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Small businesses adapt during coronavirus pandemic

By Associated Press

April 20, 2020

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A customer bags her groceries as others wait to pay after shopping for fresh produce, bread and other items, like protective gloves now available at Clementine Bakery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The popular neighborhood spot removed cafe tables and replaced them with a larger table to display fresh fruits and vegetables for sale at a time when customers want those items but don't want to risk standing in line in a crowded grocery store to get them.
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FMN General Store managing partner Derek Tigue, left, talks with neighbor Geraldine Johns in front of the former Forgtmenot bar, which his partners and he converted to a mini grocery market in March during the current coronavirus outbreak in New York.
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Managing partner Derek Tigue, left, gives a thumbs up sign to a friend as customers leave the FMN General Store with groceries after shopping at the former Forgtmenot bar during the coronavirus outbreak in New York.
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FMN General Store managing partner Derek Tigue holds a bottle of ginseng extract.
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Resident Rachel Pellerin, right, who just moved to the city from Tennessee, purchases eggplant and other produce from Derek Tigue at FMN General Store, formerly Forgtmenot bar.
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Fruit preserves and thyme honey sit on a shelf for sale at FMN General Store, formerly the Forgtmenot bar, which was converted by its owners into a mini grocery strore during the coronavirus outbreak to accommodate customers' needs while staying in business in New York.
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Justin Whitkin, center, and Elizabeth Boileau, right, shop for produce at Clementine Bakery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The popular vegan cafe now resembles a small farmers' market after the proprietor removed cafe tables and replaced it with one large table displaying fresh fruits and vegetables customers can buy.
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Assistant manager Tiffany Wong moves a cake onto a smaller plate at Clementine Bakery in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The popular bakery and cafe removed their smaller cafe tables and added a large table to display and sell fresh produce to its customers.
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Managing partner Derek Tigue sprays water on vegetables outside FGM General Store, formerly Forgtmenot bar, which he, his partners and friends converted into a mini grocery mart during the current coronavirus outbreak in New York.
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Head cake decorator Shelley Segroves watches her step as she carries four containers of freshly-iced cupcakes from the kitchen to the cafe and bakery area of Clementine Bakery in the Brooklyn borough of New York, during the coronavirus outbreak. The vegan establishment has adapted to meet customer demand by selling fresh produce to its customers at a time when they want that, but don't want to risk going to a crowded grocery store to get fresh fruit and vegetables.
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FMN General Store owner Paul Sierros carries paper towels to a customer's car during the coronavirus outbreak. Sierros and his partners also own Kiki's and Kiki's Grill, two popular neighborhood restaurants on the same block, though one is closed entirely and the other is limited to take-out order.
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Derek Tigue, left, toasts a walk-in customer at FMN General Store, formerly the Forgtmenot bar, during the coronavirus outbreak in New York. About three-fourths of the bar has been converted into a mini grocery store.
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FMN General Store managing partner Derek Tigue makes a bloody mary behind the bar at the former Forgtmenot, which he, his partners and friends converted into a mini grocery store selling produce, groceries and household staples to customers during the current coronavirus outbreak in New York.
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