Hello Members and Friends,
Tonight the Chamber is hosting a mixer with Community Board 4. Please RSVP if you're interested in attending. We hope to see you tonight between 6:00 and 8:00 PM at new Chamber member restaurant Las Chicas Locas.
The City Council re-introduced the Paid Sick Leave bill, INT 0097. Below we have included a link to the bill and an update with regard to the changes made to it. Hearings will be held in early May and will keep you informed so that you can make your voice heard.
Are you an S-Corp business? If so, please let us know ASAP! We have some updates on the pending changes to the laws that affect S-Corps and an opportunity to work with City Hall.
Our calendar is constantly growing, so if you have an idea for an event or a speaker based on a pressing local issue, send us an email. We are always interested in your thoughts and ideas, and making the Chamber the best resource for you and your business.
Best,
The GVCCC |
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Happy Hour with Community Board 4 TONIGHT | |
We hope to see you tonight for a mixer with the board members of Community Board 4.
April 20 - Tonight
6:00 - 8:00 PM
For the full current Calendar of CB4 meetings please click here. |
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Is Your Business an S-Corp? | |
Is your business an S-Corp? Many of the city's smallest business are classified as S-Corps and currently bare a burden of double taxation.
Continuing the City Council's efforts to end double taxation on business owners, a proposed tax credit will exempt small retailers from the City's corporate tax.
Under the proposed changes, neighborhood retailers, who as S-Corporations are exempt from the Federal corporate income tax and whose tax liabilities under New York City's General Corporation tax are less than $3,400, would receive a tax credit equal to their tax liability, effectively zeroing-out the tax. Those whose liabilities are a bit higher, up to $5,000, would receive a tax credit that would partially offset their tax liabilities.
If you meet any of the following criteria please contact the Chamber.
- You an individual who operates a retail business and sell g oods (not services)? Your business is predominantly brick and mortar, with the majority of sales coming from your shop, not your online sales. If your businesses sells food, its for consumption off premises.
- Are you a corporation (not a partnership or proprietorship) that is classified as an S-Corporation?
- Are you a small business where all of the owners put together are taking in less than $200K from the business in profits and salaries?
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Paid Sick Leave Bill Re-Introduced as INT 0097 | |
With the backdrop of an unemployment rate exceeding the national average, City Council members heard at a public hearing on paid sick time legislation that businesses can and will move outside of NYC to more hospitable areas where they can grow and compete.
Businesses that stay will not only face tough competition from outside the city, but must also contend with growth-killing policies from our City Council. Jobs will be lost, hours reduced and wages lowered to pay for this misguided mandate.
Let us be clear, New York City businesses of every size support the right of workers to stay home without fear of retribution if they are sick.
Protections and guidelines are in place at the City, State and Federal level to ensure employees have the protections they need. The Federal government is looking at job creation and sick time bills too, let's wait on them to do their job before passing a job killing bill in NYC.
Keep NYC's job creation and growth economic engine running; don't enact a bad policy that will force businesses to downsize. Tell the City Council to do the right thing...NYC needs job creation, not job killing legislation.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn has yet to take an official position on this bill. Email the Speaker and let her know how you feel about INT 0097!
Click here to read an article from Staten Island Live on the Paid Sick Leave issue.
This message is brought to you by:
The 5 Borough Chamber Alliance, 23rd St. Association, Air Transport Association, Brooklyn 86th St. BID, Brooklyn 5th Avenue BID, Bucks Business Network, Building Industry of NY (Staten Island), Business Council of New York State, Chinese Chamber of Commerce of New York, Colombian Chamber of Commerce of New York, Food Industry Alliance of NY State, Greenwich Village-Chelsea Chamber of Commerce, Myrtle Avenue BID, National Association of Theatre Owners of NY State, National Cleaners Association, National Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce New York City Nightlife Association, New York City Partneship, New York Metropolitan Retail Association, New York State Restaurant Association, NYC Newsstand Operators Association, Printing Industries Alliance, Real Estate Board of NY, Ridgewood Local Development Corporation, Staten Island Board of Realtors, Staten Island Business Friends, Staten Island Home Improvement Association, Utica Avenue Merchants Association . |
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| You Can Afford Health Insurance For Your Employees! | |
Below please find updated contact information for Aetna with regard to information on their NYC Community Health Plans.
These plans are specifically designed for small businesses with 2 to 50 employees who live, work and access care in the five boroughs of NYC. The premiums are low, starting at just $276/month.
For more information visiting the NYC Community Plan website or call Miguel Centeno at 212.457.0440 or email CentenoM@aetna.com |
| Dine at THE PLACE Thursday, April 22nd and Support VillageCare of New York! | |
VillageCare invites you to support a great cause simply by dining out through their Taste of the City campaign! One evening each month, a different restaurant will donate a portion of the proceeds to VillageCare in honor of The Momentum Project's 25th anniversary.
On Thursday, April 22nd, The Place restaurant will donate 15% of the proceeds to The Momentum Project. The Place is located at 310 West 4th Street - Between Bank Street and 12th Street. Telephone: (212) 924-2711. Dinner is served from 5:30pm -11:00pm. Reservations are preferred.
April 22nd
The Place
310 West 4th Street www.theplaceny.com
4pm - 12:30am
VillageCare is a community-based, not-for-profit organization serving seniors, persons living with HIV/AIDS and individuals in need of medical and rehabilitation services.
As one of VillageCare's programs, The Momentum Project sustains health and fosters wellness by providing communal meals, take-home pantry bags, and support services to any person living with HIV/AIDS, their family members and loved ones in New York City.
For more information on Taste of the City please contact Kristie DeKoker, Director of Development, at (212) 337-5751 or kristied@vcny.org.
For more information on VillageCare, please visitwww.villagecare.org.
For more information on The Momentum Project's 25th Anniversary, please visit www.themomentumproject.org/25. |
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Community Board 2 Mixer Moved to JUNE | |
Please join the Chamber for a mixer with the board members of Community Board 2.
JUNE DATE TBD
6:00 - 8:00 PM
Amity Hall
80 West 3rd Street
For the full current Calendar of CB2 meetings please click here. |
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| Upcoming Events | |
Mixer with Community Board 4
20 April 2010
Better Block Party
in conjunction with Whole Foods Market
June 12, 2010
Mixer with Community Board 2
JUNE TBD |
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Chamber Champions | |
Capalino & Company
Capital One Bank
Esco Stationery
Honig Conte Porrino
Lucille Lortel Theater
New York University
St. Vincent's Hospital Manhattan
TD Bank
Village Care of New York
Wachovia Wells Fargo |
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Our Neighborhood |
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The GVCCC services businesses and individuals located in Chelsea, Greenwich Village, West Village, East Village, Union Square, Flatiron, SOHO and NOHO. |
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