Neighborhoods Now: Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition by Van Alen Institute

Neighborhoods Now

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for small businesses on how to apply for relief loans. They drafted legal templates for short-term leases to occupy vacant storefronts. They collaborated with senior staff at City agencies to help neighborhoods access programs like Open Streets and Open Restaurants.

As the pandemic took root in our city in March, its uneven impact on the lives of New Yorkers quickly became painfully clear. While our city’s well-resourced communities and businesses benefit from the ability to purchase expertise, the The work is far from over. Many of these firms are committed neighborhoods where many of our essential workers live do to continuing these partnerships in service of long-term not have the same access and resources. efforts to address systemic inequities and greater community In response, the Urban Design Forum and Van Alen Institute ambitions. The need for this work is profound, and we hope this effort inspires the design community to come together in tapped into our collective network of architects, designers, continued service of New York’s neighborhoods. Ultimately, and engineers. In a matter of weeks, more than 65 firms the long term value of this approach will be the alliances mobilized to support the recovery of four neighborhoods forged across demographic and professional boundaries. hit particularly hard by the pandemic: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn; Jackson Heights, Queens; Kingsbridge, Bronx; and We are humbled by this outstanding display of teamwork, Washington Heights, Manhattan. To date, these firms — including architects, planners, engineers, graphic designers, creative problem solving, and immense generosity. We thank the 200+ community experts and practitioners who and attorneys — have contributed thousands of hours of pro have given their time and passion, and we look forward to bono expertise to support fellow New Yorkers. continuing the work. In partnership with community leaders, they piloted open-air With gratitude, extensions for restaurants, created neighborhood signage with COVID-19 health protocols, and developed proposals Deborah Marton for relocating community events and educational programs Executive Director, Van Alen Institute into open space. Our partner neighborhoods’ needs also went far deeper than design, so our working groups expanded their support beyond physical interventions. They organized a seminar

Daniel McPhee Executive Director, Urban Design Forum

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“When immigrant neighborhood institutions vanish, jobs, community spaces, and affordable resources in low wealth communities of color also disappear. Commercial displacement becomes cultural displacement.”

~ The Forgotten Tenants: New York City’s Immigrant Small Business Owners, ANHD

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• INTRO

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• SITE INFORMATION: HISTORY ARMORY SITE CONDITIONS STATISTICS DEMOGRAPHICS

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• ACTION PLAN

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• DETAILED INITIATIVES: RETAIL RESTAURANTS OPEN SPACE CIVIC SPACE VACANT SPACE COORDINATION

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INTRO

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“The commercial corridor in the Kingsbridge area of the Bronx is approaching stagnation. Small businesses in stagnating corridors experience growing pressure from landlords but idling or decreasing business. These businesses face a decrease in consumers and foot traffic, along with a decline in new businesses. However, there is strong sense of community among longtime businesses and their patrons.” ~ The Forgotten Tenants: New York City’s Immigrant Small Business Owners, ANHD

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GETTING TO KNOW KINGSBRIDGE Kingsbridge is a vibrant, diverse and resilient neighborhood in the North West part of the Bronx. Knightsbridge is predominantly Dominican and is also home to West African, Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrant communities. This rich mix of cultures is reflected in Kingsbridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s retail and restaurant activities and many business owners are first generation immigrants. The main commercial corridor of the neighborhood is at the crossroads of Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue where the main architectural landmark of the area is situated: the Kingsbridge Armory. The armory used to be one of the largest military buildings of its kind. Currently no longer used for military purposes, was turned to city management in 1996 and it was announced in 2013 that the building would become an ice skating hub with several correlated activities and community-oriented spaces and uses. During the current 20 yearlong redevelopment process, which stalled soon after the announcement, the building and adjacent fenced-up spaces have not been maintained. However, the sidewalks around the building along Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue are used for extemporaneous commercial activities and pop-up vendors who take advantage of the foot traffic around the subway stop.

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The pedestrian space is scarce and the community lacks public plazas. Nearly all the open space, beyond the sidewalks, is dedicated to vehicular traffic and is often under-utilized. Other challenges include narrow sidewalks, discontinuity within the retail and restaurant corridor. The lack of urban social spaces to meet, congregate and eat is offset by the beloved Saint James and Poe Parks. The commercial corridor at the crossroad with the armory has been struggling for years. The small business owners have been facing growing pressure from landlords without any corresponding growth in business. Landlords have been either consistently raising the rents or have stopped renewing long term leases, preferring a month to month arrangement while waiting for more lucrative opportunities to arise. Such opportunities have indeed materialized just a few blocks south where the Jerome Avenue Rezoning has gradually displaced the old automobile factories and auxiliary businesses in favor of new mixed-used and residential buildings. The landlords of Kingsbridge hope that the Armory redevelopment and the Jerome Avenue renewal process will bring gentrification to this area as well, and with it more affluent dwellers and bigger retailers. Lease insecurity discourages tenants from investing in improvements to their space and business, and the lack of a BID places business owners at a disadvantage in bargaining. In some cases, these challenges are further amplified by immigration status.

Besides the systemic underinvestment in the neighborhood, the Kingsbridge community, one of the lowest income areas in the city, suffers from enduring health issues, only exacerbated by the current Covid-19 emergency of which it was the NYC epicenter. The businesses and restaurants have been dramatically affected. Foot traffic is down as people are still afraid to come out and shop or eat in restaurants. Some stores have closed or are in the process of closing, as attested by the vacant or boarded up storefronts. Others survive on a month by month basis. Although there is a strong sense of community among the longtime business owners and their patrons, they need financial and legal assistance to get back on their feet and invest in their future. Similarly, the institutions and community organizations in the area, often the only site for accessing the internet or other services for some residents of Kingsbridge, need to reopen safely and provide vital support to their neighbors.

TEAM APPROACH AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Our introduction to Kingsbridge was made possible by the generous guidance of the North West Bronx Community & Clergy Coalition. Through NWBCCC and their team, Sandra, Evy and Leah, we were able to meet their constituents and quickly build trust between us and the people, businesses owners and institutions that they have served for decades.

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It was during our first visit to the neighborhood that Evy introduced us to several business and restaurant owners (A1) who would all share with us similar feedback about their needs. We learned that guidelines and signage to safely reopen are thoughtful ideas but they desperately need ways to access funding, grants and loans, as well as help in negotiating with their landlords. They are also in need of practical, concrete efforts to help them in planning, setting up or rearranging their outdoor dining in a way that would be compliant with the law (B1). At the same time, we started to map resources and get in touch with several local Community Organizations (D0, D1) to understand their current issues and needs were in order to reopen when possible. We started to map the vacant spaces (E1)(E5) and the available open spaces (C1) to see what future opportunities they could offer. Our team felt strongly that our recommendations be directly in service to and crafted with the support of the community. We embarked on a community outreach campaign and developed a survey (C0) to learn the needs of both the business owners and community members. We made strong connections with local groups to hear firsthand the challenges they have faced both during the pandemic and in the past, and presented our initial ideas to gain valuable feedback. We reached out to local artists who were curious about our project and enthusiastic about contributing their efforts to Kingsbridge (A8). Some of them gradually became active members of our team and brought it their experience NEIGHBORHOODS NOW - KINGSBRIDGE

growing up and living in the neighborhood (A10, B4). We prioritized realistic, economical, and implementable solutions. Our critical next steps are to define and engage local partners to bring these initiatives to fruition and to assist on their long-term maintenance and success (D4, E4). Finally, we committed to a simple but strong idea to ensure that we invest in our community: “If we can’t have it for free we will commission it within the neighborhood.” As we began to get to know the Kingsbridge community, our team united around three important roles: • to foreground the community voices and needs • to facilitate access to the tools put in place by the city of New York that have been distributed unequally. • to act as agents to connect the community with resources to address their needs and initiatives. As initiators in this project, each of our team members shares responsibility for helping to see through the development of these initiatives. We seek to empower the community to continue to develop and evolve these ideas to meet their needs and wants. Our Kingsbridge Team was subdivided into six groups, each led by a design firm. Our retail team was led by Studio Libeskind, our restaurant team was led by Design Advocates, our Open Space team was led by MNLA, our Civic Space team was led by Perkins & Will, our Vacant Space team was led by Scalar Architecture and finally our

Coordination team was led by COOKFOX Architects. Over the course of 6 weeks, each team presented each of the initiatives that were discussed with our community partner, NWBCCC, business and restaurant owners, and members of the community. Three overarching and unifying themes have emerged that link these different initiatives:

THEME 1: EMPOWERING THE COMMUNITY HOW CAN WE HELP TO OVERCOME IMMEDIATE NEEDS IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID-19 CRISIS? HOW CAN WE TACKLE LONGER SYSTEMIC ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY THE LACK OF URBAN INVESTMENT? These initiatives are intended to respond to the most immediate and most systemic issues that the community is facing. Some are short term: • Retail & Restaurant re-opening strategies, guidelines & signage (A3)(A4)(B1) • Business owner education about financial relief programs (A2)(F4) • Provide legal guidelines for business owners (A2)(F5)

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Others are medium term: • Assisting Community Organizations in reopening: • Indoor space (D3) • Outdoor space (D4-D7) • Utilize and transform parklets that face vacant spaces and institutional and commercial activities. (E3) • Transform vacant spaces into civic / artistic / commercial opportunities (E4) Others are more long term: • Help Business owners to self-organize / restart their Kingsbridge Merchant Association and look into options on how to develop into a BID (F7) • Put pressure on city agencies for more ongoing community engagement at City Planning, DOT, SBS, etc (F6) • Broader Initiatives for neighborhood revitalization that will directly benefit the residents and businesses (A8) (A10)

THEME 2: BRINGING THE COMMUNITY TOGETHER HOW CAN WE INCREASE THE LITTLE OPEN SPACE AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY? HOW CAN WE INCREASE FOOT TRAFFIC IN THE AREA TO BRING MORE CUSTOMERS TO OUR STORES NEIGHBORHOODS NOW - KINGSBRIDGE

AND RESTAURANTS? HOW CAN WE MAKE SURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS EXCITED TO MEET IN THE STREETS AND TO ENJOY THEIR OPEN SPACES? These initiatives aim at bringing the community back into the streets and give them more open, safe, space to enjoy. Short terms initiatives: • Install open restaurants barrier kits with art interventions (B2)(B4) • Develop a yearly Street Food/Art Festival (B4)(F8) • Provide information barriers & kiosks as part of the restaurant barrier kits (D4) & Civic Kit of parts (D4a) Medium Term initiatives: • Program Open Spaces in Parks (C5)(D7) • Re-program open spaces in private, underutilized or vacant spaces, and streets (C1)(C2)(C3) • Bring Pop-up stores in open or vacant spaces (A6) (A7) Longer term initiatives: • Elevate underutilized open spaces and re-envision Sidewalks and Plazas (A5)(A6)(B3)(C1)(C6)(F6)(F8)

THEME 3: CELEBRATING THE NEIGHBORHOOD IDENTITY HOW CAN WE GIVE THE COMMUNITY MORE REPRESENTATION? HOW CAN WE INSTILL A SENSE OF PRIDE FOR LIVING IN KINGSBRIDGE? HOW CAN WE SHARE OUR HISTORY AND VALUES? These initiatives were conceived as a way to celebrate the community through urban art and give Kingsbridge a stronger sense of belonging. These initiatives are shorter term in nature: • Develop a graphic logo for Kingsbridge to be used for several purposes (A4)(A9)(B4) • Provide graphic identity signage for businesses (A4) • Elevate open restaurants barriers with art interventions (B1)(B4) • Develop local art projects (Tats Cru Mural, etc) and community outreach art programs (A8)(A10)(C0)(B4) (F8) • Use vibrant art and colors: urban collage and projections (B4)(C3)(D6)(D7)

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“In conducting an architectural survey of the Bronx the Community Development staff of the Landmarks Preservation Commission discovered that the Bronx defies geographical, social, or architectural generalization: it has as much urban diversity as any other borough in New York. While a good deal of the borough’s architectural history was shaped during the boom years between 1890 and 1930, the noteworthy structures range from a c. 1800 Federal-style mansion to a landmark housing project completed just before Work War II.” ~ NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Bronx Survey - Fall 1978

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Farming was the major occupation in the Bronx during the English colonial period, and most families in the borough possessed at least several acres of land. Revolutionary War battles throughout the Britishdominated borough destroyed many Bronx farms, and in several cases proprietors abandoned their holdings in the area to relocate on land that was opening to settlement further up the Hudson.â&#x20AC;? ~ NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Bronx Survey - Fall 1978

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“The rural isolation of the Bronx could not last long. As massive immigration and industrialization began to alter the character of New York to the south, it was inevitable that the northward march of urbanization would eventually engulf the Bronx as well. The earliest immigrants were the Irish who arrived after 1840 and… participated in the construction of the Harlem and Hudson River railroads and the Croton Aqueduct… The new railroads opened up great potential for industrial development, and during the second half of the century factories were erected along the Harlem and East River waterfronts.” ~ NYC Landmarks Preservation Commission, Bronx Survey - Fall 1978

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KINGSBRIDGE ARMORY 1915, MCNY

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SITE INFORMATION ARMORY

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“For over two decades, NWBCCC has spearheaded the campaign for development at the Kingsbridge Armory that invests holistically in our community’s ability to thrive. Through the Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance (KARA), we mobilized faith institutions and neighborhood residents to shut down a proposal for a poverty-wage mall. It was the first time the City Council voted down a development deal backed by former Mayor Michael Bloomberg.” ~ Economic Development, Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition

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“The proposed ice rinks are intended for use by neighborhood students and residents, high school and college leagues, open skating times, instructional training, adult professional (minor league) and non-professional hockey teams, figure skating, and speed skating, and other ice events. The central, main rink would have a capacity of approximately 5,000 seats; the other rinks would have temporary bleacher seating (approximately 100 seat-capacity per rink). Approximately 457 accessory parking spaces (approximately 153,000 square feet) would be provided in the Armory’s basement and cellar levels.” Together, with 25 community organizations, the NWBCCC won a historic Community Benefits Agreement (CBA) with the Kingsbridge National Ice Center that includes: • Living Wage jobs for all employees or independent contractors; • 51% of jobs and procurement designated for Bronx residents, and 51% of procurement reserved for Minority and/or Women Owned Businesses; • 52,000 square feet of community space, with the developer investing 8 million dollars in the build out; • A comprehensive Green Action Plan to continuously improve the environmental impact of the project; • Free access to ice rinks for Bronx Title 1 schools and community-based organizations; • A technical assistance fund for local small business; • And a commitment to no big-box retail or supermarkets within the development. Economic Development, Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition

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The proposed project would redevelop the Armory with: • 9 ice rinks • 64,000 sf of related program space, including a wellness/ off-ice training center, curling rinks, and lockers/ equipment storage • 58,000 sf of related food and beverage, concession, and retail space • 50,000 sf of community facility space, which is assumed to include fitness and recreation facilities, multipurpose rooms, child care, and meeting rooms for local community use.

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In the past, the Kingsbridge Armory was used as a hub for supplies and food post Hurricane Sandy. In the middle of the COVID-19 crisis, the Kingsbridge Armory was used as an emergency food distribution center. The EDC managed the armory on behalf of the city and facilitated the temporary transfer of the premise for emergency purposes in connection with COVID-19. â&#x20AC;&#x153;City to use Kingsbridge Armory as emergency food depotâ&#x20AC;?, Bronx Times

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SITE INFORMATION SITE CONDITIONS

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SUBWAYS KINGSBRIDGE 2020 NYC DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING

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COMMERCIAL OVERLAYS KINGSBRIDGE 2020 NYC DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING A commercial overlay is a C1 or C2 district mapped within residential districts to serve local retail needs.

