Left: Wanted for public lewdness on 4 train; right: wanted for assault on Market Street. ( Photos: NYPD) Public Lewdness on 4 Train; Elder Assault in Chinatown The plague of public lewdness on city subways continues. The New York City Police Department is asking for assistance in identifying... News 27 Oct 2025 | 06:27
Aerial view of Chatham & KImlau Squares showing proximity to Shearith Israel Cemetery #1. ( Photo: Google Maps, Straus News markup) Chatham Square Redesign Unveiled by DOT Located at the junction of five streets and multiple cultural histories, Chatham Square has been many things to many people... News 26 Oct 2025 | 10:16
Handpainted sign demands “ICE Out of NYC” in a demonstration in Foley Square the day after migrants were detained along Chinatown’s Canal Street, setting up angry clashes between ICE agents and protesters.. ( Photo: Citizen) Tensions Remain High After ICE Grabs Vendors As Part of Fed Raid on Fake Goods on Canal St. An ICE raid near Chinatown’s Canal Street on Oct. 21 was swift, as the popular tourist spot known for counterfeit goods saw... News 22 Oct 2025 | 07:09
7 Eldridge St., October 2025, where Feizohn Zheng is alleged to have committed a murder most foul. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Murder in Chinatown! Chinese Man Kills Another on Eldridge St. Crime Watch loves Chinatown and feels like it knows Chinatown as well as anyone who speaks neither Mandarin nor Cantonese... News 13 Oct 2025 | 07:36
Clockwise from left: 118 and 120 Elizabeth St.; DOB vacate order; e-bike batteries; illegal basement living space. ( Photos: Brian Berger, FDNY) Chinatown Raid Finds Hazardous E-Bike Charging & Maze of Vice Call it notes from the underground, the Chinatown Real Estate edition. That’s one way to summarize the results of a multi-agency... News 28 Sep 2025 | 03:11
Manhattan Bridge Plaza crash memorial as of July 28. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Fatal Manhattan Bridge Crash Driver Indicted for Murder A week after a speeding car blasted off the Manhattan Bridge and killed two innocent bystanders, the wheels of justice have... News 29 Jul 2025 | 05:21
Left: Women at Henry M. Jackson Playground. Right: Men at Seward Park. ( Photos: Brian Berger) Mini Chinese 9-Man Volleyball Tourney Thrills Thousands on LES A screaming comes across the sky. It’s a red, white, and blue Mikasa volleyball, and on the weekend of July 19-20, across... News 29 Jul 2025 | 04:54
Maya Haddad (left) is helping with a countersuit against banks filed by Ping “Penny” Cheung (right), a native of Guangzhou, China, who is fighting to hold on to her two Chinatown buildings. ( Photo: Maya Haddad) Owner Battles Banks Trying to Foreclose on Her 2 Chinatown Buildings Ping Cheung, known as Penny to her friends and neighbors, is a Chinatown resident and proprietor. She grew up in Guangzhou,... News 11 Jul 2025 | 08:44
Left: Christopher Marte (left) at the music stand; Right: a dog lover and her happy, adopted partial pit bull. ( Photos: Brian Berger) New Dog Run Announced for Neglected Lower East Side Park Woof woof, lick lick: these were the sounds and gestures of gratitude offered by the canine constituents of Christopher Marte,... News 20 Jun 2025 | 11:27
Left: wanted for sexual assault and robbery, April 9; Right: wanted for attempted rape, April 7. ( Photos: NYPD) Necrophilia on the R Train; Attempted Rape of Woman at East Broadway Various people will tell you subway crime is down for various reasons. And, according to certain statistics, this might be... News 14 Apr 2025 | 12:36
Home health aide protesters outside Chinese-American Planning Council, March 5, 2025. ( Photo: Ain’t I A Woman Instagram) Home Health Aides Protest Chinese Social Services Giant CPC and Others—Again Dozens of impassioned protesters gathered outside the offices of the Chinese-American Planning Council (CPC) at 45 Suffolk... News 10 Mar 2025 | 04:06
Cold temperatures did not keep this young lady from enjoying the Lunar New Year parade in Chinatown. ( Photo: NYCmayorsoffice) Chinatown Splendiferous: Lion Dancers, Drums, Flying Confetti in Lunar New Year Parade Thousands of spectators swarmed the streets of greater Chinatown on Feb. 8 to enjoy the sights and sounds of the annual “Super... News 11 Feb 2025 | 11:20
Everybody say ka-boom! Firecracker ceremony in Sara D. Roosevelt Park, Jan. 29, 2025. ( Photo: NYC Parks X) Firecracker, Firecracker: Year of the Snake Slithers into SDR Park in Big Chinatown Ceremony Thousands of Lunar New Year celebrants, noise enthusiasts and Chinatown curiosity seekers in general convened upon a stretch... News 31 Jan 2025 | 08:47
Dragons in Chinatown at the Lunar New Year celebration. Events can be found across the city leading up to the 27th annual parade in Chinatown on Feb. 16. ( Photo: Patrick Kwan/Wikimedia Commons) Lots on Tap Across City to Mark The Year of the Snake May this Lunar New Year bring you renewal, wisdom and prosperity. 新年快乐 (Happy New Year!) Activities for the celebration, which... News 27 Jan 2025 | 06:59
Building at 111 Chrystie Street, Jan. 2025. ( Photo: Brian Berger) D.A. Bragg Drops Assault Case Against Chinatown Landlord Accused of Assault The five month long legal nightmare of Brian Chin is over, as Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg dropped felony assault... News 20 Jan 2025 | 04:58
