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Pandemic Was The Final Straw: Greenpoint Store Flying Squirrel Closes Its Doors After 17 Years (Bklyner)

Bklyner, May 1, 2020

Pandemic Was The Final Straw: Greenpoint Store Flying Squirrel Closes Its Doors After 17 Years

Kate Schmitz, an artist and the owner of Greenpoint’s Flying Squirrel, was hopeful to be finally, after 17 years,  turning a profit. Then, the pandemic hit, and her store — which sells new and secondhand children’s toys and clothing — was ordered closed….Small businesses struggling from the impact of COVID-19 can also pursue pro bono legal consultation through the City Bar Justice Center‘s (CBJC) COVID-19 Small Business Remote Legal Clinic (the CV-19 Clinic).

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