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SBA Administrator Contreras-Sweet Visits City to Announce Additional Hurricane Sandy Assistance

January 21, 2016 7:39 AM·

WASHINGTON, DC — Maria Contreras-Sweet, Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is visiting New York City today.

At an SBA disaster assistance office in Red Hook, Brooklyn, Contreras-Sweet will join Rep. Nydia M. Velázquez (NY-7) to announce SBA available assistance to businesses and homeowners affected by Hurricane Sandy. She will highlight the most recent data on the impact this and other SBA assistance is having on the area.

Contreras-Sweet and Velázquez will announce the reopening of the SBA disaster assistance program and encourage entrepreneurs and homeowners throughout the City to apply for aid. Area business owners and others who previously received assistance or are applying will also speak.

New Yorkers that have an unmet financial need from Hurricane Sandy will now have until December 1, 2016 to apply for SBA disaster assistance.

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Author: Michael Benjamin is a public affairs consultant and an editorial board member at The New York Post. He is a former contributing columnist to the NY Post, City and State NY and other publications. He is a former Member of the New York State Assembly (2003-2010) and once led the Bronx Board of Elections. Since leaving office, he has appeared as a commentator on TWC NY1, Bronxnet OPEN, Good Day NY, and Al Jazeera America. His columns and blog focus on corruption, government, education, politics, redistricting, nuclear energy and race. He holds a B.A. in political science from Syracuse University.