Tag: NYC

NYC restaurants selling food kits

People who would rather not buy ingredients (described yesterday) and then determine how to use them can instead buy kits with the same quality of ingredients but also with recipes/instructions so that buyers can attempt to replicate the meals they can't currently eat at their favorite restaurant. https://www.thrillist.com/eat/new-york/best-meal-kits-nyc-restaurants-dishes-to-go 13 NYC Restaurants With Make-at-Home Meal Kits … Continue reading NYC restaurants selling food kits →

Restaurants that are selling fine food as groceries

I've always felt fortunate, from a food perspective, to live in NYC. The city was filled with fine restaurants that bought from specialty growers and other providers in high enough volume so that even ordinary people had access to wondrous ingredients. Many of those providers are established in a way that produces a regular supply … Continue reading Restaurants that are selling fine food as groceries →

Noticing who’s left NYC by checking the trash pickups

https://patch.com/new-york/upper-west-side-nyc/garbage-pick-map-shows-where-nyers-have-fled-city-report Garbage Pick-Up Map Shows Where NYers Have Fled The City: Report A look at how residential trash loads have changed during the coronavirus from THE CITY reveals shrinking Manhattan neighborhoods. By Anna Quinn, Patch Staff Apr 13, 2020 2:40 pm ET A look at how residential trash loads have changed during the coronavirus from … Continue reading Noticing who’s left NYC by checking the trash pickups →

A uniquely Manhattan story of the end of a rent-stabilized life at the Apthorp

The Apthorp is a well-known Upper West Side building where many extremely wealthy have lived for decades with rent-stabilized leases that have nothing to do with market value. The writer's family takes a buy-out after her family living at the Apthorp for 56 years. This story could only happen in Manhattan. Read and marvel. There … Continue reading A uniquely Manhattan story of the end of a rent-stabilized life at the Apthorp →

Manhattan’s essential local stores — the bodegas — are fighting to stay alive

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 →

NYPL has set up a virtual book club — just one of many ways to fill your time

Obviously all of us would like to be able to walk around the city (or wherever else you are in the world) freely, spend time with our friends, work for an income, and more. Many of those are impossible right now. But credit needs to be given to our cultural institutions who are facing financial … Continue reading NYPL has set up a virtual book club — just one of many ways to fill your time →

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 →

7 Things to do indoors this weekend (in NYC or elsewhere)

https://www.thrillist.com/events/new-york/things-to-do-in-nyc-this-weekend What to Do Indoors in NYC This Weekend By Rachel Pelz Updated On 04/02/2020 at 05:56PM EST The good news: Our social distancing seems to be working! Which brings us, of course, to the not-so-good news: We’re going to be doing this for a while. While we watch New York City bloom (and flirt … Continue reading 7 Things to do indoors this weekend (in NYC or elsewhere) →

Scaffolding's place in NYC life

https://nypost.com/2019/12/01/devine-scaffolding-has-taken-over-new-york-city/? How the scourge of scaffolding is ruining New York City: Devine By Miranda Devine December 1, 2019 | 10:36pm | UpdatedEnlarge Image Stephen Yang No other big city in the world is as blighted by scaffolding as New York. Not Paris nor London, where buildings are older. Not Chicago, which has more inclement weather. … Continue reading Scaffolding's place in NYC life →

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 →

NYC Covid-19 Deaths Data, Details: 95% Had Other Health Issues – Bloomberg

Ninety-five percent of New York City’s almost 200 deaths from the new coronavirus had underlying health conditions, though almost half were under the age of 75, according to data published by the city’s health department on Tuesday. — Read on http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-03-25/most-nyc-covid-19-dead-had-other-health-problems-city-data-show