The Woodhaven Business Improvement District is here to make Jamaica Avenue a welcoming and thriving destination for customers while supporting local businesses and merchants every step of the way. We are dedicated to creating a cleaner, safer, more attractive, and more vibrant commercial corridor from Dexter Court to 100th Street. The BID delivers enhanced services and improvements that go above and beyond standard City offerings, all designed to help businesses succeed and strengthen our community.
This overview explains some of the services we provide along the Jamaica Avenue corridor. Many of these services are paid for by a property tax assessment, collected by the City from local property owners, intended for reinvestment right here in the Woodhaven business district. Our programs focus on community and business marketing, merchant and business support, beautification and streetscape projects, and sanitation services to help increase foot traffic, improve the appearance of the district, and address the day-to-day needs of local merchants.
As the voice of the local business community, the BID serves as a strong advocate and trusted liaison between merchants and City government. If you are a business within the Woodhaven BID and need assistance, please email us at woodhavenbid@gmail.com or call (929) 460-5808. We look forward to working with you to help your business thrive.
The Woodhaven BID helps lead marketing initiatives to support local businesses, and hosts regular events throughout the year. This can be announcing new business to the neighborhood or featuring a business and business owner’s story.
Community members and merchants can learn about upcoming events and feature their services or products through our social media accounts, so be sure to give us a follow!
For residents, we promote volunteer events like park and block clean ups, gardening, and “walking the block” to learn about some of the issues our community sees so we can solve them.
The BID is here to help you! We serve as a liaison with city agencies. We are available to help answer questions about starting a new business, understanding City regulations, or connect with small business support resources.
The BID is an active advocate in City government working on topics as diverse as street vending, land use policy, regulatory reform, and sanitation.
For business owners, residents, and property owners interested in supporting our efforts, you can contact us for more information about attending our general board meetings or joining our board of directors.
The Woodhaven BID has several initiatives and events that improve our streetscape and beautify the district create a better place to shop and do business.
Some regular events and initiatives we’ve done are our annual street fair, open streets events, holiday lights and Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
Between our cleaning team and our seasonal community clean-ups, we collect thousands of bags of trash a year. We cover hundreds of graffiti locations and remove thousands of illegal handbills and advertisements.
We’re here to help you with illegal dumping reports and work with the Department of Sanitation. We can help you understand commercial storefront sanitation rules and regulations.
If you see illegal dumping in progress, call 911. If you want to report unsanitary conditions use the 311 app and contact the BID for follow up.
Illegal Dumping
Residents, Merchants and Building Owners
If you see illegal dumping in progress call 911.
If you want to report unsanitary conditions use the 311 app and contact the BID for follow up.
Grafitti Removal
Residents, Merchants and Building Owners
If you have a grafitti location to report, please click on the link below to make a report to initiate a grafitti removal team to handle the issue.
