BID for Sunnyside,Queens approved

May 15, 2007

Plan encompasses 290 businesses in Sunnyside. On February 7, 2007, the Planning Commission approved an application by the Department of Small Business Services to create the Sunnyside Business Improvement District to cover 92 tax lots and 290 businesses primarily along Queens Boulevard, and Roosevelt and Greenpoint Avenues. The proposed BID will focus on sidewalk and gutter cleaning, graffiti removal and snow removal for bus shelters.

The $300,000 first-year budget will come from assessments on commercial … <Read More>

DOT Celebrates Completion of New Pedestrian Plaza and Street Safety Changes in Inwood

January 11, 2024

On January 4, 2024, the Department of Transportation announced the completion of new plaza space and pedestrian safety enhancements in Inwood. The upgrades were made along Post Avenue between West 207th Street and 10th Avenue.

Mayor Celebrates 20th Anniversary of 311

March 10, 2023

On March 9, 2023, Mayor Eric Adams celebrated the 20th anniversary of the launch of 311, the city’s platform for New Yorkers to seek assistance and information. The service launched in March 2003 and has taken over 525 million contacts via phone, texts, social media, chat support, and website and mobile app submissions. The City has released a State of 311 Report to mark the milestone, which can be read here.