Chinese immigrants moved to the East Coast cities in search of employment. Early businesses in these cities included hand laundries and restaurants. Chinatown started on Mott Street, Park, Pell and Doyers streets, east of the notorious Five Points district. By 1870, there was a Chinese population of 200. By the time the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was passed, the population was up to 2,000 residents. By 1900, there were 7,000 Chinese residents, but fewer than 200 Chinese women. The only park in Chinatown, Columbus Park, was built on what was once the center of the infamous Five Points neighborhood of New York. Until the 1970s, the traditional borders of Chinatown were Canal Street, The Bowery, Worth Street, and Baxter Street. In the 1970s, Little Italy. A gigantic federally subsidized housing project, named Confucius Plaza was completed on the corner of Bowery and Division streets in 1976. It is a 44-story residential building. The building also housed a new public grade school, P.S.124. Since new housing is normally non-existent in Chinatown, many apartments in the building were acquired by wealthy individuals through under-the-table dealings, even though the building was built as affordable housing. Unlike most other urban Chinatowns, Manhattan's Chinatown is both a residential area as well as commercial area. Most population estimates are in the range of 150,000 to 250,000 residents. In 1976, the statue of Confucius in front of Confucius Plaza became a common meeting place. In the 1980s, banks which opened new branches and others which were renovating started to use Chinese traditional styles for their building facades. For Chinese New Years, many people gather in Chinatown for the festival. There is usually a dragon/lion dance. Many activities are going on during Chinese New Years because like New Years, it is a start of a brand new year.