We want to take a moment this morning to update you on the progress of our Small Business Survival Campaign. It's our crowdfunding effort in support of a yearlong reporting project on the problems faced by "mom and pops"...
The fate of small business in New York has been an especially hot topic this year. Most everyone agrees that spiraling commercial rents are making it almost impossible for many "mom-and-pops" to survive. But the disagreements about the best...
This roundup of new businesses first appeared in the April 2015 edition of our print magazine.
All My Children Daycare & Nursery School (112 Ridge St., -at Stanton Street) After opening last fall, the new child care center up the...
The #SaveNYC organization is planning to bring some attention - and hopefully some much-needed cash - to businesses hurt by the 2nd Avenue disaster. Here are the details via the Facebook invite:
#SaveNYC is holding a Small Biz Crawl along...
Today City Council member Margaret Chin and Council member Robert Cornegy are introducing legislation to create an "Office of the Small Business Advocate" within the Department of Small Business Services.
The idea is to provide small businesses with an independent...
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer yesterday outlined several ideas to help small businesses survive in New York's increasingly brutal marketplace. In a press conference at the Halal Guys restaurant on the Upper West Side, she endorsed a proposal that...
This coming week, Community Board 3's economic development committee will be looking at the issue of small business survival from several angles.
The Small Business Congress will make a presentation on the Small Business Jobs Survival Act, proposed legislation that...
From our March magazine, a roundup of recent openings on the Lower East Side:
Taittinger Gallery (154 Ludlow St., at Stanton Street) Richard Taittinger, whose great grandfather founded the Taittinger champagne empire, is debuting an art gallery in the former...
Earlier today, the developers of the big Essex Crossing project announced an agreement with the building workers’ union, 32BJ SEIU, to hire its members for up to 80 positions in the new mixed use complex alongside the Williamsburg Bridge....
Last month, we told you about the 100 Gates Program, which links up local artists and small businesses to beautify the metal roll down gates throughout the Lower East Side. It was the inspiration of artist Billy Rohan and...
