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我已經為我自己位於下城的15幢辦公樓和購物中心提供了清潔、保安和維修服務，所以我自己的物業已經不需要這些了。但是如果下城一直是一個危險而骯髒的地方的話，那我的這些樓房也無法獨善其身，而你的那些物業也一樣。 Ron Rubin, Property Owner 業主 Center City District, Philadelphia 費城中心區

清潔華埠、人人有責!! Mr. Ren Madison Sign Inc.

公共衛生、人人有責、支持成立! Mr. Wang JIA Li Fu Kitchen, Inc.

在這個零售業競爭極端激烈的年代，小型商業必須努力奮鬥，爭取每一個顧客，并面對此過程中所遭遇到的許多挑戰。與其他商業區和室內購物商場形成互補是構建一個有競爭力的零售商業環境的唯一方法。爲了達到此目標，我們的社區領導決定，我們的地區需要一個商業改進區。貝德福史岱文森公司的股東們在瞭解了這一系列情況以後，一致同意維持一個獨一無二的、繁榮的、贏利的商業區的唯一方法是為此地區提供專業的管理。 Joel Dabu, 貝德福史岱文森公司 Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation

In the Mott Haven section of the Bronx, the HUB-Third Ave. BID’s efforts have “helped build a new residential district.  This sparkling new community was developed by a company named ‘Nos Quedamos,” which means “‘We Stay.’”  In many ways the HUB BID and its constituency symbolizes the rebirth of the Bronx.” BIDs are dedicated to the neighborhood-by-neighborhood approach.  As long as there’s a sense of local pride, a feeling of belonging to your own corner of New York, BIDs will thrive.  They’re the wave of the future.” Steve Fish, President HUB-Third Avenue BID, Bronx, NY

The beauty of the BID is that the group decides how to dispense the funds.  The city collects the funds at the same time and the same manner as the city taxes, and returns it to you so you can be more self sufficient. Theodore Renz, Executive Director Myrtle Avenue Brooklyn Partnership Brooklyn, NY

It was in that dismal atmosphere that the idea of creating a business improvement district (1988) was formed.  The idea was that with the BID, the merchants would not have to go around trying to collect money for events and that there could be a coordinated effort to improve the street. The BID can “make changes on the street that as individual merchants we could not do ourselves.” Fred Gerson, Owner, Fair Home Decorators Myrtle Avenue BID,  Queens, NY

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