INWOOD MANHATTAN Commercial District Needs Assessment
in partnership Washington Heights BID with ABOUT INWOOD Background
Inwood sits at the northern tip of Manhattan, at the confluence of the Harlem River, the Hudson River, the Spuyten Duyvil Creek, and some of Manhattan’s most beautiful parks. A plaque in Inwood Hill Park, the only remaining natural forest in Manhattan, marks the spot where Dutch colonists purchased the island from the Lenape tribe in 1626. Today, Inwood The Neighborhood 360° is home to a diverse community of residents, small businesses, and cultural and medical program was created by the NYC institutions. The neighborhood is connected to the rest of Manhattan and the Bronx by the A Department of Small Business and 1 subway lines, as well as the University Heights, Broadway, and Henry Hudson bridges. Services to identify, develop, and launch commercial revitalization projects in partnership with Dyckman Street forms the southern boundary of the neighborhood, connecting a lower- local stakeholders. Through proactive planning and targeted density, mixed-use area along the Harlem River waterfront with a dense residential investments, Neighborhood 360° neighborhood across to the Hudson. Along Dyckman, longstanding bodegas, restaurants, supports projects that strengthen clothing stores, and salons mix with newer restaurants and lounges to form one of Northern and revitalize the streets, small businesses, and community- Manhattan’s most popular commercial strips. The street is also home to Dyckman based organizations that anchor Houses, the neighborhood’s only NYC Housing Authority development, alongside many New York City neighborhoods. quintessential prewar apartment buildings. This diverse mix of residents and storefronts The Neighborhood 360° extends north from Dyckman along Broadway, 10th Avenue, and the streets in between. Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) highlights a neighborhood’s existing Along Inwood’s western edge, parks and open spaces stretch from Fort Tryon Park around business landscape and to the northern tip of the island. Just south of Inwood, the Met Cloisters brings visitors from consumer characteristics. around the world to its exhibits of medieval Europe. Farther north, Inwood Hill Park’s rolling This CDNA features the main hills expose residents and visitors alike to scenic views of the Hudson River Palisades. At commercial corridors in the northern tip of Inwood lie institutional anchors such as Columbia University’s athletic Inwood and was conducted in partnership with the facilities and NewYork-Presbyterian / The Allen Hospital. Washington Heights Business Improvement District between February and June 2016. The Harlem River waterfront, meanwhile, includes a mix of commercial, residential, Key issues and opportunities utility, educational, and industrial uses alongside a partially accessible waterfront. In identified through this the Sherman Creek area (named for an inlet along the river), retail, wholesale, and auto assessment will help prioritize businesses share the streets with Con Edison facilities, public schools, and a Metropolitan SBS-supported local Transportation Authority rail yard. Despite the heavy rail and utility presence along investments, and serve as an informational and marketing significant frontage of the Harlem River, Inwood community members have worked hard to resource for the neighborhood. revitalize the waterfront for parks, recreation, and wildlife preservation.
Neighborhood Demographics See more on page 13 In This Report Existing conditions, business A diverse population of workers, entrepreneurs, and residents contributes to Inwood’s data, and qualitative depictions of thriving commercial and cultural life. Inwood’s population of more than 40,000 residents the neighborhood were gathered represents a broad mix of ethnicities, national origins, and socioeconomic positions. Half from more than 220 surveys, as well as numerous interviews and of the population was born outside of the United States, largely in the Dominican Republic workshops, with neighborhood and Mexico, and about 75% identify as Hispanic or Latino. merchants, shoppers, workers, community leaders, property owners, and residents. Future Opportunities See more on page 5 Jump to... Key Findings 4-5 Business Inventory 6 A growing, culturally-rich population of residents, long-standing businesses, new What Merchants Say 7-8 entrepreneurs, and active community organizations position Inwood for continued Business Outlook 9 vibrancy. Community members continue to invest in their local businesses, open spaces, What Shoppers Say 8, 10 and natural assets in partnership with institutional anchors and the City. New investments Physical Environment 11 to organize merchants, enhance the neighborhood’s retail diversity, and beautify its Data Appendix 12-15 commercial corridors stand to make Inwood’s streets even more attractive places for all residents and visitors to shop, work, live, and play.
