Queens: NYC Council Expands LIC's Business Improvement District

New York City Council voted to expand the Long Island City Partnership's Business Improvement District: "The expansion more than doubles the number of block faces covered by the BID, jumping from 73 block faces to 156. The council’s decision comes at the end of a three-year process and expands the Long Island City BID across Sunnyside Yards to the east as far as 35th Street and 47th Avenue. The decision also expands the BID as far as 37th Avenue and Northern Boulevard to the north and as far as Queens Plaza South and Vernon Boulevard to the west," reported The LIC Post.

"Laura Rothrock, President of the LIC BID, said the BID will now cover 25 miles of street frontage, making it the largest BID in the city by geographical area. 'When you’re walking on a street that’s in the BID now and then if you veer just one block away, you can really see the difference of garbage piling up, overgrown weeds, and graffiti,' Rothrock said. 'So the expansion will mean a more cohesive and beautified district.'"