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For some New York City businesses, making masks is a new lifeline

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Father-daughter team Steve and Leah Kim model the masks their New York City alterations business, Master Tailor, started making when the coronavirus hit.

When New York City largely shut down last month due to the spread of Covid-19, it was a devastating blow for some businesses.

That included the Master Tailor, an alteration shop on Manhattan’s Upper West Side that had only been open for about a year.

In late March, customer traffic decreased. Eventually, the father-daughter team who own the shop, Steve and Leah Kim, saw no business at all, as restrictions to keep a six-foot distance from other people made it impossible to do alterations.

“Since we were not considered an essential business,…



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