June 22, 2025
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Intro. 1219 will establish New East Harlem 125 th Street offer
The new offer will support local businesses, will coordinate with the city government and the stakeholders in the neighborhood, will organize community events and defend the district
The announcement bears the total number of offers in New York at 77
The Adams administration also grants $ 4.4 million from new subsidies to neighborhoods
Out of five districts, $ 44 million in total subsidies to revitalize neighborhoods and
Develop trade corridors now awarded by SBS since 2022
The announcement is based on the number of job records and
Small companies carried out under the Adams administration
New York – The mayor of New York, Eric Adams, signed legislation today to create the East Harlem 125th Street Business Improvement District (BID), giving East Harlem a new dynamic organization to defend and coordinate between its companies and its community organizations. The new offer – that community leaders have supported for about a decade and currently includes more than 85 commercial tenants – will also support sanitation and embellishment efforts. According to the most recent of Small Business Services in New York (SBS) Offer trends reportDuring the financial year (financial year) only 2024, the offers invested more than $ 207 million in neighborhoods across the city, supported more than 300 miles of commercial corridors and increasing nearly 25,000 stores. The announcement – which brings the total number of offers supporting New York to 77 – Book, once again, on a key commitment to the mayor Adams’ “Rebuild, renew, reinvent:: BluePrint for the economic recovery of New York“To support the creation of new offers across the city and invest directly in the development of the neighborhood. Mayor Adams and SBS Commissioner Dynishal Gross also announced today that the City would award $ 4.4 million in new subsidies to community organizations in Harlem, as well as in other neighborhoods, to support small businesses, improve the public domain and stimulate non-displays.
“From its parks and playgrounds to its windows and small businesses, East Harlem is a place of rich history, extraordinary culture and incredible food. Families, companies and residents deserve an East Harlem which is safe, clean and prosperous – and this is what this offer is everything Mayor Adams. “But we reinforce not only companies here in East Harlem; we do it throughout our city. We have cut administrative formalities, invested in workers and helps to break the record for the most jobs and small businesses in the history of the city. We are concentrated every day on the creation of well -paid jobs and to ensure that East Harlem and all New York is the best place family.”
“I am delighted to host the East Harlem business improvement district in the New York family family,” said SBS Gross Commissioner. “Thanks to an expertise based on the place, to stable funding and strong governance, the districts of improvement of companies improve the appearance and functioning of commercial districts, ensuring that they are dynamic places that trade and the community can prosper. SBS is proud to have supported the steering committee in the formation of the Undunant Community of East Harlem. ”
Intro. 1219 – Sponsored by the member of the New York Municipal Council Diana Ayala – would modify the administrative code of the city to establish the East Harlem 125th Street bid. East Harlem 125th Street BID is the culmination of almost a decade of partnership between the Committee Management of the offer, SBS, and Uptown Grand Central, a 501C3 non -profit organization that pleads for the community. The process of creating the new offer began in 2016 with an assessment of business district needs (DNC), a complete and community -focused study that has identified the main economic growth opportunities and described a set of recommendations, the new offer will argue both for the neighborhood and will provide the recommendations of the DNC by providing additional sanitation and embellishment services.
In addition to supporting the creation of a new offer in the community, SBS has invested more than $ 3.2 million in East Harlem since the start of Adams administration.
These historical investments have helped:
- Attract new businesses in vacant windows.
- Create and market a unified district identification for the East Harlem district.
- Develop materials and guidance guides.
- Develop support services for business owners.
- Clean, embellish and hold the streets and sidewalks through East Harlem.
- Install new and creative lighting projects.
The new East Harlem 125th Street Bid will strengthen these efforts, attracting entrepreneurship, investment and economic opportunities to East Harlem.
In addition, mayor Adams announced more than $ 4.4 million in funding for new and continuous subsidies, community development organizations (CBDO) and non -profit organizations in the five districts today. With this new series of subsidies, the Adams administration has invested more than $ 44 million in the revitalization of the neighborhood and the development of the commercial corridor since 2022.
Avenue NYC Commercial Revitalization Grants
Adams administration will grant $ 1.2 million Avenue NYC Commercial Revitalization Grants At 12 groups to help CBDOs, local offers, development companies, merchant associations and other non -profit organizations operating in low and moderate income neighborhoods perform commercial revitalization projects. According to the most recent Avenue NYC impact reportDuring the financial year 2023, the subsidies of Avenue NYC supported more than 16,000 hours of additional sanitation services, facilitated 95 workshops and seminars which attracted 687 unique participating companies and welcomed 3,26 community events which attracted 116,000 combined participants.
