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Community Environment, Cultural Affairs and Economic Development Committee Meeting

Date and Location

Monday March 16, 2026 at 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Online via Webex

Agenda

  1. Prospect Park Annual Update – Helios Rodriguez, Prospect Park Alliance
  2. Programs and Services – Rachel Morris, NYC Department of Small Business Services
  3. Legislation for Community Boards to Opt-in for Early Friday Sanitation Set-out Time – Noam Abrahams, Office of State Senator Sam Sutton
  4. Other Business
2026 PPA Community Board 14 UpdateDownload
Resources from the Department of Small Business Services
  • Financing Assistance: Free supports to assess business needs and increase chances of getting financing for your business.
  • Business Education: Free business courses to guide NYC entrepreneurs as they start, operate, and grow their businesses.
  • NYC BEST: Team dedicated to understanding the city’s rules, regulations, licensing, and permitting processes, through consultative conversations and walkthroughs with a customized checklist for your brick-and-mortar business.
  • Commercial Lease Assistance Program: Free legal services are available to help eligible businesses who wish to sign a new commercial lease, amend, renew, or terminate an existing commercial lease, or address a commercial lease-related issue
  • Step by Step Guide: Use this tool to see your personalized list of City, State, and Federal licenses and permits needed to run your business.
  • Gowanus Business Relocation Grant Program: Created to help small businesses that were displaced and suffered a direct business loss as a result of the city’s rezoning of the Gowanus area in Brooklyn.
  • Workforce1 Career Centers: Free services to prepare and connect qualified candidates 18 and older to job opportunities across New York City
  • Training: Training programs for in-demand occupations across sectors, including but not limited to tech, healthcare, industrial, and food service