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A Dry January Hack for Wine Lovers

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Or, sober or not, just a great hangover-proof bottle. See More

Keeping the Kids Alright

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Park Slope, a one-stop shop for toys and kid’s haircuts keeps it together for the community. See More

What’s the Way to a Community’s Heart?

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Fort Greene, a self-taught baker feeds the hearts (and bellies) of the neighborhood. See More

Uplifting New Yorkers, One Cup of Coffee at a Time

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In the heart of the Theater District, a coffee shop brews good will. See More

A California-Inspired Wine Bar Embraces Uncertainty

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | At Coast and Valley in Greenpoint, the road to recovery drags on. See More

From Pop-Up to Permanent: a Zero-Waste Shop Plants Roots

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Queens, an eco-friendly lifestyle store is growing into a community gathering spot and small business incubator. See More

A Big Night Can Be No Big Deal

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Discover Greenpoint’s one-stop shop for deceptively easy dinner parties. See More

Inspired by Paris, Made in Bushwick

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Inside Cherry On Top, the new natural wine bar from a well-traveled illustrator turned bar owner. See More

In Queens, a Fitness Studio Struggles to Recover

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Lagree NY, a boutique gym in Astoria, is still feeling the acute impacts of COVID-19. See More

A Homebrew Shop Hops Back

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Bitter & Esters, a homebrew supply shop in Brooklyn, returns to community-focused operations. See More

A Neighborhood Restaurant Perseveres

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | The owners of Popina, an Italian-Southern eatery on the Columbia Waterfront, weather COVID with multiple pivots and a giant backyard.See More

In the East Village, Proof that it Takes a Village

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | The duo behind East Village Vintage Collective relied on their neighbors to make it through the worst of the pandemic. See More

Betting on “The Underdog of Food”

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Meet the woman behind Tart, a small-batch vinegar brand that popped off in lockdown.See More

Pizza to the Rescue

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A wine and cheese bar in Williamsburg pulls through COVID with a pizza pivot. See More

A Park Slope Nightclub Commits to Survival

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | After a year without in-person shows, Barbès returns to what it does best: bringing people together around live music. See More

To Cure the COVID Blues, Get Crafty

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | After pausing IRL events for the foreseeable future, a NYC-based crafting community found a new sense of purpose online. See More

Pasta With a Side of Progress

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In the LES, a Roman-inspired restaurant rejects the industry’s “bluntly toxic” working conditions. See More

A Sweet Respite Reopens

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In the Lower East Side, a decades-old candy store survives, thanks to loyalists around the country. See More

Weary but Unwavering: A Community Skate Shop Holds On

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | The owners of Uncle Funkys Boards fight to protect their business — and their community. See More

This Female Founder Is Making Space for Underrepresented Designers

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | You probably won’t recognize most of the labels at this new retail concept — and that’s the whole point.See More

In Soho, a Family-Owned Pharmacy Perseveres

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A downtown staple since 1994, Thompson Alchemists survived the pandemic by providing personal service in a big-box world.See More

Bitters, Botanicals, and Balance

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Brooklyn, a small batch Italian spirits brand pops off. See More

The Salon Model Is Broken. Meet the Woman Who’s Fixing It.

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Soho, a fashion industry vet turned esthetician is putting artists first. See More

A New Kind of Cafe Built by “Three Broke Kids”

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Crown Heights, these Partners Coffee alums are building a business where community always comes first. See More

You Had Me at Fish and Chips

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In the West Village, a buzzy English restaurant brings the community together with the “perfect food” — and plenty of purpose. See More

Moving Forward, at a Slower Pace

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A Gowanus gift shop reopens on its own terms. See More

A Floral Studio in Full Bloom

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | After halting business at the beginning of the pandemic, Karla Smith-Brown reimagined her Brooklyn floral studio for perennial growth. See More

As Restrictions Lift, An Indie Gym Owner Sticks To Private Sessions

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Rockaway Beach, Monice Small is building a dedicated fitness community — one personal training session at a time. See More

A Brooklyn Diner Looks Ahead

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Thanks to a new federal grant, Rosalu Diner lives to see another day as a neighborhood mainstay. See More

A Burlesque Bastion Is Back

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | After 14 months of darkness, The Slipper Room in the LES turns the lights back on.See More

A One-Woman Bakery Rises

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In her Clinton Hill apartment, Carla Finley hits her sourdough stride. See More

Clay Therapy

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Prospect Heights, a ceramics studio taps into the wellness benefits of clay. See More

One Corner Store, Two Immigrant Legacies

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Greenpoint, a Lebanese-American chef takes over a beloved deli from his neighbor.See More

No More Retail Small Talk

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | After being closed for months, a sustainable womenswear shop in Fort Greene finds a new level of connection with customers. See More

One Year Later

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Checking in with the wine bar that helped launch this column. See More