2 Neighborhood 360° Commercial District Needs Assessment NEIGHBORHOOD CONTEXT Inwood
W 228 ST Notable Places HENRY HUDSON BRIDGE Spuyten Duyvil Creek 1
Muscota Marsh
Hudson River NewYork-Presbyterian / The Allen Hospital BROADWAY Columbia University Baker Athletics Complex 1 BRIDGE W 218 ST Columbia University Baker Athletics Complex Inwood Hill Park 9 AV CUNY in the 2 Heights 10 AV Isham Park W 215 ST Dyckman 5030 AV Farmhouse N Broadway A M 2 A W 207 ST E S MTA 207th St BROADWAY Rail Yard The Met Inwood Dyckman Farmhouse Cloisters Library 3 DYCKMAN ST UNIVERSITY 3 POST AV HEIGHTS A 1 Dyckman BRIDGE W FORDHAM RD Playground Fort SHERMAN AV Tryon NYCHA 10 AV Park Dyckman 9 AV Houses W 183 ST HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY NAGLE AV Sherman Creek HILLSIDE AV Park MAJOR DEEGAN EXPY The Met Cloisters
UNIVERSITY AV Harlem River
4
Highbridge W 187 ST Park
0 0.175 0.35 Miles
AUDUBON AV WADSWORTH AVST NICHOLAS AV Inwood Hill Park
Current and Planned Developments Merchant & Business Groups
Washington Heights Business Improvement District Inwood Commercial Arts & Culture Corridors Destinations Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation
Public Facilities Co-Working Spaces Sherman Creek Business Owners NYCHA Dyckman Houses National Supermarket Association
Neighborhood Events Northern Manhattan Restaurant and Lounge Association #WHIN and Dine Uptown Retaurant Week Community League of the Heights Dyckman Basketball Tournament Washington Heights and Inwood Inwood Film Festival Development Corporation Broadway Bridge
Medieval Festival at Fort Tryon Park Chamber of Commerce of Washington Heights and Inwood Uptown Arts Stroll
Inwood 3 KEY FINDINGS & OPPORTUNITIES Strengths Abundant parks and open spaces surrounding Premier cultural attractions, including the Met Cloisters the neighborhood and Dyckman Farmhouse, in or immediately around the neighborhood Beautiful rivers and waterfronts surrounding the residential and commercial area, with large untapped Large number of entrepreneurs and small businesses, potential for activity including a significant number of long-standing businesses Busy, well-known commercial corridors that attract Vibrant and growing artist community invested in the residents as well as visitors from Manhattan, the Bronx, neighborhood and looking for opportunities to contribute and beyond and grow in place Diverse collection of neighbors actively involved in community organizations and causes Challenges Public safety and noise concerns along commercial Lack of retail diversity, especially in arts, entertainment, corridors, especially at night healthy food options, and recreation Graffiti and sidewalk issues reduce the walkability and Limited affordable commercial space for local small appeal of the corridors for shoppers and residents businesses to start and grow in Traffic congestion, limited parking, and safety concerns Lack of recreational and cultural activities for youth negatively affect both the pedestrian and driving and families experience along the corridors Social and spatial boundaries that limit full use of the neighborhood by all residents
Sherman Creek Park Guadalupe Restaurant
Compare Foods Supermarket Dyckman Street Restaurants
4 Neighborhood 360° Commercial District Needs Assessment Patacon Pisao Food Truck Good Shepherd Church
215th Street 1 Train Station Characteristic Prewar, Mixed-Use Housing
Opportunities Activate Inwood’s parks, sidewalks, and vacant Leverage Inwood’s growing artist community to storefronts with diverse cultural and arts attractions support local business through public art initiatives Attract new businesses to vacant storefronts that meet the Support local small business owners’ efforts to neighborhood’s demand for healthy food, family-friendly organize, promote, and advocate collectively, including restaurants, arts, and entertainment exploring the feasibility of a Business Improvement District (BID) Bring the natural beauty of Inwood’s parklands into its commercial district by beautifying the streets and Enhance lighting on key commercial streets to address expanding family-friendly outdoor activities in open safety concerns spaces Market Inwood’s diverse array of restaurants and Invest in sanitation services to address litter and graffiti retailers with a unified, bilingual website, advertising, and make Inwood’s commercial corridors more inviting and social media strategy to residents and visitors alike Connect more local business owners to business support services that help them attract customers and thrive in place What’s Next? To address these key findings and opportunities, Neighborhood 360° Grants will be made available by SBS to not-for-profit organizations. For more information, visit: nyc.gov/neighborhood360
