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ATTENTION STUDENTS, STAFF AND ALL MEMBERS!!!!!
SHOP ON FORDHAM ROAD AND TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE DISCOUNT PROGRAM!!!!!!!
PASSPORT TO FORDHAM ROAD “ADVANTAGE” PROGRAM
The BID is proud to announce the renewal of the Passport to Fordham Road “Advantage” Program, scheduled to run from August 2009 - July 2011. Premier business participants, currently 110 stores, will offer specified discounts to students, faculty,and staff members of participating area colleges, institutions, medicalfacilities and healthcare training centers who display their identification /membership cards at the time of a purchase.
To view current flyer with discounts CLICK HERE.
"The Outdoor Mall Experience"
Contact the Fordham Road BID at:
2488 Grand Concourse, Room 411
Bronx, NY 10458
(718) 562-1269
fordhamroadbid@optimum.net
Face of Fordham Road Contest Winners:
Katherine Mateo, 19, and Carlos Beato, 23
(see events page for the full story!)
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New Planters Unveiled on Fordham Road
Fordham Road BID recently unveiled new evergreen shrubs, flowers, and ground covers in outdoor containers outside Muller Park on East Fordham Road and Creston Avenue at 190th Street. Sustainable South Bronx also came to assist with the plantings with the help of their best Eco graduates on Friday July 9, 2010.
The BID will provide ongoing care and maintenance of the planters with daily watering and Sustainable South Bronx Best ECO graduates will assist with the pruning as needed.
The planter containers, soil and compost were made possible through partnership with the NYC Department of Transportation and the NYC Department of Parks and Recreation.
Special Thanks to Monroe college for their sponsorship of this beautification project.
From Left to Right: Daniel Bernstein( Deputy Executive Director, Fordham Road BID), Sustainable South Bronx Eco Graduate students, Wilma Alonso ( Executive Driector, Fordham Road BID), Sustainable South Bronx Eco Graduate student.
St. Barnabas Hospital Honors Fordham BID Executive Director Wilma Alonso
The Auxiliary of St. Barnabas Healthcare Facilities honored Wilma Alonso, Executive Director of Fordham Road BID as a shining star of the Bronx at it's 24th Annual Gala held on Tuesday June 24th at the Mariana Del Rey. Proceeds from this event went to the benefit of St. Barnabas Healthcare Facilities.
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The BID offers Health Screenings in the District
In conjunction with various community Partners such as St. Barnabas Hospital, Morris Heights Medical Center, Columbia University, Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Affinity Health Plan, and Healthplus, Councilman Joel Rivera, the BID offers a variety of health screenings for members of the district. Upcoming screenings include:
8/5/2010 Glaucoma/ Columbia U Bryan Park
8/6/2010 HIV Testing-Morris Heights Bryan Park
Medical Center
8/12/2010 Mammography/ St. Barnabas Bryan Park
8/12/2010 Blood Pressure/ Cholesterol & Diabetes Muller Triangle
Testing-Bronx Lebanon
8/20/2010 HIV Testing-Morris Heights Bryan Park
Medical Center
For a complete list of screenings, click here.
CAROLINE KENNEDY KICKS OFF 2009 SHOP FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK
On Friday
September 25th, 2009, at Modell’s Sporting Goods on Fordham Road the
Fordham Road Business Improvement District (BID) presented Caroline Kennedy,
Vice Chair of the Fund for Public Schools, with a check from Bronx retailers in
support of this year’s Shop for Public Schools. An unprecedented number of
Bronx businesses took part in this
city-wide program, which took place from October 1 – 8, 2009.
(left to right: Gail
Harvey of Bank of America, Luz Ortega of Banco Popular, Daniel Bernstein of
Fordham Road BID, Caroline Kennedy, Wilma Alonso of Fordham Road BID, NYC
Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera, David
Rose of Fordham Road BID, Kenneth Conn of Gem Financial & Joseph Muriana of
Fordham University)
During Shop for Public
Schools, participating merchants donated to The Fund for Public Schools to help
revitalize school libraries across the city. This year the BID and
fifteen
participating stores have raised
over $2,000
for the Fund for Public Schools.
The following Fordham Road BID
businesses support this year’s Shop for Public Schools
Program:
Audio Town,
4 East Fordham
Road
Bx. Fashion,
2492 Webster
Avenue
Call Me Wireless,
2498 Grand Concourse, 2489 Grand
Concourse
Cohen’s Gentle
Dental, 1 East Fordham Road, 2nd
Floor
Conway,
340 East Fordham
Road
Emigrant Savings
Bank, 2526 Grand
Concourse
Fordham
Road
Jewelry Exchange, 302 East Fordham
Road
Gem Pawnbrokers,
367 East Fordham
Road
Kids World,
39 East Fordham
Road
Modell’s Sporting
Goods, 31 East
Fordham Road
Original
Products, 2486 Webster
Avenue
Planet Earth
Communications, 389 East Fordham
Road
Top Concourse
Electronics & Computers, 2486 Grand
Concourse
Urban Eyes
Optical, 390 East Fordham
Road
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