Shining shoes was a step down from fixing glasses in his father's eyeglass shop, particularly for someone with a year of college under his belt.

"This will change the relationship between the two countries," said Park Han Sung, a clerk at an eyeglass shop in downtown Seoul.

Diane Bartolotta, manager of the Vision Corner, an eyeglass shop on Main Street, had not heard about the ordinance.

She had run an eyeglass shop, did nails and occasionally waited tables.

The eyeglass shop was open for business for the first time in three weeks.

Mr. Solomon, the owner of the eyeglass shop, was grateful for the initial payment, but perhaps there was more money to be had.

Further down Road 9, in front of a rival eyeglass shop, I met a British couple carrying overstuffed grocery bags.

Most activity in Fox Point centers on Wickenden St with its restaurants, art supply store, incredible eyeglass shop (Gregory's Optical) and several home-furnishing boutiques.

When the lights went out on Thursday, Imani Kuumba was in an eyeglass shop on 116th Street in Harlem.

Abdou El-Baqi, co-owner, along with Ahmed Ibrahim, of an eyeglass shop, sported a stiff gray suit and a dramatic comb-over.