In the wake of some optimistic NY lawmakers' proposed bill to ban food on subways, we thought we'd share the video that's been sparking tensions between Hong Kong residents and mainland Chinese visitors. While it's not as knockdown and drag-out as the infamous NYC subway spaghetti fight, it does get pretty tense—because Hong Kong's subway system, the MTR, prohibits food on its rather immaculate trains—and one Hong Kong rider gets upset at a Chinese girl who spilled some dry noodles on the train floor. The girl's mother says, it's not a big deal... and then all hell breaks loose.
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Video: Hong Kong's Version Of "Subway Spaghetti" Fight
Ex-MTA CEO Loves Land Of Riches, "First-Class" Subway (Hong Kong)
Last year, MTA head Jay Walder stepped down from heading the NYC subway and bus system and Long Island and Connecticut commuter lines to take a job running Hong Kong's transit system, the MTR. Yesterday was his first day on the job and he told everyone how crappy everything is in New York!
65-Year-Old Gets Year In Prison For Airplane Sexual Assault
A 65-year-old New Jersey man today was sentenced to a year in federal prison for molesting a sleeping woman on a flight to the States from Hong Kong. Between pissing skiers and groping geezers (not to mention the TSA) our skies really don't seem that friendly these days!
Outgoing MTA CEO Jay Walder To Make Over $1 Million In Hong Kong
With his resignation being described as "sudden," a "surprise" and "abrupt," MTA Chairman Jay Walder will head to Hong Kong to lead the profitable—to the tune of over $1 billion—subway and commuter rail system, the MTR, later this fall. And, though many will miss him, no one can blame him: Bloomberg News reports, "MTR, 76.7 percent owned by the government, will pay him HK$7.2 million ($924,000) a year, an undisclosed discretionary bonus and interest in shares."
MTA Mulls Sliding Doors in Subway Stations
Nearly every time we report on a person jumping or falling into the subway tracks, we receive comments along the lines of "is it just me, or has this been happening a lot lately?" Sadly, it just happens a lot. In 2009 alone, 90 people were struck by trains and 40 of them died. In an effort to lower those numbers the MTA is going back to the idea well and is asking for proposals for a system of sliding doors on subway platforms. Like in other cities (and at AirTrain stops), the sliding glass doors would go on the edge of the platform and would only open when a train was in the station.
"New York-Style" Restaurants Invade Hong Kong
What makes a New Yorker a New Yorker? The eternal question is of such importance that they even debate it half-way around the world in Hong Kong.
Bloomberg: Stop Blaming The Chinese, America
At the C40 conference in Hong Kong yesterday, Mayor Bloomberg urged the heads of the other coalition cities to cut taxi emissions. He also lashed out at recent criticism over China's push to invest in environmentally friendly technologies, essentially saying America is just jealous. “I think in America, we’ve got to stop blaming the Chinese and blaming everybody else and take a look at ourselves...There’s a country on the other side of the world that is taking their taxpayers’ dollars, and trying to sell subsidized things so we can buy them cheaper, and have better products, and we’re going to criticize that?"
N.J. Man Arrested For Sexual Assault On Flight To Newark
A New Jersey man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a sleeping woman on Continental's Hong Kong-to-Newark flight last week. The AP reports, "Authorities say [Ramesh] Advani reached under her blanket and sexually abused her... Two passengers seated behind the pair observed what was happening and kicked the woman's seat to wake her. The woman awoke and alerted the flight crew." The 63-year-old Berkeley Heights resident was detained by FBI agents when the flight landed last Friday and charged with abusive sexual conduct.
Chatham Square’s Durian Pastries
One of the things that makes eating dim sum in New York City exciting is the seeming endless variety of savory and sweet morsels. Even veteran dim sum eaters are rewarded by new discoveries every so often.
At the Ethnic Market: Ranggupnya Biskut Kelapa Tropi Coco
At the Ethnic Market highlights international specialty foods and ingredients you're very unlikely to find at your local Gristedes.
Week Around the -ists
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It's a Matter of Taste: iPhones for Yankees Bling
Two deliverymen-turned-thieves ripped off a shipment of Apple iPhones headed for Hong Kong, and traded in their loot for matching maroon cars and "diamond stud Yankee earrings." Really!
Giuliani on Meet the Press: "I Made a Mistake"
Tim Russert has invited all the presidential candidates to appear on Meet the Press, and yesterday former Mayor Rudy Giuliani appeared. We imagine many New Yorkers watching the program gnashed their teeth and/or swore at the TV (we happened to do both), as Giuliani tried to answer questions ranging from the straightforward (Giuliani's Iowa poll numbers, Russert asked, "Fifth place, is that a problem?") to the interesting (Russert on Giuliani's consulting business: "A Las...
Battery Park City Redux?
