We need to help 2nd ave businesses before it is too late

Today, Public Advocate Gotbaum toured the second avenue businesses upended by subway construction and called on the city, state, and MTA to assist affected business owners and provide a plan for the next phases of construction.

A new comprehensive survey of business owners in the area released by Gotbaum today shows that construction of the Second Avenue subway line threatens the survival of a majority of businesses in the area -- forcing wage cuts, layoffs and closings.

Of 59 business owners who responded to the survey, the first of its kind, ninety percent report that their businesses have been negatively affected since construction began in 2007. Yet, virtually none have received support – financial or non-financial – from the city, the state, or the MTA. Read More.

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