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SIDEWALK CAFES KINGSBRIDGE 2020 NYC DEPARTMENT OF CITY PLANNING Areas where different types of sidewalk cafes are permitted on public sidewalks.

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KINGSBRIDGE PRIDE AND OWNERSHIP 1 KINGSBRIDGE ARMORY 2 KINGSBRIDGE BARBERSHOP 3 ISLAND PARK (LIBRARY) 4 THE RESERVOIR 5 EDUCATION MILE, P.S. 86 6 OLD FORDHAM LIBRARY 7 POE PARK 8 ST. JAMES PARK 9 FARMERS MARKET NEXT TO TRACEY TOWERS 10 ROSE HILL PARK (FORDHAM METRO-NORTH) 11 HARRIS FIELD 12 ISLAND PARK (VA HOSPITAL) 13 1 FORDHAM PLAZA 14 O’BRIEN’S PUB 15 MANGO GROCERY & MEAT MARKET 16 MOSHOLU PARKWAY 17 BRONX LIBRARY CENTER 18 MONROE COLLEGE 19 VIETNAMESE RESTAURANT 20 CHERRY VALLEY MARKETPLACE 21 BEDFORD PARK BLVD BARBERSHOPS 22 BOTANICAS

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“FRONT PORCH” - INFORMAL GATHERINGS 1 POE PARK KIOSK 2 ST. JAMES PARK RECREATION CENTER & BENCHES 3 MCDONALD’S 4 JEROME LAUNDROMAT 5 OUR LADY OF REFUGE CHURCH PARKING LOT 6 WALTON HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUS 7 SOUTH END OF RESERVOIR 8 CONCOURSE HOUSE 9 NWBCCC FRONT PORCH & BACKYARD 10 BAINBRIDGE AVE, FROM W 194TH ST TO W 198TH ST 11 JEROME AVE & KINGSBRIDGE RD 12 KINGSBRIDGE RD & UNIVERSITY AVE 13 KINGSBRIDGE RD & SEDGWICK AVE 14 FORDHAM RD & WEBSTER AVE 15 AQUEDUCT AVE & WEST 192ND ST 16 SEDGWICK & WEST 197TH ST 17 OPEN SPACE BEHIND 1 FORDHAM PLAZA 16 7 6

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LOCATIONS FOR ACCESSING INFORMATION 1 NWBCCC 5 2 FORDHAM BEDFORD 3 LA NACIONAL 4 PUBLIC SCHOOLS 5 ELECTED OFFICIALS - ANDREW COHENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OFFICE 6 LIBRARIES 7 HRA JOB CENTER 8 1 FORDHAM PLAZA 9 UNHP OUT OF VIEW: DAVIDSON COMMUNITY CENTER NOT SHOWN: BODEGAS LAUNDROMATS BARBERSHOPS NAIL SALONS COMMUNITY BOARDS 4

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SAFE SPACES 1 NWBCCC 2 BRONX LIBRARY CENTER 3 ST. JAMES PARK 4 SCHOOLS 5 OUR LADY OF ANGELS PARISH CHURCH 6 OUR LADY OF REFUGE CHURCH 7 ST NICHOLAS OF TOLENTINE CHURCH 8 DUNKIN’ 9 FORDHAM COMICS 10 NEW CAPITAL DINER 11 O’BRIEN’S PUB

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“Over a period of six months, the Immigrant Cultural Corridor Initiative collected 83 surveys, facilitated 12 focus groups, conducted 15 in depth one-on-one interviews with neighborhood business owners, and engaged a collective 90 individual immigrant small business owners across the Lower East Side and Chinatown, Jackson Heights, and Kingsbridge.” ~ The Forgotten Tenants: New York City’s Immigrant Small Business Owners, ANHD

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“Kingsbridge has been a predominantly Dominican enclave, and a new wave of West African,Vietnamese, and Cambodian immigration has led to a shift in neighborhood dynamics, 43.9% of Kingsbridge residents are foreign born. Kingsbridge’s immigrantowned businesses are particularly at risk of displacement.” ~ The Forgotten Tenants: New York City’s Immigrant Small Business Owners, ANHD

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DEMOGRAPHICS 1994-1999

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ACTION PLAN

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Retail (Studio Libeskind) | Point person: Ching-Wen Lin (clin@libeskind.com) Needs assessments, site visit and discussion with retail business owners. Relief and Consulatation NYS / NYC Business Reopening Guide Covid-19 Related Signage / Best Practices to prevent the spread a. Develop sign plan and recommendations for best practices. b. Assist retail businesses in implementing best practices and/or re-arranging store layouts. Sidewalk Opportunities & Curbside Extensions Open Markets and Open Streets Vendor pop-up markets Public Art Marketing Campaign & BID

NWBCCC NDC, NWBCCC, Fried Frank Fried Frank, Gov. Websites Two Twelve, P&P, Pentagram NYC.GOV NYC.GOV NYC DOT, MNLA, NWBCCC NYC DOT, MNLA DA, MNLA, SA Tats Cru, Local Art Groups NYC SBS, START SMALL THINK BIG

Wider reaching initiatives: a. Community Programming b. Storefront improvements.

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c. Streetscape improvements d. Neighborhood beautification e. Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment f. Jerome Avenue Rezoning.

MNLA Tats Cru, Local Art Groups NYC EDC, KARA, NWBCCC EDC, DCP

Restaurants (Design Advocates Team 3) | Point person: Michael Chen (michael@mkca.com) Help individual restaurants expand to outdoor dining a. Assist & inform mom & pop restaurants about open resturants guidelines and our services b. Generate site plan of the area locating/mapping areas for outdoor dining (side-walk + parklets available). c. Develop open restaurant layouts for each restaurant interested Design barriers + planters + street furniture (same design and materials to minimize waste) a. Source materials for donation: plywood + solar light + shading + soil/plants b. Generate a catalogue/brochure to present to restaurants interested with planter design etc (schematic visuals) Design Canopies that can add shade and repair and act as kiosks for other functions Advance ideas to funnel resources into the neighborhood through artist collaborations and fundraising for local labor/collaboration Evaluate upcoming requirements for interior dining and assist with interior layouts

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Open Space (MNLA) | Point person: Melissa How (mhow@mnlandscape.com) Community Engagement - Forums, Tactical Posters, Surveys, Social Media to better understand community needs vis a vis open space Open Space Masterplan Expanded Pedestrian Network Market Walk Safe Crossings (Jerome and Kingsbridge, Jerome and E 193rd, Jerome and W 192nd) Safe Parks: Outdoor Learning Labs Armory Traffic Island Triangle on Kingsbridge Rd Eastern Parking Island on Kingsbridge Rd

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Civic Space (Perkins and Will) | Point person: Michelle Muhlbauer (michelle.muhlbauer@perkinswill.com) Preliminary Analysis Civic Space Framework & Process: Approach and Scalability Preliminary Analysis Civic Space Mapping Assesment Pilot Project: NWBCCC site visit Enclosed Civic Spaces - Roadmap for safe return - NWBCCC Outdoor Space: Programmatic needs Outdoor Space: Kit of Parts Outdoor Space: Kit of Parts - Implementations at NWBCCC Outdoor Space: Kit of Parts - Implementations at Poe Park Next Steps: Coordination

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Vacant Space (Scalar Architecture) | Point person: Julio Salcedo-Fernandez (julio@scalararchitecture.com) Opportunity Phasing: Areas of Opportunity Proximity Matrix: Civic Space Adjaciencies & Potential Uses Solutions: Visual Activation of underutilized spaces for use in safer conditions a. Social Security Office Projections b. Subway Structure Projections Solutions: Reuse of vacant space for multiple activities a. Social Security Office Outdoor Space b. Interstitial Space - Pocket Park c. Parklets and Scaffoldings for Community activities d. Parklet Construction System

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Coordination (Cookfox Architects) | Point person: Luca Baraldo (lbaraldo@cookfox.com) Site research: Kingsbridge neighborhood a. Kingsbridge history and geography b. Covid-19 NYS & NYC Giudelines c. Jerome Avenue Rezoning d. Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Graphic Assistance: a. provide preliminary templates b. coordinate graphic efforts with Two Twelve Translations a. Spanish translations of signage b. Spanish translation of Community Outreach Survey Financial / Economic efforts: a. Economic Relief: Coordinate business owner training with NDC to assist business owners in applying for PPP funds & other grants b. Project Fund-raising Legal assistance: coordination with Fried Frank a. Training opportunity for business owners City Planning Engagement / Consultation a. Push for community input in the Jerome Avenue Rezoning Assist Business Owners in Recreating Kingsbridge Merchants Association Community Outreach a. Coordination of community events b. Coordination with local artists Neighborhoods Now Project Report a. Kingsbridge Action Plan Coordination b. Kingsbridge Master Plan of Initiatives Coordination c. Final Deliverables Coordination

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL SHORT TERM June 16 to July 31, 2020

── RELIEF AND CONSULTATION ── STOP THE SPREAD MEASURES 1. Needs assessment, site visit and discussion with retail business owners. 2. Relief and Consultation: a. Assistance to secure loan/grants _ coordination with NDC, and COOKFOX (see Action Plan: Coordination). b. Legal assistance to secure lease _ coordination with Fried Frank, and COOKFOX (see Action Plan: Coordination). c. Business survey to help reopen safely and explore future business opportunities _ coordination with MNLA (see Action Plan: Open Space). 3. Research New York State and City business reopening guidelines and mandatory requirements. 4. Develop reopening signage and safe operation strategies for small businesses: a. Develop graphic design concept _ coordination with Pentagram, Two Twelve and P&P. b. Develop sign plan and recommendations. c. Assist retail businesses in implementing best practices, and re-arranging store layouts.

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5. Explore sidewalk opportunities for retail business owners _ sidewalk retail collaboration with MNLA (see Action Plan: Open Space). 6. Research and assist in Open Markets and Open Streets _ collaboration with MNLA (see Action Plan: Open Space). 7. Research and assist in vendor pop-up markets; collaboration with Scalar Architecture (see Action Plan: Vacant Space). 8. Engage local artists to create street mural to tell the story of neighborhood history and raise the community perception.

9. Develop and market a campaign to promote and highlight long-standing “mom & pop” retailers and “local favorites” of restaurants, arts & cultural institutions, community facilities, parks & open spaces, etc. 10. Broader initiatives for neighborhood revitalization that will benefit the retailers: a. Bolster local community events and street fairs to create greater customer awareness and drive additional foot traffic to the commercial corridors. b. Create a storefront improvement program. c. Focus on streetscape improvements to create a safer and more attractive environment for everyone who visits, lives, works in the neighborhood. d. Engage the community to develop a neighborhood wide beautification/cleaning program. e. Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment - advocate for inclusion of community-centered components. f. Engage the Neighborhoods Now collaborators, the community and stakeholders in the rezoning and future development of Kingsbridge.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Needs assessment, site visit and discussion with retail business owners.

BUSINESS SURVEY ○○ An early survey conducted with 20+ businesses within the corridor identified serious distress for local businesses that were already struggling before the covid pandemic. ○○ The small business pool consisted of restaurants, bodegas and other small discount stores, beauty supply stores, multi-services and printing businesses. Businesses ranged in size from employing 2-20 employees and all businesses have been located in their current location for a minimum of 5 years, with some businesses having been open as long as 30 years. ○○ 100% of businesses interviewed requested some level of technical assistance including consultations to: •• Re-open safely, including signage and operations. •• Apply or secure for small business loans/grants . •• Understand and comply with the latest NYS covid requirements around safe staffing. ○○ These businesses are unsure and lack the capacity to navigate the limited government resources, including the PPP Loan from the stimulus package, the City’s SBS grants/loans and the new temporary outdoor seating permits that would support local restaurants to increase revenue. The small businesses expressed the need for grants / loans in order to sustain their enterprises, to pay back rent, purchase new operational supplies to adapt to new NYS covid guidelines including signage, personal protective equipment and or other materials for safe re-openings. ○○ Perhaps one of the biggest challenges is that these small businesses lack leases to secure their enterprise and allow them to invest more seriously into their existing spaces. TIMELINE

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL KEY FINDINGS & OPPORTUNITIES STRENGTHS □□ Long-standing businesses in place for 5+ years. □□ Diverse ethnic and cultural communities, including stores that are owned by immigrants from Latin, Asia and West African countries. □□ Vibrant commercial corridors and retail nodes with very low retail vacancy. □□ Active transportation connections along Jerome Avenue and the Grand Concourse, as well as the Cross Bronx Expressway. □□ Abundant public parks and cultural institutions. □□ Active and well-organized neighborhood advocacy groups, as well as community support for small businesses.

CHALLENGES □□ The vast majority of businesses rent their commercial space and are vulnerable to rising lease rates, and lack leases to secure their enterprise and allow them to invest more seriously into their existing spaces. □□ Local businesses are unsure and lack the capacity to navigate the limited government resources to apply for economic relief to sustain their enterprises. □□ Local businesses are in need of new tips and tools for marketing their enterprises. □□ The corridor is dominated by the elevated train, which contributes to constant noise, concentrations of litter at subway entrances, and a lack of lighting and street trees. □□ Numerous pedestrian safety concerns for residents and shoppers, including dangerous intersections and poor quality sidewalks. □□ Concerns about public safety, especially at night. □□ Public spaces, such as plazas and parks, are under-utilized and/or not well maintained.

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OPPORTUNITIES □□ Develop and market a campaign to promote and highlight long-standing local businesses. □□ Bolster local community events and street fairs to create greater customer awareness and drive additional foot traffic to the commercial corridors. □□ Engage the community to develop a corridor beautification/ cleaning program centered along Kingsbridge Rd. and Jerome Ave. □□ Collaborate with existing BIDs, strengthen existing merchant association to expand outreach, recruitment and business advocacy. □□ Cultivate relationships with institutional anchors such as Jerome Park Library and Bronx Library Center to enhance connectivity along Kingsbridge Road. □□ Explore opportunities to revive St. James Park, and Poe Park that are open to the community. □□ Install lighting, seating, and street furniture to activate parklets and sidewalks.

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Relief and Consultation: a. Assistance to secure loan/grants; coordination with National Development Council (NDC) and COOKFOX. b. Legal assistance to secure lease; coordination with Fried Frank and COOKFOX. c. Business survey to help reopen safely and explore future business opportunities; coordination with MNLA.

For more information, please contact Oseremi Adekoye at oadekoye@ndconline.org The National Development Council (NDC) has 25+ years of experience lending directly to small businesses as well as collaborating with local governments and nonprofit agencies to design small business assistance programs. This experience has enabled NDC Field Staff across the country to respond quickly to the COVID-19 small business crisis by helping our small businesses borrowers and client communities identify and secure funding. PPP – The Paycheck Protection Program is still available although the final deadline is approaching (August 8). This program has been modified several times as the rollout was fast and bumpy. Businesses that were left out of the initial rush of applications are having an easier time getting banks and nontraditional funders to respond to smaller businesses. NDC is able to process PPP loans under certain conditions. Forgiveness of a PPP loan is dependent on carefully tracking how the money is used. The purpose of this loan is to keep employees (including sole proprietors) on the payroll through the immediate crisis.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH

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NYC is re-opening. Help us design safer community and business spaces.

