainland.

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France Rocks CMJ Party at Le Baron

France Rocks Party at Le Baron in Chinatown takes place on Wednesday night, Oct. 22, where there will be a great mix of French musicians and DJs performing. bureauexport New York 972 5th Avenue.

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On the Market: JPMorgan Chase Seeks $1 B. Handout; Fort Greene's Class Tensions

JPMorgan Chase is demanding a huge handout from the government, even as it continues to pare its workforce in the city, for building a new headquarters in Hudson Yards, according to The New York Times , which reports that the financial firm is seeking more $1 billion in city and state concessions to build a $6.5 billion corporate campus. The state is reportedly putting together a counter offer, with deputy mayor Alicia Glen telling the paper that "there's no way that the city would entertain a demand for a billion dollars in additional incentives at Hudson Yards."

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In the Now: ChaiseFitness' Boobie Bash fights breast cancer

Meet the 'Charlie Girl' author , bridge Little Italy and Chinatown at the Marco Polo Festival, make a New York City collage, and check out Alexander Wang's H&M collection The hugely popular - and tough - ChaiseFitness is raising money for breast-cancer awareness by hosting a Boobie Bash at its three New York City locations. Instead of heading into your regular workout on Saturday, visit the nearest ChaiseFitness for a day of exercise, food and fashion.

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'Who is Brad Jones?' Jennifer Rubell and Brandi Twilley Talk About Their Collaboration

On October 29, Sargent's Daughters , a Chinatown gallery at 179 East Broadway, will host the first solo show of Brad Jones. But don't mistake Brad Jones for the next up-and-coming, New York-based male art star to take the art world by storm.

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Plain and Simple

Capital New York has more on baccarat , the casino card game that Genting is planning to fly Asian high rollers from around the world to play at their Sterling Forest casino in Tuxedo. They told the Location Board at their oral presentation that they plan to derive 45% of their revenue from international customers by the time the Meadowlands would get a casino off the ground.

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Airbnb listings in New York are mostly illegal, AG says

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, running for re-election, speaks during a meeting last month in Bolton Landing, N.Y. Nearly three-quarters of the New York City listings offered by the short-term rental service Airbnb violate city or state laws, New York state's attorney general charged Thursday. A report released Thursday by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman also charged that many of the listings are placed by commercial operators running illegal hotels, not by New Yorkers renting out a spare room.

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San Francisco Sounds Beautiful

Four years ago, David Vale happened upon a video entitled Virtual Barber Shop Hair Cut Video , which was recorded in 3D sound. Captivated, he embarked on his own project, which launched October 5th.

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Huntington's William Young Crowned 2014 Savvy Senior King at AGES' Fifth Annual Savvy Senior Day

... by meeting with them and giving them hand-crafted flowers, assisting with citizenship preparation classes at Chinatown Senior Center in Manhattan, NY, and donating his hand-made flowers to fundraisers in support of various causes, including breast ...

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10 Illuminating Facts About America's Network of Chinese Restaurant Workers

This week, the New Yorker published a story shedding light on "America's underground Chinese restaurant workers ," describing how many Chinese cooks and restaurant employees find themselves navigating a network of employment agencies, Chinatown buses, and hostel-like living situations to reach take-out jobs in American suburbs. Lauren Hilgers' story follows "Rain," a 29-year-old from a Chinese village north of Houyu.

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N.Y. politicians court growing Asian-American vote

... congresswoman from Buffalo "has visited our community multiple times to listen to the needs and concerns of Chinatown senior citizens, families and business owners." More than in past years when events for Asian-American support were wrapped into ...

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Saturday Night Loser's Club, Vol. CDXLVII: Chinese Restaurant Worker Edition

... to grad school. Rather, we would partake of the labors of these workers, as when I was growing up, we'd go to Chinatown in Philly for Sunday dim sum something like once a month. It is a wonder to imagine how these workers survive this kind of life. ...

