FORDHAM ROAD GOES PINK IN OCTOBER TO HONOR BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH!
The Fordham Road Business Improvement District (BID) is turning Fordham Road pink for the month of October 2010 in observance of Breast Cancer Awareness. We are partnering with the American Cancer Society (ACS) to raise funds for the upcoming 7th Annual Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Event in Orchard Beach set for Sunday, October 17, 2010. The BID has team set up for the event, Fordham Road BID Goes Pink! To participate in the walk as part of the team, or to make a donation toward our fundraising goal, please visit the Fordham Road BID Goes Pink! Team Page.
During the month of October 2010, we are encouraging our business members to get involved and make a donation or you may sell event donor cards to your customers who wish to support the ACS. If you wish to receive these cards, please contact the BID office at (718) 562-2104.
BREAST CANCER AWARENESS NETWORKING EVENT
The BID also hosted a Business Networking Event on Wednesday, October 13, 2010 from 5PM-8PM at Applebee’s near Fordham Plaza at 4750-4758 Third Avenue. We had many attendees from throughout the district, and the American Cancer Society was on hand to collect donations. Thanks go to the many attendees and to The NetWorks.
1ST ANNUAL FORDHAM ROAD SIDEWALK SALE!
The Fordham Road BID hosted the 1st Annual Fordham Road
Sidewalk Sale along Fordham Road on
October 14-16, 2010 from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm. Over 50 local businesses participated in the event, and customers took advantage of the great offers. Participating Businesses were:
AJ Wright, 2501 Grand Concourse AM Place, 2480 Grand Concourse American Place, 1-9 West Fordham Road Bally Total Fitness, 2503 Grand Concourse Banco Popular, 301 East Fordham Road Bang Bang Leather, 137 East Fordham Road Best Buy, 402 East Fordham Road Bank of America, 248 East Fordham Road Bonbini, 204 East Fordham Road Cee & Cee Department Store, 331 East Fordham Road Citibank, 2481 Creston Avenue Cohen’s Fashion Optical, 138 East Fordham Road Columbia Jeans Levantapompis, 387 East Fordham Road Conway, 215-223 East Fordham Road Danice, 111-119 East Fordham Road Dr. Jays, 1) 215 East Fordham Road, 2) 368 East Fordham Road Dr. Jays Ladies, 237 East Fordham Road E-Style, 114 East Fordham Road Easy Pickins, 360 East Fordham Road Electronic Outlet, 330 East Fordham Road Emandee Shops – Intimates, 2494 Grand Concourse Exclusive Cellular, 261 East Fordham Road Fantacia, 131 East Fordham Road Gem Pawnbrokers, 367 East Fordham Road George Jewelry Creations / Vixen Facials, 334 East Fordham Road Hot Point, 340 East Fordham Road Jaclyn’s Boutique, 300 East Fordham Road JNH Department Store, 11 East Fordham Road Kid City, 308 East Fordham Road Kids World, 39 East Fordham Road Kingspill Menswear, 2484 Grand Concourse Mister Sports (Champion), 135 East Fordham Road Modell’s Sporting Goods, 31 East Fordham Road NYC Bronx Clothing, 2490 Grand Concourse PC Richard & Son, 2501 Grand Concourse Pearle, 29 East Fordham Road Pay Go Wireless, 302 East Fordham Road Pretty Girl, 203 East Fordham Road Rainbow Shop, 226 East Fordham Road Right On Casuals, 124 East Fordham Road Sports Max, 319 East Fordham Road Sprint, 305 East Fordham Road Staples, 2488 Grand Concourse T-Mobile, 1) 7 East Fordham Road, 2) 314 East Fordham Road Telco, 350 East Fordham Road The Vitamin Shoppe / Lucille Roberts, 311 East Fordham Road Top Concourse Electronics, 2486 Grand Concourse Xios, 342 East Fordham Road
FREE HEALTH SCREENINGS OFFERED BY THE BID
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:
Face of Fordham Road Contest Winners: Katherine Mateo, 19, and Carlos Beato, 23 (see events page for the full story!)
15TH ANNUAL FORDHAM ROAD RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
The BID is proud to announce that we have just successfully concluded the 2010 Fordham Road Renaissance Festival!!! We would like to extend a very special thank you to the over 15,000 people and over 25 Fordham BID businesses that braved the rain and joined us in celebrating the day's events oflive music, food, prizes and giveaways. We truly appreciate your continued support and look forward to seeing you all at next year's festival.
Participating BID businesses included:
Bank of America, 248 East Fordham Road
Best Italian Pizza, 200-202 East Fordham Road
Best Buy, 402 East Fordham Road
Citibank, 2481 Creston Avenue
Cohen’s Gentle Dental, 1 East Fordham Road, 2nd Floor
Exclusive Cellular, 261 East Fordham Road
Foot Locker, 226 East Fordham Road
Footaction, 274 East Fordham Road
Gem Pawnbrokers, 367 East Fordham Road
George Jewelry Creations, 334 East Fordham Road
Metro PCS, 309 East Fordham Road
Modell’s Sporting Goods, 31 East Fordham Road
Monroe College, 2501 Jerome Avenue
North End Wine & Liquor, 2509 Webster Avenue
Original Products (Botanica), 2486 Webster Avenue
PC Richard & Son, 2501 Grand Concourse
Pretty Girl, 203 East Fordham Road
Spectrum Jewelry, 263 East Fordham Road
Sprint, 305 East Fordham Road
Ryan Furniture, 2 West Fordham Road
Splendid Deli & Restaurant, 387 East Fordham Road
T-Mobile, 314 East Fordham Road and 7 East Fordham Road
Top Concourse Electronics & Computers, 2486 Grand Concourse
Verizon Wireless, 153 East Fordham Road
An extra special thank you to our partners & co-sponsors: Amerigroup Community Care, Bronx Council for Economic Development, Bronx Times Reporter, Clearview Festival, Galos Corporation, Healthplus, News 12, The Bronx & St. Barnabas Hospital.
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 PassporttoFordham 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.
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.
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) presentedCaroline 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
fifteenparticipating 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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15TH ANNUAL FORDHAM ROAD RENAISSANCE FESTIVAL
