Our Town Downtown

Community newspaper covering downtown Manhattan below 23rd Street. We cover people, local businesses, schools, and stories that make the neighborhood unique.

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What scent of coronavirus-killing cleaning product would you prefer on your commute?
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@SarahMeyerNYC @MichaelOreskes #NYCtransit #MTA #NYC #Manhattan #Covid #coronavirus #nycsubway #subway @MTA #nycsubway
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The @MTA is currently using a lemon-scented sanitizer to keep the #NYC #subway clean. The #MTA also said they'd look into other scents, so we made a poll.
🌺👃Which do you prefer? 🍋🌲
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Check in with our daily Coronavirus Watch for news and updates.
Today: The death toll jumps; Elected officials support suspending rent payments; Lighthouse Guild offers telehealth services for the visually impaired.
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New York is now the epicenter of the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S., and life in our crowded metropolis is unlike anything we have known before.

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Today in Coronavirus Watch:
Council Member Mark Levine says he assumes he has coronavirus; MTA faces $4 billion loss; Council Member Chin wants relief for street vendors. And more:

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The Trump administration issued a Major Disaster Declaration for New York State on Saturday, making the state eligible for billions of dollars from the federal Disaster Relief Fund.
Check in with our Coronavirus Watch for the latest news and updates:
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CUTEST DOG CONTEST:
🐾Reply to this thread with your pup's name and pic
🐾We'll publish our favorites in our newspaper!

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Cuomo workforce reduction order now 75 percent as cases rise in NYC. Check in for the latest news and updates on our daily Coronavirus Watch:
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Photographer Allan Tannenbaum recalls New York in the 70s, working with John and Yoko, and the horror of 9/11

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo said expert projections show the expected peak of coronavirus in New York will occur in 45 days, on May 1.

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The novel coronavirus is greeted with a classic mix of anxiety, gallows humor and a rolling series of adaptations

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Coronavirus advice, information and insight from a Manhattan-based epidemiologist

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The way we live now: School closings, sanitizer shortages, empty shelves, Wall Street shocks and an ever-longer list of cases

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Gov. Cuomo declares state of emergency as number of cases statewide rises to 76. Check in with our Coronavirus Watch for updates:

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How a popular podcast became a theater portrayal of pre-Stonewall LGBT activists:

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The most recent FEC filings reveal which Democratic presidential candidates New Yorkers are opening their wallets for. See who your neighbors are backing:

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After a judge ruled that the top stories of 200 Amsterdam Ave. should be lopped off, @BenKallos is setting his sights on an East Side supertall tower.

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"This is not just a victory for the Upper West Side. This is a victory for neighborhoods all across New York City." Michelle Goldstein, president of the Municipal Art Society of New York.

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Recreational hockey players and others raise objections to Central Park Conservancy's renovation of the aging facility.

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Community organizers and elected officials celebrate tentative victory after judge orders as many as 20 floors to be lopped off 200 Amsterdam Ave. project.

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