oko Ono and her son, Sean Lennon, on Wednesday launched a coalition of artists, musicians and filmmakers who oppose hydraulic fracturing in New York state. « more »
Rent A White Guy, a new multilingual musical fable about life for laowai (foreigners) living in China, will get its New York premiere at the Secret Theatre in Long Island City this September. « more »
Qixi Festival, also known as Magpie Festival, falls on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month on the Chinese calendar; thus its name. It inspired Tanabata (??) in Japan, Chilseok (??) in Korea, and Th?t T?ch in Vietnam. It has sometimes been called Chinese Valentine’s Day. « more »
Chinatown buses will soon face new regulations, thanks to a law Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed Friday in response to back-to-back bus crashes that left 17 people dead last year. « more »
A Long Island City company is hoping to turn an old ferry in the neighborhood into a into a floating beer garden in hopes of further reviatalizing the stretch of waterfront. « more »
A platoon sergeant from Texas was sentenced Friday to three months in prison and a one-rank demotion in the hazing-related suicide of a 19-year-old Asian-American soldier in Afghanistan last year. « more »
The New York Mets today announced they will celebrate United States Air Force Week in New York City Monday, August 20 at Citi Field before the 7:10 p.m. Mets-Rockies game. More than 1,100 U.S. Air Force service members and their families will be in attendance for a special ceremony and pre-game performances. Tickets are on sale now at Mets.com/USAF and (718) 507-TIXX « more »
Doraemon date of birth is on September 3, 2112, meaning this year in 2012, it’ll be the start of the one hundred year countdown to his birthday! « more »
AsianInNY’s Lunar New Year Event sponsor Onassis will open a second location in Rockefeller Center this Friday. We remember we were just there to celebrate their first anniversary with less than a year ago in Soho! Congratulations! « more »
