Jonathan: A Study of thethe comptroller found that thousands ofNew Yorkers have lost theirbusiness due to the pandemic. themost are in the center ofthe city.Yeila Lluberes spoke withsome merchants.yeila: in manhattan it is notI miss seeing these businesses thathave survived alongsidebusinesses like these that haveclosed its doors in thiscorner in washington there is alleast three businesses have closed.we went out to the streets ofmanhattan to ask thebusinessmen how are theimproved.>> at first it walks a littlebetter, because now people don’tknows where he will come frommoney.yeila: for this seller thething stays the same.>> business is down.yeila: this week, thecomptroller presented a studywhich says that in manhattan, 5200businesses closed their fill.during the last 3 months of2021. in that period of time,As a consequence, the closure of thebusinesses, there are fewer jobs.nearly 295,000 fewer jobs.the industry ofrestaurants was one of theaffected.for months they had tokeep offering serviceat home customersnothey went out to dinner together with the businessfrom austria was one of theaffected and did not have how to paythe rent.they had to seek help.they are receiving the minespeople like before, arelosing or winning?>> our clients arecoming back.We try to stay openbut there were no customers.little by little we are startingagain, but we are notlevel we were.yeila: there are pests andsubsidies.austria had to take one forthat your guacamole restaurantcould be open.they had to take a loanof the government.>> of course, without a loan, I don’t think sopandemic.yeila: there like this programof the state, for thosemerchants who havedifficulties paying theaccounts.new york state offersfinancial assistance in youryou must fill out this form
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