Moore Market PPT

1. Moore Street
Market after
COVID-19
A Photo Essay By Michael Grullon

2. A small store outside of the market
that many people would walk to to
get lottery tickets and cigarettes has
completely changed to exterior
service. People wait outside in line
to come up to a small window
nearby the cashier to pick up lottery
tickets, small snacks, cigarettes,
water, get photo- copies and even
buy masks for cheap.

3. This line is packed outside a
pharmacy next door to the market
entrance. The pharmacy only allows
6 people in at a time, unless they are
a small family or group, and masks
are required to get inside.

4. Just one of the many
masks you’ll find around
the market and inside.
Masks are strictly
enforced to find service
and gain entry.

5. Another sign, transcribed in
English and Spanish, inside
what used to be the dining hall
of the market, saying that
sitting and lingering time is a
maximum 20 minutes
enforced by security. There
used to be a large amount of
tables and chairs within the
newly placed boundary.

6. These little floor signs are
placed in the areas where
lines form for the café, as well
as other stores in the market.
They are conveniently placed,
you guessed it, six feet apart.

7. A mom and her daughter
waiting to order food. A
glass boundary blocks
them from the cashier to
enforce social distancing
across the counter.

8. At the front of this cafe line you can
find cleaning supplies for the
countertop and glass boundaries.
These surfaces are cleaned every
half hour-45 mins, and more
frequently according to an employee
if they get a steady flow of
customers at a time.

9. This board near the entrance to the
market was once filled with events
such as dance classes, celebrations,
and food festivals. For a while now
since COVID 19 hit, the board has
stayed blank.

10. Just one of the many shops forced to
close after quarantine began. The
flowers and antiques here just sit
until the owner is able to reopen
shop. Only a small few of shop
owners have reopened their services
to the public in the market.

11. One shop owner in particular,
a hair stylist, just recently
reopened her beauty shop, but
the flow of customers hasn’t
been the same since.

12. She cleans and disinfects her shop
daily, with or without customers.
Unfortunately, the day I shot these
images, I was the first person to
come in a few days. The chairs have
been empty for a while.

13. One of the barbershops in the
market that reopened had a good day
today. Since he reopened, he has
kept to the rule of always wearing a
mask and his customers keep their
mask on unless they are getting a
facial shave. He also actively cleans
and disinfects his tools after each
appointment.

14. This candle shop has a full boundary
across the counter between the
employees and customers, with a small
gap in the middle where they can
exchange with customers. The line also
keep social distancing in effect.

15. This tailor didn’t have much traffic at
his shop today, so he stayed at the front
desk with his small tv screen to watch a
few novellas until a customer arrived.
He smiled when I arrived to check out
something new he started selling.

16. The tailor had began making
his own masks to sell to
customers who didn’t have
their own. They came in a
variety of colors and patterns
and I was happy to get a nice
new blue one.

17. After buying the mask I
decided to wrap up my
shopping list. You always
have to keep the mask on
especially in narrow,
sometimes crowded aisles.

18. After I finished my food shopping, I
made one last stop at the café to get a
sandwich to go. The owners definitely
try to keep the mood positive and are
still embracing the Halloween spirit. The
Halloween decorations were a nice sight
to see.

19. Outside they added a bunch of new
seating areas since indoor dining was
ruled off limits. Benches are scattered
outside the market, including this new
structure where I found some old friends
having a chat and eating food they just
got from inside. I thought this seating
area was nice, and the colors on top
were very pretty during the day.

20. To conclude, Moore Street has definitely
been hit hard by COVID, but the bounce
back has been strong. Shops are slowly
reopening, customers are returning, new
renovations are being built and indoor
dining officially resumed in NYC this
week. Business is slowly regaining
traction at this market, and I’m excited
to see all of the market resume business.
This is a place I’ve been going to since I
could walk, right in the heart of the
neighborhood, and I definitely missed it.