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Midtown Has Been Empty, but Other Retail Zones Have Bounced Back Shopping locally has helped foot traffic in some commercial districts across the city return almost to prepandemic levels. Main Street, the heart of Flushing’s Chinatown, is busy but many businesses have closed.Credit...Tom Sibley for The New York Times April 13, 2021 All eyes are on Midtown Manhattan as everyone anxiously waits to see if and when office workers and tourists will return to what have been eerily empty streets and whether the businesses that line them will regain customers lost during the pandemic. But other ret...

Attacks on Asian-Americans in New York Stoke Fear, Anxiety and Anger Hate crimes involving Asian-American victims soared in New York City last year. Officials are grappling with the problem even as new incidents occur. Sam and Maggie Cheng on the street where their mother was attacked last week in Flushing, Queens.Credit...Andrew Seng for The New York Times Maggie Cheng could stand to watch the video only once. “I’ve never cried like that before,” Ms. Cheng said, describing her reaction to security footage that showed her mother being shoved to the ground last week on a crowded street i...

Black History Month is a time to celebrate Black leaders such as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass and Harriett Tubman. But what about other innovators we

Brooklyn Built in 1931, this 8,312-square-foot, five-story building in Greenpoint contains six apartments and one retail space, which is vacant. Three apartments have one bedroom, and three have two bedrooms. Two of the apartments were delivered vacant. Buyer: DAX Real Estate Brokers: Michael Salvatico and Shaun Riney of Marcus & Millichap Image This hotel in Flushing has 30 rooms, plus a restaurant and rooftop bar. Credit...The One Boutique Hotel For Sale

Food|How a Queens Shaobing Stall Survives a Pandemic https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/dining/shaobing-flushing-chinatown-covid.html Ruokun Yu, left, and her business partner, Chunmei Tong, opened their shaobing stall in Flushing, Queens, in the middle of the pandemic. So far, so good.Credit...Alex Lau for The New York Times Sections How a Queens Shaobing Stall Survives a Pandemic Yukun Shaobing’s stuffed flatbreads have become a hit in Flushing despite the pressures of Covid and high rents. Ruokun Yu, left, and her business partner, Chunmei Tong, opened their shaobing stall in Flushing, Q...