Fundraisers for Hospitality Industry Employees

The current coronavirus (COVID 19) pandemic, and the unprecedented efforts to help stop the spread, have resulted in a devastating shut down of the hospitality industry.  While some New York City restaurants and bars have remained open for take-out and delivery, others have shut down completely, with hopes to re-open when safe to do so.

Many business have created funding campaigns to help support the workers that have been forced out of work.

Please check out the list below (work in progress) and support the bars you would normally have supported.
You can also view our ongoing thread on twitter.

Hospitality Industry Fundraising Campaigns

Brady’s Covid 19 Employee Support Fund

Family Meal for The NYC Restaurant Community In Good Company Hospitality is providing free meals for restaurant workers and their families. This initiative will keep some employees working, while helping those in need. IGC are asking for donations of $6 per meal to cover costs to keep this initiative growing. All money not used or left over will be donated to charity. Meals can be ordered on-line and will be provided via “take out” from their Parker & Quinn restaurant.Parker & Quinn: 62 W. 39th St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.), midtown, New York, NY.——————————————–

Employees fundraiser for Slainte Bar NYC Slainte 304 Bowery (between Bleecker & Houston St.) New York, NY (212) 253-7030 SlainteNYC.com ——————————————–

Trinity Pub’s Beloved Bar Staff 100% of the proceeds will go to the staff. Trinity Pub: 229 E. 84th St. (between Second & Third Ave.), Upper East Side, New York, NY. ——————————————–

Juke Bar’s Finest 100% of the proceeds will go to the staff. Juke Bar: 196 Second Ave. (12th St.), East Village. New York, NY. ——————————————–

Save The Overlook NYC Staff has been laid off and they are hoping to raise funds that would help them and help the Overlook. Overlook 225 E. 44th St. (between Second & Third Ave.), New York, NY. (212) 682-7266 OverlookNYC.com ——————————————–

Please Help Support The East End Bar & Grill Staff Any donations you can afford small or large will greatly help the staff of The East End Bar & Grill East End Bar 1664 First Ave. (between 86th & 87th St.) New York, NY (212) 348-3783 EastEndBar.com ——————————————–

Playwright 35th Staff Relief Fund The Playwright 27 W. 35th St. (between 5th & 6th Ave.) New York, NY (212) 268-8868 PlaywrightIrishPubNYC.com ——————————————–

The Cutting Room Employee Relief Fund Funds will support kitchen staff, waitresses, busboys, bartenders, hostesses, production crew, and admin staff. The Cutting Room: 44 E. 32nd St. (between 5th Ave. & Madison Ave.), midtown, New York, NY. ——————————————–

Santiago & Family Santiago, of Donnybrook, has tested positive for COVID-19 and has been hospitalized and placed on life support. This fundraiser supports Santiago and his family. Donnybrook: 35 Clinton St. (Stanton St.), Lower East Side, New York, NY. ——————————————–

The Dead Rabbit Staff Relief Fund 100% of donations made will go directly to the staff. The Dead Rabbit: 30 Water St. (between Broad St. & Coenties Slip), Financial District, New York, NY. ——————————————–

The Blind Tiger Staff Relief Fund Donations will go directly to the bar and kitchen staff. Blind Tiger Ale House: 281 Bleecker St. (Jones St.) New York, NY. Greenwich Village ——————————————–

Taproom307/ Go Fund our Staff 100% to our kitchen staff, food runners, bartenders, and bus boys Tap Room No. 307 307 Third Ave. (between 23rd & 24th St.) New York, NY (212) 725-4766 TapRoom307.com ——————————————–

Help the Bowery Ballroom and Mercury Lounge Staff 100% of the funds donated will go to supplementing the income of their night-time hourly staff. Bowery Ballroom: 6 Delancy St. (between Bowery & Christie St.) Mercury Lounge: 217 E. Houston St. (between Ludlow & Essex St.) New York, NY Lower East Side ——————————————–

