Public Safety
Public Safety Officers will continue to patrol the streets seven days a week and to respond to public inquiries. In addition, Public Safety supervisors will continue to work closely with the NYPD and to keep district property managers informed of security updates and programs to keep buildings safe.

Sanitation
The FCBID’s Sanitation Department will continue to operate seven days a week and to provide street cleaning and maintenance programs. The department will also continue to work in partnership with the NYC Department of Sanitation and with building managers and ground floor tenants to keep the Fashion District clean.

Infrastructure and Quality of Life
Phase Two of the ComNet program, an extensive update of the infrastructure database, has been completed. All relevant parties are being notified of their responsibilities with regard to infrastructure problems. The FCBID will aggressively monitor these issues. The FCBID will also continue to be fully involved in seeking solutions to the issues of street vending and adult DVD stores that have such a negative impact on the quality of life in the district.

Streetscape Improvements
The FCBID will install its first multirack newsbox as a pilot program, pending NCDOT approvals, and, if successful, expand the program to include 25–30 multiracks installed throughout the district.

In addition, 100 new signs will be installed on the avenues as part of the FCBID uniform street signage program. Installations will take place as soon as NYCDOT has installed the new avenue muni-meters, scheduled for Spring 2005.

Holiday lighting will again be installed on lightpoles throughout the district in November 2005, and FCBID banners will be on display on lightpoles throughout the year.

Property owners will again be able to take advantage of the Make a Grand Entrance Program’s $1000 bonus for certain pre-approved property improvements.

Tourism and Promotion
The very successful Open Studios event will be repeated in Fall 2005 as part of a larger arts and cultural festival. Elements of the program will include theater, outdoor performance art and special arts and fashion lectures, as well as restaurant promotions and tie-ins with the events. A new Arts & Entertainment section of the website is also being developed.

The FCBID will also be involved in the planning and promotion of an exhibition of the costumes of dancer Maya Plisetskaya at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in early 2006. The exhibition will be coordinated with the events of Fashion Week.

Quarterly newsletters will be created to keep FCBID tenants, property owners and other interested parties informed of the FCBID’s activities, as well as of any pertinent notices or programs.

Economic Development
The FCBID will continue to keep the issue of the special garment center zoning in the spotlight and will push the City to make any changes that would allow greater flexibility for property owners, while preserving the nature of the district for the apparel industry. In addition, the FCBID will again publish its annual economic report and will continue to offer seminars and programs to assist small businesses.

Information Services
The FCBID will continue to operate the Information Kiosk and offer the most comprehensive information on district businesses. Toward this end, an additional printing of the district MAP and retail directory is planned. In addition, the FCBID plans to formalize plans with the Port Authority to install one of its interactive touchscreen displays in the Bus Terminal.

Social Services
As the new fiscal year begins, the FCBID’s yearly contract with the Partnership for the Homeless will again be reviewed to ensure that it is providing the district with appropriate homeless outreach services. The FCBID will also continue to focus on the issues of homelessness with City and private agencies through its working relationship with the Street to Home Initiative and its participation in the twice yearly Midtown homeless counts.

Administration
The FCBID offices at 249 West 39th Street will be renovated and expanded to accommodate the sanitation and public safety services and personnel that have been expanded to meet the increased needs of the district.

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