Inwood 5 BUSINESS LANDSCAPE: INWOOD Business Inventory 382 8.9% Total Number of Storefronts Storefront Vacancy*
*Note: In 2015, New York City’s 69 Business Improvement Districts reported an average ground floor vacancy rate of 8.3% and median ground floor vacancy of 5.6% (SBS BIDs Trends Report, 2015). Storefront & Retail Mix
esta rants ars o nges 81 Clothing e elr 43 acant 34 Inwood Storefront Vacancy by Neighborhood air Nail ea t alons 30 Dyckman Street 11% ro essional er ices 29 Broadway 9% lectronics Cell hone tores 26 207th Street 8% 10th Avenue 9% A to e air Dealers 25 ealth ersonal Care tores 21 Restaurants, bars, and lounges Delis odegas 20 alone make up 23% of the retail mix in Inwood. They range rocer tores ermar ets 20 from well-known destinations on Dyckman Street to local eneral erchandise tores 13 favorites scattered throughout edical er ices 13 the neighborhood. rnit re tores 8 Business inventory and retail ther iscellaneo s tore etailers 6 mix data were gathered by the Washington Heights BID through a Commercial an s 5 comprehensive area inventory of storefront businesses located along Cash Ad ance one rans er er ices 3 Dyckman Street, Broadway, 9th Avenue, 10th Avenue, 202nd Street, as tations 3 203rd Street, 204th Street, and ms 207th Street. 2 (February 2016 to April 2016). 2
Sushi Mambo El Camino Auto Parts La Marina
6 Neighborhood 360° Commercial District Needs Assessment What We’ve Heard from Inwood Merchants
How many years have you been in How many employees do you have? business here?
37%
32% 25% 24% 21% 16%
Businesses 14% Businesses 17% 10% 4%
Years in Business Total Employees
34 businesses, about a fifth Do you own or rent your property? of total respondents, have 11 8 1 been in Inwood for 20 or Mean Median Mode more years 94% 3% 3% Rent Own No Response
How affordable is your commercial rent? Over the past year, has your business
% Merchants improved, stayed the same, or decreased?
Affordable 11% Moderately affordable 12% 27% 44% 22% 7% Improved Stayed the Decreased N/A or Barely affordable 53% Same No Responsese No response 24%
What kinds of resources would help you grow What changes need to occur in the Inwood your business? commercial district to help your business
% Merchants grow? % Merchants Marketing support 51% More parking enforcement 78% and availability Financing 31% Increased sanitation services Space / storefront improvements 24% 42% Additional landscaping to beautify 42% New equipment 18% the corridors Legal / lease support 14% Improve storefront conditions 29%
Public safety enhancements, 26% especially lighting
Source: Based on 171 merchant surveys conducted by the Washington Heights BID in Spring 2016. Inwood 7 BUSINESS LANDSCAPE: INWOOD What We’ve Heard from Inwood Merchants
How would you describe your Do you plan to renew your commercial relationship with your landlord? lease?
ood 46% es 68%
atis actor 23% ndecided 1%
imited None 7% No 3%
No es onse 24% N A or No es onse 28%
What We’ve Heard from Inwood Shoppers
What changes would improve the Inwood What types of businesses would you like commercial district? to see in Inwood?
“We need businesses that cater to teens “Keep it clean and support local businesses.” and young adults so they can entertain themselves in their community.”
“The garbage pick-up must be increased. The amount of garbage in the street from “What we need is a supermarket, fresh the street vendors and pedestrians is so fish, and a meat market. Most of us are large it is hazardous.” crossing into the Bronx to buy our food.”
