Business Pandemic Was The Final Straw: Greenpoint Store Flying Squirrel Closes Its Doors After 17 Years Flying Squirrel. Courtesy of Kate Schmitz.Kate Schmitz, an artist and the owner of Greenpoint’s Flying Squirrel, [http://flyingsquirrelbaby.com/] was hopeful to be finally, after 17 years, turning a profit. Then, the pandemic hit, and her store — which sells new and secondhand children’s toys and clothing — was
Business Off Their Plate is Helping Provide a Hot Meal — And A Paycheck — To Those On The Front Line Off Their Plate [https://offtheirplate.org/] is working to ease the overwhelming burden placed on both restaurant and hospital workers by the coronavirus pandemic, one $10 meal at a time. Started in Boston in mid-March by founder Natalie Guo, the volunteer-run national grassroots organization has been delivering thousands of what
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
