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AsianGuy re Impact of Terrorist Attack on Manhattan Chinatown
I just heard on the news that President Bush is visiting NYC today. He will meet with business leaders, visit an elementary school in NYC's CHINATOWN and have lunch with firefighters and Mayor Guiliani.
Immediately after the WTC Disaster on September 11, NYC's Manhattan borough was cordoned off south of 14th street; this was later changed to Canal Street. This area includes the Financial District, the Lower East Side and CHINATOWN. The reason for this was to make road access convenient for all the rescue operations (ie ambulance, fire, police vehicles, etc.,) and for the arrival and departure of heavy equipment for removal of rubbish, etc., As a result, phone, electric, etc., was disrupted in the area. CHINATOWN suffered loss of phone service, some loss of electric and other services. The limited-access to the area basically forced many businesses to close down since there were no more customers. The businesses that remained opened had very few customers. A restaurant owner in NYC's Chinatown had this to say: After the WTC incident, business has virtually disappeared -- i.e. 0% business. For those who are not from the area or who only receive their news from the mainstream English language media, the area as of last week still had limited access. National Guard, Police, etc., have limited access to the area.
Many merchants in CHINATOWN were worried about the lack of business and yet they still had the obligation to pay rent, utility bills, etc., Many businesses have laid off workers to keep a lid on cost. FEMA and other federal, state and city organizations have recognized the situation in NYC's CHINATOWN and have offered low-interest loans to businesses affected in the CHINATOWN district.
More can be read about this in any Chinese-language newspaper in NYC (esp the regional sections). Some Chinese language newspapers in the area include The World Journal, Ming Journal, Overseas Chinese Journal, Sing Tao Newspaper, United Journal, etc.,
AsianGuy
Wednesday, October 03, 2001 at 09:53:08 (PDT)
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