There was a baby boom in Chinatown last year, and city health officials are pointing a finger at a Golden Pig.

Published by New York Daily News on September 4, 2008.

Four Zip codes in the southern tip of Manhattan—10007, 10005, 10038, and 10048—were among the Top 5 Zip codes in the city with the most jobs lost. Employment there dropped by nearly 78,000 jobs between 1997 and 2007.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 3, 2008.

Three nearby residential cooperatives contend in the lawsuit that the construction of the multimillion dollar bunker at the NYPD's 1 Police Plaza complex must undergo environmental and land use reviews.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on September 3, 2008.

Three nearby residential cooperatives contend in the lawsuit that the construction of the multimillion-dollar bunker at the NYPD's 1 Police Plaza complex must undergo environmental and land use reviews.

Published by WNBC on September 3, 2008.

Four Zip codes in the southern tip of Manhattan—10007, 10005, 10038, and 10048—were among the Top 5 Zip codes in the city with the most jobs lost. Employment there dropped by nearly 78,000 jobs between 1997 and 2007.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 3, 2008.

Four Zip codes in the southern tip of Manhattan—10007, 10005, 10038, and 10048—were among the Top 5 Zip codes in the city with the most jobs lost. Employment there dropped by nearly 78,000 jobs between 1997 and 2007.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 3, 2008.

The outer boroughs and dynamic Manhattan neighborhoods such as Harlem generated most of the city’s job growth, while the typical business center of lower Manhattan experienced severe losses.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 3, 2008.

Three nearby residential cooperatives contend in the lawsuit that the construction of the multimillion dollar bunker at the NYPD's 1 Police Plaza complex must undergo environmental and land use reviews.

Published by Crain's New York Business on September 3, 2008.

Three nearby residential cooperatives contend in the lawsuit that the construction of the multimillion dollar bunker at the NYPD's 1 Police Plaza complex must undergo environmental and land use reviews.

Published by amNY.com on September 3, 2008.

A march through the streets of the Lower East Side and Chinatown will follow. The march will end with a vigil outside 1 Police Plaza.

Published by SI Live on August 29, 2008.

A group of Chinatown residents is suing the Police Department over plans to build a new command center in Lower Manhattan.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

A group of Chinatown residents is suing the police department over plans to build a new command center in Lower Manhattan.

Published by New York Sun on August 29, 2008.

A march through the streets of the Lower East Side and Chinatown will follow. The march will end with a vigil outside 1 Police Plaza.

Published by SI Live on August 29, 2008.

It’s unclear why the Rent Guidelines Board makes its decision in June and why the changes are effective as of Oct. 1, Joseph Strasburg told me. He’s president of the Rent Stabilization Association, the widely reviled group that represents owners of rent-stabilized buildings.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

A group of Chinatown residents is suing the Police Department over plans to build a new command center in Lower Manhattan.

Published by New York Times on August 29, 2008.

City officials say five municipal buildings in lower Manhattan will get additional bike parking later this year.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 28, 2008.

“The Year of the Fish” was shot in New York Chinatown and then illustrated through rotoscope animation.

Published by New York Times on August 27, 2008.

Police say a man arguing with another man while in a moving vehicle fired a shot, leaving the driver with a gunshot wound to the head late Saturday night. The car crashed in lower Manhattan, and the man fell as he tried to get away, fracturing his arm.

Published by New York Sun on August 25, 2008.

For the first time in 22 years, Mr. Silver is running opposed in a primary for his district, which encompasses much of Lower Manhattan. Although leaders of large community organizations in Chinatown are pronouncing his victory a foregone conclusion, the neighborhood is becoming a political battlefield in the race.

Published by New York Sun on August 25, 2008.

The hike, announced late Thursday at City Hall, brought rookie pay to $41,975 and raised the maximum base pay to $76,488 by the end of the contract in 2010, the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association said.

Published by New York Daily News on August 23, 2008.

Here is a slide show of photographs from the past week in New York City and the region. Subjects include New Yorkers who competed in Olympics past, a new roller rink in Coney Island and a rooftop dance performance in Lower Manhattan.

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

New York police officers would receive a 17% raise over four years under a tentative contract agreement between the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association and Mayor Bloomberg.

Published by New York Sun on August 22, 2008.

Avoiding arbitration for the first time since 1994, the primary police officers’ union reached a tentative four-year contract with New York City on Thursday that gives raises of 4 percent a year and increases starting salaries to nearly $42,000.

Published by New York Times on August 22, 2008.

An organization that represents landlords, the Rent Stabilization Association, filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court last week challenging the legal underpinnings of the Tenant Protection Act, a four-month-old law that was championed by the City Council speaker, Christine Quinn.

Published by New York Sun on August 19, 2008.

LOCATION: The Schaeberle Studio Theatre (Venue #2, 41 Park Row at William St)

Published by NY1 on August 19, 2008.

The ambitious proposal, called Operation Sentinel, is being developed alongside a separate $90 million security initiative to tighten security at the World Trade Center site and throughout lower Manhattan in response to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.

Published by SI Live on August 18, 2008.

