RESOURCES FOR SMALL BUSINESSES IMPACTED BY CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)
Updated: Apr 14, 2020
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued an executive order stating that all essential businesses provide protective masks at their own cost to their employees to wear when interacting with the public.
More information about this can be found here and an updated list and guidance of essential businesses can be found at https://esd.ny.gov/guidance-executive-order-2026.
UPDATE: The state Health Department has provided the following guidance on the mask requirements:
Governor Kathy Hochul announced changes to the NYS COVID-19 Pandemic Small Business Recovery Grant Program that increases the pool of eligible applicants. Launched in June 2021, the program initially
Press release available here. Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that COVID-19 restrictions are lifted immediately as 70 percent of New Yorkers aged 18 or older have received the first dose of t
The announcement press release is available here at governor.ny.gov. Announced by Governor Andrew Cuomo, the small business recovery grant program makes up to $800 million in funding available for sma