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"Located in the 10013 zip code, Tonii’s Fresh Rice Noodle — described as a rice roll destination and co-owned by Liz Yee — has been squeezed financially: Yee says the business received a Paycheck Protection Program loan that has now dried up, forcing owners to burn through personal savings, and she laments that "no matter how hard Chinatown works, we still get the short end of the stick," while remaining optimistic that talks with the city could produce a positive outcome." - Tanay Warerkar