Brian Lair on WNYC, now recovering from New York City's retail apocalypse and other ways to help small businesses in New York City with the New York City Small Business Services Commissioner Kevin D. Kim.

The Adams administration, as some of you know, is trying to revive retail in neighborhoods around the city and grow opportunities for other small businesses as well with their so-called city of yes rezoning plan.

And next Wednesday, May 29th, they're having a small business expo at South Street

Seaport, Pier 36, down there on the very lower east side of Manhattan.

It's part of Small Business Month, something the city recognizes in May.

And with us now is the city's small business services commissioner,

Kevin D. Kim, Commissioner, thanks for coming on. Welcome to WNYC. Good morning, Brian. Thank you for having me.

And we invite calls for many of you now who are small business owners or aspiring small

business owners, retail or otherwise, for Commissioner Kim, 212, 433, WNYC, 433-9-692, call or text,

and Commissioner, just to give potential callers some more context for what they might call about,

because I know one of the reasons for your appearance here today from both of our

standpoints is so you can be accessible on the radio for for call-ins from people

who are owners or aspiring owners. Are there certain kinds of questions you get the most

from small business owners or those who want to be? Yes, Brian. Thank you for that question.

We often get questions about capital access.

How do I get money to start a business, to fund my operating business, or even to grow a

business?

And so we have answers for you.

We have a team dedicated to helping people understand all their options.

We've also been very innovative using a technological tool,

just a one-stop shop website,

where we partnered with the Biden Harris administration

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