Skip The Stuff Legislation
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Skip The Stuff legislation went into effect on July 31, 2023. Businesses should now only provide utensils, condiment packets, napkins, or extra containers upon customer request. Click here to learn more.
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Small Business Services Alerts
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Last month, Regional Plan Association (RPA), in partnership with Streetsense and SharedCitiesSharedSpace, released Sustaining Commercial Districts, a collection of toolkits and resources for the city’s Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) and GO LOCAL!: Nurturing Neighborhoods & Advancing Equity, a new report that offers a series of findings and policy recommendations on empowering small BIDs and other public space partners. The project was supported by the NYC SBS Citywide Small BID Support Grant and the Association for a Better New York (ABNY). RPA plans to continue to support BIDs with ongoing technical support in the coming month. You can access the toolkit and report here.
On June 30, 2023, the Department of Small Business Services (SBS) released the inaugural report of its New York City Small Business Advisory Commission (“SBAC”), highlighting eight recommendations to assist small businesses in New York City. The recommendations address issues surrounding education and outreach, enforcement and operations, and licensing, fines and fees. Click here to read the report.
SBS offers a free series of multiple-session entrepreneurship bootcamps called FastTrac for aspiring and established entrepreneurs throughout New York City. Click here to learn more about how you can launch or grow your business with FastTrac.
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New Electric Bike + Scooter Certification Requirements
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New York City recently enacted Local Law 39 of 2023, which mandates certification and labeling of e-bikes, e-scooters and their batteries sold, leased and rented in the city. The Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) will enforce this law starting on September 16, 2023. E-bikes must be certified by an accredited testing laboratory in compliance with Underwriters Laboratories (UL) standard 2849. Electric scooters, and other electric mobility devices, must be certified in compliance with UL standard 2272. Batteries must be certified in compliance with UL standard 2271. Violations of this law can result in civil penalties of up to$1,000. Each type of battery, e-bike or e-scooter out of compliance will count as a separate violation. If you have questions about these new regulations, please contact the Department's Business Compliance Counsel at BCC@dcwp.nyc.gov. Please visit nyc.gov/fdny/batteries for more information on lithium battery fire safety.
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20th Precinct Sector A Build the Block Meeting
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The next 20th Precinct Sector A Build the Block meeting will take place on Thursday, August 17, at 6:00pm at Dante Park on West 64th Street and Broadway. *Rescheduled from August 10 due to rain.*
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Community Board 7 Senior Task Force Meeting
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The next Community Board 7 Senior Task Force meeting will take place on Zoom on Thursday, August 17, at 10:00am on Zoom. Register for the webinar here.
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Shred Day Event on August 24
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Join Senator Hoylman-Sigal and neighbors for a free shredding event on Thursday, August 24, at the corner of 97th Street and Columbus Avenue. RSVP by filling out this form or by calling 212-633-8052.
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New York State's Master Plan for Aging
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The New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) and New York State Office for the Aging (NYSOFA) have hosted a series of Town Hall meetings across the state to provide information to local communities and receive input on New York State’s Master Plan for Aging (MPA).You can view the proposed timeline, past presentations, and recordings here.
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Goddard Riverside Backpack Giveaway
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Join Goddard Riverside at the Lincoln Square Neighborhood Center on Thursday, August 10 at 3 PM to pick up age-appropriate school supplies from K-12 and a backpack to start the school year right. Find out more details here.
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