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NYFLF – New York Forward Loan Fund is for small businesses that did not receive PPP, EIDL or the EIDL Advance . New York State estimates that 520,000 small businesses and nonprofits did not get a PPP loan. This loan is much more flexible in terms of how the money can be spent (it does not have to be spent on payroll or rent but can be). It is designed to help small businesses with working capital (restock inventory, pay bills, etc.), and is paid off over a five year term at 3% interest (2% for nonprofits).

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EIDL – Economic Injury Disaster Loan. This loan is designed to provide small businesses with working capital to meet ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are not forgivable but are low interest and can be paid back over a long period of time. A credit check and collateral are required for a loan over $5,000. This loan is administered by the SBA and applications should go through the SBA web portal.

CÁMARA DEL TELÉFONO

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BUSINESS SURVEY 1. Offer assistance to ── Understand and comply with the latest state and city reopening requirements. ── Place signage, re-arrange existing store layout and/or foot traffic flows. 2. Inquire interest in ── Future pop-up market opportunities in the neighborhood as a vendor. ── Long-term efforts or future business opportunities. The purpose is to better understand the immediate needs and future interests of individual business, and offer assistance.

We need to hear from you!

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LEGAL CONSULTATION ○○ Fried Frank assign a few summer associates per neighborhood, and have certain capacity to support around landlord harassment. ○○ This legal resource may also be helpful with any Covidrelated legal questions.

Small Business Loan Training on July 20, 2020

ESCANEE CON LA

FINANCIAL RELIEF ○○ NDC host a Small Business Loan Training on Monday, July 20th at 5:30pm-7pm in NWBCCC backyard at 103 East 196th Street.

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SBA 7a – The Small Business Administration’s traditional loan is also available; however, the issue with this lending program is it is designed for more traditional, established businesses and is part of the reason why many nontraditional businesses are under-capitalized. The percentage of women and minority-owned businesses that received SBA 7a loans is low, which is why NDC has developed alternative lending streams for our clients.

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Research New York State and City business reopening guidelines and mandatory requirements.

GOVERNMENT GUIDELINES NYC BUSINESS REOPENING GUIDE ○○ View and download Webinars Flyer and Presentation (available in English only). ○○ View and download Outreach Flyer (available in multiple languages). ○○ Link to Safety Plan Template (available in multiple languages). ○○ Links to Restart NYC - Guidance for Businesses Under Phase Two: Guidance for In-store Retail and FAQ (available in English only). ○○ Business Affirmation Form (file online; available in multiple languages). ○○ NYC Covid 19 Posters & Flyers, call 311 to order copies of posters and flyers by mail. •• Covid-19: Prevent the Spread Poster

PREVENT THE SPREAD OF COVID-19 IN NYC! TAKE THESE STEPS: Stay home if sick

Only leave for essential medical care and testing or other essential errands.

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Stay at least 6 feet away from other people.

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You can be contagious without symptoms. Protect those around you by wearing a face covering.

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If you are at increased risk of severe illness from COVID-19, you should still stay home as much as possible. Those at increased risk are adults age 50 or older (adults 65 and older are at the highest risk), and those who have other health conditions. Get tested: There are COVID-19 testing sites in all five boroughs. To find a site, visit nyc.gov/covidtest or call 311. For the latest information, visit nyc.gov/coronavirus.

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NY FORWARD SAFETY PLAN TEMPLATE

GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENTS

BEFORE YOU REOPEN ○○ Visit forward.ny.gov and read all of the New York State guidelines for your industry. ►►Fill out the affirmation form at forms.ny.gov/s3/ny-forwardaffirmation. ►►Develop a safety plan (template available at forward.ny.gov) and post it at your worksite where workers can see it.

Business owners should refer to the State’s industry-specific guidance for more information on how to safely operate. For a list of regions and sectors that are authorized to re-open, as well as detailed guidance for each sector, please visit: forward.ny.gov. If your industry is not included in the posted guidance but your businesses has been operating as essential, please refer to ESD's Essential Business Guidance and adhere to the guidelines within this Safety Plan. Please continue to regularly check the New York Forward site for guidance that is applicable to your business or certain parts of your business functions, and consult the state and federal resources listed below.

COVID-19 Reopening Safety Plan Name of Business: Industry:

What employers must do Address:

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BEFORE YOU REOPEN Contact Information:

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Visit forward.ny.gov and read all of the New York Owner/Manager of Business: State guidelines for your industry.

The information in document is not exhaustive – your Develop a safety plan (template available at business is subject to forward.ny.gov) and post it at your worksite where requirements that are workers can see To it. ensure employees comply with physical distancing A. Physical Distancing. you agree notrequirements, on this one-pager. Fill out the affirmation form at Human Resources Representative and Contact Information, if applicable: this forms.ny.gov/s3/ny-forward-affirmation

that you will do the following: Ensure 6 ft. distance between What employers must do personnel, unless safety or core function of the work activity requires a shorter distance. Any time personnel are less than 6 ft. apart from one another, personnel must and workers should expect wear acceptable face coverings.

Tightly confined spaces REOPENS will be occupied by only one individual at a time, unless all occupants are WHEN BUSINESS wearing face coverings. If occupied by more than one person, will keep occupancy under 50% of maximum capacity. Conduct an employee health screening every day.

Workers should stay home if sick or go home if they STAY HOME. STOP THE SPREAD. become sick at work. Give workers free face coverings and provide replacements. Workers must stay at least 6 feet from others and wear a face covering or mask if they are less than 6 feet from others. Customers should wear a face covering whenever they may be within 6 feet of another person. A business may set stricter rules for customers about wearing face coverings, including refusing service for those not wearing face coverings.

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Regularly clean shared equipment and frequently touched surfaces. Post signs and put tape or other markers to show people where to stand.

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Review ALL guidance specific to your industry on forward.ny.gov.

These requirements are protect SAVEto LIVES. everyone — employers, workers, customers — from COVID-19. For the latest updates, visit nyc.gov/coronavirus.

EMPLOYERS For more information, call 888-SBS4NYC (727-4692) or visit nyc.gov/business.

WORKERS For more information, call 311 and ask for the Worker Protection Hotline or visit nyc.gov/workers.

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Develop reopening signage and safe operation strategies for small businesses. a. Develop graphic design concept. b. Develop sign plan and recommendations. c. Assist retail businesses in implementing best practices and re-arranging store layouts.

MY COMMUNITY ○○ I ♥ KINGSBRIDGE (Concept) ○○ Foster Neighborhood Identity OPPORTUNITIES ○○ Engage local artist to create a symbol the community can identify with, and to foster a sense of pride and ownership. ○○ The symbol can be used on neighborhood banner/signage/ wayfinding, as well as on materials for community outreach and marketing campaign, etc.

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MASK UP! LINE STARTS HERE

FACE MASKS REQUIRED. MASCARILLAS NECESARIAS. MASQUES FACIAUX REQUIS.

MODULAR SIGN KIT GRAPHIC DESIGN CONCEPT ○○ Create modular sign kits so they are easily customizable and adaptable to different businesses. ○○ Possibly available in a few color pallets, so the businesses can choose according to their need, preference and/or store décor. ○○ The signs should be fairly easily fabricated (or printed), inexpensive, and removal/replaceable as business adapt to different operation mode or layout until the pandemic is ceased. ○○ Visually easily understandable with caption. ○○ Bold graphics and fun colors.

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DO NOT ENTER FACE MASKS Wash Your WITHOUT A FACE MASK REQUIRED. Hands Please

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ENTRANCE SIGNAGE ○○ Wear a Face Covering ○○ Keep Physical Distance ○○ Keep Hands Clean ○○ Limit Store Occupancy ○○ Control Enter / Exit Flow ○○ Use Contactless Pay

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL MODULAR SIGN KIT ENTRANCE SIGNAGE ○○ We Are Open ○○ Curbside Order & Pickup ○○ By Appointment Only ○○ Wait to be Seated ○○ Restroom Inside ○○ Hours of Operation

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MODULAR SIGN KIT SERVICE STATION SIGNAGE ○○ Checkout ○○ Pickup & Delivery ○○ Order & Pay ○○ Takeout & Delivery ○○ Wait To Be Seated

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL MODULAR SIGN KIT FLOOR SIGNAGE ○○ Foot Traffic Direction ○○ Restroom Direction ○○ Floor Distance Marker

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL SIGN PLAN & RECOMMENDATIONS ENTRANCE SIGNAGE 1. STORE HOURS ○○ Adjust hours to spread customer traffic out and to allow time for disinfecting at the end of day. 2. MAXIMUM OCCUPANCY LIMIT ○○ Establish a maximum occupancy limit in store to promote physical distancing. DO NOT ENTER WITHOUT A FACE MASK

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3. FACE COVERING ○○ Post signage to remind customers to wear face coverings before entering the store. ○○ Consider implementing a “no face covering, no service” policy, while adhering to reasonable accommodation requirements.

WEAR A MASK

4. PHYSICAL DISTANCE ○○ Post signage to remind customers to maintain 6 feet of distance whenever possible. ○○ Separate entrance and exit if possible. ○○ Establish floor distance markers for customers waiting outside to maintain 6 feet of distance if possible.

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3. CHECK-OUT LINES ○○ Have floor markers at check-out lines, as feasible, to maintain 6 feet of distance.

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ADDITIONAL OPERATION RECOMMENDATIONS ○○ Spread out products to avoid crowding on popular items. ○○ Suspend the use of high-touch surfaces like bulk bins. ○○ Wherever possible, increase ventilation of outside air. ○○ Encourage as many remote shopping/delivery options for customers as possible.

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2. HAND HYGIENE & PERSONAL PROTECTION ○○ Encourage frequent hand washing or use hand sanitizer with signage. ○○ Maintain an adequate supply of face coverings for employees and customers. 3. DISINFECTING STATION ○○ Prepare a plan for receiving returned merchandise, and disinfect it as practicable. ADDITIONAL OPERATION RECOMMENDATIONS ○○ Consider implementing leave policies that encourage employees to stay home if sick. ○○ Adjust hours to spread employees and stagger your staff in teams. ○○ Encourage employees to bring lunch from home. ○○ Use a touchless delivery system, where delivery people can stay in the vehicle for deliveries as possible. ○○ Prepare a plan for receiving returned merchandise, and disinfect it as practicable. ○○ Wherever possible, increase ventilation of outside air.

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Each business or entity, including those that have been designated as essential under Empire State Development's Essential Business Guidance, must develop a written Safety Plan outlining how its workplace will prevent the spread of COVID-19. A business may fill out this template to fulfill the requirement, or may develop its own Safety Plan. This plan does not need to be submitted to a state agency for approval but must be retained on the premises of the business and must made available to the New York State Department of Health (DOH) or local health or safety authorities in the event of an inspection. Business owners should refer to the State’s industry-specific guidance for more information on how to safely operate. For a list of regions and sectors that are authorized to re-open, as well as detailed guidance for each sector, please visit: forward.ny.gov. If your industry is not included in the posted guidance but your businesses has been operating as essential, please refer to ESD's Essential Business Guidance and adhere to the guidelines within this Safety Plan. Please continue to regularly check the New York Forward site for guidance that is applicable to your business or certain parts of your business functions, and consult the state and federal resources listed below.

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You can be contagious without symptoms. Protect those around you by wearing a face covering.

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A. Physical Distancing. To ensure employees comply with physical distancing requirements, you agree that you will do the following: Ensure 6 ft. distance between personnel, unless safety or core function of the work activity requires a shorter distance. Any time personnel are less than 6 ft. apart from one another, personnel must wear acceptable face coverings.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Explore sidewalk opportunities for retail business owners.

STOREFRONT EXTENSION Goods, wares or merchandise are permitted within 3 feet of the frontage of a commercial establishment, and less than 5 feet above the level of the sidewalk. A passageway shall be kept open on the sidewalk for the free movement of pedestrians. - Pursuant to New York City, N.Y., Code § 19-136 NEW YORK CITY CHARTER, CODE, AMENDMENTS & RULES NEW YORK CITY ADMINISTRATIVE CODE TITLE 19. TRANSPORTATION CHAPTER 1. STREETS AND SIDEWALKS. SUBCHAPTER 1. CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, OBSTRUCTION AND CLOSURE OF STREETS

▲ Chalk Easel

▲ Seating

▲ Merchandise Display Tables

▲ Planters

▲ Merchandise Display Carts

▲ Bench + Merchandise Display

ATTRACT CUSTOMER INTEREST AND REDUCE CROWDING INSIDE STORES ○○ Chalk easel or sign board ○○ Merchandise display stand / table / cart ○○ Planters to make storefront more inviting ○○ Seating for people waiting outside ○○ Social distancing floor markers for queuing outside

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STOREFRONT EXTENSION KIT-OF-PARTS ○○ Easel or Sign Board ○○ Merchandise display table ○○ Planter ○○ Seating ○○ Social distancing floor markers ○○ See also kit-of-parts design in Action Plan: Restaurant Furniture can be decorated/painted for advertising and/or artistic expression - potential community project!

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▲ Sign Board by Re-Ply.org

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Goods, wares or merchandise are permitted within 3 feet of the frontage of a commercial establishment, and less than 5 feet above the level of the sidewalk. A passageway shall be kept W for the free movement of pedestrians. open on the sidewalk

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DESIGN + IMPLEMENTATION ○○ Provide minimum 8-foot clear path free of obstructions between the vendor stalls and the curb. ○○ Keep minimum 10-foot spacing between each stall to operate with safe physical distancing. ○○ Use paint and other ground markings to indicate locations for vendor stalls and safe circulation path. ○○ Use barriers and markings (e.g. tables, ropes, paint) to minimize interactions between vendors and customers and to maintain physical distances at purchase points. ○○ Provide facilities for hand sanitation.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL SIDEWALK EXTENSIONS Provide space for people to comply with physical distancing guidelines while walking or waiting. - Require NYC DOT Approval

DESIGN + IMPLEMENTATION ○○ Use light separation to delineate walking space. ○○ Use heavy separation at end-cap locations and other sensitive points (e.g. major intersections, T-intersections). ○○ If parking lane exists, move it away from curb or prohibit parking. ‘Floating’ parking lane can provide additional protection for sidewalk space. ○○ For pedestrian queuing space, apply temporary markings to roadway with tape or spray chalk. ○○ Use temporary signs, such as Park Here/Walk Here or Park Here/Queue Here signs. ○○ Use typical temporary lane control signs (Lane Closed Ahead, Right Lane Ends, or local equivalent) ahead of the vehicle closure. ○○ Consider a framework for locations and markings with permitting for local organizations, where staff resources are constrained.

