Dear Friends of North Flatbush Avenue,
Cleanliness is next to Godliness as they say! We take that famous maxim very seriously here at the BID but with our own twist… Cleanliness is next to a better North Flatbush Avenue!!.
Look around the streets and curbs when you walk along North Flatbush Avenue. What you will notice is that you are not seeing trash as it used to pile up years ago. And that is a direct result of the fine job our maintance team does from Atlantic Maintenance. We have a crew of men whose job it is to walk along our avenue and sweep the street 7 days a week from 8AM to 3PM. It is not an easy job, and sometimes it is a thankless job, but our crew does it and does it well. It may seem like something small, but the truth is that because we are keeping our street clean, it is also staying clean- most people respect this and start to do their job to prevent trash from piling up. Our crew empties the corner trash receptacles and leaves our clear plastic bags on the side for NYC Sanitation pick up. When it snows, our crew shovels the curb crossing at corners.
Every Property owner and merchant is responsible for the front maintenance of their property and shops 1 hour before opening and streets are to be maintained if excessive trash piles up. Residents must NOT put garbage outside before 5pm. on days prior to garbage pick up. You cannot put your trash bags by the corner public receptacles. By abiding by these rules and regulations we can keep our avenue clean and trash free.
In 2014 the BID will be enforcing these rules and regulations and we will be working in consert with the NYC Department of Sanitation . You can recieve a ticket for up to $150 if you are seen throwing your household garbage into one of our public cans or placing your garbage on the corner by our recepticles, you can receive a ticket for up to $300 if your garbage is set outside before 5pm. You cannot put your old christmas trees at the 8th Avenue triangle for sanitation pick up and you cannot throw garbage into our tree pits. These are all finable and they will be inforced.
Our retail corridor has never looked so good! We are getting closer to the start of construction of our new public plazas at the 8th, 6th and 7th Avenue triangles in the spring of 2014. We will have new solar powered trash units, new wayfinding signage and we will have new benches, more trees, new seating, planters and new businesses are headed our way !! We are working to make this district pedestrian and traffic safe for everyone.
If we ALL work together, we can make North Flatbush Avenue one of the best premier neighborhood shopping and dining districts in Brooklyn! for your entire family but we need your help too. If you see excessive trash on our street, give us a call.
Once again, my office is open to anyone who would like to stop by. You are free to call me (718 783 1685) or email me (sdavidson@nfbid.com) . You can LIKE our Facebook page and Follow us on Twitter @nfbid. We have an active website and a montly e-newsletter.
I urge you to be connected to the BID!
Regards,
Sharon
