Another $3,000,000 waste of money! The BID was created to help the businesses in the community – hence, after spending over $3 million dollars, they need an additional $3,000,000 in tax payers money top do what? “We’re thrilled!” BID Executive Director Amanda Zenteno told this newspaper shortly after the grants were announced. Basil Capetanakis, a member of the BID’s board of directors, said the board is pleased to win backing from the city. “Of course, we’re all excited. It’s a great thing,” he said. The BID will receive $100,000 a year for up to three years The Avenue NYC grant money will be used to fund two separate programs, according…
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$19 Bridge and Congestion Pricing
$19 Verrazano, $15 congestion pricing, Mansion Tax, 5cent bags – more and more is being extracted from out pockets. Tell us specifically what will we get by paying MORE for a BID? This is another tax on us – plain and simple. Fancy lights does not bring us more sales. If the promoters cannot tell us exactly what we will get for this extra money they want to extort from us, than they cannot allow a BID to be formed. Say no to the 3rd Ave BID – put your money into advertising.
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BIDS refuse to give details
A BID does not like to give details about its spending. You can get general items BUT never specific details. I have been asking the Chinatown BID in NY for specific details on services only to be stone walled. I have spoken to and emailed numerous times for information: Thank you – this is boiler plate information – every BID has the same line items. I want the details please.i.e.Who is paid for sanitation and the breakdown, What marketing – breakdown, Office expenses – ratio of expenses to income – itemized operating expenses WHY? The answer is simple. A BID need to survive. It does so by blowing the proverbial…
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STOP the Coney Island BID
Seems We are not the only ones AGAINST a BID. Once the costs and the non-value is realized, People are against a BID! Its akin to making us purchase a product we don’t need for want – is that American? Why is it that always a few, want to impose their will on the many? If they believe an idea is GREAT, than they SHOULD fund it themselves and PROVE to us the value with REAL numbers showing how well it works. They will STOP the Coney Island BID and we MUST STOP the 3rd ave BID STOP THE CONEY ISLAND BID! Some merchants on Mermaid Avenue are petitioning to…
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Chinatown BID – Income and Expenses 2016
If you compare and contrast the Chinatown BID Income and Expense report to the 5th ave in Brooklyn’s one, you will notice quite a startling similarity. Chinatown BID 2016 – 2017 Financials Like the 5th ave BID, it has taken weeks to get information from the Chinatown BID in regards to detail and clarification as to the actual expenditures. BID’s do NOT like to give up the details. I am involved in a few of these BIDS and can say they rarely give up the details easily. WHY? well if they did, than anyone looking objectively at the information may question the BID’s existence. This is a known tactic of…
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More 3rd ave Store for rent!
18 and counting! The tombstones of the ave seem to be increasing. These are from 75 to 81st – Hopefully not many more towards 100st. Property taxes, death of retail, high rents & operating expenses all contribute to new small business not opening or closing shop. Does anyone have any other ideas why? Let us know. Will a BID solve these problems or increase the financial burden possible pushing others over the edge to close? The city needs money to pay for all the FREE services it want to give away – where will this money come from? US! Current politicians believe we are too rich and should not have…
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BayRidge Property Taxes – Someone has to pay for all the FREE stuff!
Have you gotten you property tax assessment yet? Don’t be surprised if it has gone up drastically. Lets be honest – someone has to pay for all the administrations FREE programs – FREE is a 4 letter word – WE pay for the FREE. Will a BID decrease this? Will a BID change this? NO only tax us more! Our supposed leaders like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, blatantly state that our goals are set to high and we should not have what we have but distribute it to others. Who voted for these people? High school politics now running our lives? These people NEVER had a business, NEVER had to make payroll,…
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Recreational cannabis a potential tax bonanza: Cuomo
In his State of the State yesterday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that decriminalizing marijuana would generate an estimated $300 million annually in tax revenue There it is – the destruction of a generation, the disintegration of our neighborhoods and the decay of our youth – for money. Tell us again how a BID will fix this?
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Lets ask a few hard questions:
$5000 donation – was this political? Can we enumerate this actual expense? Advertising – can they enumerate what this was spent on with examples and how they track it. $168k is spent to clean the streets – how many times a day/week and times is this service performed? $38k for security – can they provide their approx. schedule for verification or at least the contract and responsibilities of the private security. How many empty stores on average per year were there BEFORE and AFTER the BID? MOST IMPORTANT: Can they advise how the BID measures success in terms of BEFORE and AFTER – what metrics are they using and can…
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5th Avenue’s 450,000 a year BID: Has it made 5th Ave Better?
5th Avenue BID Financials Explained (Click to view larger) How your money will be spent or wasted. You make the decision. $167,000 + to clean the sidewalk! is 5th ave cleaner? Was it dirtier before the BID? No one keeps track. On 3rd ave, we have the city using “low level law breakers” to clean the streets – We see them all the time cleaning with their brooms and pails. Will the BID pay for any sanitation tickets we can still get if we don’t sweep our store fronts – NO! Can we sue the BID if we are paying for a cleaning service yet receive a fine? Advertising/Marketing –…
