Manhattan bodegas are the small shops where you buy milk, a deli sandwich, a lottery ticket, and the incidentals you need. They're part of your neighborhood. The people who work there know you and you know them. It's part of what keeps a city less sterile. But the coronaflu shut-down is killing them. https://ny.eater.com/2020/4/10/21214971/nyc-bodegas-coronavirus-survival-grocery Hundreds … Continue reading Manhattan’s essential local stores — the bodegas — are fighting to stay alive
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A more recent look at meals delivered to your home services
I posted quite recently a review from last year of a number of the services. That author reached different conclusions. Always interesting to compare and contrast. If you click thru, the formatting makes it a bit easier to read. https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-meal-kit-delivery-services/ 04.05.2020 08:00 AM The Best Meal Kit Delivery Services for Every Kind of Cook From … Continue reading A more recent look at meals delivered to your home services
A survey of meals at home suppliers
This article is only a little over a year old, but this market is so hot that the last two I tried aren't even included: Veestro (vegan), Freshly (made up basic meals for one). Who knows how many others there are. https://nypost.com/2019/01/08/the-best-and-worst-meal-delivery-kits/ The best and worst at-home meal kit delivery services By Hana R. Alberts … Continue reading A survey of meals at home suppliers
Food delivery in NYC now a horror
Unfortunately, I can vouch for the accuracy of this article. Getting a delivery time slot for an online grocery order right now is the holy grail and beyond difficult. I've gone thru the process of waiting until midnight when new slots are available. And I've worried about the medical consequences if I fail. I don't … Continue reading Food delivery in NYC now a horror
Grocery store Aldi moves strongly to being green
Aldi's has been working very hard at becoming green. If only other grocery stores would take the same steps. Grocery Chain Aldi Goes Full Organic and Pesticide-Free In Addition To Other Major Changes In response to climate change and the need for healthier food options, grocery store chain ALDI is leading the way and is … Continue reading Grocery store Aldi moves strongly to being green
Top NYC grocery delivery services
This is a very interesting selection of ways you might have your groceries delivered -- interesting largely because of its variety. A few of these are wedded to particular grocery stories while others are linked to growers. Instacart and Peapod layer themselves on top of a variety of grocery stores in the area, such as … Continue reading Top NYC grocery delivery services
Video about safely handling your groceries (and take-out, if any) during this stay-in-place
There's always something to learn about how to manage the details of daily life. This is all about safety.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjDuwc9KBps&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR21ckonp8KxiX7iUXTTjOW-iyjK1lkWrTpHAmM_Op-ocJmIZHdvXLKN0Ys
Grocers have stepped back to old methods of inventory — and shopping is smooth again
These are the types of stories that fascinate me. After all, we have an entire planet of people who are making independent business decisions based largely on what's in front of them -- and they have to make those decisions quickly. When you consider that the coronavirus only truly because visible outside China in early … Continue reading Grocers have stepped back to old methods of inventory — and shopping is smooth again
If you’re largely confined to your home right now, this could be eye opening
I've already been restricted to my apt for five weeks and am anticipating that it could be several more months. I consider myself a pretty resourceful person but I know that it's going to be difficult to manage even with all my creature needs met. One advantage this writer had was that he was part … Continue reading If you’re largely confined to your home right now, this could be eye opening
Upper West Side restaurants promoting their delivery/take-out since otherwise they’re closed
Mayor Mulls Shelter-In-Place For NYC To Slow Coronavirus | Patch
Mayor Mulls Shelter-In-Place For NYC - New York City, NY - The mayor said the measure was being considered as he appeared on CNN Tuesday. — Read on patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/s/h1w6m/mayor-mulls-shelter-in-place-for-nyc-to-slow-coronavirus
Hope rises that Fairway could get a buyer interested in its unique character
West Side Rag » Another Potential Buyer Emerges for Fairway; Bidding War Coming? — Read on http://www.westsiderag.com/2020/03/14/another-potential-buyer-emerges-for-fairway-bidding-war-coming
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