“More trees and greenery, more “I would say more family-style restaurants – places to sit, less loud music on the more affordable and with a large menu street, less loitering on the street.” selection. Think diner-ish with a ton of different foods for everyone.” “Outdoor community events and other community-member “We don’t have a lot of entertainment options, participatory commercial initiatives.” other than bars and restaurants.”
“Preserve the architectural character of Inwood.” “Arts and entertainment, small-stall retail indoor market.”
8 Neighborhood 360° Commercial District Needs Assessment BUSINESS OUTLOOK Inwood Retail Opportunity
Residents spend Local businesses make Every year,
$679.0M $457.5M $221.5M each year in each year in is spent outside goods and services retail sales the neighborhood
Retail Leakage & Surplus
Surplus $0 Leakage Grocery Stores $34.7M Other General Merchandise Stores $23.6M Electronics & Appliance Stores $22.0M Gasoline Stations $21.6M Building Material & Supplies Dealers $14.5M Other Miscellaneous Store Retailers $14.2M Sporting Goods, Hobby, & Musical Instrument Stores $10.4M Auto Parts, Accessories, & Tire Stores $7.2M Specialty Food Stores $7.0M Home Furnishings Stores $5.5M Jewelry, Luggage, & Leather Goods Stores $4.8M Furniture Stores $3.5M Office Supplies, Stationery, & Gift Stores $2.6M Lawn / Garden Equipment & Supply Stores $2.3M Retail leakage and surplus is the difference between estimated Special Food Services $2.1M spending by local residents on Used Merchandise Stores $2.0M retail goods and estimated sales by local retail businesses. Retail Florists $800,000 leakage occurs when consumer demand exceeds retail supply in Shoe Stores $600,000 a designated trade area. On the Book, Periodical, & Music Stores $200,000 chart, a positive value indicates leakage of retail sales and Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages) $1.9M represents net consumer spending that is being captured by retailers Limited-Service Eating Places $2.0M outside of the trade area. Retail Full-Service Restaurants $5.4M surplus occurs when retail supply exceeds consumer demand in Clothing Stores $6.9M a designated trade area. On the chart, a negative value indicates Beer, Wine, & Liquor Stores $9.3M a surplus of retail sales and may Health & Personal Care Stores $13.1M signify a market where retailers are drawing customers from outside the Department Stores (Excluding Leased Departments) $16.0M trade area.
Source: ESRI and Infogroup, August 2016. Inwood 9 BUSINESS OUTLOOK Business Trends
Change in Total Business Sales, 2008-2015 Change in Median Sales by Business, 2008-2015
Inwood Manhattan NYC Inwood Manhattan NYC
74% 34% 29% 161% 133% 105%
Inwood Total Business Sales Inwood Median Sales by Business
$75,558
$133,394,688 $130,000,381 $60,746 $126,939,764 $114,405,409 $50,269 $95,814,988 $92,991,980 $40,247 $38,842 $38,053 $82,014,503 $76,554,997
$29,951 $28,973 Sales Volume Sales Volume
Year Year
What We’ve Heard from Shoppers Source: Division of Tax Policy, NYC Department of Finance.
What additional types of businesses would What types of businesses do you typically you like to see in Inwood? visit in Inwood? % Shoppers % Shoppers Full-service restaurants 37% Restaurants, bars 71% Supermarkets, grocery stores 33% Supermarkets, grocery stores 67% Arts and entertainment 29% Pharmacies 29% Bookstores 14% Bodegas, delis 18% Greater variety of clothing, accessories 14% Coffee shops, cafes 12% Children’s activities, recreation 12% Pet shops 12% Hardware stores 12% Cafes, coffee shops, bakeries 10% How often do you go shopping in Inwood? How safe do you feel shopping in Inwood at night?
