Chinatown residents, concerned that the veterans were found days after they died, are pushing for seniors to plan ahead, particularly when they no longer have family and friends to deal with their passing. more>
Although Mayor Bloomberg reports tourism to the city is recovering, the record number of visitors to the city in 2003 and the $16 billion spent did little for Chinatown. Chinatown leaders attribute its troubles to the area’s unsolved infrastructure problems. more>
Several Asian American gay groups participated in the annual Gay Pride parade in Manhattan, hoping to gain mainstream society’s acceptance as well as their own community’s. more>