Rendering of the new Broadway pedestrian area at Herald Square that will be implemented this summer as a pilot program of the NYC Dept of Transportation.
There's something for everyone in the 34th Street District: great shopping and dining, one-of-a-kind sights, comfortable hotels, and world-class sports and entertainment. With a total daily ridership of nearly 600,000, Penn Station is the country's busiest transit hub. Founded in 1992, the 34th Street Partnership is a non-profit Business Improvement District (BID) that manages a 35-block area in the heart of Midtown Manhattan. The Partnership designs and implements major streetscape improvements, provides security, sanitation, tourist and retail services.
In addition, the BID also manages Herald & Greeley Square Parks. These programs and services are funded principally by a special assessment on commercial properties within the district. Funds totaling $9.3M are collected by the city and returned in full to the Partnership. The total revenue budget in FY09 is $10.2M.
The Partnership is one of the most active BIDs in NYC. Plans to convert Broadway at Herald Square to a pedestrian plaza will be implemented in summer 2009. The BID will play a major role in managing the amenities in the plaza, as well as programming the space with activities. Also, check out the 34th Street Partnership blog at www.fashionherald.org and meet with the Online Editor to discuss this trend in retail PR.
The Partnership is working closely with New Jersey Transit as it plans for a new station deep under 34th Street, from Herald Square to Eighth Avenue. The station's concourse will allow passengers to walk underground to subways, PATH trains, and Penn Station. This $8.7 billion project includes a new Hudson River Tunnel and improvements to tracks and train yards in New Jersey.
Optional Lunch not included in ticket price;
However, special arrangements have been made at Legends New York, 6 West 33rd Street, (Just west of Fifth Avenue), with a choice of Empire Cheeseburger Platter ($13), Open Faced Chicken Tidbits ($13), Dublin Style Fish & Chips ($15), and Southwest Steak Salad ($15) or Chicken Caesar Salad ($14) along with desserts of Apple Struedel ala Mode ($5) or Chocolate Brownie ala Mode ($5). RSVP Required.
| Dan Pisark | Vice President, Retail Services, 34th Street Partnership |
| Mike Feder | Director, Savvy Stores |
| Tricia Lewis | Online Editor, Fashionherald.org |
| Norman Mintz | Director of Design |
| John Harding | Restaurant Consultant |
| Ed Goldberg | SVP Government & Consumer Affairs, Macy's East |
| John Durante | CBA Industries, Inc. |
| Nancy Barbary | Willowbrook Mall |
| Wesley Rebisz | Willowbrook Mall |
| Liz Napoli | MC & M |
| Amy Bellisano | Woodbridge Center |
| Nancy DeLuca | Center Stage Productions |
| Jack Dorner | Center Stage Productions |
| Terry Sellarole | Center Stage Productions |
| Scott Cortese | Center Stage Productions |
| Liz Pollack, CMD | Cross County Shopping Center/Macerich |
| Michael Hauser | Rockaway Townsquare/Simon Property Group |
| Lincoln Palsgrove | South Street Seaport/GGP |
| Joan E. Cooney | South Street Seaport/GGP |
| Rich LeMond | Palisades Center/Pyramid |
| LeeMarie Dell'Accio | Palisades Center/Pyramid |
| Bassam Mhich | Bergen Town Center/Vornado |
| Virgil Minnick | Bergen Town Center/Vornado |
| Cliff Brunelli | Bergen Town Center/Vornado |
| Bill Flemm | Newport Centre/Simon Property Group |
| Carolyn Feimster | CJF International |
| Judy Anesi | Newport Centre/Simon Property Group |
| Denise Ipsen | Newport Centre/Simon Property Group |
| Maranda Ashkar | Hartz Mountain |
| Debbie Stone | Hartz Mountain |
| Debra Magid | Debra Magid Design, Inc. |
| Dan Passarello | ATCO Properties |
| Nina Maurello | ATCO Properties |
| Paula Kelliher | The Westchester |
| Winnette Peltz | The Westchester |
| Inda Sechzer | Sechzer Design |
| Jessica Mulder | CJF International |
| Terry Bereheiko | Monmouth Mall |
