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Yelp.com is rolling out a new feature to allow businesses to identify as Asian-owned so that users can find and support them easily online amid the coronavirus pandemic and a surge in anti-Asian violence nationwide.
The feature will allow business owners to adjust their settings on the online business directory. It is hoped that this will help potential patrons search for Asian-owned restaurants or bars or other businesses in their city under the filter. Yelp, based in San Francisco, has launched similar settings for women-owned and black-owned businesses.
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The Uncertain Recovery of Manhattanâs Chinatown
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Jenny Wu, 28, planned to have her wedding banquet next year at Jing Fong, the largest restaurant in Chinatown.
For many, the dim sum palace was the prime spot to hold weddings, birthdays, graduations and reunions. But that is no longer possible: After 28 years in operation, the banquet hall closed down this past Sunday.
The restaurant will continue to offer takeout and some outdoor dining. But Jing Fongâs banquet hall was geographically and symbolically at the heart of Chinatown, and the shutdown underscored the uncertain recovery of one of New Yorkâs most famous immigrant neighborhoods.