Council Creates Small Business Task Force and Fine Forgiveness Program
At Tuesday's Stated Council Meeting, the City Council voted on two pieces of legislation that will make life easier for small businesses. The first of two bills - announced in the Speaker’s State of the City Speech -will establish a three month penalty forgiveness period for businesses and individuals with outstanding violations. The second piece of legislation will establish a task force to examine unnecessary regulations.
NYPL Job Search Center Opens In response to overwhelming demand by the public, The New York Public Library has launched 'JobSearch@NYPL', a campaign to ensure that every job-seeking New Yorker is connected to the technologies and information they need – for free. Speaker Christine Quinn, Council Member Gale Brewer and Library President Paul LeClerc, among other officials, were at the Industry and Business Library at 34th Street and Madison Avenue to unviel the program.
Primary Care Initiative A Council report shows 11 communities in the City with significant shortages of Primary Health Care . Currently, about 62% of New York City zip codes have an inadequate number of primary care physicians.
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