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MARCH 2001 FCBID collaborates with FIT to host The Internet and YOUR Business, a business development seminar series for small businesses. Later renamed Tools of the Trade, the popular series is renewed annually. JULY 2001 Bonnie Cashin, Giorgio di Sant’ Angelo, James Galanos, Charles James, Donna Karan, Anne Klein, Oscar de la Renta and Pauline Trigere are the 2001 Fashion Walk of Fame Inductees. Their commemorative plaques are unveiled at a breakfast at the Bryant Park Hotel. The ceremony is covered in newspapers and magazines around the country, including the coveted Sunday Styles section of the NY Times.
JULY 2001 FCBID hosts its first annual Operation Laptop, helping district residents register laptops with the NYPD for free.
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OCTOBER 2001 FCBID redesigns
its popular District MAP to include a directory of eateries and
other retail establishments. OCTOBER 2001 In the wake of 9/11, the FCBID launches "Fight Back NY," a publicity campaign encouraging New Yorkers to spend money and patronize the city’s theaters, restaurants and shops. The Smithsonian Institution requests "Fight Back" materials to include in its permanent 9/11 collection.
FALL 2001 Avenue Magazine publishes special insert section about the FCBID and the Fashion District. |
| Crime is down 52% since the FCBID was formed. | Sanitation's record to date: 3,227 tons of litter collected. | Economic Profile indicates pedestrian activity is up 22% throughout the district from 4 years ago. | Information Kiosk has served more than 78,000 people to date. |