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Adams cancels Grand St. homeless shelter in Chinatown allegedly due to Hotel Trades Council opposition

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated May 2, 9:00 p.m.: In a stunning reversal and a major victory for Chinatown residents and merchants, Mayor Adams has…

C.B. 2: City ‘should not move forward’ on Chinatown homeless shelter plan

BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | Updated April 27, 2:25 p.m.: Heeding Chinatown’s outpouring of concern and outrage over a planned homeless shelter on Grand Street, Community…

Chinatown museum protesters decry police for confiscating ‘dangerous’ soy sauce buckets

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | A group of about 50 protesters gathered outside of the Police Department’s 5th Precinct in Chinatown on Saturday afternoon, decrying officers…

Ten arrested trying to block start of demolition work for Chinatown ‘megajail’

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Ten people were arrested — including two political candidates — Wednesday morning outside the Manhattan Detention Complex after more than 20…

Protesters decry Chinatown ‘megajail’ as Adams goes all in on disruptive project he vowed to oppose

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Armed with posters, megaphones and boxes of Dunkin doughnuts in hand, community members from across Lower Manhattan gathered at the break…

Downtown councilmembers champion participatory budgeting: Voting is this week

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | It’s the closest New York City gets to direct Democracy. All residents of Downtown Councilmembers Erik Bottcher and Christopher Marte’s districts…

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