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November 18, 2006

Area Merchants Make BID to Improve Business

Courier-Life
Emily Keller

According to proponents Michael Burke, president of the Downtown Brooklyn Council, and Holly Kaye, a BID Consultant, the BID is needed, in part, to give the shopping area between Court Street and Third Avenue a competitive edge against neighboring retail districts, including one that is in the planning stages as part of the proposed Atlantic Yards Project.
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Member’s of the BID Steering Committee include representatives of the Brooklyn Heights Association, Forest City Ratner Companies, Borough President Marty Markowitz and Councilman David Yassky.

Community Board 2 will hold a public hearing on the Court Street/ Livingston Street/ Schermerhorn Street BID at 5 p.m. November 27 at Long Island University, Room HS 119, Health Science Building, at Flatbush Avenue Extension and DeKalb Avenue.

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Posted by amy at November 18, 2006 12:50 PM