URGENT MEGA JAIL UPDATE. PERMIT TO DEMOLISH MANHATTAN DETENTION CENTER HAS BEEN ISSUED
Despite promises from City agencies and The Mayor’s office to discuss alternative plans to the Chinatown Megajail, we are outraged at yesterday’s Community Board 1 meeting announcement that the permits to demolish 124 White Street had been issued. Here’s what’s happening + how you can help.
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.
3 Years of Impact for Welcome to Chinatown
Three years ago, our founders started Welcome to Chinatown as a response to the disparate effects of Covid-19 on Chinatown. But did you know that WtC started as a failed attempt to onboard local businesses onto a gift card platform?