曼哈頓堵車費公聽會 400人登記發言
大都會運輸署(MTA)此前公布曼哈頓60街以南堵車費計畫收費方案，費率將在九元至23元之間，計畫最早明年底開始實施；MTA從25日起對堵車費計畫舉行六場線上公聽會，共有多達400人登記在25日的公聽會發言，全部講完需20個小時。支持者指，計畫有助減少壅堵和汙染；反對者則指進城成本太高，區內居民也表示若無豁免很不公平。
Month: August 2022
America’s Lost Chinatowns
The idea of Chinatown in the US usually evokes images of energetic streets, pagoda roofs, and businesses stacked on top of one another, typified by the Chinatowns of Manhattan, the … Read more
How the next generation is building a new future for New York’s Chinatown
Many children who grew up in their parents’ dim sum parlors, tea emporiums, and gift shops are now taking over their family businesses, bringing a renewed sense of hope and … Read more
華埠夏日清凉周末 好消暑
為了幫民眾在炎炎盛夏有地消暑，曼哈頓華埠商業改進區(Chinatown BID)自20日開始，將連續兩個周六，舉辦「華埠夏日清涼周末」(Chinatown Summer Refreshing Weekend)活動，現場設置水滑梯、充氣城堡，適合全家大小共同參與；現場每個設施都有安保人員在旁看守，並通水管沖洗，保證設施內水源流動。
整頓市容亞當斯拆除廢棄戶外餐棚
紐約市戶外用餐項目雖然給餐館業者帶來便利，但也有不少市民不滿用餐棚占據街道和停車空間，且導致街道髒亂，一些居民甚至對此提起訴訟；市長亞當斯(Eric Adams)18日宣布將採取行動，清除已廢棄的戶外用餐棚，但表示市府仍然支持戶外用餐項目永久化；也將監督違規的戶外用餐棚，鼓勵市民撥打311電話投訴。
荒廢餐棚成垃圾站 居民抱怨不斷
紐約市拆除廢棄戶外餐棚的行動從18日展開，而這些早已變為「垃圾站」、「老鼠窩」甚至「遊民臥室」的餐棚長久影響居民生活；華埠東百老匯的戶外餐棚更因人跡罕至變為「廢墟」，占用車位也降低生活品質。
社區維權 華埠恢復雙語路標
華埠中英雙語路標見證社區歷史，但許多被純英文路標替代，近年愈來愈少。市議員馬泰(Chris Marte)此前提案要求市交通局恢復並擴大雙語路標；馬泰和市交通局18日於華埠宣布，交通局將提前恢復此前被全英文路標替代的中英雙語路標，其中有六處當日已恢復，將繼續推動其提案，增加華埠雙語路標，並將不同語言的雙語路標推廣全市。
Mayor Adams Removes Abandoned Outdoor Dining Sheds, Completes Initial Blitz Demolishing 24 Neglected Sheds
Administration Invites New Yorkers to Help Identify Deserted Sheds for Removal
馬泰攜多機構訪東百老匯 商討提升整潔
曼哈頓第一選區市議員馬泰(Christopher Marte)與其辦公室人員，15日早聯同市衛生局(DSNY)官員、華埠商業改進區辦公室人員，走訪華埠東百老匯一帶，商討如何改善該區的垃圾及衛生環境問題。
Manhattan: A Walk Through Chinatown’s Forgotten History of Struggle, Resistance
Although it is exoticised in popular perception, Chinatown in Manhattan has indeed been a site of long-drawn labour movements and mass struggles by Chinese immigrants.
Request for Proposals – Immigrant Rights Workshops (IRW) in Hard-to-Reach Immigrant Communities
The NYC Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs (MOIA), with the assistance of the Research Foundation of CUNY (RFCUNY), seeks proposals for our Immigrant Rights Workshops program. The Fiscal Year 2023 project will … Read more
Documentary Film Lovers, Here’s a New Theater Just for You
Located in New York City’s Chinatown, the documentary-only theater will feature first-run films and curated programming starting September 23.