Thompson Chemists in SoHo isnt your average pharmacy.
Outside of its diverse inventory — which over the course of three decades has been built based on the neighborhood’s needs — this mom and pop shop has its own theme song.
At the helm of this classic New York business are husband and wife Gary and Jolie Alony.
While some businesses have scaled back hours and even gone on hiatus during these trying times, this duo has remained at their post since the beginning of the pandemic.
“We would never shut down,” Jolie Alony told PIX11. “We’ve been here for 27 years. We’ve been here through 9/11, we’ve been here through Sandy, we’ve been here through this pandemic.”
Both agree, abandoning their customers is out of the question.
“We are attached to what we do,” Gary Alony said. “We are attached to our customers and our customers are attached to us.”
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