South Brooklyn Local Development Corporation

SBLDC South Brooklyn Local Development Corporation The district is located directly south and southwest of Downtown Brooklyn. WHAT IS A BID? WHY HERE, WHY NOW?

ABOUT THE DISTRICT

BoCoCa, also known as "Little France," is a section of Brooklyn that comprises three adjacent neighborhoods: Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, and Carroll Gardens. Boerum Hill, known for its independent boutiques, restaurants and rows of brownstones, is home to many artists who own art galleries in the neighborhood. Boerum Hill is also home to many young families and the thriving Smith

Street restaurant row. Cobble Hill, comprising 22 blocks, is home to numerous family-run shops, Italian meat markets, old time barbershops, and trendy new restaurants on Court and Smith Streets. Cobble Hill is also renowned for its private Italianate style brownstone and brick row houses. Carroll Gardens is named after Charles Carroll, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and for its brownstones with large front gardens in the neighborhood's historic district. Today, Carroll Gardens is home to a large French immigrant population, and Bastille Day celebrations are held on July 14 of each year. A Business Improvement District (BID) is a public/private partnership in which property owners and commercial tenants make a collective contribution to the maintenance, development, and promotion of a commercial district. Currently, there are over 68 BIDs in NYC and 23 are right here in Brooklyn. BIDs provide programs and services for neighborhoods, which ultimately drives traffic, increases commercial business, and solidifies the overall value of a district. BID programs typically include the following services: sanitation, maintenance, beautification, greening initiatives, street-scaling (trees, flower boxes, decorations), community marketing, small business promotion, public safety, city and state advocacy, holiday decorations, tourism services, parenting and elderly assistance programs, and much more. While BIDs serve a multitude of purposes, the most important is how they strengthen the commercial backbone of a community. Although BoCoCa is already a great place to live, raise a family, work and open a business, the district still has room for improvement. The city can only do so much for its many great neighborhoods, and current city services are inadequate for meeting our community’s needs and desire to beautify its streets and promote its businesses. The Court Smith BID will strengthen critical services and provide an organized voice and advocacy for local property owners and commercial tenants. Court Street and Smith Street have always been the commercial backbone of the Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill and Carroll Gardens area. With MANY expenses seemingly soaring overnight, your involvement is essential to preserve BoCoCa’s greatest attributes. Let’s help to ensure that our great storefronts, restaurants, and brownstones have the community’s support to grow for many generations to come.

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07/27/2024

It’s customer appreciation day . Free raffle going off in 5 minutes. Free food and a DJ plus bouncy castle.

06/27/2024

We would love to hear from you about our Street Event on Sunday.

Smith Street Music + Arts Festival 2024 the NEW Smith Street Music + Arts Festival was held on Sunday June 23rd. The Smith Street Alliance, SSA, a BID formation effort and the South Brooklyn Local Development Corp. SBLDC joined forces to reinvent the yearly street fair. Our aim was to create an event that supported our local restaurants a...

06/23/2024

Scene from a street event. .nyc . The shade has arrived and the crowds are beginning to gather

06/23/2024

It is hot but the street is filled with great vending and delicious food and beverages. Heat babies can wait until 4 to come out and have a meal with some music and chats with neighbors

06/20/2024

Woo Hoo, we're in Time Out NY things to do this weekend!

06/20/2024

Great street events and a fabulous BID go hand in hand. VOTE YES for the Smith Street Alliance a BID formation effort. www.smithstreetbid.com

06/20/2024

The NEW Smith Street Music + Arts Festival is happening thanks to our BID formation effort, the Smith Street Alliance. We want your YES vote. Support our effort and we’ll be able to support a healthy Smith Street.

06/19/2024

06/19/2024

FREE Supergoop Sun Protection Station at the BID info table. Smith btw Warren + Baltic

SUNDAY June 23rd from 12pm - 9:00pm
Smith Street from Bergen to Union.

The event is part of our BID formation effort. See what a BID can do. We took a street event that brought in competition and changed it up to support the business on Smith Street. VOTE YES to support the BID and help Smith Street BK thrive!

06/17/2024

https://www.eventbrite.com/o/smith-street-alliance-59465081033

The NEW Smith Street Music + Arts FestivalSunday June 23rd 202412:00 noon to 9:00pmSmith Street from Bergen to Union
Free Concerts at the Main stage between Warren & Baltic
1:00pm - 2:00pm Caroline Kuhn Band
3:00pm - 3:30pm Treble NYC all female a ca****la group
3:45pm - 4:45pm The Old Grimes
5:00pm - 6:00pm Dirt Weeds
6:30pm - 7:30pm Afro Latineers
7:30pm - 8:30pm Rebel Kicks
Champion Martial Arts will do a presentation in the same area at 2:00pm

SkyZ the Limit - mini Circus will be performing and interacting between Butler & Douglas from 1:30 - 7:00pm

All of these activities are FREE, but of course you’ll be able to support our local restaurants with outdoor dining.

Restaurants Include

Black Forest
Mad for Chicken
Shan
Purepeche
Clover Club
Leyenda
Wing Bar
Rua Thai
Amano - Jazz Music
Big Norm
East Wind
Mercado
White Maize - Outdoor cooking and Music
The New Nature’s grill - Outdoor cooking and Musician's General Store, Inc. - RockScool Brooklyn
Shops Include

See Optical
Books are magic
Enamoo

Bounce Attractions between Sackett and Union - with a fee

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