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Gauging Economic Resilience at the Epicenter of a Pandemic: The Impact of NYC's COVID-19 Response on Minority and Women-Owned Businesses in Select Commercial Districts

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • Start & end year

    N/A

  • Funder

    University of Colorado

  • Research Location

    United States of America

  • Lead Research Institution

    New York University

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Economic impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Unspecified

  • Vulnerable Population

    Women

  • Occupations of Interest

    Other

Abstract

The borough of Queens is currently the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in New York City. Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, NYC's Department of Small Business Services (SBS) completed six Commercial District Needs Assessments (CDNAs) in to better understand the dynamics that shape the vitality of its small businesses and commercial corridors. This study evaluates the impact of the COVID-19 response on two of these neighborhoods, each with a foreign-born population of over 60 percent, in order to assess the economic resilience of uniquely vulnerable small business owners.