“This is the critical moment,” says Wellington Chen. Chen is the executive director of the Chinatown Business Improvement District and Chinatown Partnership. He has consulted with Lee, Tam, and pretty … Read more
In New York City, the de Blasio administration will continue to make sure hate and discrimination have no place in our diverse city, investigating every incident reported to both 911 … Read more
The City University of New York will dole out $500 grants funded by private donations to more than 1,000 low-income students struggling to make ends meet during the coronavirus pandemic, … Read more
In New York City, home to several of the country’s largest Chinatowns, a new grassroots initiative seeks to help boost restaurants’ business as their sales continue to suffer. Started by … Read more
The $2 trillion stimulus package passed by Congress late Wednesday, which includes more than $370 billion for small businesses such as Ms. Donnelly’s, could bring much-needed help. The bill will … Read more
Police said that a man broke into, and robbed, the Grand Street Settlement community center at Rutgers Houses this past weekend. The suspect, pictured in the surveillance photo above, stole … Read more
Throughout New York and New Jersey, small groups from the Chinese-American community are uniting to fight the pandemic in this country even as they face racist remarks and some physical … Read more
The 51-year-old woman was on a city bus in the Bronx on March 28 when an unidentified woman and three teenage girls began making anti-Asian comments to her, police said. … Read more
The Chinatown Partnership is keeping lists of both open supermarkets and restaurants providing takeout and delivery in Chinatown and the surrounding neighborhoods. The list is being updated daily.
Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Thursday that all New York City residents can now get free meals at one of the city’s 435 grab-and-go food locations at schools.
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio told New Yorkers to cover their faces when they go outside, even if it’s a homemade mask, reversing previous guidance advising only those … Read more
Help is on the way from the more than $370 billion in federal aid to small businesses promised by the $2 trillion CARES Act. Locally, the New York City government … Read more