March 10, Xenophobia affects Chinatown businesses across NYC. Four of Sunset Park’s Big Dim Sum Parlors Shut Down Due to Sales Impact of Coronavirus
More resources about NYC Chinatown restaurants during the spring and summer 2020, listed chronologically: Coronavirus in NY: Without Tourists, Business Sags
Coronavirus taking a toll on Chinese restaurants in New York
Shops in New York City’s Chinatown are suffering losses of 50% because of coronavirus fears
Chinese Businesses Hit By Crime Believe Coronavirus Is to Blame
Coronavirus: Chinatown Stories
Activists Launch New Efforts to Save New York’s Chinatown
Racist graffiti on New York City restaurant during coronavirus
How The Pandemic Has Transformed New York’s Chinatown
‘Who Are We For?’ How the Virus Is Testing the Identity of Chinatown
Chinatown Is Coming Back, One Noodle at a Time
Chinatown Dining Is Coming Back After the Coronavirus Shutdown
March 11, “If you’re not sick, you should be going about your life.” New Coronavirus NYC: Mayor Bill de Blasio Encourages Dining Out
March 12, Grocery Store Revenue Spike The impact of COVID-19 on New York businesses like restaurants, bars, and entertainment venues
More on increased grocery shopping and stockpiling in March, listed chronologically: Panic Shopping for Coronavirus Supplies, but Brunch Is Packed
“Madness” At Park Slope Food Coop & Other Stores As NYers Prep For Coronavirus Spread
With Spreading Virus Comes Fears — and Lots of Stockpiling
Coronavirus chaos continues at NYC grocery stores
‘It’s hell in there:’ NYC food stores mobbed amid coronavirus fears
March 16, Tri-state area takes action to stop the spread of coronavirus.
More on restaurants reducing capacity and/or closing in March, listed chronologically: Union Square Hospitality Group Closes All Restaurants in Response to Coronavirus
Per Se, Jean-Georges Close, While Hudson Yards’s Mercado Little Spain Converts to Takeout-Only
March 17, Food Bank NYC calls for emergency response. Food Bank Calls for Community Support During Coronavirus Public Health Crisis
More emergency response to food insecurity in March: Who will feed the hungry during the coronavirus outbreak?
Time to Activate This Decade-Old Food Aid Program
How Rethink Food is supporting NYC with safe, fresh food during COVID-19.
City Harvest Mobilizes To Feed The Needy With Unexpected Bump From Restaurants
Coronavirus pushes New York City’s food pantries to ‘nothing short of a crisis’
Charities pushing NYC feeding programs to outdoors, homeless still priority
Covid-19 spawns food relief efforts – Hunts Point Express
How New York City Is Feeding Children on the Front Lines of a Pandemic
Coronavirus News: NYC food banks struggle to stay stocked amid COVID-19 crisis
March 18, Union Square Hospitality group lays off 80% of their workforce.
Danny Meyer’s Restaurant Group Lays Off 2,000 Workers
Some restaurants used their resources in the spring to feed frontline healthcare workers and the increasing number of food insecure New Yorkers: Harlem’s Red Rooster Offers Free Food During Coronavirus Outbreak
Eleven Madison Park Reopens to Serve Citymeals on Wheels
Brooklyn Eatery Becomes a Food Bank for Hard-Hit Industry
Friends in the food industry who are helping us rise to the challenges of COVID-19
How NYC Restaurants Are Helping Health Care Workers in the COVID-19 Fight
Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Celebrity Chefs Pivot From Gourmet Meals To Feeding The Hungry
Restaurants Have Pivoted to Feeding the Frontlines: Is It Delivering?
