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(Friday) Extra, Extra Gala Edition Click here for this week's video: 2022 Bronx Chamber Gala Entertainment Announced Gala Cocktail Hour Extended to 2-Hours to Promote Networking Why support the Bronx Chamber of Commerce? 2022 Bronx Chamber Honorees Get involved - support the Bronx Chamber today! Legislative & Advocacy Updates Opportunities Amazon Accelerate Upcoming Events

2022 BRONX CHAMBER GALA STAR-STUDDED ENTERTAINMENT REVEALED

The Board of Directors of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce celebrate the Chamber's diverse history during the 2022 Bronx Chamber of Commerce Gala held on September 29, 2002 at 6:30pm at Marina Del Rey with star-studded entertainment line up: Sal Valentinetti "The Voice" as Master of Ceremonies  Brenda K. Starr, free style artist C-Bank, free style artist Cynthia, free style artist Steven Maglio, singer of standards DJ Serg, acclaimed DJ 100% of your support of this signature annual event featuring networking, top tier entertainment, and more, directly supports business and economic development in the Bronx. Please join us in building a stronger business fabric in the Bronx and sponsor, purchase your table, journal ads, or tickets today!

2022 BRONX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE GALA HONOREES

2022 Bronx Chamber of Commerce Gala celebrates our purpose - a salute to our members and their contributions to the Bronx and New York City. The Bronx Chamber of Commerce Gala - celebrating our members honors: Joseph Kelleher President, Simone Metro Properties and Chairman, Board of Directors for The Bronx Chamber of Commerce John Collazzi Founding member and Director Emeritus, The Bronx Chamber of Commerce and Co-Founder, The Bronx Times The New York Yankees honoring the late George Steinbrenner, Vice President, The Bronx Chamber of Commerce

WHY SUPPORT THE BRONX CHAMBER OF COMMERCE?

With the help of longtime Bronx Chamber of Commerce member BronxNet Community Television we've developed a mission-driven video clip to not only demonstrate the vital work of The Bronx Chamber of Commerce - central to the borough's economic development - but answer the why? Why support the Bronx Chamber of Commerce Gala? Since 1897 The Bronx Chamber of Commerce has served as the voice for business and economic development throughout the borough and New York City. In good times and the bad times, the Bronx Chamber of Commerce was and continues to be a steady force charting the future for the Bronx and our members. From our humble beginnings working out of the Commerce and Trade Building on 138th Street and Lincoln Avenue we have grown to a multi-faceted economic development organization serving thousands of Bronx businesses annually and giving voice to over 27,000 Bronx businesses. We ask you to contribute today - and celebrate the historic achievements of our members and organization. Sponsor, purchase your table, journal ads, or tickets today!

LEGISLATION & REGULATIONS

The NYC Redistricting Commission released draft maps of proposed changes to New York City Council district lines. It is vitally important that we pay attention to these proposed changes and provide feedback. The Bronx and New York City need you to be engaged in drawing the lines for our government's City Council district maps. The Bronx will host a Redistricting Commission Hearing on August 17 at Lehman College from 5:30pm-9:00pm. Provide Feedback: Public testimony can be submitted by email to publictestimony@redistricting.nyc.gov or by mail: 253 Broadway, 3rd Floor New York, NY 10007.

Outdoor Dining Regulations Announcement New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced a new, multiagency enforcement initiative focused on spotlighting open and active outdoor dining sheds in the city’s Open Restaurants program and removing abandoned sheds that were formerly part of restaurants that have now shut down. As part of this initiative, Mayor Adams today announced the completion of an initial blitz in which the city removed 24 identified sheds outside now closed restaurants in the matter of a few days. As none of the sheds are currently attached to functioning restaurants, these abandoned sheds have, in many cases, fallen into disrepair and created conditions that facilitate illicit and illegal behavior — affecting quality of life in neighborhoods across the city. These deserted sheds — representing a small minority of the nearly 13,000 Open Restaurants participants — have distracted from an otherwise popular, successful program, and their removal represents an important step towards a permanent program that all New Yorkers can be proud of, with clear design guidelines and stronger enforcement.

New York State Health Care and Mental Hygiene Worker Bonus (HWB) Program New York's essential front line health care and mental hygiene workers have seen us through a once-in-a-century public health crisis and turned our state into a model for battling and beating COVID-19. To attract talented people into the profession at a time of such significant strain, while also retaining those who have been working so tirelessly these past two years, we must recognize the efforts of our health care and mental hygiene workforce and reward them financially for their service. To do so, as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 New York State Executive Budget legislation, $1.2 billion in funding has been allocated for the payment of bonuses for certain frontline healthcare workers. Located within Part ZZ of Chapter 56 of the Laws of 2022, the HWB provision allows for the payment of bonuses to "recruit, retain, and reward health care and mental hygiene workers" meeting specified eligibility requirements. Bonus amounts will be commensurate with the number of hours worked by eligible workers covered by the HWB Program during designated vesting periods for up to a total of $3,000 per covered worker. To see if your company and employees qualify, click here.

OPPORTUNITIES

Amazon Accelerate Registration is now open for Amazon Accelerate Seller Conference, September 14-15, 2022 Want to grow your business or learn more about selling in Amazon’s store? If so, then Amazon Accelerate 2022 is the event for you. This premier annual seller conference offers a unique experience for all attendees, whether attending in-person in Seattle or virtually from anywhere. Check out this short video to learn more about what’s in store at Amazon Accelerate 2022. Registration for this two-day conference is $499 per in-person ticket. In-person group discounts are also available. In-person tickets are limited! Virtual attendance is free.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Wednesday, August 31 from 6pm to 8pm Business Consulting Workshop Join The Bronx Chamber of Commerce and Chase Bank's Senior Business Consultant, Vanessa Blanco to learning about small business coaching, banking solutions, and business education programs. Click HERE To Register

Wednesday, September 7 from 8:00am to 9:30am Breakfast, Networking, & History at the Huntington Free Library and Reading Room Join The Bronx Chamber of Commerce and historian and President of the Huntington Free Library and Reading Room for a morning of networking and breakfast, and a history of economic development in the Bronx, led by Historian Angel Hernandez, President of the Huntington Library. Click HERE To Register

Thursday, September 15 from 6:00pm to 9:00pm Cigars, Scotch, and Networking Join The Bronx Chamber of Commerce and The Bronx Havana Room of an evening of networking, industry updates, scotch tasting, and cigars at the newly opened Bronx Havana Room.  Click HERE To Register