Ottomanelli & Sons Meat Market
From left: Gerry, Frank and Joe. Without the wholesale side of the business sales are way down, retail never stopped and continues, but isn’t making up the difference.
Photographed: May 5, 2020
Chef-Owner: Angie Mar
Family meals and dinner 5 nights a week from a limited rotating menu.
Photographed: May 6, 2020
The whole crew - RedFarm never ceased operations, they have a limited menu available for take out and delivery. Unfortunately due to their specific layout they have not been able to take advantage of the surge in outdoor dining.
Photographed: June 24, 2020
Gus Maroulletis and Marina Cortez
have been open continually through this pandemic as well as 9/11 and hurricane Sandy - “We never close.”
Photographed: May 6, 2020
Poulet sans Tête is the rotisserie chicken delivery from the restaurant Left Bank. Started two years ago by Laurence Edelman and Micheline Gaulin about two years ago it is perfectly positioned for the pandemic.
Additionally they are serving meals to front line workers via $10 donations at their restaurant.
Photographed: May 15, 2020
Owner: Pedro Gomez
”Cinco de Mayo was crazy busy.”
Photographed: May 6, 2020
From left:
Eric Lora, John Kaliabakos, Norman Saban, Mital Patel, Arnel Molina
A neighborhood pharmacy that is well known for helping many in the West Village during the HIV/AIDS epidemic beginning in the 1980s. They are doing the same drug the Covid-19 pandemic.
Photographed: May 4, 2020
Owner: Danny DeNigris - in the doorway
Business has been good, lots of repairs and used bike sales. Glad to provide for the community as people want to avoid the subway.
Photographed: May 7, 2020
One of the few remaining bodegas in the West Village, it is run by a close knit Egyptian family, daughter Angie Tamer, photographed. The windows are boarded to protect against looting during the protests against racial injustice and police brutality after the killing of George Floyd.
Photographed: June 4, 2020
Dog walking, daycare and boarding in the West Village. Many of her clients left town in the spring - some have returned, some have not, many are working from home and are no longer in need of her services. On their daily walk is her pup Archie and client Fannie.
Photographed: May 3, 2020
Noah Vancourt takes a quick break during deliveries. Wine and spirits shops have continued to do well, beginning with a large uptick in sales in the early spring.
Photographed: May 6, 2020
Owners: Nathaniel (Nat) and Scott Schoen, with Kangaroo.
Nat and Scott have been flexible and creative trying to keep their business profitable during the worst of the shutdown. When non-essential construction was stopped a key part of their revenue dried up.
Photographed: May 7, 2020
Owner Sammy Najde treats everyone like a regular and has remained a vital part of many of his regular’s lockdown life.
The shop is boarded up due to the threat of vandalism and looting that occurred for a brief period in NYC during protests of racial injustice and police brutality following the killing of George Floyd.
Photographed: June 5, 2020
David Sewell and Josh Oxyer
In addition to feeding the neighborhood they’ve also provided over 2,800 meals to frontline workers via @feedourwarriors.
Photographed: June 5, 2020
Justin Nealis has kept the shop open since the pandemic started. Taking it one day at a time, he has seen his customer base slowly grow as NYC moves through re-opening.
Photographed: May 4, 2020
From left: Dr. Tracy Sane, Dr. Matt Miller, Ashley McKenna, Amanda Zayas, Krystal Yu.
Dr. Tracy Sane and staff are alternating days to reduce the number of people in the office and taking pets at the curb for treatment.
Photographed: May 18, 2020