"Every purchase at a local shop or family-owned business ripples through our neighborhoods, creating jobs and opportunities that strengthen the fabric of our communities." Governor Kathy Hochul emphasizes the importance of local businesses in community development.
"Since 2019, Bedford Stuyvesant, Williamsburg, Bushwick, Crown Heights, Clinton Hill and Fort Greene have added a net total of 1,000 businesses, more than the rest of the city combined," highlighting Brooklyn's entrepreneurial growth post-pandemic.
"Small Business Saturday encourages holiday shoppers to patronize brick and mortar businesses that are small and local," underscoring the initiative's aim to uplift community-oriented retail.
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