Chinatown
Impact Study

By: Welcome to Chinatown

State of Neighborhood
Small Businesses (2022)

A comprehensive economic and social impact study, looking at small business challenges and actions for recovery.

Photo credit: Lynnette Blanche

Building off of our Chinatown: State of Neighborhood Small Businesses Survey (2021)…

Welcome to Chinatown conducted an in-depth study to: quantify Manhattan Chinatown’s historic economic exclusion, assess its enduring strengths and emerging vulnerabilities, and determine recommendations to strengthen the Chinatown small business community, and keep Chinatown open for generations to come.
Welcome to Chinatown commissioned HR&A for this study.

Impact Study Overview

• Chinatown context

• Disproportionate impacts of disasters on Chinatown’s small businesses

• Top 4 ongoing challenges facing Chinatown’s small businesses

• Recommendations to keep Chinatown open for generations to come