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The Downtown Flushing Transit Hub Business Improvement District (BID) or "Flushing BID" is a not-for-profit organization
that was formed in September 2003 by property owners, businesses, residents and community leaders with a stake in the
downtown Flushing community. We are the 45th BID to be created in New York City and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's 1st new
BID of his administration.
The Flushing BID came to fruition at an opportune time
and in a record amount of time, with unified support
from the local elected administration top down, from
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff
and Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small
Business Services Robert W. Walsh on behalf of Mayor
Bloomberg, to our local elected officials lead by
Council Member John Liu, State Senator Toby Stavisky,
and Assemblyman Barry Grodenchik. Spearheaded by
Council Member John Liu who helped unify the elected
officials and the community, the creation of a
Steering Committee to look into the feasibility of
creating a BID in Flushing came at the long-time
urging of the local community who helped build up the
downtown Flushing area to what it is today and the
community leaders who paved the way before us to
improve the district with a "world of choices" and to
get "the best for Flushing", namely Community Board 7,
the Flushing Chamber of Commerce and Business
Association and the Flushing Chinese Business
Association.
Community and business leaders alike now enjoy the
visible results made by the formal partnership between
City government and the private sector in Flushing as
well as the increase in investment from the City into
the neighborhood. The BID provides services to
supplement the array of services that the City already
provides. The BID helps to enhance the quality of life
for all who live, work, shop and visit in Flushing.
The activities of the BID are governed by a Board of
Directors composed of property owners, businesses,
residents, government officials, and community
representatives. With the leadership on the Board of
Directors and the continued support from the local
community, the BID will enter each year of operations
in a strong position. The BID is continuously looking
into new creative and effective programs to further
promote the commercial district, while maintaining its
commitment to providing efficient and cost-effective
services to our members.
A public private partnership, the BID acts as
advocate, liaison, promoter, and problem solver for
the community and provides a critical link between NYC
government and the neighborhood. The members of the Downtown
Flushing Transit Hub BID include businesses, hotels, financial
institutions, restaurants, leading retail establishments both
large and small, cultural institutions, public officials, and
residents. As a public-private partnership between City
government and the business community, the BID works hand in
hand with our local elected officials and government agencies.
The BID enables the community to truly unlock the enormous
potential of Flushing and to continue to transform Flushing
into a "destination of choice" for all people from throughout the region!
For more details and information,
please review the organization's
documentation shared in the links
below:
Fiscal Year 2009 Annual Report
Fiscal Year 2009 Audit Report
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