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How to make a day out of New York holiday shopping with small businesses
Shopping for holiday gifts can feel overwhelming and deflatingly consumerist. But it can be an opportunity to support more small businesses than usual and do our part to keep them, especially given the uncertainty of tariffs, as this soapmaker put it. It’s also a way to eschew Amazon and feel more connected to our communities. …
Thanksgiving hack: order from some of New York City’s immigrant- or BIPOC-owned food heroes
Whether you’re celebrating solo, feeding a crowd or just don’t feel like spending all day in the kitchen, these spots in the city are preparing holiday favorites with sazón. Here are some immigrant- or BIPOC-owned small businesses where you can place an order now for a Thanksgiving feast you’ll be thankful for. Chick’n Rotonda (Queens)…
Turning empty storefronts into walk-in galleries
In June 2020, Barbara Anderson was having difficult online conversations with her middle school students, on topics ranging from anti-Asian hate to the debate about masks. Anderson saw how the Covid-19 pandemic and murder of George Floyd weighed on these youths; art, she thought, could be a way to help them process it all. A…
A community that lifts up and bridges life gaps for women of color
In 2020, Glenelys Jimenez was a new mom staring down close to $60,000 in student debt. The frustration of having paid a lot for school and feeling little prepared for life weighed on her. As a millennial child of Dominican immigrants, Jimenez had it instilled in her that higher education was the route to success.…
From Mexico City to Queens, a baker builds a legacy in abuela’s conchas
Before Chef José Luis Flores ever pictured himself running a bakery, he was his grandmother’s best customer. Carmen Ramos, his grandmother, worked as a housekeeper in wealthy households in Mexico City and was trained in classical French techniques. She often brought home pastries, from rum cake to mousse; as her only grandson, Flores got first…
How a newlywed duo turned a disappointing photo booth into a dream business
Melissa Portillo and Juan Sanchez tied the knot on a crisp October day in 2022. Like many couples, they decided to capture the moment with a digital photo booth, an add-on to their hired wedding photographer. The setup, a descendant of old-fashioned photo booths, did little more than its predecessor. There were no props to…
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