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Save Beth Israel coalition holds ‘victory march’ after recent wins
BY PHYLLIS ECKHAUS | Chanting “Save Our Community Hospital!” activists with the Campaign to Save Beth Israel and New York Eye and Ear Infirmary braved...
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Police arrest suspect in brutal sucker-punch of young woman in Greenwich Village
BY LINCOLN ANDERSON | A 6th Precinct detective recently arrested a man accused of randomly punching a young woman in Greenwich Village — so hard...
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‘Blank ballot’ protest scores 15% in NYC in Dem presidential primary
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | Showing the ongoing divide among Democrats over the Israel-Gaza conflict, 15 percent of the party's New York City voters submitted...
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Jose Pepe Flores, Loisaida raconteur and record collector, realizes his dream
BY BONNIE ROSENSTOCK | For a number of years, Jose Pepe Flores, ethnomusicologist and record collector extraordinaire, dreamed about creating a Puerto Rican cultural center...
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Erik Bottcher unveils ‘fang-tastic’ rat-control plan
BY THE VILLAGE SUN | One of Erik Bottcher's top issues is sanitation, so perhaps it's not so surprising that he is proposing a groundbreaking...
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Chinatown small business study offers path to recovery after pandemic

At a rally last December, union organizers, activists and restaurant employees called for reopening Jing Fong at close to its original size, when it had 800 employees. However, the restaurant owner reopened in a smaller space with just 125 employees. (Photo by Caitlin Kelmar)

Chinatown small business study offers path to recovery after pandemic

August 3, 2022

BY DASHIELL ALLEN | Largely excluded from 9/11, Hurricane Sandy and COVID-19 recovery funds, Chinatown’s small businesses are fighting for their future. A study recently…