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Department of Small Business Services

A collection of 9 issues

National Grid, Local Representatives Respond to Moore Street Businesses in Crisis

Piles of wood in front of Manuel Rivera’s store. Rachel Baron/Bklyner.Last week, we reported [/mri-national-grid-pipeline/] on a number of mom-and-pop shops on Moore Street between Humboldt Street and Graham Avenue in Williamsburg who have suffered profound financial losses as a result of street closure for construction on

UPROSE Wins Small Business Grant To Strengthen “Economic And Environmental Resiliency”

UPROSE volunteers painting a sunflower banner in support of climate resiliency. (Photo courtesy of UPROSE.)Small businesses are often touted as the backbone of any community economy, particularly here in Brooklyn, where big business and mom-and-pop shops continue to fight for space. That’s why the city Department of Small

Sandy-Affected Brooklynites Seek Help With Employment From Councilman Chaim Deutsch

Sheepshead Bay resident Janet Wielechowski (left) with her fiancé Stuart Katz standing beside City Councilman Chaim Deutsch. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)Southern Brooklynite Ariel Lichtik said he’s been living without a permanent residence ever since Hurricane Sandy destroyed his parent’s Mill Basin home. Forced to bounce from

Sandy Recovery Jobs Now Available Through Coney Island’s Workforce1 Program

Source: NYC Workforce 1 Career Centers/FacebookA new employment center for low- and middle-income residents of Sandy-impacted areas opened its doors in Coney Island last week. One hundred free apprenticeship vouchers are now available through the Sandy Recovery Workforce 1 Career Center (1906 Mermaid Avenue), officials announced at a press

Career Center Offering Build It Back Jobs For Sandy-Impacted Residents Opens In Coney Island

Source: NYC Workforce 1 Career Centers/FacebookGood news for job hunters in Southern Brooklyn. A new Workforce1 Career Center, located at 1906 Mermaid Avenue in Coney Island, opened for business this week as part of the city’s effort to expedite economic recovery in Superstorm Sandy-impacted neighborhoods. Formed by a

Will The Tourists Return To Southern Brooklyn?

Nathan’s Famous Is Still Closed, Source: j. reed via wikimedia commonsSix months following Superstorm Sandy, businesses across Sheepshead Bay and Coney Island are still shuttered and the New York Times is reporting [http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/26/nyregion/damaged-coastal-neighborhoods-worry-about-tourist-season.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1] that local

Sailors Rejoice! DEP Nixes Destruction Of “Roundhouse” Navigational Aid, Plans Improvements

YOU READ IT HERE FIRST: Local mariners have something to be happy about this New Year: the Department of Environmental Protection reversed course on plans to destroy a 78-year-old navigational aid between Manhattan Beach and Breezy Point that mariners say makes them safer and shows them the way home when

More Than $1 Million In Loans Provided To Just 19 Local Businesses For Sandy Relief

Local businesses don’t seem to be benefiting from government subsidized loans for Sandy recovery.More than $1 million in loans has been distributed to only 19 local businesses in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, suggesting that few businesses are benefiting from the subsidized loan programs offered by the federal

Coney Island Hero Honored At Seaside Concerts

The following is a press release from Borough President Marty Markowitz: On Thursday, July 12, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz presented a proclamation to Coney Island resident Lawrence Bowers prior to the Seaside Summer Concert Series, honoring him for rescuing a man and child off Coney Island this summer. At