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Senator James Sanders Jr. Co-Hosts NYS Senate Joint Public Hearing: Access to Capital for Small Businesses during the Pandemic

October 16, 2020

Senator James Sanders Jr. and Senator Anna Kaplan hosted a joint hearing to hear from merchants on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their businesses. Among those providing testimony was Nancy Martinez, Chair of the Board of Directors of REMA4US (Rockaway East Merchants Association 4 United Synergy).

Senator James Sanders Jr.'s Statement on President Trump Contracting Coronavirus

October 2, 2020

Senator James Sanders Jr. Co-Sponsors Business Walk to Check In With Merchants After COVID-19, Provide Assistance

October 1, 2020

Owner Kasinauth Persaud of K & P Tailor Shop on Rockaway Boulevard in South Ozone Park usually tailors clothes but now with more people out of work due to COVID-19, he says he’s fixing scrubs and pajamas. This was just some of the interesting information we learned on our business walk. Senator Sanders' Office Manager, Lisa George, hands him a flyer with a code to access the electronic survey.

Senator James Sanders Jr. Hosts Successful Census Rally & Rockaway Resource Pop-Up

September 29, 2020

Many community groups supported the event including the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. Phi Zeta Zeta Chapter.

Senator Sanders Statement on the Passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

September 22, 2020