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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
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GOWANUS – After Monday’s downpour [/heavy-rain-floods-4th-avenue-businesses-monday-night/] flooded the basement of Colony [https://www.colony274.com] at 274 4th Avenue, business owner Kitty Hernandez was optimistic about reopening her bar/restaurant after cleaning up the lower level, but a visit from the NYC Department of Health [https://www1.nyc.gov/site/
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Source: Google MapsFor the third anniversary of Superstorm Sandy, the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and New York State Governor’s Office of Storm Recovery (GOSR) announced an increase in funding for small business resiliency. Included in the funding effort was the launch of the NYC Business Preparedness
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A collection of stores near the intersection of East 16th Street and Sheepshead Bay Road. (Photo: Alex Ellefson / Sheepshead Bites)City Councilman Chaim Deutsch is looking to clean up his district’s commercial centers and make them more hospitable to both store owners and shoppers. Deutsch is behind several initiatives,
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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
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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
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Staten Island after Superstorm Sandy. (Source: Desiree Arroyo/Flickr)Build it Back [/draft-build-it-back/] isn’t the only government-sponsored aid program that has failed to distribute money to those hit by Superstorm Sandy [/tag/hurricane-sandy]. More than 330 small businesses that were affected by Sandy are still waiting for federal money
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Source: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com/FlickrIn the face of ongoing complaints about the regulatory burdens [/small-business-fines/] placed on New York City’s small businesses, the city government has released a short guide to avoiding the most common violations affecting small business owners. The two-page guide shows how to comply with
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Loans available by gold bars or check…just kidding. (Source: Angico Eagle Mines Limited via Wikimedia Commons)The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the City of New York are providing small businesses with disaster recovery loans. According to a press release, the city, through federal
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Photo by Erica ShermanIf your business was affected by Superstorm Sandy, you are eligible to receive pro-bono legal advice from volunteer attorneys who are with the Neighborhood Entrepreneur Law Project and accounting guidance from CPAs with the New York State Society of CPAs, during a free clinic today, January 31,
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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