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Displaying all articles tagged:
Crowdfunding
coronavirus
Mar. 19, 2020
With No Other Options, Desperate Restaurant Owners Turn to the Public for Help
Without government support, some of the city’s restaurateurs have set up GoFundMe pages to help the staffers they were forced to lay off.
By
Nikita Richardson
openings
Feb. 27, 2020
Can New Brooklyn Save Old Brooklyn?
The long life, ignominious death, and crowdfunded rebirth of Gage & Tollner.
By
Robin Raisfeld
and
Rob Patronite
milk money
Oct. 17, 2017
World’s Best Kindergartner Crowdfunds $5,000 to Buy Classmates’ Milk
She’s raised enough to give them milk for more than four years.
By
Clint Rainey
crowdfunding
Apr. 20, 2017
There’s a GoFundMe to Send This Popular Halal-Cart Worker on Vacation
He told the New York
Times
his family dreams of taking a Caribbean cruise.
By
Clint Rainey
food allergies
Jan. 4, 2017
A Restaurateur Wants to Build a Chain for People With Food Allergies
He’s crowdfunding to make it happen.
By
Chris Crowley
crowdfunding
Dec. 9, 2016
Comet Ping Pong’s Owners Have Started a GoFundMe to Pay for Restaurant Security
They’re asking for $28,000.
By
Clint Rainey
It Ain’t Over Yet
Apr. 6, 2016
For Once, a Beloved But Troubled Neighborhood Joint Won’t Actually Close
Fort Greene’s Madiba was on the verge of closing but will stay open thanks to $20,000 in crowdfunding and a renegotiated lease.
By
Chris Crowley
Buttered Up
Mar. 10, 2016
Genius Invents Device That Just Straight-Up Sprays Butter Anywhere You Want
Can’t believe it’s not been invented before now.
By
Clint Rainey
Good Karma
Dec. 21, 2015
Bus Boy Returns $3K, Gets Rewarded Even More
“Merry Christmas to a super-honest man.”
By
Clint Rainey
Restaurant Struggles
Dec. 8, 2015
Yet Another Beloved Neighborhood Joint Needs Serious Help to Stay Open
The owner of Fort Greene’s Madiba says he needs to crowdfund $200,000 or he’ll have to close the restaurant.
By
Chris Crowley
Crowd-Funding
July 2, 2015
Pommes Frites Still Needs Your Help
The owners have launched a crowd-funding campaign to cover equipment costs.
By
Sierra Tishgart
Crowd-Funding
June 25, 2015
This Start-up Wants to Be the Uber of Grilled Cheese
“We’re thinking drones.”
By
Sierra Tishgart
Foodie Kids
Apr. 14, 2015
There’s Finally a Food Magazine for Toddlers
It’s called ‘Butternut.’
By
Clint Rainey
Family Ties
Apr. 14, 2015
Marcella Hazan’s Son Wants to Bottle Her World-Famous Tomato Sauce
He’s aiming to have the product ready by June.
By
Clint Rainey
Grub Guides
Apr. 3, 2015
9 Food-Related Crowd-Funding Projects That Deserve Your Money
Probiotic coffee, an apartment gardening system, and portable beer kegs.
By
Audrey Bruno
Drama
Apr. 3, 2015
People Have Donated Over $500,000 to the Anti-Gay Indiana Pizzeria’s
Some 17,000 donors think it’s a worthy cause.
By
Clint Rainey
Support
Mar. 11, 2015
Crowd-funding Campaigns Have Raised $75,000 for the SAE Fraternity’s Black
One person who set up a fund calls Howard Dixon “a hard-working and loyal employee for over 15 years, always making it in through rain, sleet and snow.”
By
Clint Rainey
Flash In The Pan
Oct. 1, 2014
Is This App-Connected Frying Pan the Future, or Just Another Stupid Gadget?
Judging by its crowd-funding so far, the latter.
By
Clint Rainey
Complex Carbohydrates
July 10, 2014
The Potato Salad Kickstarter Lost $30,000
But the dude still has $40,000 for a side dish.
By
Clint Rainey
Complex Carbohydrates
July 9, 2014
Guy With Potato Salad Kickstarter Will Owe at Least $21,000 in Taxes
Dude better hold the mayo.
By
Hugh Merwin
Complex Carbohydrates
July 8, 2014
That Potato-Salad Kickstarter Has Now Hit $40,000
And he still hasn’t decided what kind yet.
By
Clint Rainey
Complex Carbohydrates
July 7, 2014
This Potato Salad Has Raised $9,600 and Counting on Kickstarter
“Basically I’m just making potato salad. I haven’t decided what kind yet.”
By
Clint Rainey
Crowdfunding
Jan. 9, 2014
Quintessence Struggles to Stay Afloat After Co-owner’s Death
Less than 48 hours remain to save the raw-foods restaurant.
By
Belle Cushing
Crowdfunding
Aug. 19, 2013
City Grit’s Kickstarter Campaign Kicks Into High Gear
Talk about true grit.
By
Hugh Merwin