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How A Philadelphia Union Helped Chinatown's Sang Kee Pecking Duck House Reopen
It's been a tense few months for people who live and work in Chinatown as many have objected to the city's plans for a new Sixers arena.
December 31, 2024
CBS News Philadelphia is learning there's more to the story about a popular restaurant in Philadelphia's Chinatown that was forced to shut down days before Christmas. The city closed it down after a steam problem caused an electrical issue, but the general manager ended up getting the help he needed from an unlikely place in time to reopen for the busy holiday rush.
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It's been a tense few months for people who live and work in Chinatown as many have objected to the city's plans to build a new Sixers arena nearby. The city's unions, on the other hand, have been big supporters of the project, so when union workers stepped up to help a longtime Chinatown restaurant, it was the unity some didn't see coming.
The Christmas holiday means big bucks for Chinese restaurants, so when Philadelphia's Licenses and Inspections Department (L&I) closed down Sang Kee Pecking Duck House in Chinatown days before Christmas, the general manager was desperate for help.
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