Chinatown, Sunset District receive new grants to hold night markets and revitalize city [Video]

Two San Francisco neighborhoods are receiving grants from a nonprofit to hold night markets.

Event organizers said night markets are a great way to bring life back to the city. The money will help fund upcoming night markets in Chinatown and the Sunset District.

Community leaders and merchants were excited and grateful for the help.

Merchants said on most nights, Chinatown is quiet, and the streets are empty. But last November, a night market breathed new life into the historic neighborhood.

Lily Lo, the founder of the event, plans to hold another one this Friday.

“Not enough tourism, not enough people come to shop and eat. We want San Francisco Chinatown to survive,” said Lo.

The $100,000 grant will make it possible for her to hold night markets on the second Friday of every month through November. The money is a gift from a nonprofit called Civic Joy Fund founded by Manny Yekutiel, owner of Manny’s Cafe in the Mission District.

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