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Fiscal Year 2019 Annual Report ANNUAL REPORT 2018–2019 THE BIG PICTURE MAY 21, 2019 deaR FRiends & neiGhBoRs: Today marks the culmination of an extremely busy and rewarding year for the Lincoln Square Business Improvement District. New retailers are eagerly coming to Lincoln Square, bringing new points of view and services to the public. Our neighborhood continues to thrive and please those who call Lincoln Square their home, workplace and mecca of entertainment. The Big Picture is in sharp focus: Lincoln Square is welcoming, it’s clean, it’s safe, it’s beautiful, and it’s fun. Our Clean Team and Public Safety Officers have earned enthusiastic praise from Lincoln Square residents, business owners and visitors. Our sidewalks are spotless and reports flow smoothly to 311 for assistance masterpiece. The BID’s current home and repairs. at 1841 will be demolished, and our This past November, we received office will move to the AAA building. approval from the New York City Council All of these changes bring new to increase our assessment authorization Board members and vitality to our to a cap of $3.2 million, to be phased-in. small not-for-profit organization and In April, our Board voted to increase the are positive indicators of a healthy, FY 2020 assessment and bill property vibrant, thriving neighborhood. owners at $2,850,000. Approximately Today, Lincoln Center’s new leader 9.6% or $250,000 over our current Henry Timms speaks about his plans assessment, the increase will enable us for the future, and Sam Schwartz, to cover rising costs fueled primarily by a.k.a. “Gridlock Sam,” discusses the minimum wage mandates, the need congestion pricing. to remain competitive and to maintain Please join us on Monday, December our core programs, which focus on qual- 2, 2019, to celebrate our 20th Annual ity of life and the public realm. Property Winter’s Eve. The BID extravaganza is owners, commercial tenants and garages NYC’s largest holiday festival and the will see their rates increase to approx- seasonal kickoff for Lincoln Square imately $0.24, $0.54 and $0.58 per businesses. square foot for garage, commercial and We thank our dedicated and gener- retail square footage, respectively. ous Board members, our committed In a long-term agreement, Deutsche and supportive stakeholders, partners Bank has leased the former Time and residents, and our hard-working, Warner Center and will become the talented staff for making Lincoln Square southern anchor of our district along the best place in which to live, work, with the Mandarin Oriental, NY and play, and do business. The Shops at Columbus Circle. The Walt Disney Company/ABC has leased Sincerely, back its headquarters’ space from new property owner Silverstein Properties and will eventually move downtown. Fall will bring Target as the anchor tenant Monica BluM GaRy JacoB in the Park Loggia, AvalonBay’s new President Chairman THE BID’S MISSION is to make Lincoln with business, community, and City Square clean, safe, beautiful and fun. partners to promote positive change We focus our efforts on supplemental in Lincoln Square. Our programs and sanitation and security services; the initiatives, including Winter’s Eve at beautification of public spaces, malls Lincoln Square—New York’s largest and parks; and the promotion and holiday festival—are designed to foster marketing of the area’s diverse busi- tourism and showcase the rich and ness and cultural offerings. The Lincoln varied resources of this vibrant Upper Square BID acts as a catalyst, working West Side neighborhood. Broadway W 71st St W 70th St W 69th St t W 68th St West End Ave Columbus Ave Columbus Amsterdam Ave Central Park Wes W 67th St Disney / ABC Richard W 66th St MLK Tucker I am happy Educational Park Campus Broadway “ to be part W 65th St LaGuardia of arguably High School W 64th St W 64th St the best Lincoln Center neighbor- for the Dante Performing Arts Park W 63rd St hood in Amsterdam Damrosch the City.” Houses Park W 62nd St Survey Respondent Fordham 2019 W 61st St University W 61st St W 60th St Central Park W 59th St The Shops at Columbus Columbus Circle Mount Sinai Circle John Jay College West Hospital W 58th St TEAM SPIRIT— THE GROOMING OF LINCOLN SQUARE The neighborhood“ crew is fantastic. I think we have the cleanest area in the wholewhole city.”city. Survey Respondent 2019 corching sun or driving sleet, Broadway’s 10 lushly planted medians. from early morning to evening, The BID maintains its 115 Victor Sthe BID’s 15 member Clean Team Stanley trash receptacles, four BigBelly grabs its gear and heads to the great waste and recycling stations with trash outdoors. It’s their job to turn Lincoln compactors, as well as 14 City recycling Square’s 84 busiest block faces into cans. And the Clean Team annually col- the welcoming, clean and pedestrian- lects 875 tons of