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Chinatown fears community, business loss in 76ers arena plan

Customers shop for produce in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Traffic drives down 10th Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) A customer shops for produce in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Customers shop for produce in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Pedestrians walk along 10th Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Pedestrians walk along 10th Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Pedestrians walk in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Shown is a bridge on 10th Street that spans Interstate 676 that bisects the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Customers shop for produce in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Shown is the Fashion District shopping center and the proposed location of a new Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball arena adjacent to the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Shown in the top right is the Fashion District shopping center and the proposed location of a new Philadelphia 76ers NBA basketball arena, while in the foreground, the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia is seen, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Pedestrians cross 10th Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Pedestrians walk along 10th Street in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. Organizers and members of Philadelphia's Chinatown say they were surprised by the 76ers' announcement that they hope to build a $1.3 billion arena just a block from the community’s gateway arch. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Wei Chen, Asian Americans United, Civic Engagement Director, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Philadelphia Councilmember Helen Gym poses for a photograph in the Chinatown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Chinatown fears community, business loss in 76ers arena plan