This week the mayor signed a bill into law creating a new downtown business improvement district. Some say it’s a first step of revitalization after the pandemic turned the area upside down with offices shrinking their footprint as employees worked from home.
The Chinatown area is not included in the district.
Chu Lan Shubert-Kwock is the founder and president of the Chinatown Business & Community Association. She was unsuccessful in efforts to get a time commitment for the neighborhood to be included in the district to help tackle the problems of crime…