Category: Featured Business

Two food business related items:

1. New York has ended its “takeout cocktail” program.

2. NYC’ Small Business Services (SBS) is launching a new initiative to help meet the immediate staffing needs of restaurant businesses citywide called “Hospitality Hire. ” The campaign has two goals: (1) to make more NYC restaurant operators aware of existing Workforce1 (WF1) hospitality-specific, no-cost recruitment services, and (2) to generate interest among New Yorkers not currently employed in seeking good jobs/careers in the NYC restaurant industry. To kick off the program, SBS will hold three employer informational webinars scheduled for:Tuesday, June 29, 10amThursday, July 8, 10am Employers, specifically food & beverage business owners and managers, can register for an info session here. https://www1.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/article/hiring-assistance-for-essential-service-businesses You are invited to join a short webinar to learn more about HOSPITALITY HIRE on Tuesday, 6/29, OR Thursday, 7/8 10:00-10:30am.
How can this help?
The NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and its Workforce1 Career Centers (WF1) can tap its pool of 100,000+ candidates to identify qualified individuals to meet your Front-of-House and Back-of-House hiring needs by:Sourcing job seekers through its candidate databases, paid advertisements (at no cost to you) and through local partner organizations;Recruiting and screening candidates based on your needs—and referring the most qualified to your restaurant; andScheduling interviews.
If you are unable to attend the webinar and have immediate hiring needs, please submit a request for hiring assistance via this link. https://www1.nyc.gov/nycbusiness/article/hiring-assistance-for-essential-service-businesses The webinar will be recorded. If you have questions or would like to receive a recording of the webinar, please email: Workforce1@sbs.nyc.gov.Webinar link: Click HereMeeting number: 173 864 8007Password: restaurants

The Throggs Neck BID played a crucial role in responding to COVID. Our staff personally went door to door distributing masks and sanitizers. We worked with vendors to set up testing centers.

With that era rapidly growing behind us, the BID is working on plans to further strengthen the community. Ideas include “branding” the area for marketing, compiling lists of features offered by local businesses, and more. Your ideas are welcome!

You’re invited to NYC Restaurant Week—the first, largest and most notable Restaurant Week, eagerly anticipated by diners from every corner of our city and all around the world.

As New York City’s beloved dining scene reopens, this equally beloved program returns to its full, in-person glory. NYC Restaurant Week is now bigger and more flexible than ever, with indoor and outdoor dining, takeout and delivery options, plus an all-new pricing structure designed to showcase the breadth of restaurants across the five boroughs.

Eligibility

There is no cost to participate this season.

Any restaurant in the five boroughs may participate. 

Registration must be completed by June 11.

Program Dates

Mastercard Exclusive Pre-Booking: July 7–11

Reservations Open/Press Announcement: July 12

Program Live: July 19–August 15

Monday–Friday mandatory; Sunday optional; Saturday excluded

Restaurants may opt in for 1, 2, 3 or all 4 weeks of the program

Restaurants may opt to offer lunch only, dinner only or both

Menu Pricing

Participants must offer at least one of the following three price tiers:

$21 per person Lunch OR Dinner 

$39 per person Lunch OR Dinner 

Taxes and gratuity not included.

You must select one price point per meal time (e.g., $21 lunch and $39 dinner). You may not offer multiple price points during the same meal.

Unlike previous programs, we are not requiring a set number of courses. At minimum, you should provide an entrée and a side. We encourage you to offer multiple options at your selected price point and to offer a value to consumers.

These price points were selected to allow restaurants in all five boroughs and of all price classifications to participate and put their best effort forward.

You may participate for on-site dining (indoor and outdoor seating, if applicable), takeout and/or delivery.

$125 per person Signature Dining Experience

Taxes and gratuity not included.

Interested restaurants may submit to be included in the first-ever Signature Dining Experience. All submissions will be subject to NYC & Company approval.

Package should include multiple courses (3+). We encourage exciting add-ons such as beverage pairings, merchandise (e.g., cookbook, restaurant-branded food items), chef visit to table, chef’s table, off-menu items, etc.

Mastercard® Statement Credit

Pending eligibility, all restaurant participants will be automatically enrolled in a Mastercard statement credit, sweetening the deal for diners at no cost to you. The promotion offers $10 back on every purchase of $39 or more when dining on-site and paying with a registered Mastercard.

How to Sign Up

For more information and to register, please click through the appropriate link below. You must register no later than June 11. Please do not complete this form on a mobile device. You must use a laptop or desktop computer.

Restaurants

Complete the NYC Restaurant Week participation form to register your restaurant and submit your menu.

This is a two-step form. The first form will check if your email address is in our system and email you a direct link to the registration. If your email address is not in our system, it will create an account for you and automatically direct you to the registration form. Sign on HERE: https://newyorkcity.extranet.simpleviewcrm.com/marketportal/#/10Y2LqGv

NYC’s 76 Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) invested more than $170 million in New York City neighborhoods during fiscal year (FY) 2020, boosting approximately 93,000 businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.   

In FY20, BIDs:  

• Collected more than 3.4 million trash bags, removed 274,000 instances of graffiti, and employed 650 sanitation workers. 
• Held more than 5,000 public events, pivoting many programs to virtual settings after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.  
• Sponsored 147 public art installations, investing more than $13 million in streetscape and beautification efforts. 

Every day, Business Improvement Districts deliver critical services that help to build a safer, cleaner, and more vibrant city,” said Deputy Mayor for Strategic Policy Initiatives J. Philip Thompson.

In 2020, NYC was the epicenter of the COVID-19 crisis, triggering an immediate city-wide shutdown to prioritize the health and safety of all New Yorkers. This led to an inevitable economic crisis, and the impact continues to be devastating to our smallest businesses.  Despite these challenges, BIDs have played a pivotal role as neighborhood champions, business advisors, and government liaisons, delivering supplemental services that revitalize COVID-impacted neighborhoods and foster vibrant commercial corridors.

MTA Management will be at the corner of East Tremont and Randall near the TD Bank on May 12 from 1:30–3pm to discuss issues of volume ridership increase with local businesses.

A new, unique store has moved into the BID.

GOTITALL, located at 3789 East Tremont Avenue has a wide range of merchandise, including, quite literally, everything from kitchen sinks to books, and just about everything in between. Televisions, pet supplies, and even dental supplies are available.

The business employs four people, who manage to keep the store open from 10am to 11pm most days.

We spoke with Idalisse Suarez, who along with Louis Nieves, owns the business. She noted that her enterprise seeks to attract customers from throughout the entire city.