Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Chamber of Commerce Panel Urges Community, Connection, for Post-COVID Business

Outdoor dining on Park Slope’s 5th Avenue. Photo courtesy of @theother5th on Instagram.On Wednesday morning, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce hosted an online seminar for business owners and community leaders about the future of business, looking forward to a post-COVID world. The pandemic ravaged Brooklyn’s local businesses,

Bushwick

Brooklyn Businesses Worry They Won’t Make It Through Another Shutdown Without More Help

When the city hits 3% 7-day positivity for COVID-19, it will be deemed an Orange zone, Governor Andrew Cuomo said this week, and with that come additional measures to contain the pandemic. Right now, the 7-day positivity rate is hovering around 2.5%. Further restrictions on indoor dining and other

Announcements

Outdoor Dining To Continue Indefinitely

Outdoor dining on Park Slope’s 5th Avenue. (Photo: Ellie Plass/Bklyner)Outdoor dining will now a permanent fixture in the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio announced this morning on the Brian Lehrer Show. “I really want us to take this model and make it a part of the life

Business

Restaurant Industry Leaders Prepare For Uncertain Future

Photo from @enotecaoncourt on Instagram.The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce held a webinar Monday afternoon, discussing the experience of COVID-19 with local industry owners and experts. The panel, which began at 2:00 pm, featured Melissa Autilio Fleishcut, the President and CEO of the NY State Restaurant Association, Marco Chirico,

Business

PPP Fails To Help Brooklyn Businesses, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Finds

Business in Flatbush. Liena Zagare/BklynerThe Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce released the results of a survey today detailing the widespread failure of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), meant to be a lifeline for small businesses during this pandemic. According to their results, 84% of the Brooklyn businesses surveyed had not

Bushwick

Brooklyn Chamber to Hold L-Train Event Tomorrow Morning

Local leaders speaking at the L Train panel at Brooklyn Bazaar in September 2017 (Paul Stremple/BKLYNER)WILLIAMSBURG – Tomorrow, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce will co-host an event geared towards informing the local business community in North Brooklyn about the upcoming L train shutdown. While few could have avoided the

Announcements

Join us for the Brooklyn Runs 5K

The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce and Explore Brooklyn would like you to join them at their inaugural BROOKLYN RUNS 5K Corporate Challenge [https://www.brooklynruns.nyc/] presented by Just Energy. Run (or walk) as an individual or as a team and join us for a complimentary cocktail reception, with bar

Central Brooklyn

There’s Still Time to Gather Your Co-workers and Run a Brooklyn 5K

Bring the office to the park for a fun, teambuilding event that strengthens community in Brooklyn and promotes health in the workplace. There’s still time to register for the inaugural Just Energy BROOKLYN RUNS 5K, on October 11 at 5 p.m., brought to you by the Brooklyn Chamber

Arts & Culture

Chow Down With Brooklyn Eats This Week at City Point!

Brooklyn Eats (Photo by Paul Stremple)DOWNTOWN – Brooklyn’s biggest food expo is back in downtown at a new location—Brooklyn Eats will be showcasing food from 57 vendors at City Point this Thursday, June 28! Brooklyn Eats features locally owned businesses serving up locally-prepared products from the borough of

Business

Years Of Construction On 3rd Avenue Impacts Gowanus Small Businesses

[UPDATED: Monday, March 5 at 10am] Council Member Brad Lander responded on Saturday, March 3, with the following statement: “I’m genuinely sorry for what Twig Terrariums and other small businesses and residents on Third Avenue have been forced to endure. We love the small businesses in our neighborhood, and

Announcements

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce Celebrates Centennial With Exhibition

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS – In celebration of its 100th anniversary, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/] is partnering with the Brooklyn Historical Society [http://www.brooklynhistory.org/] in presenting an exhibition chronicling 100 years of business in the borough. James and Karla Murray, Jimmy’s Stationery & Toys, 2009.004.

Business

NYC Makes It To Amazon HQ2 Shortlist Of 20 Cities

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN – After receiving 238 submissions from locales across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, Amazon announced on Thursday [https://www.amazon.com/b?node=17044620011] that it has narrowed down the list of contenders for its second North American headquarters (Amazon HQ2) to 20 finalists. Via brooklyntechtriangle.com [http:

Business

PowerUP! Competition Awards Money To Local Entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurs from across Brooklyn came together last night to compete for cash prizes at the Brooklyn Public Library’s PowerUP! Business Plan Competition. The $15,000 first prize went to Jared Moldonado, founder of Catch-A-Ride [http://catcharidebus.com/], a bus service connecting the outer boroughs to cities in the northeast.

