Chatham Square

Locals are pushing for more safety measures in Kimlau Square as the city begins reconstructing the park.

The city will reduce the speed limit to 25 mph on Houston Street and the Bowery starting in November.

Daredevil Tattoo will display hundreds of pieces of tattoo memorabilia.

Two EMTs stopped a motorist from plowing into a people-filled park on James Street and St. James Place.

The parade starts Sunday morning.

The Fifth Annual East Meets West Christmas Parade will go through Chinatown and Little Italy Saturday.

The city is spending the money earmarked for Chatham Square on other downtown projects.

Neighbor efforts to rid Kimlau Square of skaters and cyclists have led to more seating in the busy public plaza.

The city recently installed "No Skateboarding" signs in the public plaza and will add guards to prevent skating.

A group pushing for the creation of a Chinatown BID conditionally offered to cover street cleaning costs through July.

Chatham Square has become a haven for rogue riders, threatening the safety of Chinatown pedestrians, locals say.

Local leaders pushed to plant cherry trees along the Bowery as part of a redesign of the high-traffic stretch.

The “Hayley and Diego Law” increases penalties for drivers whose failure to use caution results in injury or death.

The new law stems from the deaths of Hayley Ng, 4, and Diego Martinez, 3, last year in Chinatown.

Signage for new bus routes does not include translation into Chinese for many non-English speakers.