China News Service, June 3, according to the US "World News", the anti-police demonstrations in New York City entered the sixth day on the 2nd. Although the curfew was imposed on the evening of the 1st, most Chinese businessmen in Chinatown still worried about the store glass being mob Breaking and stealing property, most shops on the 2nd street have been nailed with wooden planks to prevent being affected by the riots at night; some residents of Chinatown said that the wind and the streets were screaming and even more tense than during the New Crown epidemic.
The nation’s African-American man George Floyd was killed by white policemen’s knees and caused multiple demonstrations. Chinatown was also close to the city’s police headquarters and was inevitably affected. Shops were gangsters for several nights. Smash the glass, break into the door and steal the goods in the store.
The Yun Shang Rice Noodle Restaurant on Bayard St. is worried that the glass will be broken by the demonstrators. The clerk said that he has nailed the wooden board on the 1st, leaving only a small hole for taking food out; Shanghai Laozhengxing, which sells fresh vegetables and fruits, has also nailed wooden boards and suspended business directly.
Wu Lihua, a resident of Chinatown and president of the New York Community Alliance, said that the epidemic has slowed and some restaurants have recently reopened. However, due to the daily demonstrations, many restaurant owners are worried about safety and simply closed their doors; she said that they saw demonstrations during the day Most of them walked in groups, mostly holding peaceful demonstrations with slogans, but at night it was quite scary. "I heard helicopters hovering in the sky all night, and I heard police cars and fire trucks from time to time a few days ago." (Yan Jiaying)