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Army Private Danny Chen (credit: Handout/CBS 2)

Community Leaders Call For Justice Ahead Of First Court Martial In Pvt. Danny Chen’s Death

Pvt. Danny Chen, of Chinatown, shot himself on Oct. 3, 2011 in Afghanistan after weeks of racial slurs, humiliation and physical abuse by his colleagues, military officials said.

2012/07/23

Police: Two Women Found Shot In The Head In Chinatown Apartment After Fire

“We went in, we extinguished what was relatively a minor fire involving a mattress and some floor boards,” Commander James Esposito said. “We pulled out what we thought were two people overcome by smoke but it turned out they probably sustained some type of gunshot wound or wounds.”

2012/06/29

Bus crash on Interstate-95 in the Bronx on Saturday, March 12, 2011 (credit: CBS 2)

Feds: 26 Unsafe Bus Companies From NY, Other States Shut Down For Safety Violations

In what’s being called the “largest single safety crackdown” of the motor coach industry, federal officials have shut down 26 bus operations that transport more than 1,800 passengers a day along Interstate 95 from New York to Florida for safety violations.

2012/05/31

NYC’s 4 Best Restaurants For Hand Pulled Noodles

Hand pulled noodles are one of the great beauties of Chinatown: freshly made noodles served hot for about a 5-spot. Check out these four joints for the best in the city.

CBS New York–2012/05/24

Authorities Looking To Seize Chinatown Building Allegedly Used As Illegal Gambling Facility

Nearly half of the six-story building at 35-37 East Broadway was being used for illegal gambling, according to U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

2012/05/22

Feds Raid Chinatown Building Suspected Of Housing Illegal Gambling Facility

The commercial building has signs in English and Chinese promoting a lawyer and money transfer business inside, but a man across the street said he knew it didn’t just house offices.

2012/05/21

Health Officials Warn Of Botulism From Tainted Tofu In Queens

Botulism is a type of food poisoning that causes double vision, weakness in the joints, and difficulty swallowing and breathing.

2012/03/31

Irish Arts Center Giving Away Free Books In Five Boroughs

In the early and mid-1800s, the Irish and Chinese lived side-by-side in the rough and tumble Five Points. Today, there is a coming together for two cultures that might still seem foreign to one another.

2012/03/16

Army Drops Top Charge In Pvt. Danny Chen’s Death; 4 More Soldiers May Be Tried

The family of a Chinatown soldier who committed suicide after repeated hazing from his superiors is speaking out after the Army dropped the top charge against four of the eight soldiers charged in his death.

2012/03/07

Rescue personnel work on a bus that overturned Tuesday, May 31, 2011, in Bowling Green, Va. (credit: Steve Helber/AP)

Second Man Charged In Sky Express Bus Crash Waives Extradition

A North Carolina dispatcher will be brought to Virginia to face charges stemming from a bus wreck that killed four passengers as the bus was headed to Chinatown last year.

2012/03/02

Jeremy Lin’s Tremendous Play LINspiring Fans Across New York City

The phenomenon has sparked a frenzy in the city that even included a New York Knicks viewing party in Chinatown Wednesday night.

2012/02/15

Office that once sold Double Happyness bus tickets open for business but they claim they are only selling tickets for another bus company (credit: Eileen Lehpamer/1010 WINS)

Chinatown Bus Service Issued With Restraining Order

The Department of Transportation says Double Happyness, a bus company that was given a cease and desist order, is still selling tickets and transporting passengers.

2012/01/26

This photo provided by the Virginia State Police shows Kin Yiu Cheung, 37, of Flushing, N.Y. , the driver of a bus that crashed on Interstate 95 early Tuesday, May 31, 2011 in Caroline County, Va. (AP Photo/Virginia State Police)

Trial Delayed For Kin Yiu Cheung, Driver In Fatal Sky Express Bus Crash

Kin Yiu Cheung was driving a Sky Express operated bus headed to Chinatown from North Carolina when it swerved off the road and overturned on I-95 in Virginia on May 31.

2012/01/26

Private Danny Chen died in Afghanistan. (credit: Handout)

US Army Panel Advises Trial In Suicide Death Of Pvt. Danny Chen

A native New Yorker of Chinese descent, Chen had been in Afghanistan only two months when he shot himself in a guardhouse at a remote outpost in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province

2012/01/23

Asian Lunar New Year Celebration in Chinatown - New York, NY - Feb 6, 2011 (credit: Michael Nagle/Getty Images)

NYC Lawmakers Want Lunar New Year To Be School Holiday

Millions of ethnic Chinese, Koreans and Vietnamese across Asia are ringing in the new Year of the Dragon with fireworks, feasting and family reunions. New York City also has a large Asian population.

2012/01/23

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