Arlene’s Grocery Staff Relief Fund 100% of all donations are going directly to the Arlene’s staff: bartenders, bar backs, box office personnel, sound engineers, production staff, talent buyers and security staff. As an extra incentive, they are offering a free beer or shot for each increment of $20 donated. Arlene’s Grocery: 95 Stanton St. (between Ludlow & Orchard St.) Lower East Side. New York, NY. ——————————————–

City Winery Employee Relief Fund Funds will support our affected team members and will be distributed equally among all temporarily laid off employees. City Winery: 25 Eleventh Ave. (15th St.) at Pier 57 in Hudson River Park, Chelsea, New York, NY——————————————–

The Rum House & Ward III Employee Relief Fund 100% of all proceeds collected will go directly to the teams at The Rum House and Ward III. The Rum House: 228 W. 48th St. (between Sixth Ave. & Broadway) (at Edison Hotel), Times Square, New York, NY. Ward III: 111 Reade St. (W. Broadway) Tribeca, New York, NY——————————————–

Harding’s Employee Relief Fund 100% of the money we raise here will go to the 26-person staff. Harding’s: 32 E. 21st St. (between Broadway & Park Ave. S) Flatiron District, New York, NY ——————————————–

Tracks Restaurant Fundraiser to help pay workers/monthly bills due while they are closed. Tracks Raw Bar & Grill: 220 W. 31st St. (between 7th & 8th Ave.) midtown, New York, NY. ——————————————–

Food For the Front Line Purchase food for the front line workers at Weill Cornell Medicine / New York Presbyterian Downtown Hospital, Lenox Hill, Langone, Bellevue and Memorial Sloane-Kettering hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Participating restaurants include: Schnipper’s, Hill Country Barbecue Market, Duke’s NYC, The Palm Tribeca, Murrays Bagels, Big Daddi’s Smoke House, Tre Sorrelle and The Dig Inn. ——————————————–

KEATS STRONG- Family owned Restaurant of 40 years! 100% of the proceeds will go to their employees that live paycheck to paycheck. Keats Restaurant 842 Second Ave. (45th St.) New York, NY. (212) 682-5490——————————————–

BarBacon Staff Relief Fund 100% of proceeds will go directly to the staff to help make up for part of their lost income of both Hell’s Kitchen & Union Square kitchen & waitstaff. Bar Bacon: 836 Ninth Ave. (between 54th & 55th St.) Bar Bacon: 127 Fourth Ave. (between 12th & 13th St.)——————————————–

B61 Barstaff & Alma Restaurant Employee Fund Their goal over the next month is to raise $1000 per person to help begin to cover the fundamental costs of living for the 24 servers, dishwashers, cooks, and bartenders. B61 Bar & Alma Restaurant: 187 Columbia St. (Degraw St.) Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY. (718) 643-5400——————————————–

La Contenta Restaurants Employee Relief Fund 100% of contributions will go directly to the staff of La Contenta (Lower East Side location) and La Contenta Oeste (West Village location). La Contenta: 102 Norfolk St. (between Delancy & Rivington St.) Lower East Side New York, NY. (212) 432-4180 La Contenta Oesta: 78 W. 11th St. (Sixth Ave.) Greenwich Village New York, NY. (212) 533-2233——————————————–

The Junction Staff Support Funds raised will provide some finances to help to keep food on the tables of the staff of The Junction. The Junction: 329 Lexington Ave. (between 38th & 39th St.) New York, NY. (212) 682-7700——————————————–

Max Fish Employee Fund Money raised will go to employees and to helping the bar stay open. Max Fish: 120 Orchard St. (between Rivington & Delancy St.) New York, NY. (212) 529-3959——————————————–

Help Royale Staff Royale: 157 Avenue C (10th St.) (212) 254-6600——————————————–

The Skinny Staff Relief Fund The Skinny: 174 Orchard St. (between Houston & Stanton St.) (212) 228-3668 ——————————————–

Relief Fund For Employees Of The Copper Still The Copper Still: 151 Second Ave. (between 9th & 10th St.) (212) 510-8469 The Copper Still: 206 Seventh Ave. (22nd St.) (646) 596-8975——————————————–

