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Chinatown NY. Once a tourist trap in NYC, now is facing tons of issues post 9/11. Not mentioned of course is the overall reaching national economic problems which appeared evident in NYC prior to LA or SF. The stats in the article sound fatal for the once vibrant area. Shops closed, traffic weaned away, tourist buses rerouted, and signs saying to stay away from Lower Manhattan. Granted, you can get the mix tapes, faux fashion items, and just regular fun goods, yet the tourists haven’t been there in the typical mass. The garment district is doomed. Out of it all, maybe an awakening of taking back the area! (NYDailyNews – Chinatown)
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Completely unnecessary. By the Manhattan Bridge in Chinatown, street vendors sell vegetables and fruit super cheap. When the goods spoil, they leave the boxes and crates right there, knowing that folks like this man will pick through and take what they can hold. This dude, who was not homeless, went from box to box, thumping on them with his cane to detect freshness, I guess. He wasn’t even the first one to pick through, judging by the toppled state of the pile. Listen, Chinese people, when the veggies aren’t even solid enough to sell at 25 cents a pound, you gotta let them go!
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