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.

Second Merchants' Meeting

125th Street businesses west of Morningside-- if you missed the first Merchants' Meetup, here is your chance to get caught up on all the awesome work we are doing! Please join us at Amalgamated Bank at 8:30am on June 18th to discuss ways to increase traffic to your business; major promotion and event for next year; your public safety and sanitation needs; and more. Please contact me (Jennifer) at jsilverberg@125thstreetbid.com or (212) 662-8999 with any questions or to RSVP. See you there!

First Merchants' Meetup Recap

Last Thursday, we had our FIRST Merchants' Meetup for businesses west of Morningside! Discussion was very positive and productive, and we are all very excited to continue the work we started! Special thanks to ECDO, Rite Check, Duane Reade, and Amalgamated Bank for coming out! Some items we discussed were:

• Work accomplished thus far and what will follow
• Results of Needs Assessment survey and additional needs that businesses have
• Next steps for improving the community and helping businesses in area better promote themselves to clientele, including:
  • Major promotion idea for Fiscal Year 2014
  • Communicating better with target clientele and how the BID can help to promote business

If you are a business on 125th Street west of Morningside and weren't able to attend last week's meeting-- the bad news is you missed an awesome meeting. But the good news is that the next one is June 18th, and we hope you're able to attend!

Second Merchant Organizing Meeting:
Tuesday, June 18th
8:30 AM
Amalgamated Bank (564 West 125th Street)
Please contact Jennifer at jsilverberg@125thstreetbid.com or (212) 662-8999 with any questions regarding the upcoming meeting or the Merchant Organizing Initiative.

ECDO Paid Internships!

Attention, Harlem residents! Have you heard about this incredible PAID INTERNSHIP opportunity offered by the ECDO Community Partnership Center? If you're between 16-24 years old, not working or in school, and a resident of a 10023, 10024, 10025, 10026, 10027, 10030, or 10031 zip code, you are eligible to apply! See flyer below. Call (212) 531-3211 or stop by the ECDO Community Partnership Center at 413 West 125th for more information.

First Merchants' Meetup!

In case you haven't heard... In two weeks, we will be hosting the first MERCHANTS' MEETUP for businesses on 125th Street west of Morningside Avenue! All businesses in this area are invited and encouraged to come out and discuss the work that has taken place in your business community, and to strategize around next steps to improve our area. Get to know your business neighbors over breakfast and coffee (on us)!

Please RSVP to Jennifer at jsilverberg@125thstreetbid.com!

Spring Has Sprung on 125!

125th Street, you never cease to amaze us.

This is Roosevelt Triangle, the small park on 125th and Morningside, right across from St Joseph of the Holy Family. If you're in the area, take a few minutes to RELAX on one of the benches. It's also a really good place to eat lunch! (View the directory of businesses west of Morningside if you need lunch ideas.) One thing you can't tell from the photos is that the air here is FULL of the smell of flowers. Spring has sprung on 125th and we love it!!!

If you have any photos of the area on 125th Street west of Morningside that you'd like to share with us, please email jsilverberg@125thstreetbid.com.

Happy Spring!

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que on Forbes' Top 10!

Check it out-- Dinosaur BBQ has made Forbes' "10 Great BBQ Joints Across the USA"! Having eaten at Dinosaur, I can vouch that it definitely deserves to be on this list. I'm glad Forbes agrees!


"The popularity is easy to explain: the menu is broad, creative and very well priced, with lots of combo and sampler choices, there is a lively bar scene with craft beers, and the food is very good and quite substantial." Read the full review at Forbes.com!

Harlem's Dinosaur BBQ is located at 700 West 125th Street.