Eleven Madison Park chef to continue to feed needy New Yorkers https://www.rethinkfood.nyc/
Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Celebrity Chefs Pivot From Gourmet Meals To Feeding The Hungry
March 22, NYC appoints Food Czar. De Blasio Names ‘Food Czar’ to Combat Impending Hunger Crisis with ‘Mobilization We’ve Never Seen Before’
More: NYC’s New Food Czar on Trying to Keep People Fed in a Pandemic Hot Spot
March 30, Instacart workers organize strike. Coronavirus News: Amazon workers in NYC walk out, Instacart employees consider strike
More on workers in food distribution during spring months, chronologically: Grocery Stores Are Packed With People—And Workers Are Scared & Stressed
Grocery, Post Office Workers In NJ Find Themselves On Front Lines Of Pandemic
Instacart Shoppers In Brooklyn Say Company Gave Them Baby Wipes, No Masks
Delivery man keeps quarantined New Yorkers fed amid COVID-19
NYC Council Proposes Bonuses For Hospital, Grocery Store Workers
Coronavirus in NY: Many Would Go Hungry Without These Drivers
Essential Workers Plan May Day Strikes; Others Demand End To COVID-19 Lockdowns
Instacart Was Overwhelmed by Coronavirus Overnight
Unemployed Drivers Find Work Delivering Food to New York City’s Needy
NY Grocery Store Workers Say Parent Company Is Putting Their Lives At Risk
April 3, Product shortages. Whaddaya Knead? Yeast And Baking Powder Top America’s Shopping Lists
More on the grocery shortages throughout spring 2020: Yes, #quarantinebaking has caused a temporary flour shortage. But not for the reasons you’d think.
Yeast shortage 2020: Baker’s yeast is hard to find due to COVID-19
Grocers limit meat purchases during coronavirus – New York Daily News
NYC Meat Suppliers Explain The “Meat Shortage”
April 7, Farmers markets open with safety guidelines. Coronavirus Update: NYC Farmers Markets Open With New Safety Guidelines
Grocery suppliers aside from major chain grocery stores during the pandemic include farmers markers, bodegas, wholesalers, and restaurants: Why Outdoor Farmers’ Markets Matter More Than Ever
Restaurants are transforming into grocery stores because of coronavirus
Hundreds of NYC Bodegas Are Closing Because Of a Decline In Sales Due to COVID-19
NYC Groceries and Coronavirus: Wholesalers Struggle to Meet Consumer Demand
Can the Park Slope Food Coop Survive?
Coronavirus News: Local farms begin home deliveries from Union Square Greenmarket amid coronavirus
NYC Food and Coronavirus: How Produce Street Vendors Serve Food Swamps
April 14, Friendly Fridges. “Friendly fridges” full of free food are on the rise in NYC [Updated]
More coverage of friendly fridges and other individual and community efforts to address food insecurity:
A Fridge Full Of Free Food Appeared In Brooklyn For New Yorkers In Need
New York City Muslims work to build food security during Ramadan
City Organization ‘In It Together NYC’ Working to Combat Food Insecurity During COVID19
Free food fridge in Bed-Stuy inspires community fridges throughout the city
New York City Residents Are Filling Free Food Fridges for Those in Need
New York’s Community Fridges Combat Food Scarcity and Waste
See That Fridge on the Sidewalk? It’s Full of Free Food
Neighbors Help Each Other Through Pandemic Woes Via Mutual Aid Groups : Shots – Health News ‘It’s About Love and Solidarity’: Mutual Aid Unites NYC Neighbors Facing COVID
“Take Some, Leave Some” How Neighbors Are Coming Together To Fight Food Insecurity In Their City
Op-ed: Why Those Community Fridges Won’t Solve Hunger
