Still Working: Ox Verte
There are a few local companies that have found ways to tweak their business models to suit the times. This edition: corporate caterer Ox Verte on Reade Street.
Happy Easter! Local churches are online for the holidays
Using Facebook, Instagram and YouTube, St. Peter's, Trinity and Lower Manhattan Community Church are all offering services online.
Seen & Heard: Lights of Hope
Downtown buildings lighting up for first responders; spring break at Brooklyn Robot Foundry; vandals at work; fundraiser for LES Enfants de Boheme in Two Bridges. / 1 comment
Reflecting on another crisis, 19 years ago
Calling all comments: how does this crisis compare to the one the neighborhood endured 19 years ago? / 18 comments
Happy Pesach! JCP is live-streaming events for the holidays
JCP has both daily events and holiday celebrations going on live across all the social media platforms.
Seen & Heard: Alicia Keys from the rooftops
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
Newsletter: April 9
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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.
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
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. / 2 comments
Local Expert: Book Nook and its young readers
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.
Fashion Squad School owner 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.
Left rectangle ads redesigned
History of Tribeca Buildings
So sad to hear! L&O was the best ... so professional, so kind, so talented. Will miss them a lot.... — Sam D. / L&O Frame will close in July
No one is speaking about the impacts and dangerous conditions for people living in 310 Greenwich street . The businesses... — Native / Plans for new tower at Independence Plaza have begun
Thank you Thank you Darla — Native / Plans for new tower at Independence Plaza have begun
The construction of this new tower will be destructive to the entire neighborhood in so many ways. It will certainly... — Darla / Plans for new tower at Independence Plaza have begun
Larry & Gabbie are the best. Sad to see them go but happy for them in retirement — Johnny Mac / L&O Frame will close in July
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I have no personal experience with any of these programs, but this post and the comments do not address some... — SW / Manhattan Youth loses contracts at 12 middle school afterschool programs