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Here Are The First Phase’s Reopening Guidelines For Retail Businesses
The city has entered the first phase of its gradual reopening, which means that non-essential businesses can now legally operate in spite of the...
Where You Can Get Tested For COVID-19 In Lower Manhattan
As the city prepares for reopening, hospitals and urgent-care centers across the city are offering tests to determine if you have the coronavirus....
How To Safely Go To The Dentist
Dentists’ offices have officially been given the go-ahead to reopen in New York State, which is good news for anyone who needs a cleaning or more...
Where New Yorkers Can Avoid ATM Fees On Unemployment Debit Cards
This is a challenging time for many New Yorkers who have lost work because of COVID-19, and it does not help matters to deal with ATM withdrawal fees...
Dine Around Downtown Goes Online To Spotlight Local Restaurants
The Downtown Alliance has been working to support local businesses that are adversely impacted by COVID — from creating rental-assistance grant...
In Pictures: The Black Lives Matter Protest In Lower Manhattan
On June 2, civil-rights protests came to Lower Manhattan. Thousands of New Yorkers congregated in Foley Square to rally in support of racial equality...
Dispatch From a Downtown Mail Carrier: ‘Send to Your Loved Ones’
The post-pandemic world could be one without the U.S. Postal Service, whose political and financial struggles have been well-documented. The USPS is...
How a Small-Business Owner Draws Strength and Hope From History
Matt Khatamov is co-owner of FiDi Cleaners at 89 Washington Street. Like other small-business owners he is grappling with the COVID-19 crisis, but...
Generosity and Tolerance: This Restaurateur Delivers (Even When It’s Not Returned)
When the Downtown Alliance chatted with Kanruthai Makmuang on May 18, she’d been working 25 days straight. Makmuang is co-owner of the Thai kitchen...
COVID-19 Testing, Contact Tracing Now Available To All New Yorkers
All New Yorkers are entitled to universal COVID-19 testing as part of the New York City’s newly-launched Test & Trace Corps initiative, Mayor...
