Partnership
News
New Trash Cans for Union
Square
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Union Square Partnership is delighted to announce
that the Partnership has purchased 25 new trash
receptacles that have been distributed throughout the
Union Square area - bringing the new receptacle total to
130! The photo above shows the USP's Sanitation
team unloading the newly minted receptacles on March
3. The increased popularity of the area has
generated record levels of pedestrian traffic and a
corresponding increase in the amount of trash. The
new trash containers are another initiative in a series
of USP programs that are keeping the streets clean as
the continued popularity of the District grows.
During the month of April, Whole Foods customers will be
asked to donate directly to the Partnership in the
amounts of $2, $5, and $10 when checking out at the
Union Square location to help defray the costs of the
project.
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USP Executive
Director Karen H. Shaw Discusses Union Square at
"Broadway as a Destination" held at the Municipal Arts
Society |
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Karen H. Shaw, Executive Director of the Union
Square Partnership was one of seven panelists at
"Broadway as a Destination," sponsored by the Municipal
Arts Society in conjunction with Project for Public
Spaces and Transportation Alternatives. Karen
discussed the role Union Square plays as one of the
great destinations along Broadway, reviewed the history
of Union Square and the modern renaissance that the
District has witnessed over the recent past. Karen
also reflected on the plans for the North End and how
the improvements will enhance Union Square's assets as a
public space and keep it one of Broadway's great
destinations well into the future. Along with
Karen, other panelists included Dan Biederman, President
of the 34th Street Partnership, Alexander Garvin,
Professor of Planning at Yale University and President
and CEO of Alex Garvin & Associates, Tim Tompkins,
Executive Director of the Times Square Alliance, and
Jeffery Zupan, Senior Fellow at Regional Planning
Association. |
USP Kicksoff
Series of Small Business
Forums |
The Union Square Partnership, in conjunction with
the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce and the Greenwich
Village Chelsea Chamber of Commerce invites you to the
first of a series of forums to assist the Union Square
business community and to bolster skills of the local
small business owner. The series will have
one forum each month until June.
"Financing Your
Business" will start off the series on April 17th from 6
PM to 7:30 PM at the McBurney YMCA, 125 West 14th
Street. Cost is $10 per forum.
"HOW CITY
RULES AFFECT YOUR BUSINESS"
FEATURING A PANEL OF
LAWYERS AND CITY AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES
Tuesday, May
23rd, 6 PM-7:30 PM at the Con Ed Building, 4 Irving
Place
"GETTING THE MOST OUT OF BUSINESS
TECHNOLOGY"
FEATURING A PANEL OF BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY
EXPERTS
Tuesday, June 20th, 6 PM-7:30 PM at North
Fork Bank, 31 East 17th Street
Please contact
Jonathan Lachance, the USP's Director of Economic
Development at 212.460.2376. To register for the
Forum, visit www.manhattancc.org.
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March 2006
Presidential Classroom Scolars at
WIHS! |
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Every year ConEdison sponsors two students from
Washington Irving High School to attend the national
Presidential Classroom Scholars Program, a week-long
activity in Washington, DC that allows students to go
behind the scenes of the nation's capital. This
year, WIHS students Beraiah Yisrael and Mmadu Ulasi,
were hand-picked by the Partnership's College and Career
Program Coordinator, Mike Gianakos, to attend the
program from February 18th to the 25th. Both
students returned with enthusiasm, noting their
enjoyment in meeting students from across the country,
taking part in the program's mock 'congress' and taking
a tour of the Pentagon. The Partnership, with
support from ConEd, looks forward to providing the
opportunity to WIHS students once again next
year! |
Union
Square Partnership
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| The Union Square Partnership, a
non-profit organization, works to ensure the community's
vibrancy as a center for business, culture and education
and to improve the quality of life for its residents and
businesses, by providing supplemental public safety,
sanitation, business promotion and economic development
services throughout the district. The Union Square
Partnership, comprised of a Business Improvement
District and Local Development Corporation, facilitates
economic development by spearheading educational,
economic development and park enhancements and
acting as a liaison between community, business and
government leaders.
