LUNCH BOX FOOD FAIR AT FOSUN PLAZA
The Downtown Alliance will host the third annual Lunch Box pop-up food fair on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 28 Liberty’s Fosun Plaza from 11:30a to 2:30p. This year’s lineup features 10 newer Lower Manhattan restaurants, each offering a $10 boxed lunch that includes one main dish and two sides. Admission is free. The open-air festival attracts close to 10,000 attendees. Rain or shine. Also, Lunch Box will be a zero-waste event. Composting and recycling stations will be located throughout the plaza.

THE GREEK ONLINE
The Greek restaurant now has an online shop for specialty Greek products, including Three Cents ginger beer, special olive oils, Othrys Farms oregano, Greek sea salt and Nescafe. Fun gift shopping for that pal from the islands… See the website here.

PS 234 HOLIDAY POP-UP SHOP
PS 234 will host its first-ever holiday pop-up shop on Saturday, Dec. 7, from 11a to 5p. The event is a new fundraising initiative and will host with a diverse group of local brands selling their products. Interested vendors should email holidayshop@ps234.org. The cost is $300 per table and includes the opportunity for the vendors to promote their brands within the wider community.

A CANNABIS SHOP FOR CHINATOWN
Alta Dispensary — not to be confused with Alto dispensary on Chambers — will open in Chinatown at 52A Kenmare Street this Friday, Sept. 27, at 12p, with a grand opening party attended by Assemblywoman Grace Lee and representatives from Send Chinatown Love. The afternoon ribbon cutting will also be followed by a ticketed evening celebration and fundraiser starting at 5pm, with proceeds going to Send Chinatown Love to support fellow Chinatown businesses.