The girl had been left in the care of "Finest Care Child Care Center" at about 8 a.m. - a preschool program at One Police Plaza that's open to NYPD employees and parents who receive certain types of child subsidies from the city.

Published by New York Daily News on August 17, 2008.

CHECK IT OUT Twist and shout with Chubby Checker at J&R Music World. The legend rocks out before signing his new double-CD set "All the Best." (Free, 12:30 p.m., 23 Park Row, across from City Hall, 212-513-1858)

Published by New York Daily News on August 17, 2008.

24 Peck Slip

Published by NY1 on August 17, 2008.

Lately, Olympic fever has set in at a bar in Little Italy that has been a magnet for young Asians from Chinatown and points beyond.

Published by New York Times on August 16, 2008.

If watching the coverage of the Olympics from Beijing leaves you craving Chinese food, authentic fare can be found at these restaurants in Chinatown.

Published by New York Times on August 15, 2008.

Information about commercial lease real estate property taxes will also be available. The free workshop will be held at Capital One Bank, 33-45 Fulton St. To register, call (718) 797-0187.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 14, 2008.

With the proposed rezoning of the Lower East Side under way, a coalition of Asian-Americans is urging the city to consider rezoning neighboring Chinatown, as well as protecting that district from any spillover development that may occur.

Published by New York Sun on August 14, 2008.

The workshop will take place between 6 and 8 p.m. at the Capital One Bank branch at 33-45 Fulton St.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 14, 2008.

HelmsleySpear has been appointed the leasing agent for 140 William St., located on the southeast corner of Fulton Street. The future tenant who leases the 47,885-sf building will be entitled to naming rights, says Kent Swig, president of HelmsleySpear.

Published by GlobeSt on August 13, 2008.

Document: The New York Police Department wants to create a special security zone in Lower Manhattan, with checkpoints and traffic restrictions.

Published by New York Times on August 13, 2008.

When is a demolished apartment building not demolished? That question was the subject of hours of protest and oratory at a public hearing in Lower Manhattan about proposed changes to the rules on renovating rent-stabilized housing.

Published by New York Times on August 13, 2008.

At the same time, Mr. Bloomberg, a Republican-turned-independent, endorsed Daniel Squadron, who is running against State Senator Martin Connor, the onetime Democratic leader in the State Senate. Mr. Connor’s district includes parts of Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.

Published by New York Times on August 12, 2008.

Ten high school students from Stuyvesant High School in lower Manhattan and five students from Grand Central High School in Philadelphia were called on this summer to work on InstantAction.com. They monitored the forums on the site, helped with programming code, analyzed usage of the site and worked on quality assurance by checking for bugs in the games and sites.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 12, 2008.

The proposal is part of a multimillion dollar plan to secure lower Manhattan. It includes cameras, license plate readers and radiation detectors.

Published by CBS News (Channel 2) on August 12, 2008.

The workshop will take place on Thursday between 6 and 8 p.m. at the Capital One Bank branch at 33-45 Fulton St.

Published by Brooklyn Daily Eagle on August 12, 2008.

At a press conference in Lower Manhattan yesterday, the president of Manhattan, Scott Stringer, said such buildings should be brought under the city's code.

Published by New York Sun on August 11, 2008.

The rezoning has received criticism from some in Chinatown who are upset about being left out of its boundaries and others who wanted the Bowery included. However, given that it does not allow for that much new development, it does not seem to be the controversy magnet that some other rezoning plans are, and has mostly won support from the community board and other groups in the area.

Published by The New York Observer on August 11, 2008.

But there was once a time — before Sept. 11, 2001 — when the federal court in Lower Manhattan was the center of the action.

Published by New York Times on August 9, 2008.

The La Guardia bombing reinforced the notion that the city was a stage for groups seeking attention for international causes. For instance, on Jan. 24, 1975, a bomb went off at Fraunces Tavern in Lower Manhattan, killing four people. It was one of 49 bombings attributed to the Armed Forces of National Liberation, a Puerto Rican nationalist group known as the F.A.L.N., between 1974 and 1977.

Published by New York Times on August 9, 2008.

Frank Ricci, the director of government affairs for the Rent Stabilization Association, an industry trade group, suggested that if Mr. Smith became leader, he would be open to arguments that ending vacancy control would place an undue financial burden on landlords and depress the real estate market.

Published by New York Times on August 8, 2008.

While special interest groups in Chinatown battle internally over the plan, most East Village and Lower East Side residents look forward to the pending changes.

Published by New York Daily News on August 8, 2008.

They reportedly plan to announce the new deadline during a noon rally in front of company headquarters in Lower Manhattan.

Published by ABC News (Channel 7) on August 8, 2008.

Workers will hold “Ready to Walk” rallies throughout the day at locations across the five boroughs, including Verizon’s Lower Manhattan headquarters. They last went on strike in 2000, staying out for 18 days. A bitter, four-month strike against NYNEX in 1989 caused serious service disruptions. In 2003, the union extended the deadline and reached an agreement, averting a work stoppage.

Published by Crain's New York Business on August 8, 2008.

He threw some crumbs on the ground in front of him and almost immediately, a flock of pigeons was at his feet. Then, with a quick thrust of his right arm, he seized one of the birds.

Published by New York Times on August 7, 2008.