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New York Families To Get $420 For Each Kid Who Attends Public School

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.’

‘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

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...

A New Bike Lane Is Coming To Broadway

A New Bike Lane Is Coming To Broadway

To help people enjoy the outdoors while maintaining social distance, Lower Manhattan is getting a new temporary bike lane along Broadway, from...

Now Open: More Downtown Restaurants Ready To Feed You

Now Open: More Downtown Restaurants Ready To Feed You

77 Burger is not the only the Lower Manhattan restaurant that has started to carefully open up for business again.Others have returned to the...

Key Resources For The Lower Manhattan Community During COVID-19

Key Resources For The Lower Manhattan Community During COVID-19

As Lower Manhattan pushes through the COVID-19 era, here is a list of resources we've created to help guide Downtown residents, workers and property...

‘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...

‘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...

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...

Repeat After Me: Do Not Drink Bleach

Repeat After Me: Do Not Drink Bleach

UPDATE, Monday, May 18: It's still not safe to drink bleach.In case anyone needs to hear this: That bottle of Clorox sitting under your kitchen sink...

What Are The Rules Of Jogging During A Pandemic?

What Are The Rules Of Jogging During A Pandemic?

Parks are blessedly still open as part of New York City’s extended stay-at-home order, provided that park-goers enjoy them at a safe distance from...

Tune Into Congressman Nadler’s Town Hall on Small-Business Relief 

Tune Into Congressman Nadler’s Town Hall on Small-Business Relief 

Congressman Jerry Nadler is hosting a virtual town hall for Small Business relief in the face of the coronavirus pandemic Monday, April 27, at...