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Small business owners in Flushing and College Point are protesting the planned opening of a new wine mega-store in the neighborhood, Sing Tao Daily reports.

ByStarry Yan for Sing Tao Daily 0Comments

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Sep 2019

Housing and Homelessness

Inwood Seeing New City Programs and Developer Interest 1 Year After Rezoning

Inwood’s rhythms and feel seem unchanged a year after the rezoning. But physical changes are underway, with more to come.

BySadef Ali Kully 4Comments

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Jul 2018

Opinion

CityViews: Tackling Vacancy is Key to Saving NYC’s Small Business

‘The city must adopt a penalty on commercial vacancies to hold unscrupulous landlords accountable … and discourage further displacement of neighborhood small businesses.’

ByArmando Moritz-Chapelliquen 4Comments

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May 2018

CLARIFY

New Parking Rules Hurt Roosevelt Avenue Businesses, Locals Say

New parking restrictions on Roosevelt Avenue are hurting Queens businesses, making it harder for customers to park, workers say. “They come in, they buy coffee, and they get a ticket,”…

ByAaliyah Alcibar 1Comment

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Jul 2017

Opinion

CampaignViews: Powerful Forces Stop NYC Leaders from Helping Mom & Pop Stores

‘Even though the Small Business Jobs Survival Act has garnered the support of the majority of the Council, it is being denied a hearing and a vote. ‘

ByKirsten Theodos 6Comments

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Jun 2017

Housing and Homelessness

Industry’s Future, Stores’ Rent Burden are Key Issues in Possible Bushwick Rezoning

It’s yet unclear in what way the city will adopt or address the Bushwick steering committee’s plan, but both sides expect to be working together in a coordinated fashion.

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 2Comments

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Jun 2016

Economy

Trepidation Around Proposal for Regulating Store Rents in NYC

The Small Business Jobs Survival Act, which would establish a right to commercial lease renewal, has been kicking around City Council for three decades. Then as now, worries about economic…

ByAbigail Savitch-Lew 10Comments

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Mar 2016

Economy

Small Businesses are Also Worried About the East New York Rezoning

Rising commercial rents could threaten independent stores in the neighborhood. The de Blasio administration is studying the commercial landscape and developing a plan.

ByAnnamarya Scaccia 1Comment

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Dec 2015

Opinion

Why Support Small Businesses? It’s More Than the Economy!

Small Business Saturday is great. But that sort of push needs to happen more often, for it to generate a cultural, systematic shift, rather than a blip on the consumer…

ByRachel Meltzer 1Comment

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Dec 2015

In Depth