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The British had closed Boston Harbor until the English merchants who lost their goods at the Boston Tea Party were paid for their damages. Even though Boston being the second port in the colonies after New York were commercial competitors to the New Yorkers. None the less, New York raised money for assistance to the Bostonians who were jobless as a result of the port closure. See {589414} for the other steps that New York was willing to take.