How This Community Fridge Is Fighting Food Insecurity in NYC’s East Harlem How This Community Fridge is Fighting Food Insecurity in NYC’s East Harlem (Video)
Tackling Food Insecurity One Community Fridge at a Time
April 15 Feeding New York: The Plan for Keeping Our City Fed During the COVID-19 Public Health Crisis. FEEDING NEW YORK
More on feeding New York and similar city efforts to address food insecurity: Coronavirus Update: De Blasio Pledges ‘We Will Not Allow Any New Yorker To Go Hungry’ As City Launches $170 Million Initiative To Fight Food Insecurity
How New York City Is Feeding Children on the Front Lines of a Pandemic
NYC Copes With Coronavirus Side-Effect: Rising Hunger
NYC Unveils $170M Plan to Help Feed Struggling New Yorkers During Pandemic
City Distributes 550,000 Additional Halal Meals for Ramadan
City’s Efforts to Meet Food Crisis Evolve; Questions About Long Term
Snacks And “Gourmet Salads”: The Wide Variety Of Meals Offered By NYC’s Food Program
City’s Free Meals Program Delivers Moldy Food To Hungry New Yorkers
April 20, Shake Shack returns $10 million government stimulus check. Shake Shack to return $10 million coronavirus small business loan
More on NY and NYC response to struggling restaurants, spring 2020: Proposal for ImmediateCOVID-19 Relief Action Independent Restaurant Coalition
Chef Tom Colicchio says coronavirus government relief package ‘doesn’t really work’ for restaurants
New York City Restaurants Seek Aid to Survive Coronavirus Outbreak
NYC will impose 20-percent cap on restaurant delivery-app fees
Council Passes Restaurant Relief Bills, Will Cap Delivery Fees
NYC gives restaurants breaks on rents while capping delivery fees
April 23, 2 million food insecure. Number of New Yorkers without enough food will hit 2 million, de Blasio says
More on high numbers of food insecure people and the overwhelmed food banks and pantries serving New Yorkers, listed chronologically: Coronavirus pushes New York City’s food pantries to ‘nothing short of a crisis’
The Soup Kitchen That the Coronavirus Couldn’t Stop
Coronavirus News: NYC food banks struggle to stay stocked amid COVID-19 crisis
Hunger, Food & Coronavirus in NYC
City’s Food Pantries and Soup Kitchens Face Obstacles Meeting Soaring Need
Facing Food Insecurity on the Front Lines
Six grassroots organizations are working to fight food insecurity in Queens
NYC Prepares For Hunger Crisis Amid Coronavirus Pandemic
Coronavirus Worsens Food Insecurity for New Yorkers
Stuck At Home, Some Elderly NYers Are Struggling To Get Food During Coronavirus PAUSE
Food Pantries Struggle To Keep Up With Demand
Mayor Fears About 2 Million NYers Could Face Food Insecurity During Pandemic
A Third Of NYC Food Pantries Have Closed, Swelling Bread Lines During Coronavirus Lockdown
‘We’re Seeing a Tremendous Demand,’ Cuomo Says of Food Banks
Food banks are closing and losing their workforce because of the coronavirus
Hundreds Line Blocks in Queens for Free Food Distribution
Line at Queens food pantry stretches for 8 blocks
In New York City, 2 Million Residents Face Food Insecurity, Officials Say
Nearly 1 in 4 New Yorkers Needs Food as Pandemic Persists De Blasio: 2 million people in New York City face food insecurity amid pandemic
NYC food banks face severe challenges in distributing food to Bronx residents
Borough Park Food Pantry Serves Nearly 1,500 families
Coronavirus Pandemic Deepens New York’s Hunger Crisis
COVID-19: Food Insecurity Still Plaguing New Yorkers as State Reopens
‘No end in sight’: How NYC is dealing with the growing hunger crisis
Video Shows NYC Pantry’s Work: Should Billionaires Get the Bill?
