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Importance of neighborhood businesses for community resilience
1:27:51
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Commissioner Dynishal Gross emphasizes the critical role of neighborhood businesses in providing essential goods and services, especially during challenging times like the pandemic. She highlights their importance for community resilience.
- Shares a personal anecdote about a supermarket in her neighborhood created with a fresh incentive
- Describes the social distancing line outside the supermarket during the pandemic as a symbol of resilience
- Stresses that neighborhood businesses provide critical access when things get hard for the city
Dynishal Gross
1:27:51
Appreciate the the small business owners, who are part of this council and are part of this committee in addition to what you see on the ground.
1:27:58
I mean, you're talking to your constituents every day, but that lived experience, is amazing.
1:28:03
I I live in Brooklyn in Prospect Lefferts Gardens, and I live across the street from a supermarket that was created with a fresh incentive, in a redeveloped business.
1:28:14
And my picture from the pandemic is the social distance line on the sidewalk heading into that supermarket.
1:28:23
I mean, so the the effective operation of businesses that provide critical goods and services for neighborhoods is also an aspect of resilience, and so we we can't forget it.
1:28:35
We need them around.
1:28:37
When things get hard for the city, those neighborhood businesses provide the access we need.
Vickie Paladino
1:28:42
Those are the ones who suffered