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Prioritize sidewalks where pedestrian queuing or waiting is already a known issue, locations near grocery stores and markets, and on main streets in neighborhoods with high infection rates. Convert streets leading to key health destinations or along key transit routes to improve safety, especially for essential workers. Consider converting vehicle lanes to pedestrian space adjacent to shared-use paths, parks, or waterfronts to ease overcrowding. If local requirements for pedestrian protection in temporary traffic control plans cannot be met within the timeline of pandemic response, document rationale for departing from rules rather than delaying the project. Use flyers and temporary signs to notify people who use the street. Partner with stakeholders and advocates to place flyers or safely contact neighbors about upcoming changes. Tap community groups and business associations to identify key obstacles or issues affecting design or segment length. Use light separation to delineate walking space. Use heavy separation at endcap locations and other sensitive points (e.g. major intersections, T-intersections). If parking lane exists, move it away from curb or prohibit parking. ‘Floating’ parking lane can provide additional protection for sidewalk space. For pedestrian queuing space, apply temporary markings to roadway with tape or spray chalk. Use temporary signs, such as Park Here/Walk Here or Park Here/Queue Here signs. Use typical temporary lane control signs (Lane Closed Ahead, Right Lane Ends, or local equivalent) ahead of the vehicle closure. Consider a framework for locations and markings with permitting for local organizations, where staff resources are constrained. Key criteria: sufficient space for physically distant walking and/or queuing; few or no observations of people waiting in queues walking on sidewalk.

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Along main/high streets and major thoroughfares with essential businesses/services, high transit use, or crowded recreational paths On streets with narrow or missing sidewalks that cannot be converted to local traffic only

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Convert curbside parking or motor vehicle lane to pedestrian space Protect lane with reflective barriers such as freestanding delineators or traffic barrels

Auckland, New Zealand

TIMELINE: Days to plan, hours to implement

Auckland created more space for physical distancing on Queen Street using asphalt ramps, white safety posts, and paint to delineate extended sidewalks.

DURATION: Days to months

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Credit: Auckland Transport

Credit: AMAT Officina Urbana/Comune di Milano

Brookline, MA, USA

Milan created a citywide plan to implement new pedestrian and bike facilities on 35 km of streets. On this 4.5-km corridor over its busiest subway line, the City used paint and markings to widen sidewalks and add a parking-protected bike lane.

Brookline used cones and temporary signs mounted on freestanding delineator posts to extend sidewalks and create bike lanes along four high-volume streets.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL PICK-UP & DELIVERY ZONES Convert curbside parking spaces or travel lanes to high-turnover pick-up or delivery zones serving essential businesses. - Require NYC DOT Approval

DESIGN + IMPLEMENTATION ○○ De-activate or cover affected parking meters and cover parking regulation signs as needed. ○○ Install light separation materials (e.g. cones, saw horses, barricades) to designate space. ○○ Use spray chalk, paint, stickers, or traffic tape if no lane line or parking markings exist. ○○ Make room in roadbed to unload packages, and add bike racks as needed, to maintain a clear path for pedestrians on sidewalk. ○○ Create and post temporary signage to clearly communicate shifted uses and policies.

PICK-UP & DELIVERY ZONES Planning

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Select locations that support essential services, are crowded, and/or are in areas with high infection rates. Commit to initial timeline and associate adjustments with public health guidance or mobility changes. Include maintenance and replacement of materials in budgets. Notify patrons, businesses, and residents along the route using flyers and circulate notices to online networks. Use business associations, partners, and stakeholders to spread information and check details on the ground. Keep lines of communication open with emergency services and local businesses. De-activate or cover affected parking meters and cover parking regulation signs as needed. Install light separation materials (e.g. cones, saw horses, barricades) to designate space. Use spray chalk, paint, stickers, or traffic tape if no lane line or parking markings exist. Make room in roadbed to unload packages, and add bike racks as needed, to maintain a clear path for pedestrians on sidewalk. Create and post temporary signage to clearly communicate shifted uses and policies.

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Key criteria: pick-up and delivery spaces occupied by motorists and cyclists for appropriate durations of time. Examine interference with pedestrian areas and with street operations (e.g. double parking, emergency access). Check placement of equipment daily for the first few weekday and weekend days, then weekly.

2 Clear signage, markings, and protection

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Most relevant at restaurants, laundromats, pharmacies, and other essential services

KEY STEPS • • •

Use spray chalk, paint, stickers, or traffic tape, as needed to delineate space Alter management and enforcement policy, and cover meters or machines Set time limits (~10 minutes max.) to enable turnover/quick access to essential services

Raleigh, NC, USA

Raleigh used cones and signs to create temporary curbside pickup zones.

TIMELINE: Days to plan, hours to implement DURATION: Days to months

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Credit: City of Raleigh

Seattle, WA, USA

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Credit: City of Alexandria

Alexandria used temporary signage to designate pick-up zones outside food establishments, allowing customers and delivery workers to safely access businesses.

Seattle introduced a program to convert parking spaces near food establishments into pick-up and loading zones for customers and delivery workers.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Research and assist in Open Markets and Open Streets; collaboration with MNLA.

STREET MARKETS Expand market footprints into adjacent streets to relieve crowding and support physical distancing. - Require NYC DOT Approval and Community Partner - Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order on Novel Coronavirus Measures

Kalaw, Myanmar

DESIGN + IMPLEMENTATION ○○ Use barriers and signs to demarcate where market boundaries abut vehicle traffic. ○○ Create large signage for entrance areas. Create queuing zones at entrances for customers to use when occupancy is at capacity. ○○ Use paint and other ground markings to indicate locations for vendor stalls and safe circulation routes. ○○ Use barriers and markings (e.g. tables, ropes, paint) to minimize interactions between vendors and customers and to maintain physical distances at purchase points. ○○ If necessary, provide facilities for hand washing and sanitation.

MARKETS Planning

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Prioritize food and essential goods markets and ensure that locations are equitably distributed across neighborhoods. Extend market footprint to adjacent blocks if necessary, divide vendors among different locations, or alternate vendors throughout the week. Assess total vendor and customer capacity based on current physical distancing guidelines. Amend or update permits to reflect the new operation scheme, if needed. Allocate space and schedules to allow for safe loading and drop-off outside market operating hours. Focus on vendors and local residents and businesses. Use clear signage to communicate adjusted operations, including maximum capacity and physical distancing regulations, to vendors and customers. Rely on partners and stakeholders to spread the message and share operational tasks. Use barriers and signs to demarcate where market boundaries abut vehicle traffic. Create large signage for entrance areas. Create queuing zones at entrances for customers to use when occupancy is at capacity. Use paint and other ground markings to indicate locations for vendor stalls and safe circulation routes. Use barriers and markings (e.g tables, ropes, paint) to minimize interactions between vendors and customers and to maintain physical distances at purchase points. If necessary, provide facilities for hand washing and sanitation.

1 Clear markings and delineators

to indicate vendor and customer zones and pathways

Monitoring

2 Waiting areas and sanitation

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stations at entrance

Key criteria: ratio of customer/vendor/hour and ratio of customer/area/hour. Track customer counts and conduct surveys to inform updated market protocols as necessary. Ensure market area is cleaned and sanitized at the end of each day.

Expand market footprints into adjacent streets to relieve crowding and support physical distancing. CONTEXT • • •

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OPEN MARKETS AND OPEN STREETS

Streets with permanent or active open-air markets Streets adjacent to market buildings or public spaces with markets Periodic farmers markets

KEY STEPS • • •

Allocate street space to allow markets an expanded footprint to operate with safe physical distancing Alter management and enforcement policy Define safe layout and spacing for vendor stalls and circulation routes based on local physical distancing guidelines

Credit: Jain Weraphong

TIMELINE: Days to plan, hours to implement DURATION: Hours, days, months, or permanent

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Credit: Sistema FAEG/Senar

Kalaw, Myanmar

Goiânia, Brazil

Dallas, TX, USA

In Kalaw, paint was used to mark vendor stall locations in the marketplace, separating vendors and allowing customers to shop safely.

Goiânia implemented a “Safe Fairs” pilot project, encouraging open markets to operate in accordance with World Health Organization guidelines to avoid contagion.

In Dallas, local nonprofit Better Block is providing wooden fruit and vegetable racks to shuttered restaurants to allow them to sell excess inventory in outdoor grocery markets.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Research and assist in vendor pop-up markets; collaboration with Scalar Architecture.

VENDOR MARKETS Expand market footprints into vacant spaces to relieve crowding, support physical distancing and create public spaces. - Require Owner Agreement - Pursuant to the Governor’s Executive Order on Novel Coronavirus Measures - Pursuant to NYC Codes and DOB Review

PERMANENT, SEASONAL OR WEEKEND MARKETS ○○ Provide economic opportunity for vendors ○○ Bring together diverse people ○○ Catalyze the neighborhood ○○ Create active public spaces that are otherwise vacant

▲ Buchanan’s Vintage Market, Dallas TX

▲ UP MARKET Pop-Up Kiosks1

ASPIRATION - 4 Guidelines on Taking Public Markets to the Next Level 1. Creating a great market is about creating a great public space 2. Public markets must have public goals 3. Markets have to evolve 4. The Best Markets are at the Heart of a Community

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▲ Tong Chong Street Market Pop-Up Farmer's Stalls, Hong Kong

▲ Pop-Up Market at Navy Yard, Washington DC

▲ Essex Street Market, New York City

▲ Brockley Market Stall at Southbank Centre, UK

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Assist in developing kit-of-parts; coordination with Design Advocate.

VENDOR POP-UP KIOSK Standard vendor footprint ranging from 8’ x 8’ to 10’ x 10’ with 8- to 10-foot spacing in between for social distancing.

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“Graff art is a big part of the Bronx legacy,” … Street art has had a lengthy history in the borough, spanning over the past several decades. Many street artists in the borough argue that graffiti and street art were born in the Bronx, like hip hop or doo-wop, before spreading in popularity across the country and the globe.

Engage local artists to create street mural to tell the story of neighborhood history and raise the community perception.

“Street art is public art, and we are big supporters of public art. We need to make space for art on our streets,” … “It raises the community perception, it also raises the community’s pride in their community when you see art, when you see beautiful art in your neighborhood.”

BRONX ART HERITAGE OBJECTIVES ○○ Provide equitable access to arts. ○○ Address race- and class-based cultural inequities by providing resources to artists of color, immigrants and individuals from other marginalized groups who live and work in underserved communities. The art will be hyper local, in the voices of the community and tell the stories of the neighborhood.

- Street Art As Tourism: Using graffiti to attract visitors to the borough ▲ TATS Cru “I Love The Bronx Mural” on Simpson St at Westchester Ave

OPPORTUNITIES ○○ Engage local artists and youth groups to diminish displacement, and keep resources within the community. ○○ 3-4 Wall murals - locations to be determined.

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▲ “Bronx Wall of Fame Mural” on E 173rd St at West Farms Rd

▲ TATS Cru “Big Pun Memorial Mural” on 910 Rogers Place

▲ The Bronx Celebrate its Centennial with Street Art Commission

▲ TATS Cru Mural features local hotspots like Yankee Stadium and Bronx Zoo

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ABOUT TATS CRU ○○ Tats Cru, Inc. is a group of Bronx-based graffiti artists turned professional muralists. The current members of Tats Cru are Bio, BG183, Nicer. ○○ Tats Cru was founded in the 1980s by Brim, Bio, BG183 and Nicer. Over the last two decades, Tats Cru has produced various advertisements for clients ranging from neighborhood businesses and institutions to large corporations like CocaCola and Sony. Tats Cru is also a major producer of New York City-style memorial murals, and have created artwork for many musicians including Nicki Minaj, Missy Elliott, Metallica, Big Pun, Jennifer Lopez, Rick Ross, DJ Kool Herc, Nas and many more. ○○ Their recent projects include the Black Lives Matter Mural, and 9/11 Memorial Wall, both in lower Manhattan. ○○ Website: https://www.tatscru.net/

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Develop and market a campaign to promote and highlight long-standing “mom & pop” retailers and “local favorites” of restaurants, arts & cultural institutions, community facilities, parks & open spaces, etc.

84 THREE OWLS MARKET 800 Washington St.

Gourmet market and all-day café featuring seasonally-inspired prepared foods, rotisserie, coffee, beer and wine, for dine-in or takeaway.

85 TINGS JAMAICAN JERK CHICKEN

425 W 15th St. in Chelsea Market 646.928.0095

A small home-style Jamaican kitchen.

363 W 16th St. 212.242.4300

Nautical-themed landmark hotel with signature porthole windows, white-tiled exterior and outdoor terraces.

5 SOHO HOUSE NEW YORK

29-35 Ninth Ave. 212.627.9800

Private members club featuring a 44-room hotel, restaurant and spa.

6 THE HIGH LINE HOTEL

180 Tenth Ave. 212.929.3888

Urban sanctuary offering guests an incomparable stay in a historic setting.

7 THE STANDARD, HIGH LINE

848 Washington St. 212.645.4646

Rooms with sweeping city and river views, public spaces and onsite restaurants and bars.

86 TORO

Traditional and modern Barcelona-style tapas served in an industrial-chic space.

87 UNTITLED

99 Gansevoort St. 212.570.3670

Seasonal American restaurant serving bright, artful cooking in a convivial setting.

88 VERY FRESH NOODLES

409 W 15th St. in Chelsea Market 312.965.5213

Chinese hand pulled noodle shop serving artisan crafted noodles, dumplings, buns and bubble teas.

SHOP 1 ALICE + OLIVIA BY STACEY BENDET 431 W 14th St. 646.747.1232

Women's fashion brand that juxtaposes whimsical and flirty with sexy and sophisticated.

2 ALLSAINTS

415 W 13 St. 646.862.3155

Contemporary brand with an independent spirit in womenswear, menswear, and accessories.

3 ANNA

825 Washington St. 212.675.4330

Innovative, young approach to jewelry, based out of Vienna.

4 APPLE

401 W 14th St. 212.444.3400

Sales and service of all Apple products and accessories.

5 ARHAUS

410 W 13th St. 212.337.9853

One-of-a-kind handcrafted home furnishings reflective of a distinct global point of view.

6 ARTISTS + FLEAS

88 Tenth Ave. in Chelsea Market 917.488.0044

High quality, dynamic marketplace of local artists, designers, makers and vintage collectors.

25 HELMUT LANG

821 Washington St. 212.242.4165

Essential wardrobe elements with innovative detail, understated sex appeal and a perfect fit. Men's and women's.

447 W 16th St. 212.989.1088

Variety and quantity of flowers not found elsewhere in NYC.

10 BOWERY KITCHEN SUPPLY

26 HERMÈS

46 Gansevoort St. 212.257.1600

High-end retailer carrying the luxury brand's apparel, handbags, scarves, and other accessories.

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.376.4982

Kitchen supplies for the professional chef and the home cook alike.

11 BUON'ITALIA

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.633.9090

27 IMPORTS FROM MARRAKESH

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.675.9700

Gourmet grocery store offering high-quality imported Italian foods and products.

12 CASERTA EYE

67 Eighth Ave. 212.627.3937

Specializes in fashion and home accessories hand-made by Moroccan artisans.

28 INTERMIX

812 Washington St. 646.480.5762

Full line of prescription and non-prescription eyewear, including Ray Ban, Oliver Peoples, Persol and vintage deadstock frames.

13 CHELSEA MARKET BASKETS

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.727.1111

Multi-brand retailer with a well-edited assortment from both new and established designers.

29 JOIE

429 W 14th St. 212.897.1878

Specialty foods, baskets, NYC-themed mementos, and custom gifts.

14 CHELSEA WINE VAULT

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.462.4244

Feminine and effortless clothing for the modern and contemporary woman.

30 KIEHL'S

400 W 14th St. 212.337.0406

Wine and spirits for every palate and budget.

Innovator of fine quality skin, body, and hair care products made with naturally-derived ingredients.

