by Alice Teeple | Mar 18, 2020 | Doctors, Featured, News, Nutrition, NYC, Wellness
In charge of feeding and protecting the most at-risk population to COVID-19, providers ask for emergency resources and guidance from the City Today, Council Member Chin sent a letter to the Department for the Aging to elevate a number of requests and concerns from...
by Dan Metz | Mar 17, 2020 | Featured, Fitness, Health
By Lala Duncan, a personal trainer at THe DOGPOUND Photo credits Wilfred Gachau @wilfred.gachau We all know that, when it comes to being healthy, fit, and strong, there is no better way to achieve this than to lift weights. Yet still, with all the science-backed...
by Alice Teeple | Mar 14, 2020 | Featured, Health, Nutrition, NYC
No, you’re not misreading this: LGBTQ youth in New York City comprise up to 40% of the homeless population. LGBTQ youths are victims of greater levels of sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, stalking, trauma, HIV infection, mental health issue and...
by Sarah Strong | Mar 13, 2020 | Chefs, Culture, Dining, Nutrition, NYC, Restaurants
by Sarah Strong photography by Ryan Liu This article was published in an earlier issue of Downtown Magazine. NOTHING MAKES US HAPPIER THAN STROLLING through a New York City Greenmarket, accompanied by a chef who is seeking the best radishes or the season’s...
by Alice Teeple | Mar 13, 2020 | Dining, Featured, Health, News, Nutrition, NYC
DONATE NOW TO HELP YOUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS IN NEED As the designated emergency responder for New York City’s seniors, Citymeals is preparing 200,000 meals in response to the Coronavirus outbreak. Citymeals Help is asking for donations to help ensure a continuous...
by Alice Teeple | Mar 13, 2020 | Featured, Health, Nutrition
“The shelves were bare, my friends.” All across the country, toilet paper aisles show the same bleak scene: everything gone except for the econo-stuff. Let’s be real: no one wants the shreds. While it’s heartening to see people are duly...
