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CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: Planned Borough-Based Jails are a Chance for a ‘Radically Different’ System

By Stanley Richards | May 11, 2022

“Concerns about the creation of ‘mega jails’ have hounded the plans to close the jails on Rikers Island since before the historic vote in 2019. It has served as a useful boogeyman for opponents of the Rikers closure plan, especially in Manhattan. It’s also a fabrication.”

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS

Opinion: To Protect Chinatown and the LES, Pass the Two Bridges Community Plan

By Chris Walters | April 12, 2022

“It’s easy to cast all opposition to developments as NIMBY, but this ignores crucial racial and economic differences between neighborhoods and disparities in who has the power to decide the future of their communities.”

Government

Crowded City Council Race in Lower Manhattan District Devastated by COVID

By Emma Seiwell / Gotham Gazette | June 7, 2021

Nine Democratic candidates are running in the City Council District 1 primary for a seat based in Lower Manhattan, replacing term-limited Councilmember Margaret Chin.

Opinion

Opinion: Racism Toward Asian Americans Must Stop. New York is Better Than This.

By Kevin Parker | February 26, 2021

‘As the world’s melting pot, New York City must be welcoming to people from every corner of the Earth. Our city’s diversity, including our 1.2 million Asian neighbors, is what makes us the greatest city in the world.’

Voices of New York
chinatown store

Longtime Chinatown Store Battered by COVID-19 Rumor

By Chen Zhang for World Journal | February 2, 2021

A single positive test and a precautionary disinfection triggered a social-media storm that threatens a long-standing retailer.

2020 election

Fed Up with Anti-Chinese Racism, Chinatown Voters Dominantly Vote for Biden

By Zhouyu He for World Journal | November 6, 2020

Early results indicate the Democrat won nearly four out of five votes in the Manhattan district that includes Chinatown.

Economy

99% of Chinatown Restaurants Opt Out of COVID Recovery Charge

By Jiaying Yan for World Journal | October 30, 2020

The City Council allowed the charge to help struggling businesses cover costs. But owners fear steeper charges might drive away customers.

chinatown

Longtime Chinatown Restaurants Close for Good Amid Pandemic

By April Xu for Sing Tao Daily | August 6, 2020

Eateries like Golden Mandarin Court, Amazing 66 and Hope Shing are shuttering after months of quarantine restrictions and decreased tourism. ‘It’s been four months now. It’s not getting any better,’ one owner said.

Budget

Opponents of New Jail Celebrate Budget Postponement

By Lotus Chau for Sing Tao Daily | July 10, 2020

For the city’s borough-based jail plan, this is a temporary halt, not a permanent rest. And for the community members fighting the plan, there’s still a long way to go.

CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
Doyers Street, before the lockdown

Opinion: The Way We Visit Chinatown Planted Seeds for Today’s Discrimination

By Andrew Silverstein | May 14, 2020

‘Nowhere is America’s problematic relationship to Chinese-Americans more apparent than on Doyers Street in Chinatown, Manhattan. To many, it’s the Bloody Angle.’

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