Several businesses on a one-block stretch of Troutman Street have in common property owner Marcelo Bavaro, a frame maker who, since March, has helped his tenants weather the Covid pandemic.
Amy O'Sullivan treated Wyckoff Medical Center's first Covid case, a woman who also became New York City's first Covid fatality. Shortly after, she contracted - and survived - the disease herself.
Black Seed, which has seven stores scattered around the city, is known for combining - in a way some purists may find heretical - the attributes of the disparate Montreal and New York bagel styles.
Mika is what opening a bar during a pandemic looks like, complete with a domed VIP lounge. But it offers plenty to take the edge of your COVID-era angst, including local beer, wine, sake and games.
