A pedestrian was struck on Canal Street by a truck, and a witness at the scene said, "His face was all bloody. His knee was all bloody. His pants were ripped up." The witness did not see the victim being hit by the truck, described as a large oil tanker, but he did see the truck speeding east. more ›

The Brooklyn mom who fatally hit a motorcyclist last year has been sentenced to just 60 days in jail. Naisha Sutton, 26, hit 27-year-old hedge fund executive Ronan Katz after making an illegal left turn off of Canal Street in September 2010. Although she made the illegal turn, had no driver's license, and admitted to fleeing the scene, she was spared a harsher sentence: “They realized that she actually got out of the car and asked that people call 911” before panicking and speeding away," defense lawyer Howard Simmons said. more ›

Ray Deter, owner of East Village bar D.B.A., died on Sunday night as a result of injuries sustained after being hit by a car at the intersection of Canal Street and West Broadway a week ago. According to the city medical examiner's office, Deter died of blunt impact head trauma, and his family noted on the bar's Facebook page that Deter would be taken off life support and wouldn't make it through the weekend. He was 53-years-old. more ›

[UPDATE BELOW] A 53-year-old cyclist is clinging to life after a collision with a Jaguar driver on Canal Street "left him lying on the ground like a rag doll," according to one witness. The accident occurred at the intersection of Canal Street and West Broadway during rush hour around 5:30 p.m. yesterday. Police say the cyclist was turning onto Canal from West Broadway when he was hit by the eastern-bound Jaguar. The crash sent the man, who was reportedly not wearing a helmet, careening over the top of the car. more ›

Canal Street: Avoid it at all costs (especially on weekends!) unless you enjoy walking at the pace of an arthritic dromedary chained to a treadmill. The sidewalks are so packed with vendors and their glazed-eye browsers that it's impossible to get anywhere in a timely manner unless you just give into your frustration and simply walk in the street. But help is on the way! For almost ten long years, NYMTC, the region’s metropolitan planning organization, has been studying Canal Street—taking time to get to know its likes and dislikes, its quirks and idiosyncrasies. And finally, in a report released last week, they're ready to recommend some changes. more ›

The story of the imam attacked on the A train earlier this week has gotten a new twist: one of the men accused of administering the beating, Eddie Crespo, is an MTA B&T officer. more ›

Two men are being charged with attacking an imam on the subway at 3:25 a.m. yesterday morning. Albert Melendez and Eddie Crespo are being accused of approaching an unidentified man on the northbound A platform at Canal Street and asking him if he was a "camel jockey," calling him a terrorist and then pummeling him. The victim was treated by EMS and wasn't hospitalized. Crespo has been arraigned and charged with robbery as a hate crime and assault while Melendez is due in court momentarily. more ›

The 27-year-old motorcyclist who was killed by a motorist on Sunday afternoon was an East Village resident who worked at a hedge fund. Ronan Katz had been riding his Ducati motorcycle north on West Street when Naisha Sutton was making an apparent illegal left turn from Canal Street and struck him. Katz's mother said, "It was a nice day. He went for a nice ride." more ›

A 27-year-old man riding a motorcycle on West Street was killed by a driver yesterday afternoon. According to the NY Post, "A maroon Nissan driven by Naisha Sutten, 25, of the Bronx, going east on Canal Street, clipped the victim's 2009 Ducati, heading north on West Street, at 5:10 p.m.., cops said." more ›

Duane Reade has been making over their image for a while now, and here's a new-ish product they're offering up called Chinatown Delight. The tagline: "More authentic than the watches on Canal Street." At least they didn't go with the whole "happy ending" thing? more ›

Despite making 682 busts on Canal Street this year, the NYPD has still not been able to curb the popularity of counterfeit goods vendors in downtown Manhattan. Business is booming at stalls in Chinatown, where vendors sell fake designer purses and sunglasses at a fraction of the real cost. One vendor told the Post, "The businesses hate us, and the government doesn't get their taxes." But they also say their goods are just as good as the originals. One vendor said of an $80 "Dolce & Gabbana" purse, "The other bags are made in Italy. These are made in Korea. That is the only difference—everything else is the same." Well, not exactly. more ›

A tipster writes that at around 11:45 a.m. "what looks to be an elderly Asian man was run over by a Lucky Star bus at the intersection of Canal and Essex streets." We heard that the man, who is around 80 years old, was trapped under the bus and was taken to Bellevue with multiple trauma. Related: Yesterday, three pedestrians were injured at 90th and Park Avenue on the Upper East Side when a driver lost control, jumped a curb and crashed through scaffolding (some of the scaffolding fell down). more ›

Owners of a Chinatown property dubbed the "Counterfeit Triangle" will pay the city a settlement of $800,000 for housing shops that sold fake purses, watches and jewelry, purportedly made by Fendi, Rolex, Tiffany and more. From now on the three-cornered area with addresses on Canal Street, Baxter Street, Centre Street and Walker Street will be home to only legitimate businesses (Starbucks offered one seller $12,000 a month for his corner storefront). "Property owners should know that they are responsible for what goes on in their buildings and that hosting illegal activity like counterfeiting is a losing proposition," said Mayor Bloomberg in a statement. more ›

