After an off-duty detective shot two men at a Baxter St. residential address--killing one of them--cops are looking for the ex-boyfriend of the building's receptionist. Detective Martin Carrano fired ten shots Wednesday evening after he had been slashed in the back of his head and in defense of 26-year-old Artemda Gjeli, who worked as a receptionist at the building. Carrano was checking in on Gjeli after she reported a threatening phone call from her ex-boyfriend,......

An off-duty police killed one of two men who attacked the desk clerk of a luxury building in Chinatown late last night. Detective Martin Carrano, 36, was also stabbed in the neck and back; his injuries, as were the desk clerk's, were non-life-threatening...

While Chinatown's annual Chinese New Year Parade won't be until next weekend, there are still plenty of activities to celebrate the year 4705. If you're heading to Chinatown tomorrow (New Year's Day), be sure to head over to Chatham Square (the intersection of Bowery, Mott and East Broadway) for the New Year’s Day Firecracker Ceremony & Cultural Festival. For the first time since the city banned fireworks (and firecrackers), there will be real firecrackers......

Taste of Chinatown started off as an annual event, but it was so successful that it's now held twice a year. We got a chance to see why the other night when we got to sample a few dishes from some of the over 50 restaurants that will be offering tastes for $1 or $2 this Saturday from 1 - 6 p.m. Don't forget to ask for a ballot so you can vote for......

- Restaurant Girl visits relative newcomer Rewind, an "Asian-influenced Italian" spot on the Lower East Side and isn't wowed by the "sensory overload of flavors, seasonings and ingredients," giving it a 3 out of 10. Ouch. - NYCNosh urges you not to become a fruit outlaw by purchasing fresh Mangosteens, which are illegal here in the States: "[I]n order to help you avoid any produce-related legal trouble in the future, you should probably studiously avoid......

Gothamist was excited to see this sign pasted in a window on 23rd between 6th and 7th Avenues the other morning. The Chinatown location of Pongsri touts itself as the oldest family-run and operated Thai restaurant in New York City, and there are two additional locations -- one in Gramercy and one in the theatre district. We definitely welcome this addition to our neighborhood, as we are in dire need of some decent Thai......