NEW YORK—Manhattan businesses hit by the street closures and tight security around Trump Tower finally received good news. The block of 56th Street between 5th and 6th avenues, closed to vehicle traffic since election day, was reopened on Dec. 28, the city announced.
The block is filled with restaurants, delis, beauty parlors, and other establishments that saw revenues decline to varying degrees, especially during the first two days after the election, when the security wouldn’t allow even pedestrians in.
Luis Ortic at work at Champion Park garage on 56th St. in Manhattan on Dec. 27, 2016. Petr Svab/Epoch Times
