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Shelly at Chinatown Parade Chinatown is one of the most exciting and vibrant neighborhoods in New York City. Rich in history and culture, commerce and community, Shelly Silver has fought for and won better services for its residents.

Help for Chinatown's Small Business Owners

Small business is the economic engine of Chinatown. To fuel that engine, Shelly created the Chinatown Empire Zone that provides a virtually tax-free environment for new businesses as well as wage tax credits, sales tax exemptions, and a property tax credit for existing businesses that create new jobs. Shelly also helped open a training and technology center with job training for workers designed to support the needs of Chinatown's garment manufacturing industry.

Community Job Training Initiative

Because of Shelly's advocacy, the Empire State Development Corporation is funding the Chinese American Planning Council's Pre-Employment Preparation and Placement project, a new program to provide workers with job readiness assistance and help place them in employment leading toward long-term careers as professional workers in the field of their choosing.

Better Bus and Subway Service

Shelly has worked hard to bring better mass transit service in the neighborhood. He won improved service on the M22 bus line, including easier transfers, additional dispatcher hours, improved bus maintenance, and better customer access to route managers. And when the MTA announced a four-year closure of the Grand Street subway station during Manhattan Bridge construction, Shelly rallied with local community leaders to win free shuttle buses between Grand Street and Canal Street stations. Shelly also succeeded in increasing "M" line service, and secured Grand Street station subway-shuttle service to West 4th Street, shuttle bus service across the Manhattan Bridge, and more "F" trains during rush hour.

A Comprehensive Health Center for Women and Children

As Assembly Speaker, Shelly Silver has worked to ensure that New York City's hospitals have the resources they need to provide quality health care for all of us. Last year he secured millions of dollars for renovations and a new comprehensive health center for women and children at Gouverneur Hospital.

The Re-Opening of Park Row

Park Row - partially re-opened When other Lower Manhattan areas reopened after 9/11, Shelly fought on behalf of residents of Chatham Green and Chatham Towers to reopen Park Row, where they access local MTA bus stops, their own parking garages, taxis, and Access-A-Ride vans. He joined a neighborhood lawsuit and worked to ensure affected residents and business gained input in security procedures and the future of their neighborhood. Because of the work of Shelly and the community, Park Row is now partially re-opened and Shelly is continuing his fight for Park Row to fully re-open.

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A New Building for the Museum of Chinese in the Americas

The leading museum dedicated to reclaiming, preserving and presenting the history and culture of Chinese people in the United States will be re-opening in a new building this fall thanks to $2 million in funding that Shelly Silver secured from the Lower Manhattan Development Corporation. The museum's new exhibition space has been designed by Maya Lin. The museum attracts 100,000 tourists a year to Chinatown and preserves an important part of our heritage.

A New High School for Chinatown and Lower Manhattan Families

After years without a high school serving Chinatown and downtown Manhattan, Millennium High School on Broad Street has become one of the most sought-after high schools in the City. Shelly was proud to have played a large role in securing the funding to create the school and recently secured additional funding for a gym.

Computers for Lower East Side Classrooms

Shelly has come through for Chinatown schools like P.S. 2, P.S. 42, P.S. 124, P.S. 126, P.S. 130 and P.S. 134 with funding to purchase computers and needed supplies for use by staff, students and parents.