How Neighbors Rallied to Save Their Favorite Restaurants

"A small corner café opened in October 2019 at the intersection of Washington Avenue and Bergen Street by an immigrant owner from Guinea who became deeply embedded in the neighborhood. The food is dependable — the jerk-chicken sandwich is a neighborhood staple for regulars — and the owner worked nearly nonstop through the pandemic until a local connector linked the café with an organization that paid to serve its sandwiches to frontline health-care workers, a lifeline that prevented closure. The proprietor is known for greeting customers personally and running the place hands-on." - Jason Diamond