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The Overnight Subway Shutdown: What Essential Workers Need to Know

The Overnight Subway Shutdown: What Essential Workers Need to Know

For the first time in its 104-year history, the New York City subway system will not run around the clock, ceasing service from 1a to 5a for Governor...

‘Little by Little, They Know We Are Open’: Getting Back to Business at 77 Burger

‘Little by Little, They Know We Are Open’: Getting Back to Business at 77 Burger

New York City has been on pause for weeks. With new reported cases of COVID-19 on the decline, people who run businesses are starting to think about...

Plunge Into New York City’s History Of Water With This Podcast

Plunge Into New York City’s History Of Water With This Podcast

Just before the COVID-19 pandemic descended on New York City, Vincent Sapienza, who leads New York City’s Department of Environmental Protection,...

What It’s Like to Own a New York City Pizza Shop Right Now

What It’s Like to Own a New York City Pizza Shop Right Now

When New York City announced the shutdown, Benedetto “Ben” Davi, owner of Underground Pizza, said to his manager, who is also his nephew,...

Downtown Alliance Announces Explorer In Chief Winner

Downtown Alliance Announces Explorer In Chief Winner

The Alliance for Downtown New York has selected Josh Katz — a savvy street photographer who has captured the attention of over a half-million...

Get Personalized Book Recommendations From McNally Jackson

Get Personalized Book Recommendations From McNally Jackson

For many New Yorkers, staying home has provided a windfall of reading time. But sometimes it’s tough to figure out which book to breeze through...

How a Downtown Hotel Became Home for First-Responders

How a Downtown Hotel Became Home for First-Responders

“How do we make sure that they know we're smiling, even though they can't see us behind the masks? How do we have the eye contact that tells a...

Ramen, Glass, Egg, Drunken: Where to Order All The Noodles in Lower Manhattan

Ramen, Glass, Egg, Drunken: Where to Order All The Noodles in Lower Manhattan

Few things in this world are more satisfying than piles and piles of steaming hot noodles. And yet striking the right balance of sweet and spicy is a...

‘I Want to Help my City’: How Dick’s Hardware Calculates What Downtowners Need

‘I Want to Help my City’: How Dick’s Hardware Calculates What Downtowners Need

Dani Yamin just got her master’s degree in theoretical and applied mathematics. “Not exactly hardware-related,” she laughed when speaking over...

Today: Zoom Into Town Hall On Solutions For Housing And Small Business

Today: Zoom Into Town Hall On Solutions For Housing And Small Business

Brian Kavanagh, the New York State Senator for Lower Manhattan, is hosting a virtual town hall today, Thursday, April 30, at 7p. He will be featuring...

Food-Delivery Apps Are Charging Businesses Too Much In Fees, Downtown Alliance President Jessica Lappin Says

Food-Delivery Apps Are Charging Businesses Too Much In Fees, Downtown Alliance President Jessica Lappin Says

Businesses are hurting: Those that aren’t shuttered entirely during the pandemic are trying to operate with limited staff and resources and are...

There’s A Job That Can Help Stop The Spread Of COVID-19

There’s A Job That Can Help Stop The Spread Of COVID-19

If you’re looking for work and have health-related professional experience, here is an opportunity: The Fund for Public Health NYC is hiring...