Which small businesses in NYC have inspired you with their resilience?

This month, we’re celebrating the incredible resilience of our local community by honoring the small businesses that make our neighborhoods feel like home.

May’s global theme is Resilient. We dream, collectively, of a city that returns to itself, one that grieves and heals, that bends but does not break. One that is anchored in the vitality of the storefronts and friendly faces of our neighborhood, every story a beacon of resilience.

So we want to hear from you: what’s a small business in your neighborhood that embodies resilience? How have they been creative and resourceful during the pandemic? How has this business helped you remain connected to community, even as we’ve stayed apart?

About the event

On May 28th from 9:00 to 10:00am EDT, we’ll gather to celebrate the small businesses you’ve shared. For the first half of this event, we’ll be roaming the streets of New York to chat with you at your favorite small businesses and hear why they inspire you (want to be featured? Fill out the survey). For the second half, we’ll be opening the mic for our virtual audience to share your stories: how have you had to adapt and steer your small business through a catastrophic year?*

*To be adjusted as we plan

How to participate

If you would like to pay tribute to a small NYC business you frequent, fill out the form. A handful of you will take the virtual stage at our upcoming event on Friday, May 28 to celebrate your chosen business. Others will be highlighted on our local blog and across our social channels. Let’s write love letters to the people and places who make our neighborhoods feel like home.

The due date to submit is Friday, May 14 at 5pm EDT. We will notify the chosen community members the week of May 17. If selected, you will receive instructions on how to share your small business story before the big day.

We can’t wait to see which small businesses you lift up. See you in the neighborhood!