Projects & Programs Underway

WSBID Street Maintenance and Beautification Services

2024 Year-Round

Street Maintenance services are conducted three times per week. These services include (but are not limited to):

  • Litter/debris Removal

  • Removal of large illegal dumping and similar debris as determined by management including on-call removal of illegal dumping within 48 hours

  • Consultant provides garbage bags and will leave garbage bags next to predetermined trash cans for NYC Department of Sanitation pick-up

  • Consultant conducts cutbacks of vegetative overgrowth/weed-whacking on an as-needed basis, minimum two times per month

  • Consultant conducts mud and gravel removal from roads and curbs two times per month

  • Consultant provides monthly maintenance reports to BID management entailing tonnage and miscellaneous items

WSBID After Hours Mobile Security Program

Spring 2024 – Funded by NYC Councilman David Carr and NYC Small Business Services Single District Grant

A mobile security patrol will be facilitated for several months during the Spring of 2024. The patrol service serves two critical roles: 1) act as a deterrent for potential crimes and 2) assist in the collection of data to supplement law enforcement.  This service will monitor any unusual activities or incidents and report them to local authorities. In addition, it will work with local property owners to ensure the exchange of useful information to prevent illegal activities.

Water Management Research and Planning

Ongoing 2024-2025

As climate change impacts all areas along the eastern seaboard, the WSBID is actively researching technological, environmental, and policy solutions to prepare for rising sea levels and the threat of superstorms.  Part of this research has included several studies that have been undertaken in the past ten years to equip the WSBID with an understanding of costs and options for water management and flood mitigation.  Concurrently, the WSBID has been actively pursuing large grants and funds from state and federal sources to engage in large-scale projects in the vicinity.

Infrastructure and Roadway Improvements Program

Ongoing 2024-2025

The roadways of the WSBID are utilized by a variety of vehicles including large trucks, mobile construction equipment, buses, and automobiles. To facilitate orderly traffic with minimal logistical problems, it is essential to provide ongoing maintenance and repairs. The WSBID is in the process of working with the NYC Department of Transportation to repair six sites that require attention.  In addition, the WSBID is also poised to use its capital reserves to make other repairs as part of other grants and funding sources.  It is imperative that the  infrastructure committee of the WSBID remains in front of all roadway issues and part of our program includes constant monitoring of structural conditions of the roads.  The WSBID also works with the NYC DOT and NYC DEP to report conditions and make repair requests as needed.