JANUARY 2004

“ Eats & Seats” theater and restaurant promotional program launches.

JANUARY 2004

Make a Grand Entrance program launches, complete
with a guide to property improvements and cashm incentives for owners and retailers to upgrade their establishments. The popular program quickly exhausts its budget allocation and is immediately renewed for the following year.

APRIL 2004

NYFI program receives US Department of Commerce Award for Achievement in Trade.

JUNE 2004

300 new signs are installed as part of a comprehensive street signage system, reducing visual clutter and making signage more user-friendly.

JULY 2004

FCBID hosts successful retail brokers luncheon, increasing interest in the district.

OCTOBER 2004

Voting is Always in Style! Ten prominent designers create graphics and text for the Information Kiosk windows urging New Yorkers to vote. 250 newspapers around the country carry the story.

OCTOBER 21–24, 2004

First annual Open Studios event opens Fashion District art studios and galleries to the public.

Crime is now down 65% since the FCBID was formed. Now that's a loss to celebrate! Sanitation's record to date: 4,588 tons of litter collected in 10 years. Economic Profile indicates that the district’s retail market potential is over $1 billion.
Information Kiosk has served more than 150,000 people since opening in September 1996.

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