15 COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR

345 W 14th St., Ste A 212.401.6367

16 CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN MENS

808 Washington St. 212.255.2056

Known for signature red soles, which are now among the most valuable trademarks in the fashion industry.

17 CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN WOMENS 59 Horatio St. 212.255.1910

31 LEVI'S

414 W 14th St. 212.367.2110

Premium denim with custom jean and tailor services in-store.

32 LIE SANGBONG

30 Gansevoort St. 212.924.2025

Luxury womenswear label with artistic and architectural details.

33 LILLA P

420 W 14th St. 212.242.7471

Known for signature red soles, which are now among the most valuable trademarks in the fashion industry.

18 DAMSELFLY DESIGNS

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 646.740.1101

Women's casual basics perfectly tailored and full of subtle detail. Understated luxury for every day.

34 LITTLE WEST WINE AND SPIRITS

19 Little West 12th St. 212.401.7988

Fresh floral arrangements, bouquets, plants and stem bar.

19 DIANE VON FURSTENBERG

874 Washington St. 646.486.4800

The smart luxury brand for the woman in charge.

Boutique wine shop that carries handpicked selection of wines and spirits at every price point.

35 LORO PIANA

3 Ninth Ave. 212.801.5550

Discover The Rare Walk, dedicated to Loro Piana’s iconic shoes and curated accessories.

20 DOYLE + DOYLE

412 W 13th St. 212.677.9991

Known for outstanding collection of antique, estate, and vintage jewelry, plus a signature in-house line.

36 LULULEMON

408 W 14th St. 212.255.2978

Yoga-inspired, technical athletic apparel company for yoga, running, training, and most other sweaty pursuits.

21 EBERJEY

13 Gansevoort St. 212.645.1819

The softest PJ’s, lingerie, loungewear and resort wear for women.

37 LUMAS GALLERY

22 FREE PEOPLE

60 Ninth Ave. 212.727.1260

Women's bohemian clothing and fashion.

875 Washington St. 212.727.2074

Offers a diverse portfolio of inspiring limited edition photographic art that appeals to every budget.

A modern premium denim brand for men and women. 402 West 13th St. 212.620.0971

Multi-label womenswear and lifestyle boutique with a curated balance of fashion, art, and gifts.

40 MARNI

54 SHOP NATION

430 West 15th St. 917.830.4908

Flagship boutique featuring merchandise from Live Nation Entertainment's top selling tours and festivals.

55 SNEAKERSNSTUFF

22 Little W 12th St. 646.710.7866

Premier sneaker store since 1999.

56 SOREL

345 W 14th St. 212.401.6371

1 Gansevoort St. 646.532.6015

Luxury brand known for bold, sophisticated silhouettes and eclectic prints.

41 MEG

Modern fashion for doers, builders, and creators.

57 STEPHEN F.

36 Little West 12th St. 212.633.9100

69 Eighth Ave. 646.912.9931

Locally made, for women by women.

42 MOSCOT

75 9th Ave. in Chelsea Market 646.380.2586

NYC institution renowned for its iconic eyewear and family-owned since 1915.

43 PAIGE DENIM

869 Washington St. 212.807.1400

Lifestyle collection for men and women.

44 PAPER SOURCE

344 W 14th St. 212.412.1434

Paperie and gift retailer offering a selection of custom invitations, quirky greeting cards, and more.

45 PARFUMS DE MARLY

805 Washington St. 212.352.3222

Luxury perfumes combining the best of French culture and modern perfumery.

46 PATAGONIA

414 W 14th St. 212.929.6512

Designs and builds high-quality clothing for outdoor pursuits for adults and kids.

47 PEARL RIVER MART

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.645.5792

Iconic NYC destination for Asian-inspired home goods, fashion, snacks, and everything in between.

48 PEARL RIVER MART FOODS

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.645.5792

Specialty foods from the iconic Asian emporium. Prepared food stalls, grocery items, baked goods, and more.

49 RAG + BONE

425 W 13th St. 212.249.3331

Clothing for men and women melding classic tailoring with an edgy, understated aesthetic.

50 REBECCA TAYLOR

34 Gansevoort St. 212.243.2600

Womenswear brand inspired by beauty in the everyday.

51 REINSTEIN ROSS, GOLDSMITHS 30 Gansevoort St. 212.226.4513

Fine jewelry hand-crafted on-site using custom gold alloys with precious gemstones.

52 RH NEW YORK

9 Ninth Ave. 212.217.2210

A six-level, 90,000-square-foot destination featuring luxury home furnishings and a skylit rooftop restaurant with iconic views of downtown Manhattan.

53 SEPHORA

21-27 Ninth Ave. 212.510.7941

Luxury beauty retailer.

Men’s clothing. Limited run pieces. Jackets, tuxedos, suits, shirts, shoes, sneakers, and jeans.

70 WARBY PARKER

819 Washington St. 646.517.5227

Designer eyewear at a revolutionary price, while leading the way for socially conscious businesses.

71 ZACH AND ZOE SWEET BEE FARM

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 201.281.1690

Honey with super foods and all things bees.

72 ZADIG + VOLTAIRE

831 Washington St. 212.989.7300

French based fashion label with chic, edgy clothing and accessories for men and women.

73 ZIMMERMANN

652 Hudson St. 212.913.9015

Iconic Australian RTW label.

58 TESLA

860 Washington St. 212.206.1204

Accelerating the world's transition to sustainable energy.

59 THE FILLING STATION

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.989.3868

Specializing in top of the line extra virgin olive oils, balsamic vinegars, sea salts and craft beer.

60 THE KOOPLES

401 West 14th St. 646.781.9418

Combination of chic and modern looks for both men and women.

61 THE SHOP AT THE STANDARD 444 W 13th St. 212.784.5520

Sundries, necessities, Standard Label retail, accessories, art, and unique gifts.

62 THEORY

40 Gansevoort St. 212.524.6790

Modern edit of elevated essentials for men and women.

63 T-MOBILE

66 Ninth Ave. 646.880.3996

Latest tech in wireless services, mobile devices and connected accessories.

64 TORY BURCH

38-40 Little West 12th St. 212.929.0125

Iconic American lifestyle brand that mixes classic style with bohemian elegance.

65 TIZIANO ZORZAN

829 Washington St. + 69 Eighth Ave. 212.929.7174

Best Italian boutique in NYC. Limited, exclusive, 100% made in Italy.

66 TRINA TURK/ MR. TURK

67 Gansevoort St. 212.206.7383

Women’s and men’s fashion inspired by California’s vibrant mix of bold prints and hues.

67 VANS

859 Washington St. 212.242.2640

Sneaker boutique.

68 VINCE MEN

827 Washington St. 212.929.0672

Refined menswear designs representing California at its most classic and elevated form.

69 VINCE WOMEN

833 Washington St. 212.924.0370

Clean, effortless and feminine, embodying a relaxed vibe that is at the same time polished and simple.

COMMUNITY 1 14TH STREET PARK

Hudson River Park’s 14th Street Park serves as a green oasis in the neighborhood and is home to the Meatpacking District Sweat Sessions and Harvest Fest programs.

2 14TH STREET SQUARE Public Plaza.

3 ATLANTIC ACTING SCHOOL

76 Ninth Ave., Suite 537 212.691.5919

Internationally-acclaimed school offering indepth training in the Atlantic technique.

4 CHELSEA TRIANGE Public Plaza.

5 CORLEARS SCHOOL

324 W 15th St. 212.741.2800

Independent elementary school, serving children ages two through ten.

6 GANSEVOORT PLAZA Public Plaza.

7 GROW WITH GOOGLE

111 Eighth Ave. g.co/GrowNYC

Free digital skills, training, and coaching to all New Yorkers.

8 HUDSON RIVER PARK

Chambers St. to W 59th St. along Hudson River 212.627.2020

Hudson River Park serves as a green oasis in the neighborhood and is home to the over 550 cultural and educational events.

9 NOTRE DAME SCHOOL OF MANHATTAN 327 W 13th St. 212.620.5575

Private Catholic college-preparatory school for young women.

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Flagship salon and HQ of the trend-setting, NYC-born hair brand, offering expert cuts, color, and blow dries with sweeping views of the city.

2 CAUDALIE

823 Washington St. 212.242.8466

Natural French skin care and spa.

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Holistic support from preconception to pregnancy, postpartum and beyond. The authority in men's grooming.

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Famed elevated freight rail line transformed into a public park.

325 W 15th St. 212.604.6000

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100 Tenth Ave. 212.367.0863

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Gansevoort St. to W 34th St. btw 11th + 12th Aves 212.206.9922

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Artifacts, furniture, and home accessories from around the globe.

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Purveyors of fine hot sauces.

861 Washington St. 917.261.5289

Innovative, rugged and stylish apparel, footwear, accessories and equipment for adults and kids.

85 Tenth Ave. 212.691.2360

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Offers couples a private, romantic setting to enjoy some special time together.

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Meatpacking District’s urban retreat offering 186 spacious guest rooms, spectacular city views, heated rooftop pool, event spaces, and a 24-hour fitness center.

Premium athletic brand that specializes in high performance footwear, apparel and accessories.

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Dramatic views for afternoon tea or sunset cocktails, small plates, live jazz and Sunday brunch. Formal attire required.

82 THE WILD SON

18 Ninth Ave. 212.206.6700

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French brasserie serving classic dishes and wine in a relaxing setting.

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One of NYC’s best coffee shops serving single origin coffee.W 20 th St.

355 W 16th St. in Dream Downtown 212.229.2511

Modern French cuisine, interactive dining counter, 2 Michelin Stars.

355 W 16th St. 212.229.2511

Trendy basement bar with English-accented decor and a small-batch spirit menu.

328 W 15th St. 212.243.4300

62 PHD ROOFTOP LOUNGE

85 Tenth Ave. 212.488.8885

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French fare with a newly invigorated soul.

46 L’ATELIER DE JOËL ROBUCHON

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Authentic Italian Gelato made with natural and fresh ingredients.

355 W 16th St. 212.229.2336

Seasonal poolside bar and grill, serving PanLatin eats and cocktails.

21 Ninth Ave. at 13th St. 212.392.5978

Globally influenced seafood, sushi, and steak restaurant serving brunch, lunch, and dinner.

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Authentic Italian sandwiches.

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45 L’ ARTE DEL GELATO

Hot, fresh, uniquely sugared mini-doughnuts.

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.463.7300

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An eclectic take on traditional Mexican fare with over 100 tequilas and specialty margaritas.

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Authentic European café serving espresso drinks, breakfast pastries, sandwiches, beer and wine.

28 DOS CAMINOS

Local, seasonal American comfort food and pies.

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All-day café and coffee shop that centers around seasonal snacks and toasts, hearty salads and clean-eating plates.

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NYC’s premier butcher shop, featuring locally raised meats and lunch options to-go.

73 Gansevoort St. 212.206.6200

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73 STK DOWNTOWN

355 W 16th St. 646.625.4825

Organic, fair trade, shade-grown coffee, homemade vegan baked goods, and thoughtfully curated artisanal products.

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61 Ninth Ave. 212.691.0531

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Innovative programming, culinary creativity and masterful design.

Seasonal raw bar, seafood dishes and wide selection of wine, craft beers and cocktails.

Multi-level neighborhood bar with roof terrace and casual American food.

72 STARBUCKS RESERVE ROASTERY

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63 Gansevoort St.

435 W 15th St. in Chelsea Market 646.490.5871

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Farm-to-tray American classics including burgers, fries, shakes and ice cream.

Hub for community, great music, and a landing spot for New Yorkers and all its guests.

56 MIZNON

Serves and delivers warm cookies, brownies, ice cream and cookie cakes until 3 AM everyday.

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 646.410.2049

71 SNS BAR

Italian steakhouse with pasta, seafood, and a cocktail bar.

304 W 14th St. 646.762.9313

24 CREAMLINE

90-92 Gansevoort St. 212.462.2703

Napoletana pizza in 90 seconds or less for $10 and under.

355 W 14th St. 212.255.9100

40 INSOMNIA COOKIES

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European style wine bar by Master Sommelier Laura Maniec with a charming tapas style menu.

Intimate space featuring a lounge with entertainment program and plant-based menu.

55 MARBLE DOWNTOWN

Rotating concepts by emerging entrepreneurs hosted by Hot Bread Kitchen.

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 646.237.4847

448 W 16th St. in Chelsea Market 646.490.5100

Stylish, dark haunt with a clubby vibe serving Mexican fare.

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Italian cuisine including signature thin crust pizzas, pastas, fresh salads, grilled fish and meats.

Local market with an abundance of fruits, vegetables, dairy, cheeses, fresh juices, nuts, dried goods, spices, and candy.

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Neighborhood sports bar that serves beers on tap and appetizers.

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Neighborhood corner spot for breakfast, lunch or dinner with an award-winning inhouse bakery.

63 Gansevoort St. 212.255.7484

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637 Hudson St. 917.388.3944

22 COMMON GROUND

425 W 15th St. in Chelsea Market 561.818.6893

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Plant-based, health conscious eatery serving locally-sourced seasonal produce.

7 BIG MOZZ

409 W 15th St. in Chelsea Market

Gluten-free and vegan artisanal halva, organic tahini, and tahini soft-serve.

837 Washington St. in Samsung 837

Café and bakery serving coffee, homemade pastries, and baked goods plus fresh salads, sandwiches and quiches.

38 HIGH STREET ON HUDSON

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A charming French and Italian restaurant with a cocktail lounge.

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The defining museum of American Art from the 20th century to today.

1 Little West 12th St. 212.464.7222

68 SEED + MILL

53 MAMAN

99 Gansevoort St. 212.570.3600

Photography studios, film stages, and event venue.

21 COCO J'ADORE

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.929.2889

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 646.892.3077

Purveyors of fine American farmstead cheeses.

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.255.5672

Seafood hall with lobster, raw bar, sushi, clam shack, beer and wine.

310 W 14th St. 212.933.0113

Coffee served in a fast-paced environment, with unapologetic enthusiasm and friendliness.

Hudson St.

12 WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART

440 W 15th St. 212.206.8280

NYC's premier creperie, serving sweet and savory crepes, macarons, beer and wine.

67 SAXELBY CHEESEMONGERS

52 LOBSTER PLACE

37 GASOLINE ALLEY COFFEE

306 W 13th St. 646.896.1404

Chef-driven tasting menu.

6 BEYOND SUSHI

Manhattan’s oldest chocolate house since 1923.

Curated selection of locally produced goods and fare with a lively communal space to eat and relax.

20 COARSE

425 W 15th St. in Chelsea Market 917.207.7552

Major Food Group’s busy and acclaimed trattoria serving coastal Italian cuisine.

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.924.2280

353 W 14th St.

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Vibrant French-Mediterranean style bistro.

5 BAR SUZETTE CREPERIE

820 Washington St. 212.254.3000

51 LI-LAC CHOCOLATES

36 GANSEVOORT MARKET

World-famous hub for locals and visitors to enjoy exceptional dishes, shop for their next home-cooked meal, and to gather after work with friends.

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NYC's oldest alternative art space open to the public and free of charge.

75 Ninth Ave. 212.652.2110

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91 Horatio St. 212.924.4212

Best olive oils and flavors from the Riveria and coastal regions of France, Italy, and Spain.

19 CHELSEA MARKET

Take in 360˚ views while enjoying innovative, refreshing cocktails paired with light bites.

