We think that it’s fairly safe to say that most New Yorkers who have a clue about life think that Business Improvement Districts are nothing more than a sham when it comes to greater good of a neighborhood. BIDs give power to people who shouldn’t be in the position of power, even if it’s a small amount of power. Case in point…
The 5th Avenue BID in Bay Ridge had the foresight to buy planters and dot them across 5th Avenue, but not the foresight to ensure that the large plants planted in them would continue to be watered — 5th Avenue in Bay Ridge is now dotted with ever-browns on the corners.
Those dead plants really make the many 99 cent junk stores that are inside of the 5th Avenue BID and can’t afford to run an air conditioner in their business seem all the more appealing now.
11209, 5th Avenue BID, 99 Cent Store, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Business Improvement District, Dead Plant, New York