On 82nd Street, Small Business Administration Commissioner Robert Walsh, Partnership Executive Director Seth Taylor and Community Board 3 District Manager Giovanna Reid stand with representatives from Council Member Julissa Ferreras’ office, Jackson Heights Beautification Group members and local store owners, such as John Rapp.
The 82nd Street Partnership celebrated the restoration of 82-01 Roosevelt Ave. on Dec. 17. The Jackson Heights-based Business Improvement District helped rehab the historic building with a $50,000 Neighborhood Challenge award from the NYC Department of Small Business Services.
The Partnership used the grant to offer property owners and merchants free design assistance and a matching construction grant as part of a larger effort to enhance local quality of life, preserve retail diversity, and improve business conditions by restoring building facades and enhancing the district’s sense of place.
By year’s end, the Partnership will have restored seven ground floor storefronts and three upper floor facades at three different properties on 82nd Street between 37th and Roosevelt avenues.
A demonstration of members of Roosevelt Avenue Community Alliance (RACA) against the expansion of the 82nd Street BID to Roosevelt Avenue. Seth Taylor, Executive Director of 82nd Street Partnership, at left, confronting Rafael Samanez who represents street vendor and is a member of RACA.
A copy of the poster, in Spanish, against Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras who is pushing for the new BID on Roosevelt Avenue.
