NEW YEAR, NEW LAWS
VERIZON $10K GRANT OPPORTUNITY FOR HISPANIC-OWNED BUSINESSES
Attention FAB Hispanic Small Business owners!! Verizon is offering up to $10,000 in grant opportunities and loads of free resources like online courses, peer networking, expert coaching, and more for YOU! Find out if you’re eligible here. There’s not much time left: apply by January 13th, 2023. Click this link for registration details and to apply online.
COUNCILMEMBER’S RESCHEDULED VISIT
Councilmember Crystal Hudson is slated to tour the Clinton Hill side of the FAB Fulton district on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 10. We’ll be dropping by to visit with some business owners. If you have questions for the Councilmember and will be in your business location on that day, shoot us an email and we’ll add you to the schedule if possible.
NYC IS CRACKING DOWN ON YOUR LOCAL WEED BODEGA
NEW TIPS FOR FIGHTING PESTS
Last month, DSNY’s Caroline Bragdon shared a stream of useful tips with BIDs across the city to help support widespread rat reduction efforts.
One easy pointer for food vendors to keep in mind ins to “eliminate grease” from indoor and outdoor areas immediately. Rats love the scent of grease. Scrubbing down greasy food stained areas with as little as 10% bleach solution added to hot water helps erase grease slicks. Using high quality thick trash bags helps to cut down on leaking and food spills. Damaged bags should be resealed or rebagged immediately. And please, put your trash bags curbside as close to pick up time as possible.
Deep flower pots are a NO-NO. Outdoor planters should be shallow, no more than 8” tall. Shallow planters with plants that grow straight up and high creating a clear line of sight. Avoid bushy, crawling low lying plants where rodents can hide their burrows.
For more useful information and to hear about experiments with dry ice in the war on rats, you can visit:
Rat Academy team – ratportal@health.nyc.gov
Education/outreach materials for businesses – nyc.gov/rats
SAVE THE DATE: MERCHANT BREAKFAST
ONE OF THE YEAR’S BEST!
ABOUT FAB FULTON
The Fulton Area Business Alliance (FAB FULTON) is a non-profit organization that advocates for and collaborates with small businesses and property owners along Fulton Street in Brooklyn’s neighborhoods of Fort Greene and Clinton Hill to maintain a safe, clean, and welcoming community while securing resources and partnerships for initiatives that enhance and promote the district.
This post contains links to the articles and information referenced in our latest FAB BIZ BLAST email communication. You can subscribe to future newsletters; sign up here for the FAB FULTON BIZ BLAST to get the latest information and resources for FAB FULTON Businesses!
