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Causes: Community & Neighborhood Development, Economic Development
Mission: Founded in 1979, the jamaica center business improvement district seeks to make the jamaica center business district a thriving business hub and an enjoyable destination to shop, work, live, and visit. The bids core programming includes 4 strategic initiatives:enhance-ensure that the district is attractive, welcoming, safe, clean, and graffiti-free. Promote-conduct creative district marketing campaigns, host special events, and encourage tourism. Coordinate-align the districts retail mix with shopper preferences and connect district businesses with the resources needed to succeed. Advocate-champion for public improvements, capital investments, and economic development initiatives in the downtown.
Programs: The bid provides sanitation services in the defined district boundaries in one of new york citys busiest commercial corridors. Sanitation services include sweeping the districts sidewalks, servicing over seventy sidewalk trash receptacles (including the removal of an average of 1,000 tons of trash each year), graffiti removal, power washing, snow and ice removal and supplemental sidewalk maintenance.
the bid spurs economic development by attracting visitors and shoppers to the district with its marketing and promotion services and business outreach and development services. Marketing and promotion include a seasonal information kiosk, special events, the production of a district map and guide and other marketing materials, an annual holiday lights program, a year-round banner program, and an active public relations campaign. Business outreach and development services include retail attraction events for business and property owners, one-on-one business assistance with leasing and expanding businesses. Acting as a liaison between city agencies and the business community.
public improvement - improving the overall appearance of the district through a combination of projects including sidewalk maintenance and public fixtures.
community outreach - supporting local community organizations that are involved in educational, cultural, and charitable activities.