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"Anchored beneath the rumbling overhead tracks of the Manhattan Bridge between Chinatown and Two Bridges, the 88 East Broadway mall has housed doctor’s offices, hairdressers, travel agencies, and clothing shops since it opened in 1988; I saw it come alive again during Lunar New Year when Welcome to Chinatown hosted a pop-up fair that filled vacant retail units with young Asian American entrepreneurs, DJs, and a lively crowd, and organizers unveiled plans for an innovation hub slated to open this fall." - Cathy Erway