Popular San Francisco Chinatown night market returns for second year
NBC Bay Area
[{'start': '0.880', 'end': '4.480', 'text': 'Well, this month and every month, we'}, {'start': '2.480', 'end': '6.480', 'text': 'celebrate Asian-American Native Hawaiian'}, {'start': '4.480', 'end': '8.880', 'text': "Pacific Islander Month. San Francisco's"}, {'start': '6.480', 'end': '11.759', 'text': 'popular Chinatown Market is back.'}, {'start': '8.880', 'end': '13.599', 'text': 'Beginning next Friday, USA Today just'}, {'start': '11.759', 'end': '15.839', 'text': 'announced that the B Chinatown night'}, {'start': '13.599', 'end': '18.720', 'text': 'market was, which is what we host here.'}, {'start': '15.839', 'end': '20.960', 'text': "It's the best night market of 2025."}, {'start': '18.720', 'end': '23.480', 'text': 'Organizers put on nine successful'}, {'start': '20.960', 'end': '26.160', 'text': "markets last year, and this year it's"}, {'start': '23.480', 'end': '28.679', 'text': 'expanding for more. Our Janelle Wang has'}, {'start': '26.160', 'end': '30.880', 'text': 'the story.'}, {'start': '28.679', 'end': '33.920', 'text': 'Another season of B Chinatown night'}, {'start': '30.880', 'end': '36.399', 'text': "market for 2025. B Chinatown's Myron Lee"}, {'start': '33.920', 'end': '38.320', 'text': 'and Lily Lo are gearing up for six night'}, {'start': '36.399', 'end': '40.640', 'text': 'markets this year between May and'}, {'start': '38.320', 'end': '42.239', 'text': 'October, the second Friday of each'}, {'start': '40.640', 'end': '43.760', 'text': 'month.'}, {'start': '42.239', 'end': '45.920', 'text': 'Never thought about, you know, so many'}, {'start': '43.760', 'end': '49.039', 'text': 'young people, especially, you know,'}, {'start': '45.920', 'end': '50.719', 'text': 'people been working at home and it it'}, {'start': '49.039', 'end': '54.079', 'text': "been very successful. So, I'm very proud"}, {'start': '50.719', 'end': '55.920', 'text': 'of it. So, Lily really cares about the'}, {'start': '54.079', 'end': '57.600', 'text': 'small businesses within Chinatown and'}, {'start': '55.920', 'end': '59.359', 'text': 'within our community. And when she came'}, {'start': '57.600', 'end': '61.320', 'text': 'to me with the idea of doing a night'}, {'start': '59.359', 'end': '64.640', 'text': 'market in China, I thought she was'}, {'start': '61.320', 'end': '67.280', 'text': 'crazy. And then we just did it like as a'}, {'start': '64.640', 'end': '69.840', 'text': 'one-off right before APE and it turned'}, {'start': '67.280', 'end': '72.080', 'text': 'it was a instant success, right? I just'}, {'start': '69.840', 'end': '73.840', 'text': 'do it and uh with a small group with all'}, {'start': '72.080', 'end': '75.920', 'text': 'the volunteer we just do it, you know,'}, {'start': '73.840', 'end': '78.320', 'text': "you know, everybody think we're not"}, {'start': '75.920', 'end': '80.640', 'text': 'going to do it, but we we did it. So we'}, {'start': '78.320', 'end': '82.799', 'text': 'just keep going. Last year, organizers'}, {'start': '80.640', 'end': '84.880', 'text': 'say businesses made between four or five'}, {'start': '82.799', 'end': '87.119', 'text': 'figures each month. Surrounding'}, {'start': '84.880', 'end': '89.840', 'text': 'businesses also cashed in by staying'}, {'start': '87.119', 'end': '91.920', 'text': 'open later. 40 food vendors will fill'}, {'start': '89.840', 'end': '94.400', 'text': 'five blocks on Grant Avenue from'}, {'start': '91.920', 'end': '97.759', 'text': 'California to Pacific. And new this'}, {'start': '94.400', 'end': '99.759', 'text': 'year, a stage with live bands. And two'}, {'start': '97.759', 'end': '101.720', 'text': 'blocks on Waverly Place will feature'}, {'start': '99.759', 'end': '104.640', 'text': 'games, arts, and'}, {'start': '101.720', 'end': '106.720', 'text': 'crafts. Wangle Bakery on Jackson Street'}, {'start': '104.640', 'end': '108.560', 'text': 'is looking forward to another year of'}, {'start': '106.720', 'end': '110.159', 'text': 'night markets.'