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Chinatown

March 13, 2013

Chinatown Restaurant Week Puts Tacos on Menu Next to Asian Classics

For Chinatown Restaurant Week, eateries will be offering special deals between March 16 to 31. 

Little Italy

July 15, 2012

Bingeing for Bragging Rights at Little Italy Pizza Contest

Competitors had 10 minutes to stuff down as many 20-inch pizzas as they could on Saturday.

East Village & Lower East Side

April 09, 2012

City to Refund $300K to Chinatown Property Owners

Some Chinatown property owners can expect a combined tax credit of $300,000 from the Dept. of Finance.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

April 04, 2012

Celebrity Lighting Artist Celebrated in NoLita Gallery Show

Bentley Meeker, who lit Chelsea Clinton's wedding, said he wants people to notice light in their lives.

Downtown

March 24, 2012

At Least Eight Occupy Wall Street Protesters Arrested in Raucous March

An OWS march protesting NYPD's treatment of the movement results in at least eight arrests./p

Lower East Side & East Village

March 21, 2012

Chinatown Property Owners Claim New BID Overcharged Them

Property owners say they are being forced to pay more taxes than they owe to support the Chinatown BID.

Lower East Side & East Village

January 27, 2012

Lunar Parade To Snarl Chinatown Traffic this Weekend

The parade starts Sunday morning.

Manhattan

January 23, 2012

Chinese New Year Celebrations Offer Firecrackers and Feasts

Chinese New Year celebrations from Chinatown to Flushing kick off the Year of the Dragon on Jan. 23.

Lower East Side & East Village

December 21, 2011

Army Soldiers Charged in Pvt. Danny Chen's Death 'Must Be Found Guilty'

Advocates gathered Wednesday after eight soldiers were charged in the death of Pvt. Danny Chen.

Lower East Side & East Village

October 06, 2011

Verizon Outages Hurt Little Italy Businesses

Outages on Grand Street in Little Italy have cost local merchants thousands of dollars in lost revenue.

Lower East Side & East Village

September 23, 2011

Chinatown's Stinky Street Puddles a Drain on Community, Pols Say

State Sen. Daniel Squadron called on the city to address Chinatown's "ponding" problem.

Lower East Side & East Village

August 17, 2011

L'asso to Stake Claim in Crowded East Village Pizza Market

The second outpost of acclaimed NoLIta pizzeria L'asso is set to open on First Avenue.

Greenwich Village & SoHo

July 19, 2011

Another New Hotel Coming to NoLIta

As the controversial and delayed Nolitan Hotel is set to open in weeks, another hotel is planned for the neighborhood.

Lower East Side & East Village

July 18, 2011

Charges Against Buddhist Nun Dismissed

Prosecutors moved to dismiss charges of unlicensed vending against Baojing Li on Monday.

Lower East Side & East Village

July 15, 2011

Charges to be Dismissed Against Buddhist Nun

Claims that Buddhist nun Baojing Li sold beads without a license will be dismissed, her attorney said.