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Wyandanch residents learn about running businesses
Photo credit: Erin Geismar
Yashika Stewart has few complaints.
The 31-year-old still lives in Wyandanch, the town where she grew up and a place that she loves. She has a job as a monitor in the Half Hollow Hills School District, and the love and support of her family, including her mother and 12-year-old son.
But as her hometown is on the cusp of a major revitalization effort, Stewart thought it would be a good...