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Seen & Heard: It’s May
Lily of the valley is in season and can be delivered to your door; get flowers straight from Holland; get some cooking at home tips direct from Houseman; get a sketch of your pet with a donation.
Downtown Alliance offering grants to cover rent for ‘essential’ small businesses
$10,000 grants will go to businesses below Murray that are currently operating as "essential" and have fewer than five outlets around the city.
Petco Unleashed on Chambers is closing for good
The store opened a decade ago, in November 2010, and will close for good on May 17 with little explanation from corporate. / 36 comments
Trader Joe’s is closed for cleaning again
The store reports that it is doing additional cleaning and will reopen tomorrow.
Local Business Update: Babesta
Babesta, the gear store for city kids on Warren and at Brookfield, is trying to offer the same service and expertise online using the tech tools of the pandemic. / 1 comment
Seen & Heard: Greenmarket updates
Plus a pet preparedness plan from Best Friends Shelter; a virtual show at Alexander and Bonin; the latest words from Robert Janz. / 3 comments
Seen & Heard: Breweries are essential!
Get fresh brew delivered downtown from Torch & Crown. Plus take a mixology course from the head bartender at the Dead Rabbit; Leo's is back in Fidi; whodunnits delivered from the Mysterious Bookshop.
Local Business Update: King’s Pharmacy
The pharmacy -- our go-to source for Hot Wheels, Beanie Babies and emergency oaktag for kids' science projects -- is running out of cash, with no loan program in sight. / 19 comments
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. / 3 comments
Mikey Flowers and the 9/11 Memorial keep a tradition alive
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. / 12 comments
Seen & Heard: What’s open in Chinatown
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.
Guidance for small business owners, updates from city and more
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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Joke or not, that sign has to go. — Marcus / Seen & Heard: Wayfinding for a counterfeit bazaar
Second that; thank you for the compelling history of this building (and our neighborhood)! When available, would be great to... — Reader on Reade / 54 Laight Street in the Tribeca North Historic District is for sale
Congratulations for staying in business in Tribeca. I had a storefront in Tribeca with my family for over 50 years... — Amy Bergenfeld / Spotlight: Greenwich St. Jewelers at 50
Apparently Chip City shuttered all 20+ of its retail locations this week. — James Bogardus / Cookies coming to 325 Greenwich
Sorry, but to whom should businesses cater, if not the neighborhood families who live and raise children there? — K / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Even though the location was busy, the setup isn’t aligned with the renewed architectural focus of the brand. There is... — Matt / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow
Spas……we need more nail spas. — Francesco / Starbucks at West Broadway and Chambers will close tomorrow