Twice daily 22% Very safe 19% Daily 22% Somewhat safe 59% 2 to 4 times a week 37% Not very safe 6% Once a week 13% Not at all safe 6% Not regularly 6% N/A or No response 10%
Source: Based on 51 consumer surveys conducted by the Washington Heights BID in Spring 2016. 10 Neighborhood 360° Commercial District Needs Assessment PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT Storefront Conditions PARK TE W
5 - Excellent 4 3 2 W 214 ST
1 - Below Average W 213 ST 207th Street Storefronts Vacant Lots SEAMAN AV ISHAM ST W 212 ST
Vacant Storefronts COOPER ST W 211 ST
W 207 ST
PAYSON AV BROADWAY 4
W 204 ST 2 Graffiti, Litter, and Vacancy Issues VERMILYEA AV
3
SHERMAN AV ACADEMY ST
THAYER ST 1 POST AV DYCKMAN ST W 206 ST ARDEN ST W 205 ST 10 AV 5 MTA Rail Yard 10th Avenue Frontage SICKLES ST 6 W 204 ST 9 AV W 203 ST
NAGLE AV W 202 ST % Shoppers
0 0.15 Miles Lack of Corridor Landscaping HILLSIDE AV
Streetscape Observations
The 8.9% storefront vacancy rate disrupts the continuity 2 207th Street contains some of the poorest storefront of Inwood’s corridors and reduces lighting and perceptions conditions in the neighborhood, an issue among older and of safety. newer businesses alike.
An analysis of all 348 occupied storefronts along Inwood’s 3 An inventory of sidewalk conditions on the corridors found commercial corridors found that 19% are in poor condition, 223 incidents of cracking, missing pavement, and other 39% are in average condition, and 42% are in good or hazardous conditions, including 38 incidents on one block excellent condition. of Dyckman between Sherman and Broadway.
The elevated 1 train along 10th Avenue and the adjacent 4 66 incidents of graffiti were also identified, including 30 MTA rail yard create challenges for lighting, pedestrian and incidents on the two blocks of 207th between Broadway traffic safety, and street beautification. and Sherman.
With some exceptions, Inwood’s corridors lack amenities 5 An inventory of crosswalk conditions found 67 instances of like street furniture, public art, and signage. potholes or missing / hard-to-see crosswalk lines, including 16 incidents on 9th Avenue between 204th and 207th. 1 Dyckman Street has the highest concentration of good or excellent storefront conditions, which include both new and 6 117 incidents of missing or broken tree pit guards were long-standing small businesses. identified on the corridors, including 10 on 204th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues.
Note: Colors on the storefront conditions map represent a block-by-block average of storefront scores. Inwood 11 DATA APPENDIX Study Area Boundaries Area Demographics
Assessed Commercial Corridors Inwood Context Area Total Population Primary data on Inwood storefront businesses Demographic and employment data 40,715 Inwood presented on pg. 6-7 was gathered along the from pg. 12-13 corresponds with the following corridors: Inwood neighborhood context area. 1,605,272 Manhattan
Dyckman St.: Payson Ave. to Nagle Ave. 8,268,999 New York City 207th St.: Broadway to 10th Ave. Trade Area Broadway: Dyckman St. to 207th St. Retail leakage, surplus, and retail Population Density (per square mile) opportunity data on pg. 9 corresponds 10th Ave.: 204th St. to 216th St. with the 0.25-mile trade area surrounding 46,493 Inwood Inwood’s commercial district. 9th Ave.: 204th St. to 207th St. 69,803 Manhattan 202nd St. to 204th St.: 9th Ave. to 10th Ave. W 230 ST 27,027 New York City
JOHNSON AV
W 228 ST HENRY HUDSON Average Household Size BRIDGE 2.8 Inwood S puy ten Duyvil C reek 2.1 Manhattan 2.6 New York City BROADWAY Hudson River BRIDGE
W 218 ST Commuting Patterns
Inwood Hill 9 AV
Park 10 AV Isham Park W 215 ST
SEAMAN AV
W 207 ST 3,791 467 15,016 Work Live BROADWAY
DYCKMAN ST
MAJOR DEEGAN EXPY
UNIVERSITY POST AV HEIGHTS BRIDGE W FORDHAM RD Work in Inwood, Fort SHERMAN AV 3,791 live elsewhere Tryon 10 AV Park 9 AV NAGLE AV W 183 ST in Inwood HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY 467 Live & Work HILLSIDE AV AV UNIVERSITY AV Live in Inwood, K 15,016
