China News Service, September 25. According to the US "Sing Tao Daily" report, the new crown pneumonia epidemic has hit all businesses in New York City, including shopping malls in Queens, Elmhurst, Flushing, Jamaica and other large shopping malls in New York in March. After the implementation of the "Evacuation at Home" order in the city, the flow of people in the business district dropped by 99%, and commercial activities were completely suspended. Until August, the return of consumers to business was slow, and the pace of economic recovery was rapid.
In addition to the fatal blow to businesses in Queens by the epidemic, an economic development report pointed out that businesses in Midtown Manhattan and Lower City are not immune to huge losses, especially in the clothing and retail industries. The old department store Loretta, the 21st century and other old department stores have been permanently closed during the epidemic.
According to an analysis by Safe Graph based on the location of mobile phones to track the flow of business people in the city during the new crown pneumonia epidemic, grocery stores have become the main business place for buying food and daily necessities after the implementation of the "home shelter" order in New York State. The city, Long Island City and other large shopping malls were closed under the “Home-Based Epidemic Prevention” order.
In Flushing, Queens, after the implementation of the “Home-Protection” order on March 22, the Macy’s on Roosevelt Avenue, the Tianjinghaoyuan shopping mall on University Avenue, and the New World Mall, which is dominated by Chinese businesses, were all put on rail. The gate is closed.
Flushing City Councillor Gu Yaming, who runs a number of western pharmacies, said that Flushing, which is among the top five in the New York City business district, has been hit hard by the epidemic this time.
As for the integrated shopping mall on 20th Avenue in Baishi Town, most of the malls were closed under the order to avoid epidemics at home, and the flow of shoppers dropped by 99%.
Thomas Grech, president and chief executive officer of the Queens Chamber of Commerce, said: "Queens has become an epidemic-stricken area where no one has set foot, and commercial activities are the first to be hit."
Klein, a professor of economics at Seattle University, said: “The new crown pneumonia epidemic has hit New York and the entire US apparel industry, and the decline is unprecedented.” He pointed out that as the epidemic eased, New York City began to restart the economy in stages in June. Since the beginning of the month, the flow of people has returned to about 50% of the level before the epidemic. However, the epidemic is long-lasting and has a wide range of impacts. The businesses in some communities are still struggling, and there are many businesses that have closed permanently. The road to economic recovery in New York City and the country Still very far away.
(Chen Yuguang)