What Will the BID Do?

Clean, Green & Safe

The BID, first and foremost, is dedicated to serving the needs of its residents and merchants, as well as providing a safe, clean, and diverting experience for visitors to the area. To that end, the BID will focus on several key areas of services to the neighborhood: sanitation, security, horticulture/beautification, capital improvements, and marketing/events.  An administrative arm for the BID will be created to manage these initiatives, which will include a full-time executive director who will report directly to the BID’s board. The Executive Director will work with various City agencies (such as the NYPD, the Department of Sanitation, and the Department of Transportation), to address neighborhood issues.

Safety & Security

A key takeaway from the results of the 2024 Needs Assessment Survey was the belief that the East 80s Yorkville neighborhood needs additional security and safety initiatives to supplement both existing private and public measures. This “Outreach” Team would:

  • Be identified as public safety officers or ambassadors

  • Wear branded uniforms, note safety concerns, call in complaints to 311 or 911 as necessary, and distribute safety literature

Capital Improvements

As the BID creates and solidifies its core sanitation, safety, and horticultural teams, long-term initiatives in the area of capital improvements to the area will also move forward. Such capital improvements could include, though not be limited to, improved lighting and wayfinding throughout the district, graffiti and sticker removal on public poles, benches, and other infrastructure. Such improvements would:

  • Likely to be contracted out by BID Staff, but would include painting/graffiti removal on light poles and repairs of benches and guards

  • Look to create additional lighting to better illuminate public and other highly-trafficked spaces

Sanitation

First and foremost, the BID proposes to create a Sanitation Team that would supplement both private and public trash collection throughout the neighborhood. This team will be responsible for maintaining clean sidewalks, tree pits, public areas, and prevent overflowing garbage from Department of Sanitation trash receptacles, as well as perform snow removal at key, highly-trafficked corners such as the Lexington/86th Street and 2nd Avenue/86th Street subway station entrances. This Sanitation Team would:

  • Likely to be contracted to a 3rd party but overseen by BID staff

  • Wear the BID’s logo on uniforms

  • Perform litter pickup on streets and sidewalks  plus snow removal at curb cuts and corners

  • Be comprised of between 3-7 workers per day, 7 days a week

Horticulture & Beautification

These BID initiatives will go hand-in-hand with both Sanitation and Safety issues; performing maintenance on existing horticulture such as tree pits, planters, and large trees will actually complement the work being done in those other areas, as neighborhoods that are perceived to be very well-maintained wind up having lower rates of crime and vandalism. The Horticulture team would:

  • Likely to be contracted out but overseen by BID staff

  • Be responsible for the maintenance of and plantings for approximately 200 existing tree pits

  • Install and maintain up to 60 proposed sidewalk planters

  • Potentially create and maintain seasonal planting displays

Marketing, Social Media, and Neighborhood Events

The BID would be responsible for maintaining an up-to-date website which would include a database of all merchants and services within its area, as well as creating and maintaining social media accounts such as Facebook, Instagram, and X. These accounts would highlight merchants and services within the BID as well as promote any BID activities or neighborhood events.

  • Produce a digital newsletter, BID maps, lists of restaurants and other services, and more

  • Create and post on all BID social media accounts

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