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To Mask Or Not To Mask, That Is The Question

To Mask Or Not To Mask, That Is The Question

Wearing masks is increasingly becoming common as the COVID-19 outbreak sweeps the world. People can be spotted wearing N95 respirators,...

Staying Connected, Even Apart

Staying Connected, Even Apart

The Downtown Alliance opened LMHQ — Lower Manhattan Headquarters — in 2015 as the central meeting place for the dynamic Lower Manhattan community...

Here’s a New Resource For Remote Gigs, Emergency Funds and Staying Calm

Here’s a New Resource For Remote Gigs, Emergency Funds and Staying Calm

People around the world are coming together in inspiring and creative ways to support their communities, from Italian tenor Maurizio Marchini...

Here Are GoFundMes For Your Favorite Lower Manhattan Restaurants

Here Are GoFundMes For Your Favorite Lower Manhattan Restaurants

With our favorite restaurants closed or only able to do delivery and/or takeout service during the COVID-19 pause, many service-industry employees...

Available Now: Financial Assistance For Restaurant Workers And Bartenders

Available Now: Financial Assistance For Restaurant Workers And Bartenders

Several organizations are trying to help those who have lost their earnings during this uncertain time. In Lower Manhattan, with restaurants and...

Filling Out The Census Is The Easiest Way To Help The Future Of Your Community

Filling Out The Census Is The Easiest Way To Help The Future Of Your Community

The COVID-19 outbreak and its ongoing impact on communities shows just how essential local resources are. Many key budgetary decisions that keep...

How Much To Tip Your Delivery Person During The Pandemic

How Much To Tip Your Delivery Person During The Pandemic

Social distancing rules have forced restaurants and bars to turn to takeout and delivery. This is critical for establishments struggling to stay in...

Paging All Retired Doctors And Nurses Who Can Respond To The COVID-19 Crisis

Paging All Retired Doctors And Nurses Who Can Respond To The COVID-19 Crisis

With the COVID-19 outbreak profoundly affecting hospitals across New York, the New York State Department of Health has put out a call for retired...

This Master List Will Keep You Connected To Lower Manhattan’s Food Deliveries

This Master List Will Keep You Connected To Lower Manhattan’s Food Deliveries

Things change very quickly these days. That’s why we’ve compiled and are constantly updating this living list of Lower Manhattan restaurants and...

Chinatown Restaurants Dedicated To Bringing Deliciousness Right To Your Door

Chinatown Restaurants Dedicated To Bringing Deliciousness Right To Your Door

Restaurants across the city have recently shuttered to sit-down service in response to the coronavirus pandemic. That includes the dim sum haunts and...

Explore A New Downtown Contemporary Art Exhibit From Your Home

Explore A New Downtown Contemporary Art Exhibit From Your Home

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, the cutting-edge Seaport District art gallery Anderson Contemporary postponed its new exhibition "A Moment in...

How To Wash Your Cell Phone

How To Wash Your Cell Phone

The coronavirus pandemic has presumably made us all experts in proper hand-washing techniques (20 seconds; scrub your whole palm, wrists and thumb;...