The scene of the East Harlen blast immediately after the March explosion. Several businesses derailed by the disaster have yet to receive aid. A new Cuomo administration effort to fill the gap is still ramping up.
The governor in August announced a loan program to help small businesses who were still reeling six months after the East Harlem gas explosion. But the money is still not flowing.
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