The Slipper Room Fundraising Effort The Slipper Room 167 Orchard St. (Stanton St.) New York, NY. (212) 253-7246 ——————————————–

Covid-19 Ended us, help us continue our story Divine Bar & Grill 896 Broadway (between Arion Pl. & Belvidere Dr.) Bushwick, Brooklyn, NY. ——————————————–

Support The Waylon Staff The Waylon 736 Tenth Ave. (W. 50th St.) New York, NY (212) 265-0010 ——————————————–

Help the Employees of Dutch Freds Dutch Fred’s 307 W. 47th St. (between Eighth & Ninth Ave.) New York, NY (646) 918-6923——————————————–

Feed Our Hospital Workers, Support Local Business The Deep End 1080 Wyckoff Ave. (between Decatur St. & Summerfield St.) Ridgewood, Queens, NY (347) 689-4996 ——————————————–

Break Bar and Billiard Astoria Staff Fund Break Bar & Billiards 32-04 Broadway (between 32nd & 33rd St.) Astoria, Queens, NY. (718) 777-5400 ——————————————–

Bad Old Bartender Fund The Bad Old Days 1684 Woodbine St. (Cypress Ave.) Ridgewood, Queens, NY (347) 696-0612 ——————————————–

Please Support our Hold Fast Family Hold Fast Kitchen and Spirits 364 W. 46th St. (between Eighth & Ninth Ave.) New York, NY (917) 261-6691 HoldFastNYC.com/ ——————————————–

Peculier Pub Staff Support Fund Peculier Pub 145 Bleecker St. (between La Guardia & Thompson St.) New York, NY. (212) 353-1327 PeculierPub.com ——————————————–

Break Bar and Billiard Astoria Staff Fund Break Bar and Billiard 32-04 Broadway (between 32nd & 33rd St.) Astoria, Queens, NY (718) 777-5400 Break-NY.com/——————————————–

The Gray Mare Staff Relief Fund The Gray Mare 61 Second Ave. (between 3rd & 4th St.) New York, NY (212) 388-0662 TheGrayMareNYC.com/ ——————————————–

Ulysses’ Staff Relief Funds Ulysses’ 95 Pearl St. / 58 Stone St. New York, NY (212) 482-0400 UlyssesNYC.com ——————————————–

Emergency Help for our Employees during COVID19 Alewife 5-14 51st Ave. (between 51st St. & Vernon Blvd.) Long Island City, NY. (718) 937-7494 Alewife.beer ——————————————–

Payback for the buyback(s) Hurley’s Saloon 232 W. 48th St. (between Broadway & Eighth Ave.) New York, NY (212) 765-8981 HurleysNYC.com ——————————————–

Otto’s Shrunken Head Staff Fund Otto’s Shrunken Head 538 E. 14th St. (between Avenue A & B) New York, NY (212) 228-2240 ottosshrunkenhead.com ——————————————–

Cooper’s Craft & Kitchen Staff Relief Fund Cooper’s Craft & Kitchen 87 Second Ave. (E. 5th St.) East Village New York, NY 646-606-2384 CoopersNYC.com —————- Cooper’s Craft & Kitchen 169 Eighth Ave. (between 17th & 18th St.) Chelsea, New York, NY (646) 661-7711 CoopersNYC.com——————————————–

GoFundMe for Tavern29 New York Tavern 29 47 E. 29th St. (Park Ave.) New York, NY 212 685-4422 Tavern29.com ——————————————–

Brady’s Covid 19 Employee Support Fund Brady’s 1583 Second Ave. (82nd St.) New York, NY (212) 861-6070 BradysBar.com ——————————————–

Murphy’s Tavern Staff Relief Murphy’s Tavern 6 Stone St. (between Whitehall & Broad St.) New York, NY (212) 425-1700 MurphysTavernNYC.com/ ——————————————–

