QUESTION
What resources are available for communities without a Business Improvement District (BID)?
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The NYC Department of Small Business Services offers support to communities without a Business Improvement District (BID) through the Avenue NYC Grant, and a tool known as the Commercial District Needs Assessments (CDNA).
- The Avenue NYC Grant and neighborhood development programs are designed to support commercial corridors.
- The Commercial District Needs Assessments (CDNA) aids organizations in identifying challenges along their commercial corridors.
- Strategies to address concerns highlighted in the CDNA are developed in collaboration with the department's team.
Oswald Feliz
0:21:17
Does SBS provide any resources for communities that aren't interested in forming a bid or let's say they tried, but they weren't successful?
0:21:24
Are there any resources for those commercial?
0:21:26
We do.
Calvin T. Brown
0:21:26
We support commercial corridors through our avenue and YC Grand, our neighborhood to be 60 Grand.
0:21:31
We have a very useful tool, which is the commercial district needs assessments.
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Which helps organizations who are supporting commercial corridors identify some of those challenges and issues along their corridor.
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And then my team also works with them to think about strategies for addressing those concerns that are highlighted in the CDNA.
Oswald Feliz
0:21:50
Okay.
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Cool.
0:21:51
Thank you for the information.
0:21:52
A few more questions, and then I'll pass it on to colleagues, and then I'll continue my questioning.