Merchant Survey

Status: *

Merchant

Type of Business: *

Retail

Service

Dining

Did you know... The BID pays for supplemental sanitation workers to clean the streets daily? *

Yes

No

Did you know... The BID pays for the Holiday Lights on Broadway from West 230 St.-West 236 St. & on West 231 St. from the Major Deegan overpass through Corlear Avenue? *

Yes

No

Did you know... The BID has a Graffiti removal program? *

Yes

No

Did you know... The BID pays for the landscaping to maintain 120 tree pits in the Kingsbridge commercial corridor and advocates for NYC Parks to continually replenish dead trees? *

Yes

No

Did you know... The BID has an Annual Membership Meeting each year for its members? *

Yes

No

Did you know... The BID receives its funding through a special assessment tax paid by commercial property owners and their tenants? *

Yes

No

Did you know... The BID has a free Compliance Advisor program through NYC Small Business Services (SBS) that offers guidance to Merchants to avoid common violations and fines? *

Yes

No

Did you know... The BID has a website at www.kingsbridgebidnyc.org? *

Yes

No

Did you know... The BID photographs our members storefronts & tracks commercial vacancies at www.kingsbridgebidnyc.org? *

Yes

No

Did you know... The Kingsbridge BID created bus shelter advertising campaigns, distributed annual calendars for 17+ years to BID retailers, created & distributed shopping maps, produced a cable TV jingle commercial, and supported the local newspaper with advertising? *

Yes

No

Ideas & Suggestions: What issues do you feel are the most important for Kingsbridge?

(check all that apply)

Graffiti

Streetlighting

Poorly kept properties

Water/Sewer problems

Traffic

Dirty Sidewalks

Street Vendors

Parking

Panhandling

Homelessness

Lack of Bus Shelters/benches

Vacant Storefronts

Broadway unsafe after sundown

West 231 unsafe after sundown

What programs would you like to see the BID develop this year?

(Check all that apply)

Crime Prevention programs

Workshops for merchants

Improved streetlighting

Plant more bulbs in guarded metal tree pits

Sidewalk/Curb Cleanliness: *

Excellent

Good

Poor

Graffiti/Sticker Removal *

Excellent

Good

Poor

Courtesy/Professionalism *

Excellent

Good

Poor

On May 5, 2023, the US Dept of Health stated the Covid pandemic was over. Has your business returned to pre-Covid levels? *

Yes

No

N/A

Would you recommend Kingsbridge as a successful location for a new retail business? *

Yes

No

Knowing that you help pay for the BID, do you support the continued operation of the Kingsbridge Business Improvement District? *

Yes

No