Mayor Zohran Mamdani announces his “OPEN for Small Business” package of more than 50 regulatory reforms in the Bronx on July 20, 2026.
Photo by Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office
Mayor Zohran Mamdani is allocating a large chunk of an $8.4 million small-business grant package toward strengthening merchant groups and business improvement districts, and, in some neighborhoods, laying the groundwork for new merchant organizations along New York City’s commercial corridors.