Natural Wine + Records + Dog Treats = Brick-and-Mortar Bliss

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A small natural wine shop in Clinton Hill goes beyond no-intervention bottles. See More

Soup for the Community Soul

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A Brooklyn creative studio is connecting restaurants, diners, and wine shops over the classic comfort food. See More

Sunny Earrings for Dark Times

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | While on furlough, a Brooklyn-based textile designer used her free time to launch a jewelry line. See More

Pick-Up Pastries Hit the Sweet Spot

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | If not for the pandemic, Joy Cho wouldn’t have launched a business this early in her career. See More

A One-Woman Plant Shop Blooms

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | From her Brooklyn apartment, Katherine Hernandez delivers indoor greenery to homebound New Yorkers. See More

An Old-School Soda Fountain Imagines a New Business Model

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In Carroll Gardens, a sibling-owned sundae spot gears up for a post-COVID world. See More

Brooklyn Movie Theater Hangs in Limbo

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | With no city guidance on when or how to reopen, Cobble Hill Cinemas eats through its savings to hang on. See More

The Perpetual Pivot

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In the East Village, a pair of natural wine-focused restaurants shapeshift through the pandemic. See More

A Beloved Brooklyn Pie Shop Keeps the Oven On

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | This sister-run bakery is committed to serving affordable treats in hard times. See More

A Boutique Grows in Astoria

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Opened in the height of COVID-19, this eco- and socially conscious gift shop is moving forward one day at a time. See More

"Never, never, never give up."

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A bookstore dedicated to Winston Churchill takes his immortal words to heart. See More

Can a Restaurant Be Pandemic-Proof?

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | This new Crown Heights eatery embraces COVID-era constraints. See More

“The name of the game is adapt”

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A multi-hyphenate record shop in Carroll Gardens digs deep to survive.See More

A Vegan Cheesemonger Moves Online

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | With virtually no foot traffic, Manhattan’s Riverdel Cheese pivots to delivery.See More

Launching One Business While Closing Another

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A Brooklyn-based entrepreneur makes tough calls to stay afloat. See More

Yoga for All (on YouTube)

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Brooklyn’s Greene Moments Studio is breaking down yoga barriers with free online classes.See More

A Bushwick Nightclub Reaffirms Its Values

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | The pandemic has pushed House of Yes to become “more than a nightclub.” See More

Keep on Shufflin’

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | How a shuffleboard club in Brooklyn and Chicago is staying in motion.See More

An Indie Self-Care Brand Hits its Stride

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | After halting production in March, Alexandra Winbush got new life — and hit new roadblocks. See More

“The art world is not fair”

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | How a contemporary gallery in Bed-Stuy is leveling the playing field. See More

Slam Poetry in the Zoom Era

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A Lower East Side cultural icon reimagines live performance while fighting to survive.See More

All the World’s an App

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A theater in Williamsburg moves entirely online. See More

“You can only have so many Zoom shows”

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | A pair of nightlife venues in Gowanus struggles to survive. See More

A 20-Year-Old Burlesque Club Goes Dark (for Now)

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | How The Slipper Room is trying to make it to the other side. See More

The Business of Board Games

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | How a beloved Greenwich Village cafe is staying in play. See More

A Legacy Dive Bar Turns to Pizza

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | After over two decades of cheap drinks and peanuts, Botanica is seriously upping its fare game. See More

Experiential Retail’s Latest Act

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | How a Williamsburg concept store is forging ahead, one pop-up at a time. See More

They’re Still Dancing

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | How a community dance org in Brooklyn is keeping class in session. See More

Opening a Business During a Pandemic

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | The owner of Buy Better Foods, a new organic market in Bed-Stuy, on tackling this daunting challenge.See More

Cookies to the Rescue

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Diana Ho is keeping her indie shop afloat with some sweet subscriptions. See More

An Arts Org in Park Slope Tackles the Digital Divide

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | The Brooklyn Arts Exchange is making the digital shift. See More

A Brooklyn Nursery Finds New Life in Lockdown

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | How Natty Garden pivoted in the wake of COVID-19.See More

A Fort Greene Café Takes On Phase 2

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Baba Cool is taking over two parking spaces to serve dine-in (er, dine-“out”) customers. See More

An Indie Yoga Studio Goes Global

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | In the midst of a pandemic, BK Yoga Club is doubling down on its mission. See More

How a Brooklyn Eatery Nearly Doubled Its Staff

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | For Mekelburg’s, the pandemic necessitated a whole new business model. See More

Sex Toys and Puzzles: Two Sides of the Same Coin

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | Sex toy sales are booming — here’s why, according to Lisa Finn of Babeland in NYC. See More

A Small Business Activist Fights Her Toughest Battle Yet

COVID-19 #SmallBizSpotlight | The owner of Whisk in downtown Brooklyn is taking on the big banks, the tech titans, and COVID-19 repercussions. See More