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Minority-owned businesses frozen out of Covid-19 contracts Mayor says the city prioritized speed over equity in the crisis
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ew York City snubbed minority-owned businesses when it doled out $3.4 billion in Covid-19 contracts during the pandemic, granting them just 5% of the mon-
ey, a Crain’s analysis has found. A minuscule 1% of the bids went to businesses registered as Black-owned, the analysis of data from the city comptroller’s office shows. That number rises only slightly, to 1.3%, for businesses registered as Latino-
owned and to 2.5% for firms registered as Asian-owned. Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has emphasized racial justice in his administration, has said speed in getting supplies was the most pressing issue for procurement.
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