trash! friendly front yards of our neighborhood. The community oriented BID Contracted by the BID from Streetplus contracts with Goddard Riverside to supplement City services, the Clean Community Center to provide four Team sweeps sidewalks and 18 inches Green Keepers to clear litter each from the curb, keeping Lincoln Square morning from Broadway’s 10 medians. in fine shape in all seasons. When it As part of the BID’s outreach service rains or snows, the crew sweeps away program with Midtown Community ponding water and removes snow in Court, the Clean Team supervises crosswalks and curbs. The team removes non-violent offenders performing their graffiti and stickers, and in warm weather community service in Lincoln Square. brightens Lincoln Square’s streetscape The Clean Team’s meticulous attention painting fire hydrants, mall barriers, light to their work has earned Lincoln Square poles, traffic boxes, and mailboxes. consistent 100% ratings on Scorecard, Taking a break in Lincoln Square is easy. the quarterly rating from the Mayor’s The Clean Team cares for 104 tables, 210 Office of Operations. Two members of chairs and 18 umbrellas—supplied by the Clean Team have worked for the BID the BID—in Lincoln Square’s two charm- for 20 years, and four others have been ing and immaculate Parks, Dante and with us for seven or more years. We are Richard Tucker. Benches lure passersby to grateful for their loyalty. HERE TO HELP— 10 PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS lert and welcoming, the BID’s Sometimes to the public’s relief and Public Safety Officers stand out in amazement (“it is New York City!”) Aa crowd. Friendly faces signaling what is lost is found. A call back comes to pedestrians that they are ready to help. announcing “we’ve found your…laptop… Lincoln Square regulars know them well. wallet…phone… Mets/Yankees cap.” For first-time area visitors, the Officers In 2018 one grateful visitor couldn’t are easy to spot in their white shirts, navy believe his good fortune. His wallet was hats and navy pants with red stripes. lost in Lincoln Square and found courtesy Visitors frequently stop and ask for of the BID’s Public Safety Officers: directions: 11,300 from May to April! “Truly a wonderful organization! Going a step further, Officers provide Amazing staff that are dedicated to their informative BID maps of the Lincoln work and embody kindness, honesty and Square neighborhood as well as up-to- integrity. I am so amazed at what lengths date Where to Eat pamphlets. the staff took to aid me in my time of In need of immediate help? Our Public need. You have truly re-instilled my faith Safety Officers place calls to 311 and 911 in people. Just another reason I love requesting aid and reporting area issues New York City! A big thank you to Philip or problems to appropriate City agen- Gordon, Manager of Operations.” cies. From May to April, 2,926 incident The 10 Public Safety Officers, under and condition reports were either filed contract from Summit Security Services, with the appropriate City agency or han- are scheduled so that Lincoln Square is dled directly by the BID. covered seven days a week, 15 hours each Bicycle riders choosing to ride on day. Fortunately, despite understaffing public sidewalks are issued warnings. and frequent turnover, half of the Officers The Officers handed out 235 such have worked with the BID 10 years or warnings during a 12-month period. more, with one reaching 20 years. THE ART OF GREENING LINCOLN SQUARE The neighborhood“ looks elegant and beautifully maintained.”maintained. Survey Respondent 2019 he Greening of Lincoln Square bulbs and annuals: among them a requires a steady flow of another sweeping mix of tulips and a variety Tkind of green. Since its inception in of daffodils, and penny blue and citrus 1999, the BID’s annual fundraising pro- violas. In summer, thousands of annu- gram has raised a total of approximately als and wildflowers sway in the sun. In $2.1 million. Lincoln Square’s beautifi- fall, the neighborhood greens up with cation fund is fueled annually by over hundreds of pots of pink and white 20 generous supporters consisting of cyclamen, kale and cabbage and English property owners, foundations, residential ivy. Winter arrives with a blizzard of buildings and individuals. “All of it goes 25-pound boxes of fancy greens, bal- directly into the ground,” says Monica sam boughs, magnolia leaves and red Blum, BID president. stems. Strings of holiday lights add to Throughout the year, the BID contracts the seasonal excitement, too. In 2018, the with a landscaping company to plant and BID brought more lights to Broadway, service more than two acres of urban wrapping two trees—rather than the gardens—all 10 Broadway malls or medi- usual one—in each of the famed avenue’s ans between 60th and 70th Streets with 10 medians.
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