The city has been busting up the counterfeit shops of Canal Street for a little while now, and the NY Press is wondering how the disappearance of the peddlers is now taking its toll on legit businesses. The locals there are declaring that "Canal Street will join Times Square, Astor Place, the Lower East Side, the Garment District and all the other former centers of down-and-dirty capitalist grit that have been safely gentrified." One watch seller in the area told the paper, “It was a nice hustle while it lasted," but soon franchises and fancy hotels will take over the spots where independents used to operate out of (Starbucks just offered one man $12,000 a month for his corner storefront). [via Curbed] more ›

Can the rundown Loew's Theater at 31 Canal Street make a comeback? Originally opened in 1927, it was run by Loew's until the 1960s. It then became an indie-run theater until 1980. Now, the NY Post reports, it may have another lease on life, as an Asian-American arts group (CREATE: the Committee to Revitalize and Enrich the Arts and Tomorrow's Economy) hopes to revive it. more ›

Yesterday morning the crackdown on counterfeit rings on Canal Street continued, just as vendors are surely hitting a busy time of year with fake designer handbags being purchased as holiday gifts. 1010Wins reports that "police raided a block of Canal Street off Broadway including 10 buildings and 30 stalls. During the raid, police said they also found secret rooms inside the buildings where dealers allegedly conducted business." Everything from knock-off Chanel bags to Tiffany-esque jewelry was confiscated. more ›

You think that salacious Calvin Klein billboard is distracting... how about this new, menacing digital billboard at the corner of Canal and Hudson? NYC the Blog has video of it in action, and declares it to be a "potential mental health hazard" for those living near by (let's not forget what that glowing Kenny Rogers Roasters sign did to Kramer). Then there's the whole problem of temporarily blinding those operating motor vehicles in a pedestrian-heavy city. more ›

Have the NYPD raised a SkyWatch over Canal Street to curb the alleged "spike in crime" in the area, or are they cracking down on illegal vendors and counterfeiters again? more ›

Reader Phil sent us this photograph of a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle (believed to be the van) this morning around 10 a.m. at Canal and Centre Street. And there was a traffic agent on the scene when it happened! Phil tells us the pedestrian seemed okay (though he/she was rubbing his/her head). more ›

More unfortunate details about the dump truck that crashed into a parked Fung Wah bus, killing one person and injuring others: It turns out the truck was unsafe, per the Times, "three brake hoses that were severely deteriorated...inoperable brake lamps, a loose brake air reservoir, a loose brake chamber and a defective brake warning device." Great to know these vehicles are on the road. more ›

Yesterday morning, a dump truck speeding off the Manhattan Bridge onto Canal Street lost control and hit a Fung Wah bus waiting to pick up passengers. The bus then jumped the curb and crashed into a building. One woman died and four others were injured, and here are some new details: more ›

Last year movie piracy became a misdemeanor in New York, making it that much harder to watch a shaky-cam version of a summer blockbuster before it even closes out its opening weekend in theaters. Bloomberg has been cracking down on counterfeiters city-wide, and while he's brought equal attention to the fake purse racket, The NY Times focuses in on the blurry bootlegs. more ›

Nothing says press conference like raiding a 32 stores in what the city dubs "Counterfeit Triangle" and hauling away over a $1 million worth of brand-name products. The raid, taking down stores in the area bounded by Canal Street, Walker Street and Centre Street, occurred in the early morning, with cops using bolt-cutters to gain entry and tractor-trailers to take the haul away Coach, Gucci, Dolce & Gabbanna, Dior, Prada, Rolex, Fendi, Burberry, Calvin Klein, Dora the Explorer and Oakley merchandise. more ›

A 92-year-old woman was run over and dragged by a Chinatown bus yesterday afternoon. Her injuries were so bad that her legs were amputated at Bellevue. more ›

Rainbow cookies are quite possibly our favorite cookies. Ever. Whenever someone brings a cookie assortment from an Italian bakery we always eat all the rainbow cookies first and usually discard the rest. more ›

Metro has an interview with NYU professor and Department of Sanitation anthropologist-in-residence, Robin Nagle. The piece comes on the cusp of “Loaded Out: Making a Museum,” an exhibition Nagle helped curate which focuses on the DSNY's history and its vital role in shaping the city. The exhibit opens tomorrow and will run for a full month, but she mentions this is just the first step in creating a Sanitation Museum.Police and firefighters have museums. Why... more ›

The story around the possible hate crime attack on a Q train the other night seems to be made for the season. Not only does it come while subway violence is a big topic, it also involves a group of Jewish subway riders being called "dirty Jews" and "Jew bitches" and attacked by people who cried, "Happy Hanukkah, that's when the Jews killed Jesus." And here's the kicker: The only person who stepped in... more ›

Police are investigating an attack on a Brooklyn-bound Q train as a possible hate crime. A group of people (WNBC says they were on their way home from Hanukkah celebrations) were called anti-Semitic phrases and then beaten up by another group of ten people at Canal Street. The Post has some more details: Apparently one of the attackers "made anti-Semitic remarks about Jews killing Jesus, saying, 'This is a Christian country.'" But the father of... more ›