by Troy S. Mason | Apr 27, 2020 | Business News
Even as a new round of billion-dollar relief hits Main Street this week, some small-business owners fear that the money still isn’t enough — and that it comes with so many strings attached that it won’t help their long-term survival. The latest version of the Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, is expected to provide $310 […]
by Troy S. Mason | Apr 5, 2020 | Business News
When Simone Nelson was finally able to reach someone from the unemployment office in New York state on Tuesday, she was overjoyed. Nelson, 22, had been making hundreds of calls a day, endlessly pressing redial after learning that she no longer had a job at the bakery...
by Troy S. Mason | Mar 19, 2020 | Business News
It’s a new normal for New York City restaurant owner Sonia Henriquez, as the city that never sleeps has come to a virtual standstill amid the coronavirus pandemic. It’s a reality she’s never seen in her life, she said, full of fear and uncertainty....
by Troy S. Mason | Mar 17, 2020 | Business News
Daniel Arkin 2m ago / 2:50 PM UTC New York gov: ‘I have no interest’ in quarantining a city New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday morning he had no plans to impose a quarantine on any city in his state. “I have no interest whatsoever, and no plan...
