Small Business Hotline

Bronx Small Businesses: Lunchtime Event Today on White Plains Road to Distribute Resources 

By Síle Moloney
Jonnel Doris, Commissioner of the Department of Small Business Services (pictured in the featured photo), Mark Gjonaj, Council Member and Chair of the Committee on Small Business, Lisa Sorin, President of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, Justin Lerner, Executive Director of the White Plains Road BID, will tour the Bronx on Friday, Jun. 12, to distribute face coverings to small business owners to support the health and safety of businesses as they re-open.   This comes on the heels of a recent announcement about the new resources available to small businesses in preparation for Re-Opening Phase One.   The event


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“Phase One” Reopening Begins in Norwood, and across the City

By Síle Moloney
  Monday, Jun. 8 marked Phase One of the City’s reopening plan, part of the New York Forward initiative, as a bit more life was seen in and around Bainbridge Avenue in the Norwood area of the Bronx. Some people were returning to work for the first time since early March when the COVID-19 pandemic hit hard, and a statewide PAUSE order was implemented to curb the spread of the coronavirus.   People were seen standing in line, in the morning sunshine, at Chase bank on BainBridge Avenue, adhering to social distancing guidelines, and almost everyone was wearing a mask, an


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