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"A BID would bring the mom and pop shops together and give them leverage against the bigger companies--the 300-pound gorillas that are coming in to develop our neighborhoods," said Yvonne Stennett, president of the Community League of the Heights, an advocacy group that works with tenants and business owners in the area.
"Being part of a BID would position them better for grants and city benefits," said Stennett, and it would allow for the simple benefits that make streets more inviting for tourists and shoppers and the people who live there. We could hang holiday decorations, put up more street lamps."North of the area proposed for the Heights BID, a Washington Heights BID already exists, and southwards, a 125th Street BID has been around since 1993. Working with an annual budget of $275,000, the 125th Street BID administers daily cleanings of the 24-hour strip, funds the decorations that go up annually between Thanksgiving and New Year's, and maintains increased nightly security lighting. In addition to providing extra maintenance and sanitation care, the BID sponsors cultural events and foots the bill on advertising the district's shopping attractions.See the full content of this document
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Bid Proposed for 135th-175th Streets
A new breed of corporate development may be on its way to Washington Heights.
Community organizations working with the city's Department of Small Business Services recently released data showing that the creati...See the full content of this document
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