Between Pokemon Go bar crawls and the reboot (in miniature form) of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System, we may have reached peak gaming nostalgia. If…
Breakthrough in Effort to Limit Height of Chinatown Buildings, But Some Are Torn
An opening for the Chinatown Working Group’s rezoning proposal may finally be on the horizon. Last night, Community Board 3’s chair, Gigi Li, presented a new development…
A Chinatown Dumpling Shop Will Morph into a Gallery Tonight
Dollar slices, bodega sandwiches, and dumpling deals quickly become dietary stalwarts of any New Yorker on a budget, which is about 99 percent of us.…
Attention, Dr. Jay’s Shoppers: Bowery Tenants Take the Fight to Landlord’s Store
This morning shoppers looking for American flag swimsuits or bright-patterned leggings at Dr. Jay’s streetwear store in downtown Brooklyn were greeted by a flurry of slogans…
Bill Passed Would Make It Easier For Micro-Businesses to Score Loans
A bill that would help the smallest of small businesses tap into much-needed loans and funding has cleared the State Senate and Assembly. Today, the bill’s co-sponsor, State…
Try Squeezing Into a Little Chair at This Outpost of Forgetmenot and Kiki’s
Deep in Chinatown, the team behind Forgtmenot and Kiki’s Greek bistro is putting down new roots–today they open Little Chair, a homey coffee shop on Monroe Street, under…
Facing Pressure From Pols, Dr. Jays Mogul Backtracks on Evicting Bowery Tenants
Landlords are on notice–yesterday Steve Croman was charged with 20 felony counts and using illegal tactics to push tenants out of his buildings. Today Public…
Two Stabbed at a Chinatown Internet Cafe
Upstairs at 39 Eldridge Street, a dim, stuffy internet cafe is a refuge for hardcore gamers, glued to the computer screen for hours. This morning many…
New Supertall Joining Extell on the Waterfront Draws Resident Ire
The area known as Two Bridges, below the Lower East Side, melting into Chinatown and hemmed in by the waterfront, has long been defined by its…
De Blasio Makes It Rain, Pours More Money Into East River Flood Protection
We all remember when superstorm Sandy plunged the East Village into darkness after a 14-foot storm surge caused an explosion at the ConEd station (in fact, there’s…