Manhattan church sees 2,264% increase in demand for pantry meals amid COVID crisis
May 3, Nourish New York. Nourish New York
More on Nourish New York and other state funded programs New York State program to provide $25 million to food banks
Food pantries, soup kitchens say they haven’t seen $25M in city aid
NY OK’d for federal COVID-19 pandemic food stamp program
New York State Announces $880 Million in Temporary Food Assistance for New York’s School Children
20,000 Families Expected to Receive Food From ‘Nourish New York’ Initiative
New York state announces an additional $100 million in food assistance for SNAP recipients
Free Produce, With a Side of Shaming
May 12, No cooking gas. NYCHA Residents Endure Quarantine Without Cooking Gas
Other stories covering buildings without cooking gas: “Stay Home” Difficult When There’s No Cooking Gas
A NYCHA Building Continues Without Gas, Tenants Struggle To Cook Meals
My gas was shut off before the pandemic but I haven’t stopped cooking. Here’s what I’m making
Queens NYCHA Residents Have Not Had Cooking Gas for Four Months
May 18, Hazard Pay to be cancelled. Grocery Stores Move To Cancel Hazard Pay For Workers
More on grocery workers as “heroes” and the cancelation of hazard pay Hero of the Day: Out-of-work waitress serves food to her community
Delivery man keeps quarantined New Yorkers fed amid COVID-19
NYC Council Proposes Bonuses For Hospital, Grocery Store Workers
Grocery Store Safety: Which Chains Are Doing It Best?
The Pandemic Isn’t Easing Up, but Frontline Food Workers Are Already Losing Bonus Pay
UFCW, Democratic senators call on retailers to reinstate hazard pay for grocery workers
Stop & Shop Workers Fight to Get Hazard Pay Reinstated
May 28, Outdoor dining plan released. Coronavirus in NYC: City Council Introduces Urgent Outdoor Dining Legislation
More on outdoor dining and open streets program: Council Seeks Open Streets for Restaurants, Defying de Blasio (Again!) Council Seeks Open Streets for Restaurants, Defying de Blasio (Again!)
Reopen News: City Council pushes to expand outdoor dining in New York City
NYC Council unveils outdoor dining plan for struggling restaurants
NYC’s Outdoor Dining Plan Includes Seats in Parking Spots, Closed Streets
NYC could see outdoor dining by June 22 as Gov. Cuomo approves for Phase 2
NYC moves to open outdoor dining space for floundering restaurants
City sets up plans to help restaurants establish outdoor seating during reopening process
New York City’s Reopening Plan Expands Outdoor Dining
New York City’s Reopening: Restaurant Rules for Dining Out – Robb Report
Is Outdoor Dining Allowed in NYC? News & Updates on Bars & Restaurants
Photos: Pandemic-Fatigued New Yorkers Crowd Outside Of Bars & Restaurants Crowds Pack Streets Outside Manhattan Bars, Restaurants Over Weekend; Gov. Cuomo Threatens, ‘Don’t Make Me Come Down There’
Crowds flock to Manhattan bars, restaurants despite social distancing rules
Coronavirus Updates: More than 4,100 NYC Restaurants Are Now Offering Outdoor Dining
Restaurant Dining Is Back, if You Can Find a Table
22 Open Streets Will Become Outdoor Dining Spaces On Weekends
As Dining Takes to the Streets, New York Restaurants Hit a Speed Bump
Restaurant Owners Say Outdoor Dining Rules are Confusing
Photos: NYC’s restaurants get creative for street eating
NYC Restaurateurs Spend Thousands to Comply With Last-Minute Outdoor Dining Rule Changes
Outdoor Dining Offers Fresh Air and Fantasy to a City That Needs Both
The Problems of Outdoor Dining for NYC Restaurants
NYC Announces 15 More Open Restaurant Locations For Outdoor Dining
New York City Considers Extending Outdoor Dining Into Colder Months
Outdoor Dining to Become a ‘New NYC Tradition’ and Return Next Summer, Mayor Says
UPDATE: Mayor Makes Curbside Restaurant Seating Permanent
150 NYC restaurants with outdoor dining
Outdoor Dining Flourishes In New York City : Coronavirus Live Updates
June 1, P-EBT. Money for Groceries Coming to *ALL* NYC Families
More on P-EBT and changes to SNAP: Hunger Is on the Rise. Food Donors Are Getting Creative.