Business

Brooklyn Eats: A Showcase Of Made-In-Brooklyn Food And Drink

Brooklyn Eats (Photo by Paul Stremple)The Brooklyn Eats [https://www.facebook.com/BrooklynEat/] food and beverage trade show took place last Friday, June 23, in downtown Brooklyn, with more than 100 exhibitors showcasing their wares in the Grand Ballroom of the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge (333

community

Food Challenges, Family Fun, and Health Awareness Come Together in Sheepshead Bay

Steven Cymbrowitz, Assemblyman for the 45th District, the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/] and the Sheepshead Bay Merchants Association will host the fourth annual Sheepshead Bay Summer Stroll and Lena Cymbrowitz Community Health Fair, a free event taking place along Sheepshead Bay Road with activities, food and

Announcements

BKLYN DESIGNS Accepting Applications

Brooklyn’s premiere design event, BKLYN DESIGNS [http://www.bklyndesigns.com], is gearing up for another successful edition at the Brooklyn Expo Center [http://brooklynexpocenter.com/] in Greenpoint from May 5-7, 2017. Presented by the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce [http://www.ibrooklyn.com/], the show will kick off the first

Events

It’s Hard To Be A Republican In Brooklyn – Donovan’s Constituents Protest Chamber Event

Dan Donovan is Brooklyn’s only Republican Congressman, representing Bay Ridge, Bensonhurst, Gravesend and Staten Island for the 11th Congressional District, and at least some of his Brooklyn constituents are really unhappy. This morning the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce held a Brooklyn Newsmakers breakfast series with the Brooklyn Congressional Delegation,

Bensonhurst

How To Help Italy’s Earthquake Victims

Photo via uninoticias [https://www.instagram.com/p/BJk2TMlAHRe/]The Federation of Italian American Organizations (FIAO) [http://www.fiaobrooklyn.org/] is raising money to aid victims of the devastating 6.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Italy on Wednesday. The tragedy, which left at least 267 dead and more than 2,100

Bensonhurst

NYPD Deploys Agents To Combat Dyker Heights & Sunset Park Traffic

Morning Brooklyn traffic on 65th Street and 7th Avenue. (Courtesy: Carlo Scissura / Twitter)New plans to combat morning rush hour in Dyker Heights leading into Sunset Park resulted in the NYPD’s deployment of two traffic agents to ensure traffic flow near a major supermarket, a Brooklyn council member announced

Neighbors

Park Slope Neighbor Designs New Symbol Of ‘Dine In Brooklyn’

The new logo of Dine In Brooklyn. (Courtesy the Brooklyn Borough President’s office.)The symbol of Brooklyn’s restaurant week will come from our neck of the neighborhood woods. Park Slope [http://bklyner.com] resident Jeffery Rosenkrantz and Pratt Institute [/?s=pratt] alum won a contest to design a

Business

Pratt Alum’s Design New Symbol Of Dine In Brooklyn

The new logo of Dine In Brooklyn. (Courtesy the Brooklyn Borough President’s office.)The symbol of Brooklyn’s restaurant week will come from one of our own — a Pratt grad! Pratt Institute [/?s=pratt] alum and current Park Slope [http://bklyner.com] resident Jeffery Rosenkrantz won a contest to

Events

Food, Music, And Fun At Third Annual Sheepshead Bay Summer Stroll [Photos]

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz looks on during Jimmy’s Famous Famous Heros sandwich eating contest. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Sheepshead Bay Road once again came alive Sunday with music, food, dancing and entertainment for the annual Summer Stroll. The block party — now in its third year — is organized by the

Announcements

Sign Up To See A Healthcare Navigator At Assemblyman Cymbrowitz’s Office

Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz. (Photo: Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz [https://www.facebook.com/AssemblymanStevenCymbrowitz/photos/a.465589220131458.107581.465589086798138/465633266793720/?type=3&theater] / Facebook)Are you scrambling to find a healthcare plan before this year’s open enrollment period ends on January 31? Assemblyman Steven Cymbrowitz [http://assembly.state.ny.us/mem/

Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce

Brooklyn Health Honchos To Gather At St. Joseph’s College’s Hill Center

The Brooklyn healthcare and hospital system is constantly evolving, especially with the hospital closures, bankruptcies, sales and clinic openings of recent years. Tonight,from 6-8pm, health industry stakeholders and business folk — and beneficiaries like you and I — are gathering at St. Joseph’s College’s Hill Center [/blog/2014/12/

Admiral's Row

Brooklyn Navy Yard Expansion Aims To Add 8,000 Jobs By 2020, Say Business Leaders

Image via Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation.The Brooklyn Navy Yard was once a major hub of economic activity in the United States and New York City starting two centuries ago and, for the past decade or so, has been steadily increasing its influence and impact in local film, manufacturing