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Jing Fong shutters as Chinatown faces long road back
Once-crowded neighborhood has seen 17 restaurants close New York / TRD Staff
After 28 years of serving customers, Jing Fong closed permanently on Sunday.
The 20,000 square foot Chinatown restaurant would typically serve 10,000 guests a week in its large banquet hall. Not only has the pandemic sent restaurants reeling but the devastation to Chinatown’s economy has been especially pronounced, the New York Times reported.
“An empty Jing Fong leaves a crater in the middle of Chinatown,” Andrew Rigie, the executive director of the New York City Hospitality Alliance, told the newspaper.
Restaurant owners say Miami has opened up new opportunities to expand and survive amid the COVID-19 pandemic
NYC s high-end sushi chain Kissaki is among the latest to open in Miami
Celebrity favorites, such as Carbone, Cote and Sant Ambroeus, have already set up shop in Miami
Brooklyn s popular pizza joint Roberta s and Harlem hot spot Red Rooster have also recently opened
Those restaurants are experiencing no shortage of patrons with Carbone, in particular, said to already have a three-month waiting list
Felix Bendersky, the owner of F+B Hospitality Leasing, told DailyMail.com that the business is booming in Miami