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(Friday) Extra, Extra Click here for this week's video with President Lisa Sorin: Important Calls to Action in support of our Hospitality Businesses (more details below) Closing Out Bronx Week 2022 Get a helping hand & provide opportunities for Bronx youth: Summer Youth Employment Program Upcoming Event Highlights

Take Action To Support Our Hospitality Businesses

If you operate a restaurant, nightlife establishment, or other business in New York, contact your State Senator NOW and tell them you strongly OPPOSE Wage Lien Bill S2762, which would allow employees to file liens against the personal assets of business owners, their investors, and even frontline managers, solely upon the allegation of a wage dispute, NOT a judicial ruling of wrongdoing or a judgement. CLICK HERE To Take Action: Contact Your Senator Support Replenishing the Restaurant Revitalization Fund (RRF) The U.S. Senate will vote to replenish the RRF next week and we need more support Click HERE To Take Action NOW  Support PPP Reform. Was your restaurant or bar unable to qualify for Round 1 Paycheck Protection Program loan forgiveness because it can’t satisfy the requirement that 60% of the forgivable expenses were spent on payroll costs, due to government shutdowns, COVID mandates, and lack of customers? Click HERE to Take Action NOW

Bronx Chamber Signature Event

Tuesday June 21 (all day event) Trump Golf Links at Ferry Point, Bronx NY Bronx Chamber Annual Golf Outing - Signature Event Join us for fun, networking and fundraising at this can't-miss Bronx Chamber Signature Event! This year we will honor Michael Gilfeather, President & CEO of Orange Bank and Trust Co. Click HERE for Sponsorship packages, foursome, & dinner ticket details, and to register! For more information, email dolores@bronxchamber.org

2022 Chamber Video Debut

Get to know (or re-familiarize yourself with) the work of the Bronx Chamber and the many ways we serve as your A.C.E. in business through our three pillars: Advocacy - Connections - Education Click HERE To View Our New Video! Many thanks to our media partner BronxNet Community Television

2022 Congratulations DoorDash Accelerator Recipients

Congratulations to the NYC entrepreneurs - including the Bronx's own Sol Cacao! - who were selected to participate in DoorDash's Accelerator for Local Goods: a six-week educational program to support minority-owned local consumer packaged goods businesses. Learn more & see the full list of recipients

More Upcoming Events

Tuesday, May 17 at 10:00am Compliance Webinar Are you a small business with questions about workers' compensation, disability benefits or paid family leave? Join the NYC Small Business Resource Network and the NYS Workers’ Compensation Board for a FREE information session and Q&A. Click HERE To Register

Wednesday, June 8 at 6:00pm Hutch Metro Conference Center at 1200 Waters Place Public Speaking Workshop You don't want to miss this free, in-person workshop led by award-winning reporter Juliet Papa of 1010 WINS! Learn to conquer stage fright by simplifying your message, connecting with your audience, letting your passion show, and managing your nerves. Click HERE To Register

Save the Date: Bronx Chamber 2022 Gala

Save The Date! Mark your calendar for the 2022 Bronx Chamber Gala Celebrating Our Members September 29 at 6:30pm Marina Del Rey Caterers Bronx, NY

For the complete Bronx Chamber Events Calendar, featuring educational workshops, networking events and other opportunities hosted by the Chamber, its members, & partners, please visit and bookmark our website events calendar link in your browser - new events are added weekly!

Grant Opportunities

LAST CALL: The Small Business Growth Fund is

Attorney General James Takes 48 Guns Off the Streets at Poughkeepsie Gun Buyback

AG James Has Taken More Than 3,000 Firearms Out of Communities Since 2019 

  New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that 48 firearms were turned in to law enforcement at a gun buyback event hosted by her office and the Poughkeepsie Police Department. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) accepts — with no questions asked — working and non-working, unloaded firearms in exchange for compensation on site. Today’s event is a part of Attorney General James’ initiative to vigorously combat gun violence and protect New Yorkers throughout the state. To date, Attorney General James has taken more than 3,000 firearms out of communities through gun buyback events and other efforts since taking office in 2019.

“Communities in New York and across the nation are grappling with a rise in gun violence, and we must do all we can to combat this crisis and protect people from harm,” said Attorney General James. “Gun buybacks are essential to getting these dangerous weapons off our streets and out of circulation, and also save lives in the process. Every gun that is turned in today will help keep our neighborhoods safe, and I thank the Poughkeepsie Police Department for their invaluable support and collaboration in this effort.”

Today’s community gun buyback resulted in the collection of 48 guns, including 14 long guns, 19 handguns, 12 non-working guns, and three assault rifles. Since 2013, OAG has hosted gun buyback events throughout New York state and has successfully collected more than 5,000 firearms. To date, Attorney General James has taken a total of more than 3,000 guns out of communities since 2019.

In exchange for the firearms, OAG offered monetary compensation, in the form of prepaid gift cards, when an unloaded gun was received and secured by an officer on site.