The Fashion Center Business Improvement District, a not-for-profit corporation, was established in 1993 to promote the positive development of Midtown Manhattan’s Fashion District. The FCBID works with local businesses, property owners, and the City of New York on specialized and ongoing programs to improve the quality of life and economic vitality for all who live, work and do business in the Fashion District.

FCBID Programs Include:

PUBLIC SAFETY
Uniformed public safety officers patrol the district seven days a week, while FCBID public safety supervisors work closely with the NYPD and related agencies to target areas of concern. District building managers are regularly provided with special safety bulletins and programs to improve security.

STREET MAINTENANCE
District streets are cleaned seven days a week by uniformed sanitation staff, working with building management, businesses and the NYC Department of Sanitation. Specialized services include graffiti removal, street furniture painting, removal of snow and ice from catch basins and crosswalks and steam-cleaning of sidewalks.

STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS
A number of street elements have been introduced to improve the district’s appearance and safety, including: decorative lampposts and waste receptacles, information pylons, building address plaques, colorful banners, winter holiday lighting, seasonal plantings, uniform street signage and innovative side street security lighting.

INFORMATION SERVICES
The Fashion Center Information Kiosk and www.fashioncenter.com are vital sources of business-to-business information, promoting Fashion District and local businesses nationally and internationally.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
To increase the competitiveness of local companies, the FCBID regularly conducts or co-sponsors business development seminars.

HOMELESS OUTREACH
In addition to working with numerous social service organizations addressing issues which affect the district, the FCBID offers street outreach services to homeless and other affected individuals on district streets through the Partnership for the Homeless.

FASHION WALK OF FAME
Fashion Walk of Fame celebrates the fashion designers who established New York as a world fashion capital. Commemorative plaques were installed along Seventh Avenue to provide the district with an historical reference point and serve as a tourist attraction.

SUMMER GARDEN
An urban oasis springs up every summer on the plaza at 39th Street and Broadway. The FCBID provides café chairs among the plantings, giving tenants a place to relax.

RETAIL PROMOTION
With some of New York’s highest pedestrian activity, the district has been seeing a steady improvement in its retail sector. To reinforce this trend, thousands of Fashion District maps, which include a retail directory, are direct-mailed and distributed.

REAL ESTATE PROMOTION
To promote the district as a great place to locate a business and to highlight the area’s improvements, the FCBID markets the district to the real estate community through direct-mail campaigns and a specialized section of its website, www.fashioncenter.com/realestate.

VITAL SIGNS
The FCBID annually tracks the statistics that define the district’s economic impact. These numbers are regularly made available to City officials, real estate brokers, prospective tenants and the media.

For more information, please contact:
The Fashion Center BID, 249 West 39th Street, New York, NY 10018
phone: 212.764.9600 fax: 212.764.9697

website: www.fashioncenter.com
The Fashion Center Information Kiosk, Seventh Avenue @ 39th Street, New York City
phone: 212.398.7943 fax: 212.398.7945 email: info@fashioncenter.com

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