The program has been created for small, locally owned businesses, and especially minority- and women-owned businesses.
Plus Italian Easter at Grandaisy; Jeff Zimmerman glass at R&Co.; kids gardening in Battery Park City.
Two years to the day since the city shut down for the pandemic. Plus a sidewalk cafe for L'Abeille; Sing for Hope piano concerts at the Oculus; a fundraiser for Ukraine at Sapar Contemporary.
Plus a photo essay from 9/11; Westfield sues Starbucks and vice versa; last advisory hurdle for Soho rezoning. / 1 comment
Black Gotham Experience creator Kamau Ware will give two talks on Black downtown history and the Oculus will host a digital exhibit to go with them.
Plus 180 The Store out east; Louis Vuitton opens in Brookfield; Forme Life opens in Westfield; Giorgia is back for the weekend and the Downtown Alliance offers a recycling guide for downtown.
Retailers at Brookfield are opening for "curbside" pickup; a curbside celebration for first responders; one gallery starts "real art in real space in real time." / 2 comments
But Frenchette, Maxwell's and Houseman have closed -- temporarily -- and are appealing to fans to help support their staffs during the crisis. / 4 comments
The Westfield mall has shut down its operations, and only a few tenants still have hours posted: Shake Shack, PNC Bank and WeWork. / 1 comment
The malls are open, but about half the stores are shuttered. Le District is open from 9a to 10p, but only from the Liberty Street side. / 3 comments
Local businesses and restaurants are taking extra precautions in light of the coronavirus, all while trying to hold on to a bit of their business. / 3 comments
Among the "coming soons" to the malls: vitamin IV drips, beer halls, Impossible tacos and Milanese pastries. / 3 comments
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