Fiddlesticks & Galway Hooker GoFundMe Campaign Fiddlesticks 56 Greenwich Ave. (between 6th & 7th Ave.) New York, NY (212) 463-0516 FiddlesticksBar.com ——————– Galway Hooker 133 Seventh Ave. S. (between Charles & W. 10th St.) New York, NY (212) 675-6220 GalwayHookerBar.com ——————————————–

Support The Irish American Family The Irish American Pub 17 John St. (between Broadway & Nassau St.) New York, NY (212) 349-4659 IrishAmericanPubNYC.com/ ——————————————–

Broadstone Staff Relief Fund Broadstone 88 Broad St. (Stone St.) New York, NY (646) 951-3044 BroadstoneNYC.com/ ——————————————–

LIC Bar Employee Relief Fund L.I.C. Bar 45-58 Vernon Blvd. (46th Ave.) Long Island City, Queens, NY (718) 786-5400 LICBar.com ——————————————–

The Ellington Worker Relief Fund The Ellington 936 Amsterdam Ave. (106th St.) New York, NY. (212) 222-4050 TheEllingtonNY.com ——————————————–

Baker Street Pub Staff Baker Street 1152 First Ave. (63rd St.) New York, NY. (212) 688-9663 BakerStreetNYC.com ——————————————–

COVID19 Relief for LoveLace Staff Lovelace 66 Pearl St. (between Broad St. & Coentis Slip) New York, NY (212) 968-1776 PorterhouseBrewCoNYC.com/lovelace/ ——————————————–

Donations for Gutter Williamsburg Staff The Gutter 200 N. 14th St. (between Berry St. & Whythe Ave.) Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (718) 387-3585 TheGutterBrooklyn.com ——————————————–

Deweys Pub Staff Relief Fund Dewey’s Pub 135 W. 30th St. (between 6th & 7th Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 685-7781 DeweysPub.com ——————————————–

Bleecker Street Bar Employee Relief Fund Bleecker St. Bar 56-58 Bleecker St. (between Crosby & Lafayette) New York, NY. (212) 334-0244 BleeckerStreetBarNYC.com/ ——————————————–

DBA East Village Staff Fund d.b.a. 41 First Ave. (between 2nd & 3rd St.) New York, NY. (212) 475-5097 ——————————————–

Pouring Ribbons Staff Relief Fund Pouring Ribbons 225 Avenue B (between 13th & 14th St.), 2nd floor New York, NY. (917) 656-6788 PouringRibbons.com/ ——————————————–

Double Down Saloon NYC Staff Fund Double Down Saloon 14 Avenue A (between 2nd St. & Houston) New York, NY. (212) 982-0543 DoubleDownSaloon.com ——————————————–

Route 66 Smokehouse/ Go Fund Our Amazing Staff Route 66 Smokehouse 46 Stone St. / 79 Pearl St. (between Hanover & Broad St.) New York, NY. (212) 943-1602 Route66Smokehouse.com/ ——————————————–

Delmonico’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund Delmonico’s 56 Beaver St. (Williams St.) New York, NY. (212) 509-1144 Delmonicos.com ——————————————–

The Rochard Staff Needs You! The Rochard 1504 Lexington Ave. (97th St.) New York, NY. (212) 722-8959 TheRochardNYC.com ——————————————–

The Weir NYC The Weir 1672 Third Ave. (between 93rd & 94th St.) New York, NY. (646) 734-2899 TheWeirNYC.com ——————————————–

Third Avenue Ale House Staff Fund Third Ave. Ale House 1644 Third Ave. (92nd St.) New York, NY. (212) 360-6105 ThirdAveAleHouseNYC.com ——————————————–

Ace Bar Employee Relief Fund Ace Bar 531 E. 5th St. (between Ave. A & B) New York, NY. (212) 979-8476 AceBar.com ——————————————–

The Calaveras NYC Staff Support The Calaveras 949 Columbus Ave. (between 106th & 107th St.) New York, NY. (646) 484-6533 TheCalaverasNYC.com/ ——————————————–

