Bed-Stuy Gateway BID Public Hearings

We invite area business owners and residents to attend the

Bed-Stuy Gateway BID Public Hearings

and learn about this initiative to revitalize the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business District (Fulton Street and Nostrand Avenue).

Choose one of the following meetings to attend:

1. Thursday, May 8, 2008; 9:00am-11:00am

Location: Billie Holiday Theater - 1368 Fulton Street - Brooklyn, NY 11216

2. Wednesday, May 28, 2008; 7:00pm-9:00pm

Location: Multipurpose Room - 1368 Fulton Street - Brooklyn, NY 11216

Please RSVP to (718) 636-6910 if you plan on attending one of our public hearings.

The Bed-Stuy Gateway BID Steering Committee proposes to create a Business Improvement District (BID) on Fulton Street (Classon Ave-Troy Ave) and Nostrand Avenue (Halsey St-Atlantic Ave). The Bed-Stuy Gateway BID proposes to provide the following services:

¨ Public Safety Patrols Seven Days a Week

¨ Street Maintenance Services that would include street sweeping, garbage bagging and the maintenance of lampposts and street furniture seven days a week

¨ Promotional and event marketing, arts and cultural festivals to promote shopping and

 cultural groups in the district

¨ Landscaping and beautification services

¨ Capital Improvements and installation of public amenities

The Bed-Stuy Gateway BID is a joint initiative of Fulton-Nostrand United Merchants Association and

Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation. For more information about the Bed-Stuy Gateway BID, please call (718) 636-6910 or visit www.BedStuyGateway.com.