What It’s Like to Be a Landlord in NYC’s Chinatown Right Now
"Two very accomplished, extremely young pastry chefs opened a small bakery inside the food hall in early 2020 and initially attracted press and a small following; when COVID struck they were allowed rent-free use of the space to pivot to delivery, personally baking and delivering goods with a borrowed car and receiving community support and gift-card purchases, but despite extraordinary effort they were unable to sustain the business and had to close, a heartbreaking example of pandemic timing wiping out a promising startup." - Cathy Erway
