THE WATERCOLORS OF YASMINE KARRENBERG
The local resident and floral designer is painting a flower a day, a practice she started when schools closed on March 15.

LOCAL BUSINESS UPDATE: BOOMERANG TOYS
Struggling to pay bills while the city is shuttered, local resident Karen Barwick came up with a plan: neighbors can now buy toys to send to city homeless shelters.

MAKING NOISE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Plus a storefront window is broken; Interlude is offering shipments of coffee beans and tea; some spring color in virtual reality from 81 Leonard Gallery.

NEED WHEELS?
Options in the neighborhood for getting around without the subway, aka bike. Buy new, use a Citi Bike, or repair that junker in the basement — and avoid the subway — along with tips for staying safe.

THE PAINTINGS OF JOHN LLOYD
An illustrator and graphic designer by trade, Lloyd has been walking the local streets since the ’80s, capturing the color and the character of the neighborhood’s architecture

A CITY IN ISOLATION
A video from late March of the quiet city; educational resources from the Museum of Jewish Heritage; meetups for writers.

FASHION SQUAD SEWING MASKS FOR HOSPITALS
Working with a Brooklyn upholsterer called Stichroom, a local resident is fulfilling orders for masks that then are distributed to city hospitals.

LOCAL EXPERT: BOOK NOOK 
The literacy experts at Book Nook have some tips to make reading at home more fun for kids. NB: some of these might work for your own reading schedule as well.

SEEN & HEARD
Art lessons for parents and teachers. Plus Duane Park joins in the 7p #clapbecausewecare effort; NYCxDesign will have some things online this spring; alternate side parking suspended till April 17.