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https://gothamist.com/news/chinatown...ntent=20211112
Chinatown will get a $20 million state grant to redesign three key public spaces in the less trafficked eastern part of the neighborhood. Local officials hope the projects will revitalize the downtown neighborhood after a bruising year and half of economic distress due to the COVID-19 pandemic worsened by anti-Asian racism.
The main sites for a facelift are the East Broadway Mall, a partially-vacant, city-owned commercial space under the Manhattan Bridge; the East Broadway Triangle; and Forsyth Plaza and Kimlau Square.
“We always believed Chinatown deserved a softer, more welcoming environment,” said Wellington Chen, the executive director of Chinatown Business Improvement District.
Chen said he was most excited about a proposed redesign of the chaotic intersection of Eldridge, Division, and Forsyth Streets, just east of the Manhattan Bridge. Chen has dubbed the intersection the “Village Square.”
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