Feb 28, 2013 · Many of Beijing’s ancient hutongs — alleys formed by the outer wall of courtyard homes — have been erased from the cityscape to make way for new roads and high rises in recent years, much to...

In 2017, it was announced that Chaoyang District, Beijing, would sponsor a 40-foot-tall (12 m), 12-foot-wide (3.7 m) "friendship archway" to be erected on Eighth Avenue between 60th and 61st Streets. The arch, which was based on the design of Beijing's Temple of Heaven, was unanimously approved by Brooklyn Community Board 7 in 2015. One side of ...

Nov 1, 2017 · Gateway to friendship: The mayor announced on Friday that the city will get its first-ever Chinese archway in Brooklyn’s first Chinatown neighborhood, in Sunset Park on Eighth Avenue between 60th and 61st streets.

Jan 21, 2020 · It was touted as a gift from Beijing to Brooklyn: an ornate, 40-foot-tall “friendship” archway to welcome visitors to Sunset Park’s bustling Chinatown.

Jan 24, 2024 · While a number of Brooklyn’s Chinese-American community members have said they expected the archway would take off with the ascension of its two biggest boosters to City Hall in 2022, there’s been little progress in Adams’ two years as mayor.

Oct 27, 2017 · BROOKLYN – As part of City Hall in Your Borough, Mayor Bill de Blasio today announced that the City will pursue a new archway in the Chinatown neighborhood of Sunset Park, Brooklyn. Spanning Eighth Avenue between 60th and 61st Streets, the archway is a gift from Beijing’s Chaoyang District.

Nov 3, 2017 · Sunset Park’s Chinatown is being gifted a new public archway from Beijing’s Chaoyang district, which is known for its numerous archways. The gesture is a sign of friendship extended toward...

Oct 10, 2014 · They loosely know what real estate being "Brooklyn" means: cool neighbors, artisanal food shops, Zagat-rated restaurants and bars. It's the stylish land of Blue Bottle coffee and No.6 clogs.

Oct 27, 2017 · Across the middle beam of the arch will be a Chinese inscription reading “One Family over Four Seas” as well as and English inscription reading “Brooklyn – Beijing Chaoyang.” The marble base will...

Oct 31, 2017 · SUNSET PARK – Mayor Bill de Blasio announced last Friday, October 27, that Sunset Park’s Chinatown will receive a forty-foot-tall “Friendship Archway” as a gift from the Chaoyang District in Beijing.