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Small Business Grants Available for Minority-Owned Businesses

By DANIELA BEASELY
  Mosholu Preservation Corporation (MPC) is partnering with Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) NYC to support local, small businesses in the Norwood and Wakefield neighborhoods through the LISC NYC Small Business Relief & Recovery Fund. The Fund will provide grants of $10,000 to minority-owned, small businesses, in response to their needs to successfully retool and adapt to new business guidelines and a changing marketplace, in the wake of COVID-19.   LISC NYC embraces an inclusive, economic development agenda that prioritizes targeted investments in public infrastructure, human talent, innovation, diverse enterprises, and community organizations. This aligns with MPC’s efforts to advance the health


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Norwood: Three Firefighters Injured in Early Morning Fire

By DAVID GREENE
Three firefighters were injured after an early morning fire broke out engulfing a row of shops along East Gun Hill Road between Jerome Avenue and DeKalb Avenue in the Norwood section of the Bronx on Thursday, Sept. 24. Three of the shops were completely destroyed.   According to fire department officials, the fire broke out inside the D’Amigos Restaurant and Bar, a one-story building located at 12 East Gun Hill Road, at 1.27 a.m. The fire quickly spread to two adjacent stores, P & S Wigs and Jewelry at 14 East Gun Hill and a beauty supply shop at 10


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