The BID creates one page informational sheets on a variety of topics businesses and property owners need to know about. Whether it’s urgent policy changes affecting our stores, how to fight a summons, or connecting you with resources, these one-pagers are designed to help our businesses respond to issues they’re facing.
Learn how to connect with NYPD Neighborhood Coordination Officers (NCOs), a special, community-needs focused police officer designed to help stores and other neighborhood stakeholders. The BID encourages you to share your issues with them. It’s important to be proactive about staff, customer, and store safety. Click here to find resources on crime prevention.
These assets come from the myriad of city agencies that businesses interact with on a daily basis, such as DSNY, DOT, DCWP, and others. Moreover, the many resources and support options offered by the NYC Department of Small Business Services are detailed here.
When the City and State of New York, in addition to the federal government, create new laws affecting how you run your business, it can be difficult and confusing to understand what you need to do to stay in compliance. These summaries, info sheets, and other pages will help you stay on top of regulatory shifts.
These pages could come from private entities, such as the Grow with Google center, other nonprofit organizations, and elected officials. The topics are as diverse as the issues you face as a business owner, but all of these resources are designed to help you and your enterprise succeed.