Developer Charles J. Urstadt, the man behind the creation of Battery Park City in the 1970s, is eager to duplicate the feat further north up the Hudson by creating an additional 40 to 50 acres of Manhattan real estate. How? Well, by depositing fill dredged from Lower New York Bay.
Lucky 7 Line Extension Will Get Platform Doors
Ooh - NY1 has the exclusive on this exciting bit of subway news: The MTA is planning on installing subway platform doors on the 7 line extension. The platform doors are not only a safety feature, they create savings with energy bills and keep stations cooler. Additionally, they would prevent people from being able to litter in the tracks (and that litter can cause track fires, which is a major cause of subway delays).
Clinton, Spitzer Try to Hsu Fugitive Money Away
Thought Governor Eliot Spitzer and Senator Hilary Clinton appeared at a press conference to discuss health coverage of New York children, they had to answer questions about campaign donations they accepted from fugitive apparel executive Norman Hsu. Clinton received $23,000 from Hsu and announced that she would donate the money to charity after revelations that Hsu has been wanted in California for defrauding California investors since 1991. Hsu has fled to Hong Kong but has been living in New York as a high-profile donor since 2003. Guess when those cases grow cold, they stay cold.
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Competitive Eating Season Not Over Yet
While the residual mustard stains have barely dried from last week’s extremely popular Hot Dog Eating Contest at Nathan’s Famous, it seems like the realm of competitive eating in NY has reached an overdue “I’m full” saturation point. So it’s only in the interest of each borough having its own event that we bring you this next story- the 4th Annual Dumpling Eating Contest, taking place on Sunday August 5th as part of the Hong Kong Dragon Boat Festival in Flushing. For all of those who watched Joey Chestnut eat 66 weenies last week and exclaimed, “Hell, I can do that,” here’s your chance: the Dumpling Eating Contest is accepting registrants until the end of the month. Dumplings used in the competition are of the chicken and vegetable variety; according to the contest’s poster, current records are “Man- 49 pcs., Woman- 33 pcs.” at the two minute mark. So, um, let’s go ladies! Sponsors for the contest include Chef One Dumplings and the Tai Pan Bakery in Flushing, whose Village Voice listing says features “innovations like “Special Taste Mixed Hot Dog.”
Police Search For Suspects in Double Cop Shooting;
One Cop is "Clinging to Life"
The police department has launched a citywide dragnet to find suspects who fired at two police officers during a Brooklyn traffic stop early yesterday morning. 23-year-old police officer Russel Timoshenko was shot twice in the head while 26-year-old police officer Herman Yan was shot in the arm and chest. A surveillance video showed that the cops were shot before they had reached the driver and passengers in the car. The Daily News' Michael Daly describes:
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Getting Lucky in Sunset Park
Brooklyn’s sprawling Chinatown, concentrated on 8th Avenue from 62nd to 42nd Streets, has an array of bakeries, dim sum houses, noodle take-out shops. Mixed into the neighborhood are some Malaysian restaurants, Vietnamese sandwich shops, and even a branch of the chain Hong Kong Supermarket. Lower Sunset Park rents and smaller, rentable square footage make it ideal for a crop of modest, decent restaurants. Because it’s less touristy than Manhattan’s Chinatown, it is also a great area to get lunch, dinner, or both in a less frenetic, and less theatrical, setting.
The Cinecultist's Weekly Repertory Pick: Ass-Whomping Asians Edition
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Extra, Extra
- Today on the Gothamist Newsmap: A home invasion robbery in Queens, an attempted abduction on 4th Avenue & 17th Street in Brooklyn, and a possible electrical shock at Broad and Bridge Streets in Manhattan
- Trees rejoice: Phone books are getting thinner because so many people have cell phones nowadays - with 1,796 pages, the 2007 Verizon white pages for Manhattan are the smallest EVER.
- A-Rod lashes out at paparazzi following him in Chicago
- Those free Shakespeare in the Park tickets mean waiting in line at dawn...
- ...and getting first dibs on Sarah Jessica Parker's "affordable" (read: cheap) clothing line means waiting since 11PM last night, when they could have been watching Sex and the City re-runs
- If someone in Vermont can be arrested for making faces at a police dog, we're sure it'll happen in NYC at some point
- Architecture styles of Dallas and Hong Kong on the Upper West Side? Ugh.
- The Politicker asks City Council member Tom White how he would have voted on the Sonny Carson street naming, had he not conveniently had a doctor's appointment on the day of the vote.
Considering Glass Walls and Doors for 2nd Ave Subway
Oooh - according to the NY Times, the MTA has been investigating the possibility of installing floor-to-ceiling glass walls and sliding doors at the Second Avenue subway. Apparently, having walls and doors might "allow substantial energy savings" and "reduce temperatures by about 10 degrees." Whoa, imagine that - no more super hot platforms on those summer days?
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