u/Snoo_54565

A month ago I came across Star Deli, a 30-year-old Polish deli that was planning to shut down this year because business was bad. I made 4 videos about them and started a fundraiser. 4M+ views and $5.9K raised later, it's going well. Other bigger influencers have started visiting and promoting it too.

Not here to self-promote. I'm trying to actually understand what's going on with small businesses in Greenpoint.

Do you know of any other mom-and-pop places that are struggling? And why do you think this is happening, gentrification, rent, something else?

I'm hoping to make more videos about places like this.

I started a GoFundMe on behalf of a 70+ year old small business owner who isn't tech savvy and doesn't really use email. We raised $3,200 for him and now GoFundMe has paused transfers asking me to add him as a beneficiary.

The problem is he doesn't have easy access to email and I was planning to deliver the money to him in person and film it for full transparency.

Has anyone dealt with this before? Can I just reply to their email explaining the situation and manage the funds myself? Or do I need his email no matter what?

I am tired of content creators making inauthentic food posts about restaurants. It’s really annoying because they are obviously charging money for these reviews.

I was so tired of it that I created my IG account. I’m not a big influencer, but my food posts usually get somewhere from 10k–100k views. Don't want to post about account here as I want respect self promotion guidelines .

I don’t charge money, ask for free food, or anything like that for these reviews.

Does anyone know of any struggling family-owned restaurants that are actually good but struggling around the NYC area? I’d be happy to go check them out.

I don’t own a car, so I’d prefer it to be close to the subway.

EDIT:

Thanks for all the responses! I went through the comments and made a list of restaurants people recommended.

I’ll try to prioritize based on which restaurants seem like they’re actually struggling / could use the biggest boost. If I don’t like the food, or if it doesn’t seem like they’re struggling, I’ll probably pass on posting them.

No particular order:

Kiosko 787
Spy C Cuisine
Eshel
Los Chinelos II
Baht
Caravan Uyghur Cuisine
Beets and Carrots
Koliba
Pronto Pizzeria
Irv’s Bar and Restaurant
Le Chalet du Terroir
La Casa Del Panuozzo
Don Ceviche
Al-Aqsa
Amuni
Aleli
Pranam
Flamingo Baby
Jackson Diner
EZ Paella
Rice x Beans
Rosario’s
MogMog
Xixse
Restaurant Relax
To Laiko
Khao Kang
Al Dente Fresh Pasta
Testo
Edie Jo’s
Jauja
Barking Dog
Nabhya Indian Restaurant
Pana’s Kitchen
Power Bowls
Gregory’s 26

Appreciate everyone who commented — this is exactly what I was hoping for.