The newly formed Manhattan Small Business Alliance, which aims to reduce shoplifting and robberies, is to meet for the first time on Friday, the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office says.
The alliance, made up of business owners, Business Improvement District directors, members of law enforcement and social service providers, will work with District Attorney Alvin Bragg to address policy and enforcement in connection with commercial robberies and theft.
The alliance is an effort to understand the impact theft has on businesses, said Barbara Askins, the president and CEO of 125th Street Business Improvement District and co-chair of the alliance. It also brings together people who typically aren’t invited to
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