Plus some local kids add to the Taste fundraising effort; art classes taught on Zoom by a local teacher; more noise from the rooftops. / 6 comments
Plus Duane Park joins in the 7p #clapbecausewecare effort; NYCxDesign will have some things online this spring; alternate side parking suspended till April 17.
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. / 3 comments
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.
Working with a Brooklyn upholsterer called Stichroom, a local resident is fulfilling orders for masks that then are distributed to city hospitals.
A video from late March of the quiet city; educational resources from the Museum of Jewish Heritage; meetups for writers. / 2 comments
Mikey Flowers, whose history with the neighborhood and the World Trade Center goes back decades, has been supplying white roses to the site for each victim. Still is. / 10 comments
Plus Joe and the Juice is open for takeout via the app; Giorgia has discounts on gift cards; a real-time map of permitted and essential construction projects.
The city will keep the lawn open provided distance measures are followed. Hudson River Park and Battery Park City parks remain open; any fenced-in areas are closed. / 5 comments
The Chinatown BID is keeping a couple of lists updated. Plus Zoom playwriting classes for kids; deliveries from Luv Michael granola; and some words for spring.
Walker's, Seamore's, Tiny's and its sisters and brothers, and the Live Well Company have set up GoFundMe pages. And Bubby's has stopped deliveries.
Our local small businesses will have to navigate a thicket of bureaucracy to get to some of this aid, but let's hope it can serve them. Also, updates on city agency hours.
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