New York City Lawmaker fights to save immigrant small businesses and jobs
CHRONIQUE DES INVITÉS/GUEST COLLUM By Steven Barrison New York City Lawmaker fights to save immigrant small businesses and jobs The last 20 years of hyper real estate speculation in NYC has put every immigrant business owners’ future in jeopardy. The majority of immigrant owners fear when their leases are about to expire. They are anxious due to having no rights in the lease renewal process in a market where Landlords are making windfall profits, while long-established businesses are forced to…