1 Little West 12th St. 212.488.2110

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11 WHITE COLUMNS

A contemporary art gallery and cultural hub, representing a cross section of emerging and established artists from around the world.

18 Ninth Ave. in the Gansevoort Hotel 212.660.6736

4 BAGATELLE

French bistro and bar with live music serving classic cuisine in a communal atmosphere.

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Immersive contemporary art exhibition integrated into the lobby of 2 Gansevoort.

5 Ninth Ave. 917.639.3113

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FUNDING / NYC SBS GRANTS Avenue NYC Neighborhood 360° Grants Neighborhood Challenge Strategic Impact Grants

2 Gansevoort St. 212.924.5150

5 FORT GANSEVOORT

6 HIGHLINE STAGES

Take a moment to observe this special place and to look around. See high heels straddle the Belgian block stone streets as contemporary structures are seamlessly placed atop historic buildings, and feel the grit of an industrial backbone against the chic of today's industry. And while you're here, find respite on the pristine public plazas.

10 THE GALLERY AT 2 GANSEVOORT

443 W 15th St. in Chelsea Market 917.244.7158

420 W 13th St. 212.924.1200

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407 W 15th St. 646.609.1344

Showcasing a diverse mix of immersive theater and performances ranging from emerging acts to established artists and world-renowned DJ's.

9 Ninth Ave. 212.217.2210

Skylit restaurant offering a seasonal, ingredient-driven menu, with a surrounding wine terrace.

50 LE SONG

35 FIG + OLIVE

Hudson St.

4 CHELSEA MUSIC HALL

65 RH ROOFTOP RESTAURANT

A sophisticated, downtown dining club, bar, and lounge.

Locally produced foods and ecologically friendly products for catering and lunch to-go.

Indoor/outdoor destination for globally influenced food and drinks with a transition into a late-night cocktail lounge.

West St.

MARKETING ○○ Develop a District Guide to promote and highlight longstanding local businesses. ○○ Help businesses with new tips and tools to market their enterprises _ in partnership with Start Small Think Big.org.

A digital playground where technology and culture collide, featuring cutting-edge experiences, new devices, products, care service, and exciting events— all powered by Samsung technology.

Contemporary gallery where the worlds of art and culture converge, representing international artists with experimental art forms.

KINGSBRIDGE-JEROME BID ○○ Encourage local businesses to start a Kingsbridge-Jerome Business Improvement District (BID) whose mission is to support the business community and to keep the area clean, safe and beautiful for locals and visitors alike. ○○ The BID seeks to manage and maintain the district’s public spaces in partnership with the NYC Department of Transportation, represent and promote the area’s business interests, produce events and manage a marketing and public relations campaign for the neighborhood. ○○ Resource NYC SBS Business Improvement Districts

85 Tenth Ave. 212.488.8886

645 Hudson St. 212.242.8231

88 Ninth Ave. 212.858.8899

3 B ON TOP

44 Ninth Ave. 212.989.4030

Fast-casual Italian kitchen with pizza, coffee bar, and gelato.

49 LE CLUB

34 FEAST ON US

18 CATCH STEAK LOUNGE

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837 Washington St. 646.931.2111

Bakery and café serving breakfast pastries, bagels, sandwiches, salads, layered cakes, bread, and espresso drinks to eat in or take out.

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Where contemporary minds meet the art and ideas of the Himalayas.

9 SAMSUNG 837

30 Gansevoort St. 212.924.2025

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.462.4338

The best brownies in NYC.

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Award-winning off-broadway theater company with another location at 336 W 20th St.

3 BLANK SPACE GALLERY

Zagat's #1 rated ice cream in NYC.

2 AMY'S BREAD

64 RESCA

Penthouse discotheque and rooftop bar with world-famous DJs and outstanding views.

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150 W 17th St. 212.620.5000

848 Washington St. in The Standard 212.645.7600

75 Ninth Ave. in Chelsea Market 212.807.1335

A curated collection of the world's best cuts and globally influenced dishes providing a more approachable steakhouse experience in an indoor/outdoor space.

Lively, upscale Beijing-style Chinese eatery with iconic dishes, vibrant cocktails and an extensive wine list.

Vibrant Cuban restaurant.

48 LE BAIN

33 FAT WITCH BAKERY

88 Ninth Ave.

73 Gansevoort St. in Bubby's 646.590.1288

355 W 16th St. 212.644.8203

408 W 15th St. 646.869.8873

Swedish pastry and coffee house with sweet + savory options, famous rye and regular sourdough bread.

17 CATCH STEAK

1 AMPLE HILLS CREAMERY

63 PHILIPPE DOWNTOWN

47 LA CUBANA

348 W 14th St.

Downtown destination serving brunch, lunch and dinner with panoramic views of the city skyline.

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8 RUBIN MUSEUM

330 W 16th St. 212.691.5919

32 FABRIQUE

21 Ninth Ave. at 13th St. 212.392.5978

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Exhibiting established and emerging artists of all mediums.

Innovative art space for immersive digital art installations.

2 ATLANTIC THEATER COMPANY

16 CATCH ROOF

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675 Hudson St., 4th Fl. 212.925.1111

439 W 15th St.

FOOD + DRINK

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7 IVY BROWN GALLERY

1 ARTECHOUSE

BID AND MARKETING CAMPAIGN

Welcome to the Meatpacking District. Located on the far west side of Manhattan, this 24-hour neighborhood is bordered by Chelsea to the north and the West Village to the south. In the last 20 years, fashion and graphic designers, architects, artists, restaurateurs, stylists, and corporate headquarters have moved in alongside existing meatpacking plants. This evolution has created an incredibly interesting dynamic that befits the area, already full of contrast.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Bolster local community events and street fairs to create greater customer awareness and drive additional foot traffic to the commercial corridors.

COMMUNITY EVENTS Mechanism for information sharing, community building, and cultural celebrations! RESOURCES DOT Street Programming ○○ Community Initiated & Funded •• Block Party •• Clean Ups •• Health Fair •• Farmers Market •• Plaza Event (Civic) •• Street Fair •• Play Street •• Rallies and Stationary Demonstrations ○○ Community Initiated & DOT Funded •• Seasonal Streets •• One Day Plaza •• Weekend Walks

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Signage Signs are one of the most common and effective ways of drawing attention to a business. A good sign is memorable and showcases the quality and personality of a business and neighborhood. The simpler the sign, the more attention it will likely get. A bigger, busier sign is not necessarily better—if a sign is too cluttered, customers may pass it by. See page 36 for more information on sign regulations.

Create a storefront improvement program.

STOREFRONT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Storefronts house local businesses, are a visible part of the street, and define the character and feel of a community. Storefront improvement is a simple way to upgrade the visual appeal of a commercial district, making it a place where people want to live, work, and play. An active street becomes the center of a safe, stable, and thriving community. RESOURCES NYC SBS Storefront Improvement FUNDING Avenue NYC New York Main Street

Storefront Improvements

Creating a Storefront Improvement Program Local community organizations can play a vital role in enhancing a commercial district by administering a storefront improvement program. This type of program can provide technical assistance to business owners, including help with design, contractor selection, and general project management. These programs can also provide matching grants to incentivize business owners to improve their storefronts. Learn more at: nyc.gov/storefronts.

Where to Start The first steps are to identify the storefront improvement needs within a district and create program goals. When looking at a commercial district, the number of issues with storefronts may be overwhelming. To begin, identify the most common problems or the “worst offenders.” If solid-panel security gates are prevalent, perhaps structure your program to address this issue. There may be more issues in the district, but identifying one common problem can give focus to a first-round storefront improvement program and make results more quickly attainable.

A Guide for Neighborhood Commercial Districts Storefront Improvements: A Guide for Neighborhood Commercial Districts

What You’ll Need The following is a list of materials and resources an organization may need when administering a storefront improvement program: Program application Design and project selection guidelines Contractor recommendations Designers or architects Funding for grants (optional)

How to Get Funding SBS’s Avenue NYC Grant Program allows communitybased organizations in low- to moderate-income neighborhoods to apply for funding for soft costs and other program management expenses. Learn more at: nyc.gov/avenuenyc. Funding to cover capital costs for storefront improvements can also come from public grants, though this type of funding is limited. Be prepared to seek private funds—corporate sponsorships or other fundraising—as many public grants and BID assessment dollars cannot be used to fund capital improvements on private property. The New York Main Street Program is a competitive statewide program that provides funds to community organizations to award grants to business and property owners to complete building renovations. Learn more at: nyshcr.org/programs/nymainstreet.

New York City Department of Small Business Services

Storefront Improvements: A Guide for Neighborhood Commercial Districts

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Awnings Awnings help define storefronts and embellish the commercial street. They provide shade to protect merchandise from the sun and shelter customers from bad weather. Awnings should fit within or just above storefront doors and windows and should not be used to cover architectural details or damaged parts of a building. For a more attractive appearance, traditional angled awnings are best.

Lighting

Security

Lighting not only enhances the appeal of storefronts and the commercial street, it also increases public safety. Good lighting can help advertise products in display windows and allow customers to see inside during evening hours. All lighting should be energy efficient and installed by a licensed electrician.

The security of streets and businesses is important. Business owners should feel their stores are protected and shoppers should feel they are safe in the neighborhood. Electronic security systems are recommended instead of security gates as they discourage graffiti and allow customers to view merchandise 24 hours a day.

Storefront lighting should be directed and used with purpose—to illuminate a sign, entrance, or display window. Refrain from installing too many fixtures or directing light away from the storefront.

Flat Panel Signs These common signs are mounted flat against the building between the cornice and awning. They can be made from a variety of durable materials like carved wood, metal, and acrylic.

Framing, Windows, & Entrances Framing, windows, and entrances together make what is referred to as the “storefront system.” All the parts within the storefront system should be compatible; the materials, color, and scale of these parts should work together to make a pleasant design that attracts customers and enhances the commercial corridor.

Security Camera Systems

This clean, simple awning is made from durable canvas material, fits well within the storefront framing, and does not cover building details.

Cameras, available in a range of sizes and styles, can be easily incorporated into any storefront. Various backup or video retention options and the ability to view footage from mobile devices make contemporary security camera systems a great alternative to security gates. Security cameras can be installed discreetly on a storefront or in a prominent position to further deter crime.

When renovating and replacing a storefront system, be sure to consider all components, including solid framing and bulkheads, large display windows, transom windows, and inviting entrances.

Transom Window

Entrance Display Window

Bulkhead

New York City Department of Small Business Services

Storefront Considerations

Storefront Improvement Success: Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project Since its founding in 1999, the Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project LDC (MARP) has continuously assisted local merchants and property owners with storefront improvements. This work has been a critical piece of the organization’s comprehensive neighborhood revitalization strategy. Storefront improvements have enhanced the district’s appearance and supported the organization’s business retention and attraction efforts. In addition to providing matching grants, MARP provides technical assistance to business and property owners, including design, project bidding and contractor selection, and project management. The program’s success can be attributed to a few key points: Scale With more than half of the district’s storefronts assisted, the collective impact is transformative.

To date, MARP’s storefront improvement program has:

Staffing A trained staff member has consistently managed the program.

Provided $975,000 in matching grants.

Assisted 93 storefronts.

Generated $2.2 million in private investment from participating business and property owners.

“The high proportion of improvement projects on a two-block stretch transformed the image of Beach 116th Street, reenergized individual investment, helped increase foot traffic, and set a new trajectory for the business district.”

Funding MARP offers two storefront improvement programs that fund small to large scale projects using money from private donations/sponsorships, as well as public grants. These programs fund projects ranging from $2,500 to $50,000.

– Beach 116th Street Partnership, Rockaway Park

Storefront Improvements: A Guide for Neighborhood Commercial Districts

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Focus on streetscape improvements to create a safer and more attractive environment for everyone who visits, lives, and works in the neighborhood; collaboration with MNLA and Two-Twelve. Engage the community to develop a neighborhood-wide beautification/cleaning program.

STREETSCAPE IMPROVEMENTS NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION SCOPE ○○ Paving Materials ○○ Street Lighting ○○ Street Furniture ○○ Landscape ○○ Street Art ○○ District Signage/Wayfinding

▲ “For Closure” Installation at E Tremont Ave. and Boston Rd., Bronx

▲ “ Street Cathedral” Light Pole Intervention at Hudson Sq., Manhattan

▲ Paving Materials, Street Furniture, Street Art

▲ Step Street Mural at 165th St. and Carroll Pl., Bronx

▲ Barrier Beautification

▲ Asphalt Art Activations

RESOURCES NYC DOT Street Design Manual Link NYC

LinkNYC Kiosk with Link Local and #ArtOnLink Programs

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KINGSBRIDGE ART PROGRAM

KEY LIGHT POLE INTERVENTION / BANNER WALL MURAL INSTALLATION / SCULPTURE KIN ASPHALT ART ACTIVATION GSBRID GE RD STEP STREET MURAL PARK ELEVATED TRAIN TRACK NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARY 192

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RESOURCES ○○ DOT Art partners with community-based, nonprofit organizations and professional artists to present public art on DOT property. Artists transform streets with colorful murals, dynamic projections, and eye-catching sculptures. Sidewalks, fences, triangles, medians, bridges, barriers, step streets, and public plazas serve as canvases and foundations for art. ○○ DPR Art in the Parks uses public space as an outdoor museum, letting works of art intrude upon our daily walks and errands, and provide a new forum for emerging artists to display their work and reach wider audiences. ○○ MTA Arts & Design

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BENEFITS ○○ Creates more inviting public spaces for walking, resting, and gathering. ○○ Activates public spaces with functional and participatory artwork that encourages physical activity and healthier lifestyles. ○○ Builds and strengthens community partnerships through public engagement. ○○ Generates unique and distinctive public spaces that build neighborhood character. ○○ Provides broader access to the arts citywide by targeting art installations in historically underserved communities. ○○ Provides opportunities for artists to showcase their creativity and unique abilities. ○○ Attract visitors to the neighborhood to see the street art, and to shop and dine, so as to boost the local economy.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment – advocate for inclusion of community-centered components.

ADVOCACY LEGALLY BINDING CBA ○○ __ % of jobs go to Bronx residents with living wage. ○○ __ % of goods and services come from Bronx. ○○ __ % of construction contracts go to women- and minorityowned businesses in Bronx. ○○ __ square feet of gross floor area set aside for community space, contributed by the developer to build out the space. ○○ __ square feet of gross floor area set aside for local merchant market hall. ○○ Minimum 1% annual revenue invested into community development - distribute to local non-profit organizations and public schools.

▲ Aerial View

Walking into Kingsbridge for the first time, I had the same overwhelming sensation as when I first visited the Grand Canyon: the feeling of being very, very insignificant. - A Peek Inside The World’s Largest Armory

▲ Rendering of Proposed Ice Center

▲ Information from Kingsbridge Armory Redevelopment Alliance (KARA)

▲ Drill Floor can accommodate 2 full-sized football fields

▲ Old Gym / Boxing Studio

Kingsbridge Armory

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL KINGSBRIDGE ARMORY ○○ 1917-1996 Eighth Regiment Armory. ○○ Occupies a 5-acre city block between West Kingsbridge and West 195th Street, Jerome Avenue and Reservoir Avenue ○○ Inside is a 180,000 square-foot drill hall and an 800-seat auditorium. A 4-centered double truss 100 feet high spans the ceiling. Two cellar levels used to house military vehicles, also provide space for storage, lecture halls, and fitness rooms that included a basketball court and a shooting range.