The following 12 organizations will receive a total of $ 1.2 million in grants:
- 161st Street Bid – Grand Contest, Bronx
- HUB Third avenue Bid – Mott Haven, Bronx
- Initiative district Development Corporation – East Tremont, Bronx
- Westchester Square Offer – Westchester Square, Bronx
- Boro Park Jewish Community Council – Borough Park, Brooklyn
- Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation – Cypress Hills, Brooklyn
- Grand Street offer – East Williamsburg, Brooklyn
- Harlem congregations for the improvement of the community – Bradhurst, Manhattan
- Harlem One Stop – West Harlem, Manhattan
- Bangladesh Humanitarian Aid & Leadership Overseas – Jamaica, Queens
- Foundation of the County Chamber of Commerce of Queens – College Point, Queens
- Woodside in motion – Woodside, Queens
Avenue NYC Organizational Development Grants
The Adams Administration will grant $ 400,000 into organizational development subsidies of the avenue in New York to six organizations to support commercial revitalization projects in districts with low and moderate income. Prices will support management, execution, legal compliance, leadership and the strategic capacities of CBDOS leading these projects.
The following six organizations will receive $ 400,000 in combined subsidies:
- Bric Arts Media – throughout the city
- City -scale exchange of community resources
- Coro New York – throughout the city
- Ideas42 – City scale
- Alliance of lawyers for New York – throughout the city
- Van Alen Institute – throughout the city
Public kingdom grants
Adams administration will grant $ 1,055,000 in Public kingdom grants to 13 organizations to improve public spaces through creative lighting installations, the commercial navigation of the corridor and public art projects. According to the most recent Impact report of lighting subsidies from the commercial districtDuring the year 2024, the lighting subsidies of the SBS commercial district, offered under the new grants of public kingdom, supported lighting projects for 2,620 companies, increased the brightness of the 188% street landscape and led to 231 community events.
The following 13 organizations will receive a combined subsidy of $ 1,055,000:
- HUB Third avenue Bid – Mott Haven, Bronx
- Downtown Brooklyn Partnership – Downtown Brooklyn, Brooklyn
- Flatbush avenue Bid (Church -Flatbush Community Alliance) – Flatbush, Brooklyn
- Growhouse – Bedford -Stuyvesant design and development group, Brooklyn
- Poetry Society of America – Boerum Hill, Brooklyn
- Thrive Collective – Downtown Brooklyn and Bay Ridge, Brooklyn
- Van Alen Institute – Gowanus, Brooklyn
- 125th Street bid – Harlem, Manhattan
- Union Square Partnership – Union Square, Manhattan
- West Harlem Arts Alliance – West Harlem, Manhattan
- 31st Avenue Open Street Collective – Astoria, Queens
- Korean art forum – Murray Hill, Queens
- Staten Island Urban Center – Tompkinsville, Staten Island
Organization of merchants
Adams administration will grant $ 900,000 Organization of merchants at nine non -profit organizations based in the district to train both new merchant associations and support those existing. Projects and services will align with best practices described in SB Complete guide to start an association of merchants. According to the most recent MImpact report for Erchands organization grantsDuring the financial year 2024, merchant organization subsidies led 504 companies referred to SBS for additional services and consultations, supported 71 meetings for neighborhood merchants and small business owners, and helped 32 community events and festivals.
The following nine organizations will receive $ 900,000 in combined subsidies:
- Kingsbridge-Riverdale-Van Cortland Development Corporation-Woodlawn, Bronx
- Women’s Housing & Economic Development Corporation – Highbridge, Bronx
- Brooklyn Alliance – Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn
- Organization of the Peoples Council – Flatbush -Ditmas Park, Brooklyn
- Friends of Bogardus Plaza – Tribeca, Manhattan
- Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York – Bayside, Queens
- Rethink Food USA – Elmhurst, Queens
- Foundation of the County Chamber of Commerce of Queens – Middle Village, Queens
- Queens Economic Development Corporation – Jackson Heights, Queens
360 ° neighborhood concessions
Adams administration will grant $ 900,000 360 ° district gdiatribes to five organizations to help identify, develop and launch commercial revitalization projects in partnership with neighborhood leaders, militants and community stakeholders. According to the most recent 360 ° district Impact reportDuring the financial year 2023, 360 ° neighborhood subsidies supported the collection of 22,649 waste bags, the abolition of 180 graffiti instances and more than 28,000 hours of additional sanitation services in New York districts.
The following five organizations will receive $ 900,000 in combined subsidies:
- Red Hook Business Alliance – Red Hook, Brooklyn
- Central Astoria Local Development Coalition – Astoria, Queens
- Queens Edc – Astoria, Queens
- La Colmena – Port Richmond, Staten Island
- Staten Island Business Outreach Center – West Brighton, Staten Island
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