Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Blogspot & August Merchants Meeting

Two exciting updates today--
First, I have migrated the archived blog entries to our brand new West of Morningside Blogspot! Check it out at www.west125.blogspot.com/. The main advantages to the blogspot are: you can leave comments (!), and it's a little easier to navigate through the posts. For now I will continue to update the blog at www.125thstreetbid.com/merchantorganizing as well as on blogspot.com.
The second update is that our August Merchant Organizing Meeting will be held on August 13th at Dinosaur Bar-B-Que! All businesses and property owners on 125th Street west of Morningside Avenue are welcome to attend.

Friday, July 19, 2013

News & Promotions

Good afternoon, Harlem! At the July 9th Merchants' Meeting, attendees had a very productive discussion  with Deputy Inspector Steven Griffith, CO of the 26th Precinct, regarding Public Safety issues in the corridor. Deputy Inspector Griffith provided valuable advice and support on the issues brought up by businesses. We are now engaged in followup to implement his suggestions and continue our work on making the area safer for businesses, residents, and visitors. Click here for the full presentation of the July 9th meeting.

This Week's News & Promotions: 125th Street West of Morningside: 

Rite Check: 571 West 125th Street
               
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Debit Card and Win a Kindle Fire!                   business! Instant cash and up to

Click here
for more information                          $20 off your first check. Click here
                                                                            for more information.

www.ritecheck.com


Levels Barbershop: 425 West 125th Street
Congratulations to Levels, who is opening a new location in Astoria! The new shop will be opening August 3rd. Free haircuts all day at this location!

Click here for more information on the promotion.
Click here for more information on Levels.
www.levelsbarbershop.com

Ecumenical Community Development Organization (ECDO): 413 West 125th Street
ECDO's youth engagement initiative, the Young Adult Internship Program (YAIP), is an awesome opportunity for youth and for businesses in the community!
Opportunity for Youth:                                    Opportunity for Employers:
Click for more information                                   Click for more information 
  
www.ecdo.org

Tuesday, July 2, 2013

Third Merchants' Meetup

We hope everyone is having a great summer so far! The 125th Street BID's Annual Meeting was June 27th, and it was VERY successful. Now that it's over, we are moving full steam ahead with the Merchant Organizing Initiative on the West side. Our THIRD Merchants' Meetup is next week, July 9th, at 8:30am at Amalgamated Bank. Businesses on 125th Street west of Morningside should definitely try to make it! Agenda items include: Distribution of Map & Guide; Organizational structure; Special Projects; Discussion of Public Safety issues with CO of 26th Precinct; Resident relationships; and Social media. Please RSVP to Jennifer: jsilverberg@125thstreetbid.com or (212) 662-8999.