COVID and Small Businesses

COVID cases rise across the country and New York City is on the precipice of more restrictions. This episode looks at how a pair of businesses in Manhattan are dealing with the prospect of another round of closures.  First, I'll talk to Nancy Wyden, proprietor of The Strand book store, a family-owned fixture of Greenwich Village for nearly a century. We'll discuss how badly they are hurting, but doing everything possible to remain open.  Then we'll head uptown to the Jeffrey Bar where manager Colm Kirwan is dealing with partial shutdowns each night and looks ahead to what the winter could have in store.  --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/jerry-barmash/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/jerry-barmash/support</a>