It’s located just four miles from the retail and corporate epicenter of New York City, but the place where I live–Hoboken–gets its color and character from the multitude of small businesses that line our streets and play an active and essential role within our community. Residents and business owners depend heavily upon one another; the goods and services sold here generate revenue that goes right back into our local economy.
And so it wasn’t totally a surprise, but still a deep shock to our entire system, when our mayor, Ravi Bhalla, was among the first in America to shut the doors of all of our non-essential businesses, both large and small, to keep us safe from the health crisis that was at our doorstep. Read More
