Thanks to the efforts of two Westchester businessmen, more than 7,000 masks and other personal protective equipment (PPE) were donated to police departments across Westchester. Statewide Abstract Director of Regional Sales Mark Okamoto worked with Richard Zhang, founder of Richbridge Capital LLC, the manager of Empire Suites in White Plains and Empire Apartments in New Rochelle, to secure the equipment. Richard Zhang, originally from China, returned to Shanghai with his family in mid-March. During their two-week mandatory self-quarantine, the Zhangs started procuring personal protective equipment for donation. In the first week, they were able to ship more than 100 packages that included 15,000 PPE […]

 New York Hospitality Group of White Plains is preparing hundreds of meals for hospitals on the front lines and feeding community members in need during the coronavirus pandemic. Peter and Karen Herrero of New York Hospitality Group of White Plains are always on the front lines helping out even during ordinary times, so it is no surprise that their company has stepped up to support our healthcare workers and local hospitals. They’ve also worked to get food to those who are suffering at this time and have kept their restaurant open for take-out and curbside delivery seven days a week […]

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Elected officials in Washington will be voting TODAY on a new measure that would devote another $310 billion to the Paycheck Protection Program, an initiative created by last month’s Cares Act that was initially funded $349 billion but has since run dry. The Small Business Administration stopped accepting loan applications for the program last week after 1.6 million firms obtained taxpayer-backed, forgivable loans.   NOW is the time to contact your elected officials in Washington and urge them to approve this measure to save small business. Please CLICK HERE to get the message to them today.

NEW YORK – Con Edison is drawing on the expertise of its workers in a Bronx machine shop to manufacture 40,000 face shields for Westchester County health-care workers who are treating coronavirus patients. The company today turned the first 6,000 plastic shields over to Westchester County Executive George Latimer and plans to make and donate the remaining shields by the end of the month. The county government will distribute the shields to hospitals and nursing homes. “Our talented team of technicians, managers and engineers dedicate themselves every day to the health and safety of our region,” said Tim Cawley, the […]

The New York State Department of Labor (DOL) today announced the launch of a new application for New Yorkers to apply for traditional Unemployment Insurance or the new COVID-19 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. This one-stop-shop for unemployment benefits will connect New Yorkers with the benefits they deserve faster, without requiring them to call the Department of Labor. Prior to today, due to cumbersome federal guidelines, New Yorkers were required to apply for regular Unemployment Insurance and be rejected before applying for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance. With this new application, which aligns with updated federal policy, New Yorkers will be able to simply […]