Home Health attendants on hunger strike in front of city hall Monday March 25 saw an end to a 5-day hunger strike by home health care attendants which began on March 21. Roughly 20 home attendants participated in the strike… Read More »Hunger Strike Over
CCM Cristopher Marte with home attendants in front of his office Home health attendants held a rally and announced a hunger strike to begin March 20. The attendants have held several rallies in the past with little success. Several members… Read More »Hunger Strike
Banner on balcony of Lin Sing Association Almost a year after a fire at 48 Mott Street tenants are no closer to moving back. The fire on March 24,2023 which started in the back pf a ground level gift shop… Read More »Displaced?
Plaintiffs joined by Elected at announcement of lawsuit at City Hall Park. The Group NYers Against Congestion Pricing Tax has filed a class action lawsuit against the MTA, citing the lack of an Environmental Impact Study (EIS). Braving sub-zero temperatures,… Read More »Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Congestion Pricing
Proposed location of Just Buds at 10-14 Doyers Street Just Buds gets nod from CB3s Cannabis task Force. Applicant Randy Chang’s application for a legal marijuana license was heard at CB3s district office January 8. The applicant states on a… Read More »Just Buds Gets Nod From CB3 Committee
Demolition of the 125 White Street MDC tower begins. A week ago, demolition contractors brought in a crane and erected it in place in preparation for internal and floor by floor demolition of the MDC tower. Contractors had spent the… Read More »Demolition of MDC Tower Begins
The DDC ( Department of Design & Construction) hosted a community stakeholders meeting Tuesday May 16 to update the community on progress of the ongoing demolition of 125 White street. The current Manhattan Detention Center was slated to be demolished… Read More »Full Demo Ahead
The PBA (police benevolent association) which represents 1000’s of uniformed officers kicked off this year’s election cycle with a mobile billboard truck. The Billboard’s first stop was Chinatown and lower Manhattan represented by CM Christopher Marte. The truck’s scrolling messages… Read More »PBA Marte mobile
New York city and state officials are playing catch-up on the cannabis dispensary explosion and they are losing big time. With the legalization of recreational marijuana use came an explosion of shops selling weed and weed related products but police… Read More »Not for kids candy
Early Tuesday morning May 2 the sound of gunfire startled nearby passersby and business owners in the vicinity of Henry and Market streets. According to sources the gunplay was a result of an argument between 2 groups of people not… Read More »Broad Daylight Chinatown shooting