CASE STUDIES

Research and develop recommendaions for the CBA.

▲ Brooklyn Army Terminal, Sunset Park, Brooklyn

▲ Chelsea Market, Chelsea, Manhattan

▲ Terminal Warehouse, Chelsea, Manhattan (rendering by COOKFOX)

BROOKLYN ARMY TERMINAL ○○ 1919-1967 Brooklyn Army Supply Base. ○○ 1986 Brooklyn Army Terminal, includes commercial and light industrial and micro-manufacturing space. ○○ Occupies more than 55 acres between 58th and 63rd Streets west of Second Avenue, on Brooklyn’s western shore. Total 4.1+ million square-foot of leasable space. ○○ Website: https://brooklynarmyterminal.com/ CHELSEA MARKET ○○ 1890-1956 New York Biscuit Company (Nabisco). ○○ 1997 Chelsea Market, includes restaurants, food stalls, and shops below office space and television production facilities. ○○ From 9th to 11th Avenue and 15th to 16th Street. Approx. 1.2 million square-foot on ground floor. ○○ Website: https://www.chelseamarket.com/ TERMINAL WAREHOUSE ○○ 1891-1947 New York Terminal Warehouse Company ○○ 2020-(in design) Terminal Warehouse Restoration, includes restaurants, shops and office space. ○○ At 11th Avenue and West 28th. Total 1.2 million square-foot. ○○ Website: https://www.terminalwarehouse.nyc/ TIMELINE

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RETAIL Engage the Neighborhoods Now collaborators, the community and stakeholders in the rezoning and future development of Kingsbridge.

JEROME REZONING

BUSINESS LANDSCAPE Jerome Avenue Automotive Businesses There are approximately 200 automotive businesses in the area, making them the most visible type of storefront business.

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A selection of case studies on the following page are projects that Kingsbridge can study in more detail to develop recommendations. Community engagement and participation in any development in the neighborhood is critical. Future developments must directly benefit the neighborhood residents and businesses and avoid the negative consequences of gentrification.

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SETTLEMENT ADVOCACY COALITION ○○ The project developer shall make a legally-binding commitment. ○○ __ % of goods and services come from Bronx. ○○ __ % of construction contracts go to women- and minorityowned businesses in Bronx. ○○ 50% affordable housing units at below market rates. ○○ Project plan should specify the income levels for affordable housing, with agreed-upon percentage of affordable units set aside for •• __ % Units go to 60% of AMI (low-income) •• __ % Units go to 40% of AMI (very low-income) •• __ % Units set aside for elderly tenants (60+) •• Displaced Bronx residents have priority placements ○○ 0.5% of construction cost invested into noise mitigation and streetscape improvement of the elevated train tracks along Jerome Avenue. ○○ 0.5% of construction cost invested into public arts by local artists in Bronx.

Jerome Avenue’s proximity to major regional highways and its low-scale industrial and heavy commercial uses have led to a large concentration of automotive-related businesses.

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CREATE AN AUTOMOTIVE CENTER ○○ Accommodate displaced automobile businesses. ○○ Provide structured parking for employees and customers.

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What We’ve Heard from Automotive Businesses An analysis of 100+ merchant suveys and a study of auto businesses conducted by United Auto Merchants Association revealed the most pressing issue for automotive business owners is obtaining assistance to maintain proper compliance with city regulations.

What types of automotive businesses are located along Jerome Avenue?

More than 95% of automotive business owners rent their space. These tenants are potentially vulnerable at lease expiration. Spanish is the primary language spoken. More business assistance and regulatory instructions are needed in Spanish.

General Automotive Repair

35%

Auto Parts/Accessories Stores

27%

Parking Lots

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Auto Body/Paint/Interior Shops

Livery/Car Services

Automotive Dealers

Car Wash

Gas Stations

Towing Services

Automotive Services

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Source: Based on 355 merchant surveys conducted by Davidson Community Center and WHEDco in Winter - Spring 2016. NYC Department of City Planning Field Survey of Automotive Businesses, Jerome Avenue Study, 2014; United Auto Merchants Association Survey, Winter - Spring 2016.

The plan covers a 92-block section of Jerome Avenue and some surrounding streets in the South Bronx. The section runs through the Highbridge, Mount Hope, Concourse, University Heights, Morris Heights, and Mount Eden communities. The avenue is lined by small scale one- or two-story independent auto-related businesses, like garages, repair shops, and accessories shops, as well as residential units. Zoning for much of the area only permits heavy commercial and light industrial uses, but the new plan proposes changing these rules—to allow for mixed residential, retail, and service use. Some areas would remain the same. But the change would pave the way for 4,000 new privately owned residential apartments, housing more than 12,000 people. The rezoning is part of a wider, multiagency plan for the neighborhood, which includes zoning, housing, community resources, access to greenery, and an economic and workforce development strategy. The request for the reconsideration of land use around Jerome Avenue came from Community Boards 4 and 5, two of the community boards located along the rezoning strip, according to the NYC Department of City Planning. About a century ago, the area began to be used to service automobiles from the dense residential areas along Grand Concourse (3 blocks east of Jerome Ave) and other surrounding neighborhoods. This land use was cemented in a city-wide rezoning in 1961 and hasn’t been revised since. Advocates for the rezoning believed that the land use rules should be changed because community needs have changed since then. For example, there is high demand for housing in the area; vacancy rates are lower than other parts of the Bronx and New York in general, the department says. Another reason the area was chosen was because it’s well connected to public transport, making it suitable for residential development. The 4 train runs along Jerome Avenue on an elevated railway and the B and D trains run on the nearby Grand Concourse. Several buses connect the area to other parts of the Bronx and Manhattan. Local advocates and anti-gentrification groups believe that rezoning the area will displace local businesses and tenants because it will promote higher rents in the area. They think the rezoning will increase the displacement risk for people living in rent-stabilized housing. - The Jerome Avenue Rezoning, Explained

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Research and develop recommendaions for the settlement advocacy coalition to avoid neighborhood gentrification. DOMINO SUGAR REFINERY REDEVELOPMENT ○○ 1882-2004 American Sugar Refining Company ○○ 2013-(under construction) Domino Sugar Refinery Redevelopment, includes community and commercial space, office space, residential towers (25% affordable units), and parkland. ○○ Occupies 11-acre site between Grand and S 5th Streets along Kent Avenue, on Williamsburg’s western shore.

▲ Domino Sugar Refinery, Williamsburg, Brooklyn (rendering by SHoP)

▲ Pacific Park, Prospect Heights, Brooklyn (rendering by SHoP)

▲ Red Hook IBZ, Red Hook, Brooklyn

▲ Gowanus IBZ, Gowanus, Brooklyn

PACIFIC PARK (formally ATLANTIC YARDS) ○○ -1950s Long Island Railroad Train Yards ○○ 2010-(under construction) Atlantic Yards Re-development, includes community and commercial space, residential towers (50% affordable units), and Barclays Center. ○○ Occupies 22-acre site in Prospect Height. ○○ Website: https://pacificparkbrooklyn.com/ RED HOOK REVITALIZATION ○○ 1840s maritime hub, early 1900s the construction of New York Dock Company warehouses, and 1938 development of Red Hook Houses. ○○ 2006 The Industrial Business Zone in Red Hook is established. ○○ Website: https://sbidc.org/planning-resiliency/neighborhoodrevitalization-2/ GOWANUS REVITALIZATION ○○ 1848 Gowanus Canal, 1950s major highway construction, 1970s the area began to decline as industrial businesses left the area ○○ 2006 The Industrial Business Zone in Gowanus is established. ○○ Website: http://www.gowanusalliance.org/ TIMELINE

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS Hello

Local Outreach

GET DESIGN

B1 Help individual restaurants expand to outdoor dining, a. Create an distribute an informational pamphlet describing the available design services as a way to clarify what we can offer, cultivate new clients, and to clarify what our engagement could look like.

We are a team of New York City-based architects and designers. As the small business owners of six distinct firms, we came together during the pandemic, first to see how we can best support one another (Design Advocates) and more importantly to see if there is a way to offer our services in support our communities. Through the Neighborhoods Now intitiative we committed to assisting restaurant owners in Kingsbridge with design matters during the reopening phases.

SUPPORT FOR YOUR

RESTAURA

Open Restaurants Michael

Deirdre

Natasha

Nicholas

Alessandro

Clementina

Jaffer

Nick

Michele

Jerome

...and members of this bigger team

Evy

Design Advocates is a platform for architects and designers to share resources and collaborate on efforts to serve the public good through pro bono projects, research, and advocacy.

We work with NWBCCC...

We can, at no cost... We can support you with design through: 1- Open Restaurans 2- Delivery & Take-out 3- Public Events 4- Indoor Dining

...and alongside local artists

KIN

Felix and Dexter Ciprian are brothers and visual artists who grew up in Kingsbridge and live and work in the neighborhood. Among other subjects, their art explores themes of people and place working within and between cultures and subjects.

Felix

HOW CAN WE HELP?

Dexter

Open Restaurants We can, at no cost... ...guide you to comply with DOT regulations ...work with you on a layout that maximizes outdoor seating, safely ...design your outdoor space (barriers, signage, seating, and other elements) ...help you find material donations ...connect you to volunteer carpenters and builders that can help make it all at low cost

Delivery & Take-out We can, at no cost...

Indoor dining What we know:

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RESTAURANT OUTRESEARCH: KINGSBRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD

Except! when there is: a crosswalk, fire hydrant, or, bus stop

You can reach us through phone or email michael@mkca.com 917-214-6654

You can read more and complete your application on www1.nyc.gov/html/dot/html/pedestrians/openrestaurants

In the meantime... Let us help make the most of the outdoors!

You will need:

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Events In addition to helping individual businesses, we are looking at neighborhood-wide opportunities. We are working to organize open air public events with the participation of neighborhood restaurants. Have ideas? Want to participate? Tell us and we will keep you informed!

...have seating outside, against your storefront

1. protective barriers

Always leave an 8’ path for pedestrians...

4. ...and place tables 6’ apart, at a minimum

seating, with tables always 6’ apart

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We speak English! ¡Nosotros hablamos español! 我们说普通话！ Noi parliamo italiano! Μιλάμε Ελληνικά!

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For Kingsbridge

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place seating at the parking lane in front of your restaurant

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At the moment there are no established guidelines for the reopening of indoor dining. We will continue to monitor the city’s guidelines and be ready to volunteer our services when the time is right!

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Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition is a member-led, grassroots organization fighting for racial and economic justice in the Bronx. Evy has been working with our team to help connect us with businesses that we can support.

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Neighborhoods Now connects four neighborhoods hard-hit by the COVID-19 pandemic with leading design firms. In Bed-Stuy, Jackson Heights, Kingsbridge, and Washington Heights, these working groups will collaborate through August 2020 to develop safe and effective reopening strategies.

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We want to help!

As New York City is slowly re-opening, we recognize that adjusting to each of the phases is yet another challenge for restaurant owners. We’re here to offer our expertise with design issues along the way.

We are part of this initiative...

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We can, at no cost...

2. an ADA ramp

3. reflective tape

* Umbrellas, or plants are allowed but not required

Participating architecture and design firms: Michael K Chen Architecture, Architensions, Brandt : Haferd, Future Expansion, New Affiliates, S4Architecture

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS Help individual restaurants expand to outdoor dining, a. Create an distribute an informational pamphlet describing the available design services as a way to clarify what we can offer, cultivate new clients, and to clarify what our engagement could look like. b. Develop a simple catalog of Open Restaurant elements and source materials and fabrication donations to create elements that can be donated o offered at very low cost to neighborhood restaurants c. Update restaurants on new regulations, such as the not-yet-released canopy

d. Source solar powered and low-cost lighting

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Kingsbridge, The Bronx: Area of Immediate Focus

Local Kingsbridge Restaurants Tony’s Pizza

Mirador

Shalon Restaurant

Emilio’s Pizza Caridad Tropical

b. Develop a simple catalog of Open Restaurant elements and source materials and fabrication donations to create elements that can be donated o offered at very low cost to neighborhood restaurants c. Update restaurants on new regulations, such as the not-yet-released canopy

d. Source solar powered and low-cost lighting

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La Sopresa Oscar’s and Mexican Fast Food New Capitol Diner

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Kingsbridge, The Bronx: Area of Immediate Focus: Restaurants where contact has been initiated

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS

EMILIO'S PIZZA Space planning for Open Restaurants Sidewalk and Roadway Seating

Emilio’s Pizzeria

address 80 W Kingsbridge Rd, The Bronx, NY contact Owner phone n/a

6'-0"

8'-0"

visit notes: • sidewalk seating limited to 2-tops along long exposure • Large roadway capacity

EMILIO'S PIZZA 80 W. KINGSBRIDGE RD.

6 ft. 8 ft. Minimum sidewalk clearance 8 ft.

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NEW CAPITOL DINER Space planning for Open Restaurants Sidewalk and Roadway Seating

New Capitol Diner

address 2 W Kingsbridge Rd, The Bronx, NY contact Jenny, owner phone 718-584-9234 "

7" 15'-

NEW CAPITOL DINER 2 W. KINGSBRIDGE RD.

6'-7"

8'-0" Minimum Sidewalk Clearance

65'-8"

Required ramp or platform

Sidewalk Seating Area (in green)

N.S.

visit notes: • currently only does take away/delivery • considering sidewalk application, DA provided application information • owner concerned with cost of outdoor furnishings, all existing furniture is built-in. Owner has looked into purchase / rental / loan from nearby businesses and none has worked. • no interest in street tables, concern over cost of sourcing and storing furniture again • sidewalk furnishings seem like a good fit with enough clearance • street tables on W. Kingsbridge Rd not possible (bus stop spans the length of frontage) • street tables on Jerome Ave no apparent obstructions , though being under elevated railroad seems loud / dusty / unappealing • owner has installed acrylic dividers in the interior in anticipation of phase two • DA advised on usage of tables at the next phase (proposed leaving middle row empty in its entirety, and using window row and inner-most row of tables)

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DOUBLE DRAGON / COM TAM NINH KIEU Space planning for Open Restaurants Sidewalk and Roadway Seating

Double Dragon

address 2647 Jerome Ave, The Bronx, NY 10468 contact n/a phone 718-367-3366 visit notes: • interest in OR program provided application information • offered future help • one or two sidewalk tables would match current indoor guest capacity • no apparent obstructions for street use • could connect to vacant space behind

COM TAM NINH KIEU 2641 JEROME AVE.

Com Tam Ninh Kieu

DOUBLE DRAGON 2647 JEROME AVE.

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Sidewalk Seating Area (in green)

8'-0" Minimum Sidewalk Clearance

visit notes: • currently take-away / delivery only • very popular, long wait for orders during our visit • limited sidewalk and street capacity between narrow frontage and fire hydrant located directly in front

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address 2641 Jerome Ave, The Bronx, NY 10468 contact ? phone 718-450-3833

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OSCAR'S / MEXICAN FAST FOOD Space planning for Open Restaurants Sidewalk and Roadway Seating

Oscar’s/ Mexican Fast Food

address 2618 + 2620 Jerome Ave, The Bronx, NY contact Carina, owner of Oscar’s phone 646-353-5991 + 718-450-3698 visit notes: • currently take-out and delivery only • mother/daughter owners interested in doing joint sidewalk and street seating • DA provided application information and offered help with next steps

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Implementation Photos Roadway Seating Area (in green) 10'-8"

10'-8"

8'-0"

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8'-0" Minimum Sidewalk Clearance

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MEXICAN FAST FOOD 2618 JEROME AVE.

