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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...
Here’s What You Need To Know About The Citywide Curfew
UPDATE, Monday, June 8: New York City’s Curfew Has Ended: What You Need To Know.Mayor de Blasio has issued a citywide 8p curfew for this week,...
Petropolis’s New Podcast Teaches Animal Lovers What’s Best For Their Pets
With her pet-supply shop currently open a few days a week during the shutdown, Petropolis (91 Washington Street) owner Tazz Latifi is using her...
‘We’re in Business, That’s the Success Story’: Jeremy’s Ale House Reopens
Lee Holin grew up in a family of New York restaurateurs. His father started his namesake Jeremy’s Ale House (228 Front Street), a friendly...
New York Families To Get $420 For Each Kid Who Attends Public School
Before the coronavirus pandemic, New York State would have spent money on keeping school cafeterias running. Since schools are shuttered, the state...
‘We Cut One Key a Day,’ a Downtown Locksmith Says, ‘But There’s Hope. We’ll Be Back.’
“I felt like a movie star,” Harry Santiago joked about his recent photo shoot for the Downtown Alliance’s portrait series. Granted,...
How COVID-19 ‘Laid The Food System Bare’ And What We Can Do Now
Perhaps one of the plus sides to all events shifting from in-person to online is that it’s easier than ever to catch something you may have...
How To Safely Go To The Beach
New York City beaches are closed right now, but you are technically permitted to hang out on the sand, provided you do so while complying with...
