Post-Sandy Paperwork Storm

Small business owners still suffering after Hurricane Sandy are drowning in paperwork, trying to tap into the city’s disaster recovery loans pool.

“It’s an exhaustive, onerous process,” said Red Hook restaurant owner Monica Byrne, who co-founded a coalition that has raised about $600,000 for businesses hurt by the storm.

“There’s such a lack of understanding of the experience of who’s really in need,” she said.

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