Top News in NYC & Tri-State Update August 3rd: NYC is reopening - slowly and carefully, including outdoor arts & entertainment such as zoos and sidewalk dining, indoor shopping and professional sports events with no fans. It's a great time to be a tourist in your own hometown, since popular attractions are not crowded. Breaking News: The Radio City … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Cancelled, Postponed
Coronavirus
Best of the Week Reads on NYC on the Cheap
You've been busy this week. You always are. So here are our top ten reads and resources, deals and advice of the week, in case you missed anything. We've always been about saving you money with news of freebies and discounts. Now, we also want to keep you safe and healthy in these difficult times. Get more NYC for less money with NYCOTC. That's our motto and we're … [Read more...] about Best of the Week Reads on NYC on the Cheap
Freebies & Deals for Frontline & Emergency Service Workers
Thanks to all the businesses and groups in NYC and nationwide offering FREE products and services to help frontline health and medical workers, first responders and others keeping us alive and safe in these stressful days. Most deals extend to all hospital staff and first responders including police, firefighters and EMTs. Teachers are eligible for some of the offers, … [Read more...] about Freebies & Deals for Frontline & Emergency Service Workers
NYC Update: What’s Open, Closed, Cancelled, Postponed
NYC has a 24-hour COVID-19 hotline for up to date information. Call (888) 364-3065. If you are part of an at-risk population such as a senior or immuno-compromised and want testing, call (844) NYC-4NYC, or call 311 (save 911 for urgent emergencies). New diagnostic testing sites open on Monday, April 20 in some of the hardest-hit areas in NYC including: Harlem - … [Read more...] about NYC Update: What’s Open, Closed, Cancelled, Postponed
NYC Weekend: What to Do Virtually & Free
Stay home, stay safe, stay entertained with this virtual and streaming collection to see Broadway stars perform, visit a NYC museum, attend the Met opera, check out books from the library - all FREE and all from the comfort of your home. This holy weekend includes a FREE online Saturday Night Seder with top Broadway and TV stars and a concert with Andrea Bocelli from one of … [Read more...] about NYC Weekend: What to Do Virtually & Free
NYC Update: Gov’t Resources for Help
If you've lost your job and worried about paying your rent or utility bills, a small business worried about paying your employees, exhibiting symptoms or Covid-19, or just need somebody to talk to, these NYC and NY State resources, including hotlines and FREE meals, will help us all survive these stressful, even lonely, days. Federal stimulus payments: To help … [Read more...] about NYC Update: Gov’t Resources for Help
NYC Update: Helping Restaurants
With restaurants and bars closed except for delivery, and many restaurants shut entirely, tens of thousands of NYC restaurant workers are out of work, and can't wait weeks for money to pay the bills via NY State unemployment or the federal stimulus package. Here's what the NYC restaurant industry is doing to help, and how you can help support - literally - your favorite … [Read more...] about NYC Update: Helping Restaurants
Special Shopping Hours for Seniors & Vulnerable
Supermarkets and others selling food, health and cleaning productsare offering special shopping hours for seniors and others who are most vulnerable to Coronavirus. In NYC that includes Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, Key Food, Fairway, Stop & Shop, Duane Reade/Walgreens. The special hours are before the stores open to the general public, with shelves which have been … [Read more...] about Special Shopping Hours for Seniors & Vulnerable
How to Get Help for Your Small Business in NYC
NYC is offering financial help for small businesses losing money because of Covid-19. Small businesses with fewer than five employees can get a grant to cover 40% of payroll costs for two months to help retain employees. Those are the mom-and-pop stores which remain the lifeblood of NYC. Businesses with between six and 100 employees can apply for zero interest loans of … [Read more...] about How to Get Help for Your Small Business in NYC
Protecting Yourself: Things to Do Now
Instead of scouring stores for toilet paper and anti-bacterial wipes, pasta and bread, here are five things you should be doing now and shopping for now, just in case stores close, you are quarantined or NYC is locked down. These tips apply whether you are in NYC or anywhere else affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, which means everywhere. Follow our new … [Read more...] about Protecting Yourself: Things to Do Now
