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Chinatown Declines as Crime and Gambling Depart New York
A wary travelogue laments the fading of Manhattan’s Chinatown from a bustling, perilous quarter to a depopulated district. Police actions, rival gang enforcement, and a murder fallout reduced Chinese gamblers and entertainment venues, sending many residents and merchants to New Jersey while leaving a few eateries and shrouded streets.
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New York
Chinatown
Matt
Pell
Dover
Far East
Manhattan Island
Sock
Neigame
Broadway
Forty-Second Street
Brooklyn Bridge
Herman Rosenthal
Tongs
Xambilog
Chingtown
China Town
Elsie Sigel
Te Ou Loong
Hip Sing
Elizabeth Street
Frank A. Tierney
Captain Tierney
Klera
Ant
Yau
Jersey
Godamites
Manhattan
North River
Orient
Pines
Christown
Chuck’ Connors
Miss Liberty
Connors
Mr. Connors
Flynn
Bowery
Pell Street
Dem
Jorsey