Who we are

Hello from SEL, we are…back.  We started this organization on a mission to make sure the whole world knows about the all the coolest local community "can’t misses".

We don’t take for granted that Picco still pumps out the finest ice cream AND pizza. We appreciate the sassy birthday cards on the walls at Sault on Tremont and we are cheering *loudly* for the new book shop on Shawmut.

We love when summer brunch spills onto the streets at Kava and that across the street from them, the Buttery still makes the finest “Gluten Friendly” Banana Nut Muffins. 

We love that Patty’s plantings make M. Flynn’s front stoop sparkle year-round, and that the ladies there are game for pouring one of Formaggio's finest bottles of bubbly for those shopping on a Friday night. And that we can take our kids for a killer donut at Blackbird on a Saturday morning.

We really know and love every nuance of these storied cobblestone streets and the amazing characters who keep us walking them - knowing the next shop is as good as the last. 

Hi Jill!  Hi Dani!  Hey Jasmine! What’s up team PatchNYC!

We hope you will follow along and maybe be inspired say a quick thank you next time you are in any small business because they are the heartbeat of this damn cute city. 

And if that pandemic taught us anything it is that we need each other.