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Tag: Chinese American community

Councilmember Zhuang and other civic leaders hold posterboards that chronicle the story of Chinese Americans who built the Transcontinental Railroad. Photo courtesy Office of City Councilmember Zhuang

Councilmember Zhuang presents resolution to honor Chinese American railroad workers

April 9 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

ASIAN NEW YORKERS JOINED COUNCILMEMBER SUSAN ZHUANG in presenting a resolution for...

City Council resolution would set annual day honoring nation’s Chinese American railroad workers

April 7 | Brooklyn Eagle Staff

A new City Council resolution would recognize May 10 annually as Chinese...

It was another successful march, highlighted by Lunar New Year traditions.

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A large group of people braved cold temperatures and attended the annual...

From left: State Sen. Iwen Chu; Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar, 38th District (representing Sunset Park, Red Hook, Greenwood Heights, and parts of Windsor Terrace, Dyker Heights and Borough Park); Assemblymember Grace Lee, 65th District (representing the Financial District, Battery Park City, the Lower East Side and Chinatown); and Assemblyman William Colton, 47th District (representing Bensonhurst, Gravesend, Bath Beach, Dyker Heights, and Midwood) celebrate Chinese New Year.Photos by Wayne Daren Schneiderman

Brooklyn Constituency helps to lead Chinese Lunar New Year celebration in Albany

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A rendering of an archway in Chinatown

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On the Avenue: Lion dance is a Lunar New Year parade tradition

February 19 | Editorial Staff

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Chinese-American Planning Council statement on New York City’s FY22 adopted budget

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Frontus fires staffer for sharing anti-Asian coronavirus warning

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Asian-Americans talk about fear of coronavirus fallout

February 7 | Paula Katinas

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    New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral c New York City comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested by federal agents at an immigration court Tuesday as he was trying to accompany a person out of a courtroom. A reporter with The Associated Press witnessed Lander’s arrest at a federal building in Manhattan. The person Lander was walking out of the courtroom was also arrested. Lander had spent the morning observing immigration court hearings and told an AP reporter that he was there to “accompany” some immigrants out of the building. 🔗 Read more at the link in bio AP Photos/Olga Fedorova
    Hundreds marched in Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday Hundreds marched in Downtown Brooklyn on Saturday to mark “No Kings Day,” a national day of protest against the Trump Administration. Despite the rain, the crowd grew larger as the marchers, almost all local residents, circled around two parks — Korean War Veterans Plaza and Cadman Plaza Park — next to the Federal Courthouse and other Downtown courts. 🔗 To see more photos and to read more, click the link in bio. Brooklyn Eagle photos by Mary Frost #NoKingsDay #DowntownBrooklyn #DonaldTrump #BrooklynNews #BrooklynEagle #Brooklyn #LocalNews
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    The Federal Courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn was ev The Federal Courthouse in Downtown Brooklyn was evacuated for hours on Thursday as FDNY, NYPD, Emergency Services and HAZMAT responded to a report of a delivery of a suspicious package containing an unknown substance. Courthouse personnel were told to just drop what they were doing and get out. Police told the Brooklyn Eagle that they received a call of a suspicious package at 10:35 a.m., while an FDNY spokesperson said they received a report of a suspicious substance — a white powder. 🔗 Read more at the link in bio Brooklyn Eagle photos by Mary Frost #DowntownBrooklyn #BrooklynEagle #BrooklynNews #BrooklynFederalCourt #LocalNews
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