Speaker Menin, Council Member Susan Zhuang introduce bills to cut red tape for small businesses
New York City small businesses facing months-long waits for permits, inspections and approvals could soon get relief under two proposed bills aimed at cutting bureaucratic hurdles and speeding up the…
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