Pennies For Pugs Mother Pug’s Saloon 1371 Forest Ave. (between Burnside & Veltman Ave.) Port Richmond, Staten Island, NY. (718) 442-9831 instagram.com/motherpugs/ ——————————————–

Judy & Punch and Madam Marie’s Staff Relief Fund Judy & Punch 34-08 30th Ave. (between 34th & 35th St.) Astoria, Queens, NY (718) 626-3100 JudyandPunch.com and… Madame Marie’s 35-15 Broadway (between 35th & 36th St.) Astoria, Queens, NY (917) 745-0297 MadamMaries.com ——————————————–

Parnell’s Pub Employee Relief Fund Parnell’s Pub 350 E. 53rd St. (First Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 753-1761 ParnellsNYC.com ——————————————–

Red Lion Staff Relief Fund The Red Lion 151 Bleecker St. (Thompson St.) New York, NY (212) 260-9797 RedLionNYC.com ——————————————–

The Blasket Staff Relief Fund The Blasket Pub 1085 Second Ave. (between 57th & 58th St.) New York, NY (212) 888-7405 TheBlasketPub.com ——————————————–

Support Baby Grand Bartenders Baby Grand – 161 Lafayette St. (Grand St.), New York, NY – 55 McGuinness Blvd South (between Engert Ave. & Newton St.), Greenpoint, Brooklyn, NY. BabyGrandNYC.com ——————————————–

Tom and Jerry’s family fund Tom & Jerry’s 288 Elizabeth St. (at Houston St.) New York, NY (212) 260-5045 ——————————————–

Franklin Park Staff Emergency Fund Franklin Park 618 St. Johns Pl. (between Classon & Franklin Ave.) Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY (718) 230-0293 ——————————————–

Help the Trans-Pecos staff in crisis Trans Pecos 915 Wyckoff Ave. (Wakefield St.) Ridgewood, Queens, NY ——————————————–

Help the Trans-Pecos staff in crisis Birdland 315 W. 44th St. (between Eighth & Ninth Ave.) New York, NY. (212) 581-3080 ——————————————–

4th Down Bartenders Fund 4th Down 750 Grand St. (between Graham Ave. & Humbolt St.) Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY (917) 744-6522 4thDownBrooklyn.com ——————————————–

61 Local Staff Relief Fund 61 Local 61 Bergen St. (between Smith St. & Boerum Pl.) Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, NY (718) 875-1150 61Local.com ——————————————–

No Bitter End For The Bitter End The Bitter End 147 Bleecker St. (between Thompson St. & LaGuardia Pl.) New York, NY (212) 673-7030 BitterEnd.com ——————————————–

Help Carraghers Pub & Restaurant Staff Carragher’s Bar 228 W. 39th St. (between 7th & 8th Ave.) New York, NY (646) 370-1545 CarraghersNYC.com ——————————————–

Help Save Reichenbach Hall Restaurant Reichenbach Hall 5 W. 37th St. (between Fifth & Sixth Ave.) New York, NY (212) 302-7744 ReichenbachHall.com ——————————————–

158 Ludlow Rest LLC (Pianos) Pianos 158 Ludlow St. (Stanton St.) New York, NY. (212) 505-3733 ——————————————–

Prohibition Employee Relief Fund Prohibition 503 Columbus Ave. (between 84th & 85th St.) New York, NY (212) 579-3100 ——————————————–

CMH – Staff Fund Chelsea Music Hall 407 W. 15th St. (between Ninth & Tenth Ave.) New York, NY (646) 609-1344 ChelseaMusicHall.com ——————————————–

Save the Kettle Kettle of Fish 59 Christopher St. (7th Ave. S.) New York, NY. (212) 414-2278 kettleoffishnyc.com ——————————————–

Village Tavern Staff Relief Fund The Village Tavern 46 Bedford St. (7th Ave. South & Leroy St.) New York, NY (212) 741-1935 TheVillageTavernNYC.com ——————————————–

2A/Lady Stardust/Treehouse Staff Fundraiser 2A 25 Avenue A (2nd St.) New York, NY. (212) 505-2466 ——————————————–

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Thank you for your support!