China News Service, July 23. According to the US "World Journal" report, although New York City has entered the fourth phase of resumption of work, the opening of dine-in is still a long way away. In order to help the catering industry in Manhattan Chinatown recover the economy as soon as possible, New York China Since last week, the office has conducted a survey of merchants and asked about setting up outdoor dining seats on weekends to increase customers' willingness to spend; according to statistics, 85% of businesses agree to close streets for outdoor business. The China Office will refer to the majority opinion and Chinatown The joint development agency and other units jointly put forward suggestions to the city government to stimulate the economy of Chinatown.
According to statistics from the China Office from the 15th to the 20th, in the 34 "Street Closure Opinion Questionnaires", 85% of the catering industry agreed to close the street for outdoor business, and the other 15% did not agree; the opinion survey was accepted The street range includes Bayard St., Mott St. and Mulberry St. east of Kennedy Road, and Pell St., etc. The industry agrees to The streets will be closed every Friday from 5 pm to 10 pm on Sunday, allowing restaurants to place more tables and chairs on the street and attract more people to Chinatown.
The restaurant "Shanghai Lao Zhengxing", located at the intersection of Wu Street and Baiye Street, began to place outdoor dining seats in front of the store two weeks ago for customers. The industry owner, Mrs. Zhu, said that there have been customers every day since the outdoor dining seats were placed. The business has obviously improved when you visit the door. However, there are still many vehicles on the street and the dust and noise caused by it will still make the diners hesitate to eat outdoors. If the street can be closed for business, I believe that customers will prefer to eat. Business will also be more helpful.
Chen Zuozhou, the administrative director of the Chinatown Joint Development Agency, said that in order to assist small businesses, Chinatown has cooperated with the Municipal Transportation Bureau to implement four or five projects, including open streets and shared streets.
Chen Zuozhou said that, based on past experience, streets such as No Street, Baiye Street, and Chuan Street are relatively narrow, and the speed of vehicle traffic is slow. “In fact, the streets do not necessarily have to be closed.” He gave an example, such as the entrance of the United States East Union Office. The street is very empty, and restaurants can also use the idle space to place tables and chairs.
However, Chen Zuozhou said that the most important thing is to look at the response of the people and what the business wants to do. As long as the business puts forward the demand, the Chinatown Joint Development Agency will assist in discussing the feasibility with related units and submit an application; he emphasized that the most important thing now is It is to help small businesses stand firm and step by step can really help small businesses. (Yan Jiaying)