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The business improvement district has rebranded itself as the Lower East Side Partnership.
The BID, run by LIC Partnership, may expand to cover Vernon Boulevard, Jackson Avenue and 44th Drive.
Organizers are aiming to create greater "retail diversity" in the areas along Fulton Street.
The committee behind the neighborhood's proposed BID want to spruce up the busy streets.
Leslie Ramos, with experience in city government, was selected after a two-month search.
The Court & Smith Street BID would aim to drive foot traffic to local shops and restaurants.
The Roosevelt Avenue Community Alliance is hosting the directors of a film about gentrification.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg signed legislation establishing the controversial SoHo BID.
Elizabeth Lusskin will take over as head of the LIC Partnership starting Oct. 15, replacing Gayle Baron.
Community Board 4 asked to rename it the Hudson Yards/Hell's Kitchen Alliance .
The improvement district would strengthen local businesses, according to the civic group proposing it.
Litter and trash bags on the block attract rats and other rodents, locals claim.
The Forest Avenue BID will give out coupons and a restaurant guide for businesses on the street.
The Avenue of the Americas business improvement district is expected to be formed in 9 to 15 months.
A vote on the BID could come as soon as next month but residents and businesses are still sparring.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio said terror suspect Sayfullo Saipov should be spared the death penalty.
The actress spotted the suspect outside her third-floor balcony, sources said.
A shortage of bilingual therapists has made the problem especially difficult in some districts.
The victim suffered a fractured skull base, multiple spinal fractures, bruised lungs and other injuries.
The break happened just after 4 a.m. on Pacific Street near Albany Avenue.
Officer Ryan Nash shot Sayfullo Saipov who killed eight people with a rented truck, officials said.
The new owners have no plans to change the properties, according to a realtor who brokered the deal.
The deadly attack left eight people dead and a dozen injured, officials said.
Five men from Argentina, a woman from Belgium, a West Village resident and a man from N.J. were killed.
The vote paves the way for developers to build a complex with retail space and 1,146 apartments.
The Queens County Bird Club is hoping to install two bird feeders in the park by the end of November.
Sayfullo Saipov was charged by federal prosecutors on Wednesday with aiding ISIS in a terror attack.
A new art gallery features the work of recovering addicts in East Harlem.
Catwalks, balconies, a secret staircase and elaborate ceiling panels were uncovered at the theater.
Preservation groups are writing letters — in crayon — to the library, which owns the home.