It seemed like most of the neighborhood was gathered inside Lina Frey, the bistro on East Houston Street, last night for the LES Business Improvement District's annual meeting.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn was the special guest speaker. She told...
It seems like we've been talking about the proposed Chinatown Business Improvement District for a very long time. The discussion is not over quite yet. The City Council has decided to schedule a second public hearing to give anyone...
For the past several months, supporters and opponents of the Chinatown Business Improvement District have argued bitterly about whether businesses, property owners and residents see a need for the proposed organization. As a City Council vote on the BID...
As we reported yesterday, this week's violent attempted robbery at the Pilgrim vintage clothing boutique has focused new attention on shoplifting and other incidents that have plagued Orchard Street for the past several months. Still recovering from injuries suffered...
Opponents of the Chinatown Business Improvement District staged a rally in Chatham Square yesterday, urging members of the City Council to vote against the proposal. The Council's Finance Committee heard testimony May 26th, but will not vote for a...
The following op/ed was submitted by Patrick Y. Yau and David J. Louie, Chinatown businessmen and leaders of the effort to establish a Business Improvement District in Chinatown:
When 500 children at the Transfiguration School participated in a poster contest...
Yesterday afternoon, we attended a new event sponsored by the LES Business Improvement District: the 7th Precinct Cops of the Year Awards Ceremony. It was held at Tammany Hall, the newish bar on Orchard Street (BID boss Bob Zuckerman...
We're excited to be the media sponsor of a great event coming to the Lower East Side this spring -- Third Thursdays -- from the LES Business Improvement District. Beginning March 17th -- many of the neighborhood's best art...
We just received word that the City Planning Commission has approved the creation of a business improvement district in Chinatown. Next step: a public hearing before the New York City Council.
In a news release, City Councilmember Margaret Chin said,...
After more than two decades of frustration and false starts, Chinatown activists are closer than ever before to creating a business improvement district. Last night, Community Board 3 joined Community Boards 1 and 2, in voting to approve the...
