One-Third of New York’s Small Businesses May Be Gone Forever – The New York Times–
When the pandemic eventually subsides, roughly one-third of the city’s 240,000 small businesses may never reopen, according to a report by the Partnership for New York City, an influential business group. So far, those businesses have shed 520,000 jobs.
While New York is home to more Fortune 500 headquarters than any city in the country, small businesses are the city’s backbone. They represent roughly 98 percent of the employers in the city and provide jobs to more than 3 million people, which is about half of its work force, according to the city.
Walking around our area in NYC, it’s clear that many of the small businesses are closed and not coming back. Retail, restaurants, it’s devastating.
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