Harlem River C I work elsewhere
W
G D E
S
BROADWAY Car Ownership W 187 ST Inwood Highbridge 25% Park WADSWORTH AV 22% Manhattan
AUDUBON AV 0 0.35 Miles 45% New York City
ST NICHOLAS AV
AMSTERDAM AV
12 Neighborhood 360° Commercial District Needs Assessment DATA APPENDIX Area Demographics
Race / Background Inwood MN NYC Educational Attainment Inwood MN NYC
Hispanic or Latino 75% 26% 29% 12th Grade or Less, 29% 14% 20% (of any race) No Diploma White alone 16% 48% 33% High School Graduate 20% 13% 25% Black or African 5% 13% 23% Some College, No Degree 14% 11% 15% American alone Associate’s Degree 5% 3% 6% Asian alone 2% 11% 13% Bachelor’s Degree 19% 31% 20% Native Hawaiian and 0% 0% 0% Other Pacific Islander Graduate or 13% 28% 14% Professional Degree American Indian and 0% 0% 0% Alaska Native alone
Some other race alone 0% 0% 1% Two or more races 2% 2% 1%
Population Age Inwood MN NYC Median Age Foreign-Born Population
Under 5 Years 6% 5% 7% 36.5 Inwood 50% Inwood 5–14 Years 11% 7% 11% 36.5 Manhattan 29% Manhattan 15–24 Years 13% 13% 14% 35.6 New York City 37% New York City 25–44 Years 34% 37% 31% 45–64 Years 26% 24% 25% 65+ Years 10% 14% 12% Income Employment Median Household Income Pop. Below Poverty Line Population in Labor Force Unemployment* $40,395 Inwood 26% Inwood 70% Inwood 16.1% Inwood $69,659 Manhattan 18% Manhattan 67% Manhattan 8.8% Manhattan $52,259 New York City 20% New York City 63% New York City 10.6% New York City
*Note: The unemployment rate for Manhattan is at 4.4% and for New York City is at 5.1%, as of June 2016 (NYSDOL); updated neighborhood-level data for Inwood is not available. Local Jobs and Employment Local Residents’ Employment Jobs Located in Inwood Educational Services, Health Care, 26% Educational Services, Health Care, 31% Social Assistance Social Assistance
Accommodation, Food Services, 16% Retail Trade 20% Arts, Entertainment Information 11% Retail Trade 14% Accommodation, Food Services, 10% Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 10% Arts, Entertainment Other 9% Other 10% Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 6% Professional, Scientific, & Technical Services 8% Manufacturing 6% Finance, Insurance, Real Estate 8% Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 5% Construction 1% Information 3% Transportation, Warehousing, Utilities 1% Public Administration 3% Public Administration 0% Construction 2% Manufacturing 0%
Sources: US Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey and 2014 OntheMap Application. Inwood 13 DATA APPENDIX Inwood Transportation
Inwood Transportation Bus Routes
Bus Routes NYC Subway Bicycle Lanes Metro-North Railroad 4 Total MTA Bus Routes
1 Select Bus Service (SBS) Route Bx12
W 227 ST Average Weekday Subway Ridership (2015) JOHNSON AV NETHERLAND AV RIVERDALE AV 9,317 A Inwood - 207 St. Station TIBBETT AV HENRY HUDSON 7,233 1 Dyckman St. Station BRIDGE
Spuyten Duyvil Creek M Dyckman St. Station etro-North R 6,831 A ail roa d BX 9 6,541 1 207 St. Station Hudson River ! W 225 ST 2,012 1 215 St. Station
BRIDGE W 218 ST BROADWAY BX M 1 BX 20 BX Inwood Hill W 215 ST 7 MTA Annual Bus Ridership (2015) Park 16M Bx12 SBS
9 AV HENRY HUDSON PARKWAY ISHAM ST
! M 00 W 215 ST1 5M M100
SEAMAN AV ! Bx7 W 211 ST 4M
W 207 ST
PAYSON AV Bx20 10 AV MTA 207th St 204,173 BROADWAY Rail Yard
20 BX
BX ! 7 DYCKMAN ST
M ! 4 Vehicular Traffic BX 12 SBS UNIVERSITY POST AV Average daily vehicles at Henry A HEIGHTS 94,288 FT TRYON PL BRIDGE Hudson Parkway
BX M 1 1 W 204 ST SHERMAN AV 9 AV Average daily vehicles at the Fort 36,917 M 00 Tryon 1 University Heights Bridge W 183 ST Park ! W 201 ST NAGLE AV 31,139 Average daily vehicles on ! Broadway between W 218th ! HILLSIDE AV Highbridge MAJOR DEEGAN EXPY Street and Dyckman Street Park BX Harlem River 7