As Coronavirus Spreads, People on Food Assistance Struggle to Get Groceries
New York City Joins State Coalition to Stop Trump Snap Cuts
Expanding SNAP to online grocery shopping in a time of COVID – School of Public Health
Why Advocates Say Food Stamps Should Work on Cooked Food
SNAP food assistance benefits extended through July
New York state announces an additional $100 million in food assistance for SNAP recipients
More Help Now Available for Struggling New Yorkers to Access SNAP, WIC Food Benefits
SNAP in the Era of COVID | Community Food Action
June 23 Grab-and-Go meals. NYC grab-and-go meals to continue operation through the summer, officials say
Certain people more likely to be food insecure in NYC, and experience it more severely – below are resources examining the rates of food insecurity, and the consequences of it, for children, seniors, Black people, Latinx people, residents of Queens and Bronx boroughs, homeless people, immigrants, and more:
Coronavirus Worsens Food Insecurity for New Yorkers
Stuck At Home, Some Elderly NYers Are Struggling To Get Food During Coronavirus PAUSE
Free Meals at City Schools a Lifeline for Struggling Families
New York City’s Undocumented Population Faces Exposure to COVID-19 and Food Insecurity
Missing meals: Coronavirus has 1 in 3 parents of infants and preschoolers skipping food
Kids Are Going Hungry Because of the Coronavirus
‘I Know You’re Angry With Me Right Now Because You’re Hungry’
How Covid-19 Is Impacting Food Insecurity For Older Adults
New York State Announces $880 Million in Temporary Food Assistance for New York’s School Children
We Must Not Ignore the Toll of COVID-19 on the Bronx
How to get free food in NYC during the pandemic
The Coronavirus Crisis Is Worsening Racial Inequality
As food insecurity continues to plague New Yorkers, impact on children is worrisome
Half of New York’s Immigrants are Unemployed Due to Pandemic: Report
Under Threat & Left Out: NYC’s Immigrants and the Coronavirus Crisis
Sunset Park Food Pantry Hangs on by a Thread While Serving More People
To Be Hungry In The Middle of A Pandemic
Black, Hispanic households struggling with food insecurity during pandemic
Covid-19 and Racial Justice Movements Show It’s Time for Black Food Sovereignty in Brooklyn
A Farm In NYC’s Central Park Could Help Feed Food Insecure Residents
NYC Restaurant Workers Pushed to Food Pantries and Homelessness While Jobs Remain Scarce
New York City’s Fight Against Food Insecurity Amid COVID-19
Hunger ‘Skyrocketing’ in Latino Neighborhoods Hard-Hit by COVID
July 16, “Cuomo Chips.” Restaurant unveils $1 “Cuomo Chips” after Governor announces alcohol regulations
More articles about the sale of alcohol, and the regulations around it: Cuomo Announces Bars & Restaurants Can Sell To-Go Cocktails During Coronavirus Shutdown
Here’s How NYC Bars Are Adapting To The New Alcohol To-Go Rule
Strict rules on booze bills threaten NYC restaurant reopenings
New Yorkers want to keep booze in post-coronavirus food delivery
No Food? No Booze. Cuomo Cracks Down on Outdoor Drinking at Bars.
No food, no service: New York will ban booze at bars without eats
No Alcohol for NYers Unless Served With Food, Cuomo Says
New York Bars Add Questionable Dollar Menus to Comply with COVID-19 Rules
No More ‘Cuomo Chips’ For NYC Coronavirus Alcohol Orders
August 6, “Safe and Just Reopening” Plan. Restaurant Owners Propose “Safe & Just Reopening” Plan
Tracing the fears and financial woes of restaurants, their fight to survive, and the many permanent closures due to the pandemic, listed chronologically: Some NYC Restaurateurs Say They Won’t Reopen After COVID-19 Crisis Without Landlord Help
My Restaurant Was My Life for 20 Years. Does the World Need It Anymore?
