chinatown
A Chinatown Matchmaker. An Immigration Crackdown. Who Decides What Love is?
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For a matchmaker in Flushing, a green-card holder or U.S. Citizen is what many clients are looking for. But most of them are also looking for something else.
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Watson Adventures’ Munch Around Chinatown Scavenger Hunt
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Discover the most unusual and enticing restaurants, cafes, markets and even food carts in Chinatown and neighboring Little Italy while collecting treats and answers along the way. You’ll be challenged to acquire and taste such foods as roti canai (Malaysian fried bread), popcorn chicken, mini cakes hot off the grill, bubble teas, “Zen butter” ice cream, pizza, cannoli cupcakes, egg custards, banh mi (Vietnamese sandwiches), rice balls, “stone chocolate” and “yummy bread.” Please bring one smart phone per team and $10 cash for food purchases. Advance purchase is required. Questions? Call 877-9GO-HUNT.
Bay Street
A New Year’s Update on the de Blasio Rezonings
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We start 2018 with three rezonings approved and many more in the pipeline at various stages.
Campaign 2017 Fact Check
Factcheck: Harsh Language and Overstated Charges in a Council Race Flyer
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A flyer containing incendiary charges is circulating in a Lower Manhattan district where there’s a tight Council race. Many of the charges appear overstated or include falsehoods, while the accuracy of others are subject to interpretation.
CAAAV
To Stop LES Waterfront Towers, Board to Support Community Groups’ Rezoning Effort
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Three community groups convinced Manhattan Community Board 3’s Land Use Committee to join them in applying for a rezoning to block the controversial towers planned in the Two Bridges area.
CAAAV
Stakeholders to Apply for Rezoning to Stop Two Bridges Towers
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In the latest bid to prevent the construction of skyscrapers in Two Bridges, some advocates and residents are seeking to rezone a portion of the waterfront to require lower heights and more affordable housing.
Homepage Featured
Development is Top Issue in Race for Lower Manhattan Council Seat
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Eight years ago, Margaret Chin defeated a two-term incumbent to represent the borough’s southern tip. Now she faces three challengers as she seeks a third term.
chinatown
Local Electeds, Stakeholders Demand City Planning Commission Halt Two Bridges Developments
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Councilmember Margaret Chin and other elected officials made another call for a full public review of the developments proposed for the Lower East Side waterfront, but some opposing council candidates called it a campaign ploy.
CITY VIEWS: OPINIONS and ANALYSIS
CityViews: Now More Than Ever, the Lower East Side Needs a Community-Led Rezoning
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‘There is an assumption that wealth is an answer to our housing crisis. Instead, we must recognize that wealth and exploitation are actually the root of our crisis.’
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Read our ZoneIn Newsletter on Two Bridges Development and the LES Rezoning Debate
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Info in English, Spanish and simplified and traditional Chinese.