MONDAY MORNING COFFEE TALK: FAQ’s About Business Improvement Districts and Commercial Improvement Programs
March 1: FAQ’s About Business Improvement Districts and Commercial Improvement Programs
8:30am, Neighborhood Preservation Center, 232 East 11th Street, Manhattan
Diverse and successful local businesses are a key to any vibrant neighborhood. Come hear from one of the lead agencies that oversees commercial development, the New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) and learn more about two of their initiatives that impact neighborhood character. One way SBS can assist is through assisting communities in the establishment of a business improvement districts (BIDs) which are public-private partnerships that deliver supplemental services to commercial districts including sanitation, signage and capital improvements. Our speaker Paul Nelson, Executive Director of Commercial Revitalization at SBS, will also address Avenue NYC, a SBS grant program that seeks to benefit commercial corridors by partnering with neighborhood organizations. The Avenue NYC 2010 application process opens soon so come with your questions and ideas ready! For more information on either of these programs, please visit www.nyc.gov/sbs.
This event is FREE to the public. Reservations are required, as space is limited. For more information, please contact Frampton Tolbert at (212) 614-9107 or [email protected].
The Neighborhood Partners Program is sponsored, in part, by Deutsche Bank, Lily Auchincloss Foundation, Assembly Members Jonathan L. Bing, Deborah J. Glick, Richard N. Gottfried and Daniel J. O’Donnell, and State Senators Thomas K. Duane, Liz Krueger & Diane J. Savino.