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(Friday) Extra, Extra Click here for this week's video: The Bronx Welcomes NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban Business Safety Meeting with the 40th Precinct and 138th Merchants RXR Maven Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony Legislation & Advocacy Mayor Eric Adams announces NYC is Back with Job Growth Report NYS REDC Survey Launched NYC Citizen's Budget Commission Survey NYC SBS Fund Finder Launched Upcoming Events Small Business Town Hall, 10/23/2023 PS Digital: The Five Critical Elements to A Powerful & Effective Online Presence, 10/24/2023 Business-to-Business Networking - City Island, 10/26/2023

BRONX WELCOME RECEPTION FOR NYPD COMMISSIONER EDWARD CABAN

The Bronx Chamber of Commerce with Councilmember Marjorie Velazquez, hosted a Bronx Welcome Reception recognizing our new NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban. Members, Board members, and community leaders enjoyed a discussion about the future of NYC. Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban began his career with the New York City Police Department as a Police Officer in 1991, patrolling the streets of the South Bronx. He was sworn in as NYPD police commissioner outside of the same precinct where he began his career on Monday, July 17, 2023, making him the first Latino person ever to hold this role.

BUSINESS SAFETY MEETING WITH THE 40TH PRECINCT AND MOTT HAVEN MERCHANTS ALONG 138TH STREET

The Avenue NYC Program, with the Small Business Resource Network and the 40th Precinct, convened the first public safety meeting of the 138th Street Merchant's Association to tackle challenges like shoplifting, violence, and drugs. These quarterly meetings are hosted with the 40th Precinct Patrol, NCO, Community Affairs, and Crime Prevention Units and organized by the Avenue NYC Program serving Mott Haven. More info? AvenueNYC@bronxchamber.org

RXR Opens the Maven in Mott Haven

The Bronx Chamber team joined community leaders for the ribbon cutting of RXR's first South Bronx housing development, The Maven. RXR has been an active community partner and recently joined the Bruckner Blvd Steering Committee to create a business improvement district to serve the area. More info? AvenueNYC@bronxchamber.org

LEGISLATION & ADVOCACY

NYC is Back! Mayor Adam's Releases Jobs Growth Report New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced that New York City has set a record high for the total number of both public and private sector jobs in city history, with 4,709,400 total jobs, according to new data released by the New York State Department of Labor. With this milestone, the city has regained all of the 946,000 private sector jobs lost during the COVID-19 pandemic — surpassing the previous record of 4,702,800 total jobs set in January 2020 — and marked a new phase in its economic recovery. To see the entire announcement, CLICK HERE

New York City Regional Economic Development Council Workforce Development Survey As the New York Regional Economic Development Council discussed at the September REDC meeting, the ten REDCs have been tasked with selecting and identifying approaches or strategies to address one of seven "challenge" areas: workforce; blight; equity; housing; tourism; population and talent attraction and retention; and sustainability and clean energy. Three regions will be selected to receive up to $10 million in funding to implement their challenge solutions and support projects that advance the proposals. As a reminder, the NYC REDC is focusing on "workforce".   REDC is asking that you share the NYC REDC Workforce Development 2023 Survey with your member organizations and stakeholder network. The survey results will help inform the REDC workforce development strategy for 2024. The Survey can be found below in English and Spanish.   The survey will be open until October 24th.

Citizens Budget Commission, or CBC for short, has long advocated for regular citywide resident surveys to help assess how the city is performing and inform city budgets. This ensures that New Yorkers’ input helps drive decisions at City Hall. If your household has received this notification, do not pass up this rare chance to provide feedback on the quality of life and government services in NYC. Please don’t let this opportunity slip by! Respond now by visiting the provided URL, scanning the QR code on the postcard, or dropping a completed survey in the mail. For more information, Click Here

NYC Funds Finder NYC's Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and Next Street announced the launch of a new platform connecting small businesses with trusted resources they need to open, grow, and maintain their business. The user-friendly platform – NYC Funds Finder is where small businesses can review funding options, including loans and grants, and request free 1-on-1 financing assistance from the SBS team.  NYC Funds Finder is a partnership between SBS and Next Street and the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth. Next Street Scale, the platform that powers NYC Funds Finder, was created to address the hurdles that small businesses, especially those run by women and minorities, face in accessing the resources required to grow their business and build wealth.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Small Business Town Hall w. New York State Senator Nathalia Fernandez October 23 from 6:00 pm P.S. 072 Dr. William Dorney 2951 Dewey Avenue Bronx NY During this Town Hall you will have the opportunity to ask agencies questions that concern you. Please see the list of confirmed agencies attending below: -NYC Department of Small Businesses -The NYC Sheriff’s Office -New York Office of Cannabis Management -New York Department of Labor -NYC Department of Environmental Conservation  -NYC Consumer and Worker Protection and more. Reserve Your Spot