Government
Video: The 2020 Campaign, as Seen from Chinatown
Jarrett Murphy |
In the third and final part of the BRIC-City Limits series, we hear from a veteran New York City Chinese-language reporter about how her readers view the presidential race.
Brooklyn
As City’s Chain Supermarkets Draw Crowds, Asian Grocery Stores are Well-Stocked
Chen Zhang for World Journal |
While some mainstream retail chain stores have run out of items like toilet paper and canned foods, many supermarkets run by Chinese and Korean immigrants have adequate supply.
chinatown
School Absences Rise in Chinatown Amid Coronavirus Epidemic
Yiyan Zheng for World Journal |
At P.S. 124, the Yung Wing School in Chinatown, where more than 90 percent of students are Asian, more than 50 – or 10 to 15 percent of students – missed school on March 10.
chinatown
Jewish Community Leaders Dine in Chinatown in Show of Support Amid Coronavirus Fears
Zhaoyu He for World Journal |
‘By dining here, we want to show that there is nothing to be afraid of in Chinatown and discrimination has no space here.’
chinatown
NYC Chinese Organizations Postpone Lunar New Year Celebrations Over Coronavirus Fears
Starry Yan for Sing Tao Daily |
Though no cases of the coronavirus have been confirmed in New York, several local Chinese community organizations have cancelled or postponed their Lunar New Year galas to prevent the virus from spreading.
Voices of New York
Chinatown Gift Shops Report Declining Business in 2019
Anita Yen for World Journal |
Community leaders attribute the decline to the trade war between the U.S. and China.
Voices of New York
Flushing’s Chinese-Run Dollar Stores Struggling Amid Rising Rents and U.S.-China Trade War
Huiyu Lai for World Journal |
Once ubiquitous in the immigrant neighborhood, Flushing’s Chinese-run discount shops are now struggling thanks to the competition from newly-arrived chain stores, a scorching trade war, rising rents and demographic changes in the area, World Journal reports.
Approval of Controversial Borough-Based Jail Plan Prompts Calls for Chinese NYers to Run for Office
Yiyi Huang for World Journal |
‘Chinese voters need to be smarter. We are not an ATM for politicians,’ one community leader said, according to a report from the World Journal. ‘We should mobilize our ballots to elect someone who can really help us.’
Community Donates Funds to Cover Funeral for Victim in Chinatown Attack
Zhiming Zhang and Sha Meng for Sing Tao Daily |
Community members in Chinatown donated to cover the cost of the victim’s funeral, and are calling for greater attention to homelessness and affordable housing.
Voices of New York
In Wake of Homeless Slaying, City Shelter Plans in the Spotlight
Jeanmarie Evelly |
The brutal killing last week of four men as they slept outdoors in Chinatown has put renewed attention on New York City’s homelessness crisis. At a vigil for the victims held Monday, residents, lawmakers and activists gathered near the scene of the slayings at Kimlau Square in Lower Manhattan to mourn, according to news […]
