Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica this past Tuesday as a Category 5 storm, one of the strongest storms to hit the area on record. The storm has already battered Jamaica and Haiti, is on a path to Cuba, and is currently clocking in at 130mph winds. As of this writing, the islands that have been hit are reporting loss of power, severe flash flooding and violent winds and the death toll has already started to rise. As a preemptive measure, the U.S. and other global powers are preparing to send aid. Seeing as how our city is home to the most diverse Caribbean-American community outside of the West Indies, many local New Yorkers are already banding together to raise funds for immediate relief and future recovery. Our market hall in Union Square is also jumping in to help.
Time Out Market New York, Union Square, is raising funds for Hurricane Melissa disaster relief. From Wednesday, October 29 until Sunday, November 2nd, Kwame Onwuachi’s Caribbean restaurant, Patty Palace, will be donating all proceeds of its patty sales to the cause. This includes all variations on the menu, from the Curry Chicken Patty to the Jerk Mushroom Patty. As for drinks, the Time Out Market Bar is also stepping into help. Sales of the Red Stripe beer ($5) and The Duppy cocktail ($13)—a blend of Myers’s Dark rum, melon, blood orange, lime and cinnamon—will be put toward relief efforts. 100% of proceeds will be donated to the American Red Cross.
So order a patty or two and join us in giving back this week.