“
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.