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
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: 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
Suspect on Jefferson Street, Feb. 16, 2025. Photo at right at southeast corner of Jefferson & Henry. ( Photo: NYPD ) Madman Sexually Assaults & Robs Woman on Jefferson Street If you never heard of Jefferson Street in Manhattan before, or are only dimly aware of its existence somewhere on the grid... 10 Mar 2025 | 09:51
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
Chinatown protests against congestion pricing, Dec. 17, 2024. ( Photo: Brian Berger) Chinatown Protests Congestion Pricing, Demands Gov. Hochul Cancel MTA “Cash Grab” Dozens of impassioned protestors gathered near the Manhattan Bridge on Dec. 17 to denounce Governor Kathy Hochul’s reinstatement... News 19 Dec 2024 | 01:18
Shi Yahan, in blue dress, moments before she was brutally beaten by two masked thugs outside 37 Monroe Street, Tuesday June 25, at approximately 2:08 p.m. ( NYPD) Teen Busted for Baseball Bat Beating of Chinatown Woman; Partner in Attack Still on Lam One of the two thugs sought for the brutal June 15 attack on 58-year-old Shi Yanan on Monroe Street, on the edge of Chinatown,... News 29 Jul 2024 | 03:45
Men’s match at Seward Park, July 20, 2024 ( Brian Berger) New York Mini “9-Man” Chinese Volleyball Tournament Brings Mega Action—& Many Women’s Matches Too— to LES A screaming comes across the sky. It’s a red, white and blue volleyball and over the weekend of July 20 and 21— the dates... News 22 Jul 2024 | 09:09
