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May
01
Pandemic Was The Final Straw: Greenpoint Store Flying Squirrel Closes Its Doors After 17 Years 

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.
4 min read
Mar
18
A Bookstore For Us

A Bookstore For Us

Businesses across the city are closing their doors as coronavirus spreads, with all non-essential businesses expected to shut down. But
5 min read
Nov
07
Is Your Small Business ADA Compliant? Info Session This Friday

Is Your Small Business ADA Compliant? Info Session This Friday

PARK SLOPE – Small business owners uncertain about the Americans With Disabilities Act [https://www.ada.gov/] (ADA) regulations or whether
1 min read
Mar
13
Senate Candidate Proposes Tax Plan To Benefit Small Businesses

Senate Candidate Proposes Tax Plan To Benefit Small Businesses

The Bookmark Shoppe in Bay Ridge is one example of a local small business. (Photo: The Bookmark Shoppe)In an
3 min read
Apr
28
UPROSE Wins Small Business Grant To Strengthen “Economic And Environmental Resiliency”

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
1 min read
Apr
27
Bite Of The Day: Tacos And Quesadillas At La Casa De Las Quesadillas

Bite Of The Day: Tacos And Quesadillas At La Casa De Las Quesadillas

Affordable and delicious: the steak taco and chicken quesadilla at La Casa de las Quesadillas. (Photo by Heather Chin/Sunset
2 min read
Apr
06
Comptroller Stringer Visits Myrtle Avenue Businesses To Address Bureaucratic Barriers To Success

Comptroller Stringer Visits Myrtle Avenue Businesses To Address Bureaucratic Barriers To Success

Photo courtesy of Comptroller Scott Stringer’s OfficeComptroller Scott M. Stringer was in Fort Greene with the Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn
1 min read
Mar
28
Myrtle Avenue Businesses Need Our Support During The Plaza Construction Period

Myrtle Avenue Businesses Need Our Support During The Plaza Construction Period

Image courtesy of Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership.You may have noticed that Myrtle Avenue traffic between Washington and Classon Avenues
3 min read
Mar
17
Fort Greene’s “War of Rosés” Continues As Thirst Merchants Plans Move Closer To Greene Grape

Fort Greene’s “War of Rosés” Continues As Thirst Merchants Plans Move Closer To Greene Grape

A small business showdown between two local wine shops — Thirst Merchants [http://www.thirstmerchants.com] and Greene Grape Wine &
4 min read
Mar
03
Small Town Appeal Of Apple Art Supplies Gets Highlighted In New York Times

Small Town Appeal Of Apple Art Supplies Gets Highlighted In New York Times

Image via Google Maps.Apple Art Supplies and it’s owner, Sam Lee, are the subject of their very own
1 min read