date:Jul 29, 2013
e shark fin has been difficult to procure since California and other West Coast states banned it.
Chen said the restaurant will stop selling shark fin when New York's ban goes into effect.
Up the street at Ping's seafood, waiter Ricky Tsoi said his restaurant stopped offering shark fin soup in May. He said most diners recognize the need to protect sharks, but some still ask for the soup.
They miss it, Tsoi said. In Chinese culture, shark fin soup is good.
Seven other states and the three U.S