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City leaders push for gateway arch in Chinatown
WABC New York City News
Feb 01Manhattan's Chinatown is one of the largest in the country, but many local leaders feel it needs an iconic gateway arch. That could change in the near future, thanks to the help of some local leaders. Efforts to create a Chinatown arch have been tossed... »
NY State Subpoenas Twitter Account of #OccupyWallStreet Activist
NYConvergence
Jan 31The state of NY has subpoenaed Twitter, demanding Malcolm Harris’ account login. According to BetaBeat, Harris is an Occupy Wall Street activist whose account, @destructuremal, was tweeting from the front lines of the Brooklyn Bridge march last year wh... »
Year of the Dragon Roars Into Chinatown at Lunar New Year Parade
DNAinfo
Jan 30Chinatown celebrates the start of the Year of the Dragon with a roaring parade. »
Scenes from the Chinese New Year Parade
Bowery Boogie
Jan 30This is dedicated to the true host of the annual Chinese New Year parade, Chinatown itself. Photos after the jump! »
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Something for the Weekend: Bloody Mary Bash, Wine Fest, Chinatown Tour, and More
Eater NY
Feb 04Looking for something to do this weekend? Here are five choice dining events going on around the city: 1) New York City Winter Wine Festival Where: Best Buy Theater in Times Square When: Sunday, 3 - 11 PM What: A... »
Nightlife: Hot Spot Red Egg Raided By NYPD, Shut Down
Eater NY
Feb 04The NYPD paid Chinese restaurant and certified hot spot Red Egg a visit last night at about 2 AM and shut the place down for the night. No word on why the cops decided to take action last night, but... »
1950′s New York Street Photography
Animal
Feb 03Throughout the 1950′s, Greenpoint-born bank-industry dude Frank Oscar Larson was handy with the Rolleiflex, capturing “the life of the streets” and “candid portraits of working stiffs” on his weekends. Culled from a recently uncovered hoard of thousand... »
Chinatown YMCA Celebrates Lunar New Year
The Lo-Down
Feb 03Photo by: Chinatown YMCA. Our friends at the Chinatown YMCA sent in a photo from their Chinese New Year celebration, held last weekend. They write: “Volunteers from the Asian Language Exchange and Social Network offered Cantonese and Mandarin lessons a... »
Nightlife: Nightlife Notebook: Brady's, Le Baron, Glacier Ice, More
Eater NY
Feb 03UPPER EAST SIDE— Brady's Bar is temporarily becoming Manning's Bar just in time for the Super Bowl. The bar, which took its name from the longtime bartender and eventual owner Dan Brady, also changed its name in 2008 when the... »