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MARCH 2002 FCBID launches “You
Can’t Get More Midtown Than This,” a promotional
campaign aimed at increasing broker awareness of the Fashion
District. APRIL 2002 FCBID participates in the first survey of Midtown homelessness. JULY 1, 2002 FCBID receives its first assessment increase in its 9 year history and promptly expands services to meet increased demand. JULY 2002 Public safety becomes a seven day a week operation. JULY 2002 Stephen Burrows, Lilly Dache, Perry Ellis, Marc Jacobs, Betsey Johnson, Norma Kamali, Mainbocher and Willi Smith are the final inductees into the Fashion Walk of Fame. A star-studded unveiling ceremony is held at the Bryant Park Hotel.
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JULY 2002 Eighth Avenue becomes the first place in the country to employ a new antigraffiti system developed in Britain. The next year, the system is employed on all Avenues in the district.
Number of street banners doubles to 100 to increase visibility. OCTOBER 2002 FCBID installs another 16 security lights along Eighth Avenue, adding 6400 additional watts of light to the streets. NOVEMBER 2002 FCBID institutes ComNet, a stateof- the-art computer tracking program that documents infrastructure issues. The award-winning www.fashioncenter.com website undergoes a major update. A new section on real estate is added to satisfy growing interest in the district. DECEMBER 2002 FCBID completes a comprehensive study of the history and effectiveness of the Special Garment District Zoning.
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| Crime is down 58% since the FCBID was formed. | Sanitation hits a milestone: a half million bags of litter have been collected to date - that's 3,663 tons of litter. | Economic Profile
reports that, despite a national economic downturn, the Fashion District retail climate holds its own as ground floor vacancies remain steady. |
Information Kiosk has served more than 100,000 people to date. |