}, {'start': '108.560', 'end': '113.439', 'text': 'The night market will have local'}, {'start': '110.159', 'end': '116.720', 'text': 'favorites like dim sum, pastries, boba,'}, {'start': '113.439', 'end': '118.799', 'text': 'and candied fruit on a skewer. Sweet'}, {'start': '116.720', 'end': '121.280', 'text': 'pop, a new family-owned small business'}, {'start': '118.799', 'end': '123.280', 'text': 'on Grant Avenue, will serve up treats at'}, {'start': '121.280', 'end': '125.759', 'text': 'the night market. When we used to live'}, {'start': '123.280', 'end': '129.200', 'text': "in China, it's it's our like childhood"}, {'start': '125.759', 'end': '131.360', 'text': 'snacks. They like this snacks and the e'}, {'start': '129.200', 'end': '134.080', 'text': 'Chinatown. I think we are the first one'}, {'start': '131.360', 'end': '137.040', 'text': 'like two sers. It was like every night'}, {'start': '134.080', 'end': '139.520', 'text': 'that market was a lot of people. Woo!'}, {'start': '137.040', 'end': '142.000', 'text': "She's back, baby. Manny Yukoutiel,"}, {'start': '139.520', 'end': '144.160', 'text': 'executive director of Civic Joy Fund,'}, {'start': '142.000', 'end': '146.400', 'text': 'has pushed to bring crowds back to'}, {'start': '144.160', 'end': '148.319', 'text': 'downtown. The Chinatown Night Market was'}, {'start': '146.400', 'end': '150.080', 'text': 'our first foray into making San'}, {'start': '148.319', 'end': '152.720', 'text': 'Francisco the night market city. The'}, {'start': '150.080', 'end': '155.920', 'text': 'nonprofit is giving nearly $2 million to'}, {'start': '152.720', 'end': '157.440', 'text': 'night markets across the city. At Lily'}, {'start': '155.920', 'end': '159.040', 'text': 'and I danced the night away, and we'}, {'start': '157.440', 'end': '160.480', 'text': 'realized that San Francisco needed the'}, {'start': '159.040', 'end': '162.480', 'text': 'Chinatown night market to happen more'}, {'start': '160.480', 'end': '164.319', 'text': 'often. And because it was so successful,'}, {'start': '162.480', 'end': '166.239', 'text': 'bringing over 10,000 people to Chinatown'}, {'start': '164.319', 'end': '167.680', 'text': 'once a month, the Civic Joy Fund has'}, {'start': '166.239', 'end': '169.760', 'text': 'expanded the night market program to'}, {'start': '167.680', 'end': '171.680', 'text': 'include 10 night markets around San'}, {'start': '169.760', 'end': '173.440', 'text': 'Francisco. And for the very first'}, {'start': '171.680', 'end': '175.040', 'text': 'Chinatown Night Market of the Year,'}, {'start': '173.440', 'end': '177.920', 'text': "they'll be joining forces with North"}, {'start': '175.040', 'end': '180.959', 'text': 'Beach to have a joint Chinatown North'}, {'start': '177.920', 'end': '183.519', 'text': 'Beach night market. Vendors interested'}, {'start': '180.959', 'end': '185.599', 'text': 'in the Chinatown market need to apply.'}, {'start': '183.519', 'end': '188.319', 'text': 'It is first come, first serve. Our'}, {'start': '185.599', 'end': '190.400', 'text': 'preference is to open it to local'}, {'start': '188.319', 'end': '191.920', 'text': "Chinatown businesses, but we're open to"}, {'start': '190.400', 'end': '194.400', 'text': "if you're in San Francisco, an"}, {'start': '191.920', 'end': '196.239', 'text': 'Asian-Americanowned AA ahpi business,'}, {'start': '194.400', 'end': '199.400', 'text': 'feel free to come and apply. You can'}, {'start': '196.239', 'end': '201.360', 'text': "either go to our website, it's"}, {'start': '199.400', 'end': '204.319', 'text': "binatown.weebly.com. We'll also post on"}, {'start': '201.360', 'end': '206.319', 'text': 'our Instagram, which is bchinatownsf.'}, {'start': '204.319', 'end': '208.239', 'text': 'This is something to contribute back.'}, {'start': '206.319', 'end': '210.319', 'text': 'You know, if Chinatown success, I think'}, {'start': '208.239', 'end': '212.879', 'text': 'the citywide is going to be success.'}, {'start': '210.319', 'end': '214.720', 'text': 'Lily is very modest. I mean, without'}, {'start': '212.879', 'end': '216.400', 'text': 'her, I would say like many, many'}, {'start': '214.720', 'end': '218.640', 'text': 'businesses would not have survived'}, {'start': '216.400', 'end': '220.799', 'text': 'during the pandemic. Lily is certainly a'}, {'start': '218.640', 'end': '223.360', 'text': "pillar in our community, and she's like"}, {'start': '220.799', 'end': '225.760', 'text': 'an unsung hero for uh San Francisco'}, {'start': '223.360', 'end': '228.159', 'text': 'Chinatown. The first of six Chinatown'}, {'start': '225.760', 'end': '230.319', 'text': 'night markets is Friday, May 9th, and'}, {'start': '228.159', 'end': '233.040', 'text': 'every second Friday of the month through'}, {'start': '230.319', 'end': '236.879', 'text': 'October from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.'}, {'start': '233.040', 'end': '236.879', 'text': 'Janelle Wang, NBC Bay Area News.'}]