All posts tagged "New York"

  • Southern District of New York Chief of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Attorney's Office Joon Kim
    Korean American to be named deputy US attorney in New York

    Joon H. Kim becomes the highest-ranking Korean American US prosecutor  By The Korea Times New York staff Joon H. Kim, Chief of the Criminal Division at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of New York,...

    • Posted June 26, 2015
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  • Americana at Brand readied itself for a Lunar New Year celebration Sunday. (Tae Hong/Korea Times)
    NYC designates Lunar New Year as public school holiday

    By The Korea Times New York staff Lunar New Year is officially a New York City public school holiday. According to the mayor’s office, Mayor Bill de Blasio will hold a press conference with the announcement, to...

    • Posted June 23, 2015
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  • A Korean War commemoration and peace concert was held inside Promise Church in Flushing, N.Y., Saturday.
    NY youth foundation hosts Korean War anniversary concert

    A 65th Korean War anniversary commemoration and peace concert was held inside Promise Church in Flushing, N.Y., Saturday. Organized by the Korean American Youth Foundation and sponsored by the Korea Times, the concert gathered the New York...

    • Posted June 23, 2015
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  • Queens Korean man falls from ladder, dies

    A fall from a ladder while pruning a tree at a Flushing, Queens, parking lot June 8 killed a Korean American man. Identified as Kim, 64, the man was on a ladder working alone when he fell....

    • Posted June 17, 2015
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  • Violinist Kenta Nomura performs at Love Violin for Children Benefit Concert inside NV Hall in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Saturday.
    NY Love Violin holds benefit concert

    Love Violin, a New York-based nonprofit that provides free musical instruments and lessons to children without financial means, held a benefit concert inside NV Hall in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Saturday. The event was sponsored by the Korea...

    • Posted June 15, 2015
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  • Mokbar owner/chef Esther Choi, right, speaks to the Korea Society about Mokbar and how it started.
    Korean-style ramen chef chats with Korea Society

    The Korea Society, a New York-based nonprofit promoting understanding between Korea and the United States, invited Mokbar owner and chef Esther Choi for a talk on a Korean cuisine program Thursday. Mokbar is a Chelsea Market restaurant...

    • Posted June 12, 2015
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  • A booth worker sells kimchi jeon to customers at the World's Fair Anniversary Festival in Queens Sunday.
    Korean food inside NY World’s Fair

    Korean cuisine found enthusiasts at the World’s Fair Anniversary Festival held inside Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens Sunday. The festival, opened in celebration of the 50th and 75th anniversaries of the city’s World’s Fairs, invited people...

    • Posted June 8, 2015
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