Brooklyn Borough President

BOROUGH PRESIDENT KICKS OFF ST. PATRICK'S DAY WITH BOROUGH HALL CELEBRATION

Photograph by Kathryn Kirk
	In photo: left to right - Commissioner Walsh (2nd from left), Borough President Markowitz, Assemblyman Boyland and Pitkin Avenue Business Improvement District Executive Director F. Anthony Santiago

Borough President Marty Markowitz and NYC Small Business Services Commissioner Robert Walsh joined Brownsville merchants to listen to their concerns and to talk about what services are available to help them revitalize the block that was devastated by a fire last week. About a dozen small businesses and offices were either totally or partially destroyed by the March 5th fire. Assemblyman William F. Boyland, whose office was destroyed by the fire, was also on hand.

"Small business owners are the bread and butter of Brooklyn's economy - they are what make Brooklyn, Brooklyn,” Borough President Markowitz said. “I applaud the efforts of Commissioner Walsh, a devoted Brooklynite, and the city administration who I know will work with me to do everything possible to make sure these businesses, and Assemblyman Boyland's office, are back open for business as quickly as possible."

“We fully intend to provide all the essential services to get these businesses back on their feet,” NYC Small Business Commissioner Robert Walsh said. “And I’ll be working with other city agencies to expedite their reopening.”