Bed-Stuy Gateway and the Fulton-Nostrand Revitalization Project

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.

2nd Annual Toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant

Bedford-Stuyvesant's premiere social event is back!

The 2nd Annual Toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant is coming up on Thursday, May 22, 2008. Come out and celebrate the continuing revitalization and renaissance of the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business District by helping us celebrate once again inside the beautiful Bedford-Stuyvesant branch of Carver Federal Savings Bank.

• Sample premium wines and cocktails from around the world
• Nibble on Hors d'oeuvres
• Sway to the cool sounds of Bedford-Stuyvesant's Brandon Sanders Jazz Ensemble

Proceeds from ticket sales to the Toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant benefit the Fulton-Nostrand United Merchants Association and Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation's efforts to form the Bed-Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District.

2nd Annual Toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant
Thursday, May 22, 2008; 7:30-10:30pm
Taking Place at Carver Federal Savings Bank
1281 Fulton Street
Brooklyn, NY 11216

Toast to Bedford-Stuyvesant is sponsored by:

Presenting Sponsors:
Fulton-Nostrand United Merchants Association
Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation
Carver Federal Savings Bank
Nostrand Wines and Liquors

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