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Neighborhood
News
Welcome Rosie Mendez,
New City Council Member of District
2!
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Rosie Mendez has demonstrated a life-long
commitment to her community through her activism, legal
advocacy, and government service. Rosie, previous to her
time as chief-of staff and legislative aide to Margarita
Lopez, was an ongoing fair-housing and labor
activist. A life-long New Yorker, Rosie received
her B.A. in Metropolitan Studies and Political Science
from New York University, and received her law degree
from Rutgers School of Law in Newark. Rosie has a
great passion for our district and we're sure she will
be a dynamic force. We look forward to working
with her! Call (212) 677-1077 to contact the district
office with any issues or concerns. |
Park Vandal
Nabbed
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| On Friday, February 24, Parks Enforcement Patrol
(PEP) arrested David Sasson for committing extensive
vandalism in Union Square Park. The willful
destruction to the Park's trees and bushes over a
three-week period resulted in $24,000 of
damage. Sasson's destroyed 23
hydrangea bushes, 12 red-stemmed dogwoods, 10 holly
bushes, seven rose of Sharons, three butterfly bushes, a
Chinese dogwood, and a magnolia tree. Parks
Enforcement Patrol apprehended Sasson during an area
overnight stakeout PEP established after a call was
fielded Sunday, February 19 concerning an eyewitness
account of an individual vandalizing trees. "It's
not just a crime against nature when they get
damaged. It's a crime against the community"
stated Adrian Benepe, Commissioner of New York City
Department of Parks and Recreation, on Sasson's
vandalism in a recent NYTimes article chronicling the
crimes. |
Model Union Square
Citizen
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 | Meet Nicole Barth - a Union Square resident who
has helped to make Union Square Park, and more
specifically the Union Square Dog Run, what it is
today! "What I love most about this area is the
diversity: here you can find a mix of people from
young to old and a flavor of all the surrounding
neighborhoods like Chelsea, Gramercy, and the West
Village." In 1999, After adopting her dog,
whom she named Maggie Thompson, Nicole became involved
with the Union Square Dog Run and championed
improvements to its dilapidated state by aligning the
project with the '99 Union Square Park south end
renovations and initiating a fundraising push soliciting
donations from area businesses, residents, and
veterinarians. Now the mother of a 1-year-old
daughter, Nicole looks forward to redirecting some of
her attention to becoming involved with the many
children's activities that happen around the area and is
looking forward to the upcoming playground renovations
and the redevelopment of the North End of Union Square
Park. To get involved with the continued
maintenance and improvements of the Union Square Dog Run
you can e-mail Nicole at nicolebarth@hotmail.com.
And don't forget to check out the website at
www.uniondog.org!
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| Union Square
Community Coalition's Annual Street
Fair! |
| Sunday April 9,2006 is the annual street fair to
benefit USCC and Union Square Park! This year's
Fair will be on Broadway from 17th Street to 23rd
Street, hours 11 AM to 6 PM. For more information,
contact the USCC at unionsquarepark@yahoo.com or call
212.675.3777 |
| Trader Joe's is
Open! |
| The wait is over folks - Trader Joe's opened its
doors on March 17th, 2006 at 142 East 14th
Street!! The new Union Square addition, in
addition to all the other food venues, further enhances
our District as a food-lover's haven. After
opening its first store in California in the 1970's,
Trader Joe's has steadily made its way across the nation
and has now finally arrived in Union Square, their first
store in New York City! |
| Chocoholics
Welcome! |
| Rosa Mexicano is holding their Fourth Annual
Chocolate Festival! Stop by to satisfy your
chocolate cravings in a big way with the daily
chocolate-inspired menu at Rosa Mexicano Union
Square. Also, make a note on your calendar for
Rosa Mexicano's spring events, including a Passover
Cooking Demonstration & Luncheon on April 15 and a
Special Mother's Day Cooking Demonstration &
Luncheon on May 13! Rosa Mexicano Union Square is
located at 9 East 18th Street between Broadway and Fifth
Avenue. To learn more contact Sasha Katanic at
212.397.0666 ext. 27. |
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