NYC Restaurant Workers Fear Uncertain Future After Coronavirus
Coronavirus alters the future of New York restaurants
New York City Restaurants Seek Aid to Survive Coronavirus Outbreak
Table For None: Tom Colicchio Explains What Restaurants Need To Survive
NYC eateries say they’ll need more seating post-coronavirus
Restaurants will need a miracle to survive the coronavirus pandemic (opinion)
1 in 4 restaurants won’t reopen after the coronavirus pandemic, OpenTable CEO warns
Why and How New York’s Restaurants Are Starting to Reopen
26 NYC Restaurants and Bars Closed Permanently in Coronavirus Pandemic
Opinion | Will Bars Exist in NYC After the Coronavirus?
Swaths of New York City small businesses face extinction in the wake of coronavirus “We Are Bleeding Out”: Bar & Restaurant Owners Wonder How They’ll Ever Come Back From Coronavirus Shutdown
“I Can’t Survive Until October”: NYC Restaurants Fear Delay to Indoor Dining
Almost One-Third of NYC Restaurants Missed June Rent, Survey Finds
Survey finds that restaurants and bars are still struggling to pay rent as New York City reopens
80 percent of NYC eateries couldn’t afford rent amid coronavirus
Two Decades-Old NYC Restaurants Permanently Close
Restaurants Struggle to Stay Afloat as Cuomo Cracks Down
Long-standing NYC restaurant Bennie’s Thai Cafe closing doors due to COVID
These Businesses Lasted Decades. The Virus Closed Them for Good.
One-Third of New York’s Small Businesses May Be Gone Forever
Indoor dining isn’t safe with Covid-19. Restaurants need a bailout.
83% of New York City restaurant owners couldn’t pay full rent in July, report shows
83% of New York City restaurant owners couldn’t pay full rent in July, report shows, AMNY
New York City restaurant owners call for action from the state to prevent closure
NYC Restaurateurs Renew Calls for Rent Relief As End of Eviction Moratorium Looms
No One Knows How Many Restaurants Have Closed in New York City
Current crisis permanently closed these NYC restaurants and bars
New York Restaurants Won’t Profit For Another Six Months Without Aid, New Report Finds
Final Meals at Closing Restaurants: ‘I Will Dream of Those Dumplings’
August 21, Universities provide quarantine meals. Returning NYU Students Document Quarantine Meal Chaos on Tiktok
Quarantined NYU students display dismal food options on TikTok
August 31, Debates over a return to indoor dining. Cuomo won’t budge on reopening NYC restaurants for indoor dining
More on the tensions between restaurants and government and the return to indoor dining, including social distancing and mask wearing enforcement: Indoor Dining May Not Return to NYC Next Week
In N.Y.C., Dining Remains Outdoors Only for Now
Cuomo Introduces Three Strike Rule For NYC Restaurants and Bars to Enforce Social Distancing
NYC To Crack Down On Bar and Restaurant COVID violations As Summer Programs Start For Kids
New York suspends liquor licenses of six NYC bars in violation of COVID-19 regulations
27 More NYC Bars, Restaurants Ticketed For Coronavirus Violations
List: 38 more NYC, NY bars have liquor licenses suspended over coronavirus violations
Indoor Dining Has Accounted For Almost 50% Of NYC Restaurant Pandemic Suspensions
55 bar, restaurant violations in NYC, LI so far this weekend
COVID NYC Update: East Village restaurant Cloister Café sues to get liquor license reinstated
NYC Restaurants Plead For a Plan For Return of Indoor Dining
Indoor dining may not return to NYC until next year; restaurant owners say they may not make it ‘Panic Is Setting In’: A Murky Future Lies Ahead for New York’s Restaurant Industry
COVID-19: New Restrictions Placed On NY Restaurants, Bars
Bill de Blasio Says Indoor Dining Decision Will Depend on Schools Reopening
De Blasio hints indoor dining won’t return in NYC until COVID-19 vaccine Reopen New York City: Indoor dining seems unlikely soon, Cuomo and de Blasio suggest
Queens Restaurant Sues Cuomo Over NYC Indoor Dining Ban | New York Law Journal