Upcoming Events, Legislative News, Grant Opportunities, & More
(Friday) Extra, Extra Small Business Saturday, November 26Hunts Point Market get $5.75 Million InvestmentNYC Launches Containerization ProgramThanksgiving 2022The Bronx Chamber of Commerce offices will be closed on November 24 & 25
Legislative & Advocacy UpdatesMinimum Wage increase for delivery workers proposed by NYC
Funding OpportunitiesNYS SEED Program for Early-Stage Businesses
Upcoming EventsAnnual Holiday Party, December 8th |
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SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY NOVEMBER 26TH |
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This annual celebration of small business was developed in the midst of the recession in 2010 — with the express purpose of encouraging people to Shop Small and bring more holiday shopping to small businesses.
Since that time the campaign has grown and in 2022 The Bronx Chamber of Commerce with our business improvement district partners and economic development teams throughout New York City, will launch a digital, print, and in-person campaign to celebrate and bring enhanced support to small businesses throughout the Bronx. From 138th Street in Mott Haven to City Island and Riverdale and every where in between the Bronx Chamber team will not only be marketing our small businesses but increasing our year long in-person support programs to the businesses that keep our economy moving.
We invite members to celebrate with us and tag us on social media using @thenewbxcc, the small business you are patronizing, and use the hashtag #ShopLocal #ShopSmall #BigImpact
For information on how to engage your business with Small Business Saturday, email: sbrn@bronxchamber.org today. |
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$14.5 MILLION INVESTMENT IN CLEANING NYC STREETS Rat Mitigation & Containerization Launched |
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announced $14.5 million in new funding to create a cleaner city through a major upgrade to cleanliness protocols across the five boroughs. The ‘Get Stuff Clean’ initiative will invest $14.5 million this fiscal year alone to clean more than 1,000 ‘No Man’s Land’ neglected areas around the city, increase litter basket service, expand camera enforcement against illegal dumping, and bring on additional rat exterminators — resulting in faster and more reliable cleaning of every corner of the city.
Initiative highlights include:
- Adams Administration Will End ‘No Man’s Land’ Areas of Dirty Conditions Around Five Boroughs That Have Been Neglected
- Mayor Adams Doubles Down on Cleanliness Investments After July Cleanliness Funding Already Showing Results
- DSNY to Add 200 New Sanitation Workers to Keep Public Spaces Clean
In addition to these efforts, the Mayor and NYC Sanitation launched a waste containerization pilot program and codified rat mitigation zones on Friday, November 18. The first area in the Bronx to pilot this program will be in Third Avenue Business Improvement District in the HUB within Bronx Community Board 1. New York City Mayor Eric Adams, Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi, New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) Commissioner Jessica Tisch, New York City Department of Parks and Recreation (NYC Parks) Commissioner Sue Donoghue, New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Commissioner Rohit T. Aggarwala, New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez, and New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) Commissioner Dr. Ashwin Vasan |  |
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HUNTS POINT MEAT MARKET GETS $5.75M INVESTMENT BY SPEAKER ADAMS & COUNCILMEMBER SALAMANCA |
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Investing in a modern Hunts Point Meat Market.
The Bronx Chamber of Commerce team joined business owners and NYC leadership for today's tour of the Hunts Point Meat Market and investment presentation by NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams and Councilmember Rafael Salamanca, Jr.
This week's nearly $6 million dollar investment adds to Councilmember Salamanca's nearly $13 million investment in the meat market. This combined with strategic public private investments nearing $1 billion positions the markets for redevelopment with modern technology to ensure Hunts Point remains the thriving economic engine that is NYC and the Bronx.
The Bronx Chamber of Commerce is proud to partner with so many Hunts Point and industrial businesses and look forward to continuing our work to identify, secure, and implement funding and plans for a brighter, unified, and thriving Hunts Point. We thank the Speaker, Councilmember, the businesses of Hunts Point, and our colleagues in the public and private sector for their commitment to keeping Hunts Point thriving.
The Hunts Point Markets are the literal the life blood for the New York region, not only supplying our region with 70% of our food, but also the home to jobs and generations of careers that foster a vibrant local economy and wealth creation. |
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ARTHUR AVENUE GETS A BOOST FROM THE SMALL BUSINESS TEAM |
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The Bronx Chamber team celebrates the Bronx and boosts small business services on Arthur Avenue in a recent canvass of this historic cultural enclave with the Small Business Resource Team.
The Bronx Chamber welcomed the citywide partners of the Small Business Resource Network to Arthur Avenue in the Belmont section of the Bronx to visit businesses and discuss the unique challenges and opportunities of this historic and culturally diverse commercial district that is the home of NYC's real Little Italy!
The team, led by the Bronx Chamber of Commerce, included representatives from the 5 Chamber Alliance and Small Business Resource Network teams and highlighted the Bronx Chamber's success in delivering in-person services to over 5,000 Bronx businesses since the program began.
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LEGISLATION & REGULATIONS |
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Department of Consumer Affairs & Worker Protection Proposes Delivery Worker Minimum Wage Increase
New York City is proposing a minimum pay rate of nearly $24 an hour for "deliveristas," delivery workers engaged in the app-delivery sector.
The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (“DCWP” or “Department”) is proposing to add rules establishing a method for determining the minimum payments that must be made to a food delivery worker by a third-party food delivery service or third-party courier service, as required by New York City Administrative Code § 20- 1522. The proposal, billed as the first of its kind, would cover salary and expenses, as well as a payment to offset the delivery workers' lack of insurance.
The city estimates more than 60,000 workers would be eligible for the new rates, which would start at $17.87 an hour and rise to $23.82 an hour by the time of full implementation in April 2025. There will be a public hearing in December and a comment period as well before the rates can go into effect. |
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The New York State Seed Funding Grant Program was created to provide assistance to early-stage small businesses to succeed in a recovering New York State economy.
Eligible Applicants must provide evidence, acceptable to New York State that the Eligible Applicant is operational and meets the Program requirements. As part of the application each micro-business, small business, or for-profit arts and cultural organization including independent arts contractors shall provide sufficient documentation in a manner prescribed by Empire State Development ("ESD") to demonstrate Program qualification. Only one grant per business EIN or SSN is allowed. Due to a limited amount of funding and the high volume of requests expected, business type, geography and industry may factor into ability to receive a grant. To apply, click here. |
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Thursday, December 8 from 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Join The Bronx Chamber of Commerce for our annual Winter Wonderland Holiday Party. Bring your company, your teams, or your friends and families and celebrate the holidays with an open bar, 3 course dinner, dancing, and entertainment as we do good for the community by supporting the children and families of Astor Children's Services with our annual gift drive.
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