In a city with an annual budget of $115 billion, including more than $30 billion through the Department of Education (DOE), it’s staggering that Black-owned businesses receive less than 1% of municipal contracts. This isn’t just a gap, it’s a persistent structural failure that limits economic opportunity in communities of color. However, in East New […]
photo: Andrew Walcott, Owner Fusion East Restaurant Governor Kathy Hochul recently announced New York State’s Restaurant Resiliency Program will be delivering 200,000 meals to New Yorkers in need. Restaurants involved in the program are in all regions of New York State and represent the diversity of the state, with many participating restaurants representing minority and women owned […]