Prospect, Crown Heights Eateries Got $34M From Federal Stimulus
More than 180 restaurants, caterers and other food spots in and around Prospect and Crown Heights received grants from the federal government as part of the stimulus package passed in January, according to newly released data.
Ranging from $1,400 to $1.2 million, the grants came from the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a key component of the American Rescue Act. The recipients were revealed Friday by the Small Business Administration in response to a Freedom of Information Act request.
In Brooklyn, 1,346 food businesses got a slice of the funding, 188 of them in the five ZIP codes covering Prospect and Crown Heights: 11216, 11233, 11213, 11225 and 11238. The ZIP codes also include parts of Bed-Stuy, Prospect Lefferts Gardens and Brownsville.
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