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10/14/2020

The moistest jerky you'll ever have. Prices are extremely low and of course cash only.

10/07/2020

was the last coffee shop I sat inside before lockdowns started (2nd pic). We had no idea how much everything would change over the next couple of days, weeks, and now months. I recently got to visit again and, while I didn't get to sit inside, I was able to sit outside sipping on my coffee and enjoying the new normal the city has settled into.⁠
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I learned that before lockdowns, they had started getting into live music at the cafe which had to stop once they closed. The spirit lived on though through a virtual music benefit that raised thousands of dollars to support their baristas. ⁠
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Their yelp page has a great update through all this: "Like all small businesses, we are trying our best to navigate the turbulence that is 2020... Please bear with us as we try new things and occasionally fumble. We’d love your input! Upon request, we have brought back our croissants, danishes, and other baked goodies! And we invite you to explore our growing wine and beer selections. Thanks to all our customers for buoying us through the storm. This is our city, our neighborhood, our home, our heart. Our local neighborhoods are more important then ever for support, small kindnesses, and purpose. We love NY more than ever."⁠
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10/04/2020

I really appreciate the small touches restaurants like are making to keep their customers safe!

09/30/2020

This 66-year-old East Village eatery used to be open 24/7 serving affordable traditional Ukrainian food. Now, like many restaurants in the city, its hours have decreased by half most days but they are still serving many of their popular dishes at reasonable prices.

Their owner, who has been working at the restaurant since he was 14 and recently bought out his father to be its sole owner, says that the business could survive temporarily on 50% dining capacity but really needs 75%. Tomorrow NYC is set to open up indoor dining again at 25% capacity. In June, they were doing just 15% of normal business.

They were lucky to have gotten their rent forgiven by their landlord (a Ukrainian nonprofit) for April and May when they were completely closed. A recent survey of 500 NYC restaurants showed that only 10% of them have been able to renegotiate their lease.

They have also had some success using to ship their popular pierogis across the country with 3 dozen pierogi's going for $99.

Business has slowly been improving as they work to get back to 50 workers a day making as many as 5,000 pierogis from lows of less than a quarter of that.

Link in the bio for the article detailing more of a day inside the restaurant back in June.

09/24/2020

I came across this amazing Ethiopian food truck while celebrating my 30th birthday on Governor's Island with my mom. I was really craving injera at the time and was participating in so it was a very welcomed sighting. They are also a great example of small businesses in the city rapidly adapting and adjusting with the times.⁠
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They first closed one of their two food trucks as the pandemic started quickly spreading in the city and then they went to limited hours on their remaining truck. By the end of March, they pulled both of their trucks off the streets and started operating completely from their commercial kitchen based in Long Island City offering family sized meals for contactless delivery and pickup within a 5 miles radius.⁠
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They quickly stopped offering pickup orders so they could keep up with their online orders and to keep people safe inside their homes. They expanded their delivery options from just to , , and . They partnered with organizations like to provide food to people in the community who were in need and food to frontline workers at Flushing Hospital⁠.
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Before the pandemic, they had 20 employees and with all their efforts they were able to keep two on full-time pay and provide the rest of their staff with some income until they were able to operate fully again.⁠
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When New York City started phase 2 of reopenings in early July, they brought their trucks back into the streets including their residencies at Governor's island and Rockefeller Plaza. This is definitely a resilient business worth supporting if you can.⁠
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09/22/2020

Since 1993, has been an essential 24-hour spot for South Asian cabbies and locals to eat ridiculously cheap and delicious food in the east village. Their great deals include samosas for only $2 and a combo platter of rice with three vegetable curries for just $7 🤤🤯 ⁠
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Even before the pandemic, they were struggling with the decline of yellow cabs caused by the rise of rideshare in the city led by Uber and Lyft. Then the pandemic hit and they were forced to close their small store for over 4 months. In July, they finally opened back up with a mandatory mask policy and a limit of two customers at a time.⁠
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Early on during the pandemic, they worked with to design t-shirts and tote bags to support the business. When they opened back up, published a rallying cry to support them which , , and others answered leading to a that has raised over $48k (link in a bio to contribute) and a big boost in traffic for them.⁠
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09/08/2020

Date night last week ! A great raw oyster bar on Delancey Street with a robust cocktail list and lively outdoor dining setup.

Before they were allowed to open up again, they had to reduce staff from 40 to just a handful and temporarily pivoted to selling wine online to survive. Their manager even had to bike around to do some of the deliveries. I'm glad they were able to reopen and provide such a nice dining experience again.

09/04/2020

Dahi puri is one of my favorite Indian snacks and nails it! Some much flavor packed into one bit. Adda is one of the best restaurants in Long Island City.

They've also recently been doing a lot to help the local community. Every day they provide .nyc with 500 meals to help with the food insecurity crisis and they provide up to 300 meals a day to frontline healthcare workers.

09/01/2020

Went on a food tour through Queens on this weekend and had to stop by Jackson Heights for to satisfy my craving for this classic Colombian dish. Arepa de choclo is my favorite of theirs!⁠
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Maria Cano is the actual "arepa lady" who used to sell them from a cart under the 7 train before her sons opened up the restaurant.⁠
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Early on in the pandemic, they were forced to shut down completely because they were making less than $100 a day off of a couple of orders of takeout and delivery. Now with outdoor dining, the business has been doing better but they are back to being at the whim of the weather like they were in the food cart days.⁠
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They are currently advocating along with the 37th Avenue Sidewalk Cafe Coalition for the city to create permanent outdoor dining permits that will help small businesses like theirs continue offering outdoor dining longer. Before the city's Open Restaurants program, it would cost thousands of dollars in fees to get the proper permits.⁠
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recently highlighted Jackson Heights as one of the most diverse places in the world with over 180,000 people speaking 167 languages and as one of the places hardest hit by coronavirus where one clinic had 56 percent of people test positive for antibodies (link in the bio for the article).⁠
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08/26/2020

I'm on a constant search for the best meat wrapped in carbs in the city. Dominican pastelitos from in have to be up there on my list.

Owner Emmanuel Diaz was one of the last vendors to join the market before it's move to its current location.

He started the business two years ago to preserve the cuisine from his native Dominican Republic while introducing his own take on classic dishes.

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