Trade Winds

The town announced on Wednesday that it is taking several measures to accelerate economic recovery, including temporarily allowing businesses to reserve up to three metered parking spaces in front of their stores for curbside pick-up and delivery.

Mall owner Simon Properties has partnered with Bay Shore-based event producer Starfish Junction to create a pop-up drive-in movie series at its Lake Grove mall.

The money is part of $4 million that ESD has awarded to eight companies around the state for retooling their business lines and pivoting to manufacture vital supplies for ongoing response and recovery efforts.

In an effort to support local restaurants, a new charitable initiative is offering rebates of up to $50 for customers of participating eateries.

The AT&T donation will help provide 60,000 meals for 2,000 Long Island families, through Salvation Army hubs in Hempstead, Freeport, Westbury, Riverhead and East Northport.

The Bounce Back USA initiative includes free awareness and prevention posters and free local advertising to help small businesses.

SoBol, the Patchogue-based franchise specializing in acai bowls, green bowls and fruit smoothies, has added a line of socks to help fund its meal donations to hospitals and their healthcare staff.

Future Tech CEO Bob Venero tracked down the personal protective gear with help from Ryan Nece, the son of former NFL Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott.

Bushwick Potato Commission, a Farmingdale-based produce grower and distributor, donated about 30,000 pounds of potatoes last week to the Island Harvest Food Bank.