The new Museum of Chinese America in Chinatown brings forgotten stories of immigration into the spotlight, illuminating a chapter in American history that has new relevance given the current crackdown on illegal immigration. [NYTimes.com]
A BB-gun sniper is terrorizing an Alphabet City block, shooting at least eight people and blowing out several car windows, police and witnesses said. The shootings, centered around the busy corner of Avenue D and E. Third St. in the last week, have prompted stepped-up police patrols and wariness in the area. [DNAinfo.com]
City Councilman John Liu has won the Democratic nomination for comptroller, putting him on the path to become the first Asian-American ever elected to a citywide post in New York City. Liu received 56 percent of the vote to defeat Councilman David Yassky, of Brooklyn.
Liu, of Queens, has garnered much support from Asian- Americans in Flushing's growing Chinatown neighborhood as well as Manhattan's Chinatown. [DNAinfo.com]
LES residents will be keeping a close eye on the alcohol license renewal hearing on October 13. Community Board 3 has called neighborhood noisery Le Souk to the meeting. [DNAinfo.com]
Chef Ming Tsai chooses his favorite downtown dumpling places. Chinatown's Vanessa’s Dumpling House is third on the list. [GrubStreet.com]
