City Desk
City Desk
New York
GSM's New York desk — news for the Chinese community in New York, and the stories that shape daily life there.
Education
NYC Grade Inflation Debate: 99.6% of Students Promoted While Math Proficiency Is 57%
States
New York City Early Voting Reaches Day Eight; Polls Open 9 to 5 on October 31
Cities
NYC Chinatown Holds Annual Trick-or-Streets: Mott Street Closed for a Free Family Halloween Festival
Fashion
CFDA Fashion Awards Set for Nov. 2: Chongqing-Born Zane Li Vies for Emerging Designer of the Year
Sports
New York City Marathon Runs November 1: Nearly 60,000 Runners, 50 Years of the Five-Borough Course
City
New York's 53rd Village Halloween Parade Steps Off Tonight; DOT Publishes Sixth Avenue Closures
Society
Follow-Up: Driver Charged With Vehicular Assault in Brooklyn Halloween Crash: BAC 0.26, Six Injured
City
NYC Council Holds Hearing on Department of Community Safety Bill; Sponsor Claims 34 Co-Sponsors, a Veto-Proof Majority
City
New York: Barn Owl Nest on Upper West Side Water Tower Destroyed Despite Stop-Work Order, State Probe Launched
City
New York: Three Chinese-American Districts in South Brooklyn Draw Focus as Early Voting Runs Oct. 24 to Nov. 1
Society
OCA New York Chapter Holds 50th Anniversary Gala on the Evening of Oct. 30; Pan Asian Repertory Founder Tisa Chang Receives Trailblazer Award
Justice
New York City's Revised Fair Chance Act Rules Take Effect Oct. 30 in New York County, New York: Employers Must Make a Conditional Offer Before Asking About Criminal History
Events
Bilingual Chinese Dough-Figurine Workshop at Mitchell-Linden Library in Flushing, New York City, Queens County, New York, on Oct. 30: Artist Catherine Lau Leads, Limited to 20
Society
Car Plows into NYPD 83rd Precinct 'Trunk-or-Treat' Event in Brooklyn on Oct. 29, Injuring Several; 56-Year-Old Driver in Custody
States
New York City Mayor Mamdani Cancels $225 Million Joint Public Safety Training Center, Scrapping Former Mayor Adams' 16-Agency Plan
Events
China Institute in New York Hosts Stephen Roach Lecture on China's Economy and America's Risks on October 29
City
New York City, Queens County, New York: New York City FC Beats Atlanta United 2-1 on October 28 with a Stoppage-Time Winner to Keep Playoff Hopes Alive
City
Manhasset, Nassau County, New York: Chinese American Restaurateur Cathy Huang Honored by P.O.W.E.R. on October 29, Her Image Shown on Times Square Billboards
Society
First Responders Children's Foundation Honors 19 Heroes in Times Square: Jon Stewart Hosts the Seventh Roll Call of Heroes
City
Asian American Officials on New York's Nov. 3 Ballot: Grace Meng Faces Joseph Chou, John Liu Unopposed, Chinese Interpreters at Poll Sites
City
New York City Launches SNAP and Medicaid Resource Page as Federal Work Rules Put Some 900,000 at Risk of Losing Coverage
City
Mayor Mamdani Releases First Mayor's Management Report Covering Fiscal Year 2026
City
NYC Government Efficiency Commission Releases Five Charter Ballot Proposals, Votes October 27
Sports
New York Knicks and Rangers Split Into Two Public Companies: Dolan Gets $10 Million Bonus; Forbes Values Teams at $12.6 Billion and $4 Billion
City
New York City Early Voting Reaches 294,604 Through Day Four: Board of Elections Releases Unofficial Borough Figures
City
Follow-Up: Ex-Detective Indicted on Second-Degree Murder in George Washington Bridge Road-Rage Shooting; Family and Co-Workers Rally to Revoke Bail
City
Four Queens Chinese Men Arrested in Long Island Warehouse Armed Robbery, Nassau Police Announce October 27; Robbery Occurred August 10
Real Estate
NYC Median Rent Hits Record $3,785: Manhattan at $5,375, Monthly Cost of Buying $6,952 Above Renting
Culture & Travel
Zhang Family Band Performs Free in New York on October 25: Traditional Chinese Music and Shadow Puppetry Come to the Lower East Side
Society
Greenbuild International Conference + Expo Wraps Up in New York with More Than 200 Exhibitors
City
Third Vinitaly.USA Opens Today and Tomorrow at New York's Pier 36
City
New York City Early Voting Continues on October 26; Chinese-Language Ballot Materials Available to Chinese Voters
Nonprofit
For A Bright Future Foundation Takes Its NextGen Finance Lab District-Wide in Manhattan: First Cohort of 8 High Schools Starts This Fall, With All 50 as the Long-Term Goal
City
New York Early Voting Enters Day 3: Open 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. on October 26
City
New York City Mayor Announces POWER Act: Workers, Consumers and Tenants Would Gain a Private Right to Sue Over Unfair Business Practices
City
Chinese Voters Turn Out in Force on First Day of Early Voting in New York; Chinese Share at Flushing Poll Site Rises to About Half
City
Upper Broadway Harvest Festival Opens Free in New York on October 25: Crafts, Food and Children's Rides
City
New York's Lower East Side Hosts a Sukkot and Mid-Autumn Family Program on October 25: Mooncakes Tell a Chinese Immigrant Story
City
New York: Free Halloween Carnival at Flushing Meadows Park on Oct. 25
City
New York J and M Trains Rerouted Again This Weekend: Manhattan-Bound Riders Shift to Free Shuttle Buses Oct. 24-25
City
On First Day of Early Voting, Mayor Mamdani Casts His Ballot at the Met
City
Mayor's $1.6 Million Publicly Funded Ads Promoting Five Ballot Proposals Draw Charges of Illegal Electioneering
States
NYC Mayor Mamdani Posts Spanish-Language Video on Rights During ICE Encounters, Drawing Republican Criticism
Society
Chinatown Seniors Sue City to Stop 23-Hour Workdays on Manhattan “Megajail”
Society
Retired Chinese American Astrophysics Professor, 90, Shoved Off NYC Subway Train; NYPD Releases Suspect Images
City
AARP/Gotham Poll: Mamdani Leads NYC Mayoral Race at 43.2%, but Lead Shrinks to Margin of Error if Sliwa Drops Out
City