NY Tough
A place to honor the lives lost and share personal stories during the COVID19 pandemic.
08/05/2020
We are sad to report that Michael Halkias Owner of Brooklyn’s legendary Grand Prospect Hall has died of COVID-19.
https://nypost.com/2020/05/07/owner-of-iconic-grand-prospect-hall-dies-from-coronavirus/
Michael Halkias, owner of iconic Grand Prospect Hall, dies from coronavirus Michael Halkias, the owner of Brooklyn’s iconic Grand Prospect Hall, has died from the coronavirus, according to reports. Halkias, 82, owned the opulent Park Slope catering hall with his wife…
07/05/2020
Another legendary small business is lost due to COVID-19.
https://evgrieve.com/2020/05/gem-spa-will-not-reopen.html?fbclid=IwAR3NmeMqYTgJEB1zfcq19p1cVkUq1STiYWb26HTqlYEPELx4_YfOJzl-D8Y
Gem Spa will not reopen EV Grieve is the leading news, entertainment and lifestyle blog about the East Village of New York City.
07/05/2020
Another NYC legend lost to COVID-19. RIP Jimmy.
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-times-square-jimmy-glenn-dead-coronavirus-20200507-gcm2h2azgfhr7h3pwh74ohpezy-story.html
Times Square bar owner and boxing great Jimmy Glenn dies at 89 Jimmy Glenn, iconic boxing cornerman and owner of Jimmy's Corner in Times Square, has died from COVID-19
19/04/2020
We miss Moe so much.
https://www.boweryboogie.com/2020/04/little-italy-butcher-moe-albanese-dies-from-coronavirus-neighbors-pay-tribute/
Little Italy Butcher Moe Albanese Dies from Coronavirus; Neighbors Pay Tribute Moe Albanese, longtime Little Italy butcher and fixture of Elizabeth Street, passed away Tuesday evening due to complications from COVID-19. He was 95-years-old. The news was confirmed by his granddaughter, Jennifer Prezioso, in a post on Instagram. At the Albanese Meats butcher shop on Elizabeth St...
15/04/2020
We lost another friend and Little Italy icon today to COVID-19.
RIP Vinny "Vinny Peanuts" Cirelli.
Vinny is our third friend to die from COVID-19 in one week. The corner of Mulberry and Grand Street will never be the same.
15/04/2020
NYC lost a great man to today. Our friend Moe "Moe the Butcher" Albanese was a Little Italy icon and a very special person. It took a pandemic to stop him from going to work everyday. He would have been 96 today. We love you MoMo! Happy Birthday!
NY TOUGH
New Yorkers are tough. We do hard things... routinely. That’s who we are. Life is full of difficult moments. How you react to each challenge shapes your character and reputation. So yeah, we’ve earned “tough.” But as tough as we are, we still face situations more powerful than any one of us. So it’s in those precise moments that we come together, because we know deeply that we have never met a challenge more powerful than all of us.