Chinatown

An effort is underway in Philadelphia to reconnect the Chinatown neighborhood decades after the Vine Street Expressway cut it apart. It’s being dubbed “The Chinatown Stitch.”

An effort is underway in Philadelphia to reconnect the Chinatown neighborhood decades after the Vine Street Expressway cut it apart.

Two men shooting at each other on Thursday night ended with one man leading police on a car chase and the other in critical condition. Both have been arrested.

After a chase through Center City, officers have made arrests following a shooting that left a 23-year-old man in critical condition.

A coalition in Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood has officially formed to oppose the 76ers’ proposed downtown arena. NBC10’s Karen Hua reports from a meeting of community members expressing their concerns.

When was the last time you used – or even saw – a pay phone? A handy Philadelphian is looking to change that.

NBC10’s Matt DeLucia speaks to PhilTel’s Mike Dank about his passion project to bring the pay phone back to Philadelphia neighborhoods. The calls are free but donations are encouraged.

NBC10’s Brenna Weick previews a public meeting about the proposal to build the Sixers’ new arena in the Chinatown neighborhood.

A security guard fired his gun inside a Chinatown hookah bar early Saturday morning, injuring two people, police said.  At around 12:30 a.m., the security guard in the lower lounge of Day ‘N’ Nite Bar fired shots after a man attempted to attack him with a hookah device, Philadelphia Police Department Cpt. Anthony Ginaldi told NBC10.  One bullet hit...

The lights won’t be going out on Franklin Square as early as we originally thought. Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival organizers announced that they are extending the colorful nighttime event through Aug. 14, 2022.

Wei Chen wants people who visit Philadelphia’s Chinatown to look through the community’s gateway arch and see the residents chatting in Mandarin on the steps to the apartments above or the vendors selling traditional Chinese food to families walking by, not a giant Philadelphia 76ers arena a block away.

The new proposed Sixers arena at Center City is supposed to be privately funded: which worries local residents and business owners as any development may surge costs and push locals out. NBC10’s Lauren Mayk was live at the proposed site with an explanation.

Philadelphia police said a man is dead after being shot in the city’s Chinatown neighborhood early Sunday morning.

A fire engulfed two Chinatown buildings which were home to apartments and businesses. NBC10’s Deanna Durante has the latest on the fire and the 28 people who were displaced.

NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle and Karen Hua share stories of the firefight in Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood Tuesday morning and the escapes made by residents.

NBC10’s Karen Hua visits Franklin Square to preview the return of the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival for the summer of 2022.

NBC10 reporters Karen Hua and Miguel Martinez-Valle report on a smoky blaze Tuesday morning in Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood.

A fire tore through buildings in Philadelphia’s Chinatown neighborhood early Tuesday sending thick smoke over Center City for hours.

The Chinese Lantern Festival is returning to Philadelphia for the summer of 2022 with brand new lights and a fountain show.

Philadelphia’s Shoott photography is promoting Chinatown businesses by booking photoshoots in the neighborhood during Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. NBC10’s Karen Hua has the story.