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8 Shows You Need To See This Week

Foxygen are in town to celebrate this week's release of their third album "And Star Power" at Webster Hall . The album is preceded by a slice of freaky fuzzed-out psychedelia, the single "Cosmic Vibrations."

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Lower East Side Hotel Introduces a Package That Lets Guests Experience Fall's Best Events

In the City That Never Sleeps, there's rarely a dull moment. But it seems that the pace really picks up in the fall, when events that speak to every interest begin to pack the calendar.

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Baayork Lee Honored with Actors' Equity's 2014 Paul Robeson Citation Award

... enable artists to hone their craft and to stay competitive in the workplace. Lee, born in New York City's Chinatown to an Indian mother and Chinese father, made her Broadway debut at the age of five as "Princess Ying Yaowalak" in the 1951 original ...

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Prince William and Kate Middleton May Be Visiting New York

... , we'd appreciate a little bit more specificity here: we'd like to get going on making the reservations for our Chinatown karaoke night-"Dancing Queen" into "Royals" into "Kiss Me, Kate".) Now, as we know, Kate has been suffering from hyperemesis ...

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Felix Gonzalez Torres On 'Untitled'

The Smithsonian has added the Hirshhorn Museum's audio archive to their digital library collection, and it's great. Too often in the art world, what happens in Washington not only stays in Washington, it's forgotten in Washington.

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NY museum honors history of Chinese

... in eight sections with a series of thought-provoking questions serving as a backdrop. "Questions like Where does Chinatown end? How do you become American? and What does it mean to be Chinese? are designed to encourage the visitor to use the ...

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Finding the best perfumes in New York

West Village has Aedes de Venustas which stocks the best international niche brands for up-market perfume, skincare and scented candles. New Yorkers have always been perfume lovers.

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The National Trial Lawyers Announces Robert E. Brown as One of Its Top 100 Trial Lawyers

The National Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that Robert E. Brown of the Law Offices of Robert E. Brown, PC in New York, NY has been selected for inclusion into its Top 100 Trial Lawyers, an honor given to only a select group of lawyers for their superior skills and qualifications in the field. Membership in this exclusive organization is by invitation only, and is limited to the top 100 attorneys in each state or region who have demonstrated excellence and have achieved outstanding results in their careers in either civil plaintiff or criminal defense law.

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Hope Your Hungry: Favorite Cookbooks, a Tasting Tour, Restaurant Reviewing

It's Food Friday! Melissa Clark shares her five favorite cookbooks! Samuel Fromartz tells us about his quest to perfect the art of bread baking. The New Yorker's Calvin Trillin describes his annual "Come Hungry" walk from Greenwich Village to Chinatown.

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NYC secrets: The city's trendy speakeasies

... exclusive, here are five bars to make you feel like an insider. Just try not to tell too many others. This Chinatown hideaway is known for its bartenders in lab coats, but note it is known . The craft cocktails, presented as prescriptions, are all ...

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Climate March Turns Into Climate Bike Ride

... Rodriguez and went back to the car, where Miguel Rodriguez had been waiting. The four slept in the car in Chinatown that night before driving to eastern Pennsylvania. Their car broke down several miles out from small town called Clearfield. They ...

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Catfe, new pop-up restaurant in L.A.: It's exactly what it sounds like

... Wong, Catfe promises to cater to the cats of L.A. -- think part petting zoo, part coffee shop -- for four days in Chinatown starting Thursday. (Who doesn't like kittens with their cappuccino?) Wong, 31, said he was inspired to bring Asia's ...

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Prospect Heights clam bar | Music ends for entertainment group | Shake Shack lease

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Making Sense of a Biennial of "Makers"

NYC Makers: The MAD Biennial is the closest thing you'll find to a crowd-sourced exhibition on view in New York right now - perhaps anywhere. Conceived during his first weeks on the job last fall by the Museum of Arts and Design's new director, Glenn Adamson, the show was organized at lightening speed, by museum standards: eight months.

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