Urgent: Pause the Mega Jail Demolition & Call for Adaptive Reuse!
We are urging the Adams Administration to put an immediate pause to demolition of the existing Manhattan Detention Center and reimagine this project utilizing adaptive reuse- the safer, more humane, and more cost-effective solution.
Business Spotlight: Yu & Me Books
Yu and Me Books is a bookstore, cafe, bar, and community space founded by Lucy Yu. Lucy’s dream was to create a home that she never found in a bookstore growing up. The bookstore elevates the strong, diverse voices of the AAPI community, with a focus on immigrant stories.
Business Spotlight: Shakya Trading
Welcome to Chinatown spoke with Sagar Shakya, owner of Shakya Trading. For three generations, his family has painstakingly created a variety of Buddhist cultural and religious goods, singing bowls, jewelry, and gifts.