SBS - Help for Neighborhoods - Services for Neighborhood Organizations



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	The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) supports the economic development work of organizations throughout the City, from merchant block associations to economic development corporations and Business Improvement Districts (BIDs). The Services for Neighborhood Organizations section of our website provides useful information on how BIDs are created and how stakeholders can successfully get their BIDs up and running. Here you can: Learn more about the steps involved in forming a BID Download useful tools to assist in your BID formation efforts Access best practices for starting BID operations View templates to help you formally establish your organization and begin providing services in your district Services for Neighborhood Organizations also provides access to all the information organizations need to initiate and manage an Avenue NYC or Commercial Revitalization contract with our Agency. If your organization has been awarded a grant for an Avenue NYC project in Fiscal Year 2010, please click on the "Avenue NYC Contracts" tab for detailed information on the contracting process for this year. For more information on Avenue NYC or Business Improvement Districts, email SBS.