NYC BEST
Coverage of NYC BEST in the Nexus archive.
- NYC business groups praise Mamdani’s red-tape reforms — but say there’s more to do
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced over 50 red-tape reforms for small businesses in NYC, including expanding the NYC BEST program to provide dedicated project managers and compliance education. Business groups praised the plan but emphasized it is a first step amid ongoing challenges like high operating costs and thousands of rules. A proposed City Council bill (Intro. 955-A) aims to institutionalize coordination for business inspections.
- Mamdani rolls out 50-plus fixes for NYC’s small-business bureaucracy
Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced over 50 reforms to simplify small-business operations in New York City, including assigning case managers, streamlining permits, and reducing fees and delays. The initiative, called OPEN for Small Business, aims to improve navigation of city bureaucracy and expand the Business Express Service Team (NYC BEST) to provide compliance support.