M 00 1 d a 24,928 Average daily vehicles on o r l i 10th Avenue between Dyckman a R Street and Broadway M h 01 t 1 r o N SEDGWICK AV W 189 ST - o r Average daily vehicles on ! t 11,709 e M W 207th Street between ST NICHOLAS AV AUDUBON AV Broadway and 10th Avenue
W 188 ST CEDAR AV 0 0.2 Miles WADSWORTH AV 10,853 Average daily vehicles on HARLEM RIVER DRIVE Dyckman Street between Nagle Avenue and 10th Avenue
14 Neighborhood 360° Commercial District Needs Assessment Recent SBS Investments in the Neighborhood
Explora!, Neighborhood Challenge marketing grant of $50,000 awarded to the Washington Heights BID, 2013.
Existing Plans & Studies
Sherman Creek Waterfront Esplanade Master Plan, NYC Economic Development Corporation, 2011. Washington Heights-Inwood Planning & Land Use Study, Manhattan Community Board 12 and City College, 2008. Sherman Creek Planning Study, NYC Department of City Planning, 2007.
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ESRI and Infogroup, Inc. August 2016 ESRI Retail MarketPlace Profile. Infogroup, Inc. 2016. From ReferenceUSA database. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. 2015. Average Weekday Subway Ridership and Annual Bus Ridership. NYC Department of Finance, Division of Tax Policy, using sales tax data from NYS Department of Taxation and Finance. Business sales are reported by tax year, which runs from March 1st to February 28th. Sales data are compiled from sales tax returns, which are rolled up by tax filer within a year, excluding returns with negative sales amounts. For each year, each tax filer is reported according to the address listed on their latest return. Large outliers were removed. NYS Department of Labor. June 2016. Unemployment Rate Rankings by County. NYS Department of Transportation. 2014. Annual Average Daily Traffic, using Traffic Data Viewer. U.S. Census Bureau, 2009-2013 American Community Survey. Manhattan Census Tracts 291, 293, 295, 297, 299, 303, 307. U.S. Census Bureau. 2014. OnTheMap Application. Longitudinal-Employer Household Dynamics Program (LEHD). Commuting Pattern data is representative of LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics for the second quarter of 2014. LEHD data is based on different administrative sources, primarily Unemployment Insurance (UI) earnings data and the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), and other censuses/surveys. In this context, only the highest paying job that is held over two consecutive quarters by an individual worker is counted toward worker flows into, out of, and within the context area. Photo Credits: © Flickr: Charley Lhasa / CC BY, Alejandro A Castro / CC BY; NYC Economic Development Corporation; NYC & Company: Christopher Postlewaite, Julienne Schaer, Marley White; NYC Department of Parks & Recreation; New York Restoration Project: Anna Yatskevich.
Inwood 15 The NYC Department of Small Business Services helps unlock ABOUT SBS economic potential and create economic security for all New Yorkers by connecting New Yorkers to good jobs, creating stronger businesses, and building a fairer economy in neighborhoods across the five boroughs.
We would like to recognize and thank the following individuals and ACKNOWLEDGMENTS organizations for their contributions to the development of the Inwood Commercial District Needs Assessment:
Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer NYC Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez Manhattan Community Board 12 Washington Heights Business Improvement District (BID) Inwood NYC Stakeholder Working Group Friends of Sherman Creek Conservancy Community League of the Heights (CLOTH) Northern Manhattan Improvement Corporation (NMIC) Sherman Creek Business Owners Washington Heights and Inwood Development Corporation New York Restoration Project Friends of Inwood Hill Park Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Inwood Merchants Inwood Shoppers and Residents nyc.gov/neighborhood360