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NYC Chinatown Still Hurting from Attacks
By Heather Harlan
It’s been a month since the World Trade Center was attacked — just a few blocks away from New York’s Chinatown. But many area residents and merchants say that compared to the financial district, and other neighborhoods in the vicinity of ground zero that are already up and running, not enough has been done to help Chinatown get back on its feet.
The biggest problem, those in the community say, is the continued lack of phone service to most areas of Chinatown. The situation may have cost one resident his life, said a local community board member.
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