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SHALON RESTAURANT Space planning for Open Restaurants Sidewalk and Roadway Seating

Shalon Restaurant

address 2734 Jerome Ave, The Bronx, NY 10468 contact ?, manager phone 718-563-1636 visit notes: • currently has permit for sidewalk and street use • issues with following guidelines, seats over capacity • DA advised on clearance from existing hydrant, specifics of barriers, table clearances, ADA ramp, reflective tape, alignment with frontage • owners took note and want to adjust to be compliant • DA offered additional help with design for next steps

Survey Photos

Implementation Photos 27'-10"

Required 18 in. barriers around roadway seating (white cross hatch)

8'-0"

Roadway Seating Area (in green)

Required ramp or platform

8'-0" Sidewalk Clearance

15'-0" Clear from Fire Hydrant

32'-3"

7'-3"

Sidewalk Seating Area (in green)

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SHALON RESTAURANT 2734 JEROME AVE.

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TONY'S PIZZERIA Space planning for Open Restaurants Sidewalk and Roadway Seating

Tony’s Pizzeria

address 53 E Kingsbridge Rd, The Bronx, NY 10468 contact n/a, owner phone 718-563-0743 visit notes: • currently no outdoor use • typically little indoor seating • potential for a good amount if they wanted, wide sidewalk + clear street • note 15’ from hydrant is at the location of the parkng meter in the photograph

TONY'S PIZZERIA 53 E. KINGSBRIDGE RD.

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20'-0" BUSINESS WIDTH

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SOPRESA Space planning for Open Restaurants Sidewalk and Roadway Seating

La Sopresa

address 12 E Kingsbridge Rd, The Bronx, NY 10468 contact n/a, owner phone n/a visit notes:

16 ft. Same dimension as restaurant property

Required 18 in. barriers around roadway seating (white cross hatch)

8 ft.

Roadway Seating Area (in green)

8 ft. Minimum sidewalk clearance

6 ft.

12'-6" AVAILABLE SIDEWALK

Required ramp or platform

Sidewalk Seating Area (in green)

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TROPICAL Space planning for Open Restaurants Sidewalk and Roadway Seating

Tropical

address 2701 Sedgwick Ave, The Bronx, NY 10468 contact n/a, owner phone n/a visit notes:

TROPICAL 2701 SEDGWICK AVE.

18 ft.

1'-6"

6'-0"

Sidewalk Seating Area (in green)

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6'-0"

12 ft.

clearance

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Minimum sidewalk

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CARIDAD Space planning for Open Restaurants Sidewalk and Roadway Seating

Caridad

address 135-45 W. Kingsbridge Rd, The Bronx, NY 10468 contact n/a, owner phone n/a visit notes:

CARIDAD 135-45 W. KINGSBRIDGE RD.

8 ft. Minimum sidewalk clearance

Sidewalk Seating Area (in green)

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approx. 19 ft.

OPEN RESTAURANT LAYOUTS

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Maintain 15' clear from hydrant

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MIRADOR Space planning for Open Restaurants Sidewalk and Roadway Seating

Mirador

address 44 W Kingsbridge Rd, The Bronx, NY contact Demetria Chapman, owner phone 347-671-3655 visit notes: • currently has permit for sidewalk use • sidewalk was crowded and tight, DA advised to rearrange tables, and helped owner move furnishings around to comply with clearances • currently has no approval for street tables (unclear if they applied and got rejected or did not apply at all) • owner will complete application for street use and follow up with DA

13'-4"

8'-0"

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Required 18 in. barriers around roadway seating (white cross hatch)

Minimum

8'-0" Crossw alk Cle

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Sidewalk Seating Area (in green)

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS A simple barrier and seating system made from framing members and plywood. The barriers have the required 18” base but taper to a thinner profile at the top to provide more room inside of the dining area. The barriers are attached to each other and the bases can be weighed down with sandbags or CMUs in the open internal cavity. A pole secured between the units can be used for lighting. Tables are supported on one side by the barriers and on the other side by legs. Tables are spaced the required distance apart and have umbrella holes drilled through them so that shading can be provided when desired.

POLES FOR LIGHTING

SURFACE FOR RESTAURANT SIGNS CORRECTLY SPACED TABLES

TABLES INCLUDE UMBRELLA HOLES

example of a 20’ wide open restaurant

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NEIGHBORS • BARRIERS

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS The street facing elevation is flat and ideal for signage. The sidewalk facing side shows the built in tables and tapering walls. This is an example of a 20’ wide restaurant, but shorter and longer barriers can be made just as easily.

STREET ELEVATION

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OPEN RESTAURANTS NEIGHBORS • BARRIERS

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS

A similar system can be used for a simple wayfinding system that integrates waste collection. This can be used near remote seating areas to point pedestrians to the local restaurants. It could feature maps and/or menu holders. The back of all of the signs would have slots to accept recycling, waste, and possibly food scraps.

PEN OPEN RESTAURANTS RESTAURANTS EIGHBORS NEIGHBORS • BARRIERS • BARRIERS

OPEN RESTAURANTS NEIGHBORS • BARRIER

The main components of the restaurant seating system are also shown.

FRONT HAS SIGNAGE AND WAYFINDING

BACK HAS SLOTS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT

WASTE COLLECTION AND WAYFINDING SYSTEM

48” Unit 48“ x 36” x 18” TIMELINE

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30” Unit 30“ x 36” x 18”

30” Unit w/ Table

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OUTDOOR DINING: 48” Unit48” Unit BARRIERS AND FURNITURE DESIGN 48“ x 36” 48“ x 18” x 36” x 18”

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SMALL BARRIER (30”)

30” Unit30” Unit 30“ x 36” 30“ x 18” x 36” x 18”

SMALL BARRIER (30”) WITH TABLE

30” Unit30” w/ Unit Tablew/ Table

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS A similar system can be used for a simple wayfinding system that integrates waste collection. This can be used near remote seating areas to point pedestrians to the local restaurants. It could feature maps and/or menu holders. The back of all of the signs would have slots to accept recycling, waste, and possibly food scraps.

OPEN RESTAURANTS NEIGHBORS â&#x20AC;¢ TRASH SIGNS

The main components of the restaurant seating system are also shown.

art display neighborhood announcements

community bulletin board

signs for local restaurants partners

waste collection on the back of every sign

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS OPEN RESTAURANTS BARRIERS â&#x20AC;¢ AFTERLIFE

Ramps

Auction Barrier Panels w/ Work from Local Artists Ping-Pong Table

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS Example drawings of deployment of the barrier system. NEIGHBORHOODS NOW - KINGSBRIDGE, BRONX Barrier plan and elevations (Tropical shown)

LONG ELEVATION

SCALE: 1/2"=1'-0"

SIDE ELEVATION TYP. SCALE: 1/2"=1'-0"

22'-6" 121"

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121"

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121"

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121"

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miter at corner

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section

vertical 2x4

121"

plywood ramp, tbd on site plywood top

121"

2'-441"

sloped plywood face

581" 1'-6"

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curb

PLAN SCALE: 1/2"=1'-0"

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N/A

OUTDOOR DINING: BARRIERS AND FURNITURE DESIGN

BARRIER CONSTRUCTION

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Example Layout: Tropical Restaurant shown

NEIGHBORHOODS NOW - KINGSBRIDGE, BRONX Barrier section and axons typ.

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS

NEIGHBORHOODS NEIGHBORHOODS NOW - KINGSBRIDGE, NOW -BRONX KINGSBRIDGE, BRONX Barrier section and Barrier axonssection typ. and axons typ.

Example drawings of deployment of the barrier system.

vertical 2x4

add intermediate a-frame if nec. based on size

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2x4 framing typ. 2x4 framing typ.

plywood back fastened to frame

plywood back plywood back fastened to frame fastened to frame

SECTION 3

SECTION

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2x4 framing typ.

1'-6"

SECTION

SCALE: 1"=1'-0"

AXON - framing 2 AXON - framing SCALE: 1"=1'-0"

SCALE: 1"=1'-0"

AXON - framing SCALE: 1"=1'-0"

AXON - with1plywood AXON - with plywo SCALE: 1"=1'-0"

SCALE: 1"=1'-0"

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

N/A

OUTDOOR DINING: BARRIERS AND FURNITURE DESIGN

BARRIER DESIGN DETAIL DRAWINGS

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±2"

shim base as nec.

2x4 framing typ. 2x4 framing typ.

TIMELINE

plywood top

street side

hold plywood up 2" each side

2x4 1'-6" framing typ.

plywood top

±514"

seating side

hold plywood up hold plywood up 2" each side 2" each side

vertical 2x4

add intermediate add intermediate a-frame if nec. a-frame if nec. based on size based on size

seating side seating side

vertical 2x4

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS CONSTRUCTION DRAWINGS Example drawings of deployment of the barrier system. piano hinge

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ALTERNATE BARRIER CONCEPT: The concept for the “X series” is based on the need for minimizing labor while maximizing the use of the selected material. In this case standard 4’x8’ plywood sheets. An entire 18”x48”x34” planter can be assembled out of a single 4’x8’ plywood sheet. The sheet is divided in two; each of the two resulting pieces receive an “1” cut in the middle for 1/2 of its lenght. They are then interlocked to create an “X” shape. A continuous piece is nailed along the lenght on one side so to guarantee stability as well as the required angle and height. Two triangular side pieces are nailed to the opposite side of the X to add stability and contail soil. The resulting piece can then act as planter or simply flipped to act as bar height table. The side voids act as storage of sort for purses, bags etc. The same concept is applied to tables, benches, and single seats. Moreover, the resulting surfaces can become canvas of sort for local artists to paint on or for the resturants to customize.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS ALTERNATE BARRIER CONCEPT: The concept for the “X series” is based on the need for minimizing labor while maximizing the use of the selected material. In this case standard 4’x8’ plywood sheets. An entire 18”x48”x34” planter can be assembled out of a single 4’x8’ plywood sheet. The sheet is divided in two; each of the two resulting pieces receive an “1” cut in the middle for 1/2 of its lenght. They are then interlocked to create an “X” shape. A continuous piece is nailed along the lenght on one side so to guarantee stability as well as the required angle and height. Two triangular side pieces are nailed to the opposite side of the X to add stability and contail soil. The resulting piece can then act as planter or simply flipped to act as bar height table. The side voids act as storage of sort for purses, bags etc. The same concept is applied to tables, benches, and single seats. Moreover, the resulting surfaces can become canvas of sort for local artists to paint on or for the resturants to customize.

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The sheet is divided in two; each of the two resulting pieces receive an “1” cut in the middle for 1/2 of its lenght. They are then interlocked to create an “X” shape. A continuous piece is nailed along the lenght on one side so to guarantee stability as well as the required angle and height. Two triangular side pieces are nailed to the opposite side of the X to add stability and contail soil. The resulting piece can then act as planter or simply flipped to act as bar height table. The side voids act as storage of sort for purses, bags etc. The same concept is applied to tables, benches, and single seats.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS The canopy wants to resolve the problem of sheltering from the rain and the sun. This simple low-tech design is based on a module of 8’X8’ with a maximum height of 9’. It is made with 2x4 painted wooden studs for the structure and corrugated PVC for the covering. The canopy can engage the users with different aggregation sequence in plan while the alternated sectional configuration aims at a better air circulation. Restaurants can use it for their outdoor dining and a longer linear aggregation can be used for and street-fair in open spaces or plazas. The bright colors of the canopy wants to be a way to signify its presence, a sort of a landmark in the urban environment that highlight the presence of a restaurant or a street fair activity.

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Restaurant street barrier design with canopy option

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Canopy designs for open streets and street -fairs

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16'-0" (192") 1'-6" (18")

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The canopy wants to resolve the problem of sheltering from the rain and the sun. This simple low-tech design is based on a module of 8’X8’ with a maximum height of 9’. It is made with 2x4 painted wooden studs for the structure and corrugated PVC for the covering. The canopy can engage the users with different aggregation sequence in plan while the alternated sectional configuration aims at a better air circulation. Restaurants can use it for their outdoor dining and a longer linear aggregation can be used for and street-fair in open spaces or plazas. The bright colors of the canopy wants to be a way to signify its presence, a sort of a landmark in the urban environment that highlight the presence of a restaurant or a street fair activity.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS 16'-0" (192")

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The canopy can engage the users with different aggregation sequence in plan while the alternated sectional configuration 6'-0" (72") aims at a better air circulation. Restaurants can use it for their outdoor dining and a longer linear aggregation can be used for and street-fair in open spaces or plazas. The bright colors of the canopy wants to be a way to signify its presence, a sort of a landmark in the urban environment that highlight the presence of a restaurant or a street fair activity. 13'-0" (156")

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Aggregation of design for different functions

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS LOCAL ART AND RESTAURANT LOCAL ART AND RESTAURANT COLLABORATION

COLLABORATION What specific actions can we take to help support local restaurants using local art practices, and how can those What specific we take to help support actions lead toactions mutualcan benefit for practicing artists local in the restaurants using local art practices, and how can those neighborhood? actions lead to mutual benefit for practicing artists in the neighborhood? Working with Kingsbridge artists Felix and Dexter Ciprian, we have been developing a platform to develop Working beneficial with Kingsbridge artistsbetween Felix andartists Dexter mutually relationships and Ciprian, we have been developing a platform to develop restaurants in the neighborhood. The core value is to mutually beneficial relationships between artists and recognize and support the economies around art and restaurants The core value is to food, as wellinasthe theneighborhood. people who participate in them by recognize and support the economies around art and strengthen ties within and between these communities. food, as well as the people who participate in them by strengthen withinEating and between these communities. We call theties initiative Artists. Eating Artists has short term as well as longer term components, some Wewhich call the Eating Artists. Eating Artistsand has of caninitiative be initiated easily and inexpensively short term as well as longer term components, some others which will require more planning, fundraising, and of which cansupport. be initiated easily and inexpensively and community These components are described others which will require more planning, fundraising, and on the following pages. community support. These components are described on the following Artists Felix and pages. Dexter Ciprian are brothers and Kingsbridge natives. They will coordinate with a group Artists Felix andartists Dexter Ciprian arealready brothers and of diverse local that we have begun Kingsbridge natives. will coordinate withthe a group to identify. The artistThey will work directly with of diverse local artists that we have already begun restaurant owners, decision making will be a local and to identify. The artists will work the and collaborative effort supported bydirectly Design with Advocates restaurant owners, and decision making will be a local Neighborhoods Now. and collaborative effort supported by Design Advocates and Neighborhoods Now.

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FELIX AND DEXTER CIPRIAN, “UNTITLED” - (SABORES, ESENCIAS, CAMINO / FLAVORS, ESSENCES, WALK), 2020 “UNTITLED” - (SABORES , ESENCIAS , CAMINO / FLAVORS , ESSENCES , WALK )

DEXTER CIPRIAN, “PA COMIDA PERDIA, BARRIGA“PA PARIA” , 2019 DEXTER CIPRIAN, COMIDA

PERDIA, BARRIGA PARTIA”, 2019

FELIX CIPRIAN, “AGUACATES (U.S. SUPREME

COURT, WASHINGTON D.C.)” , 2018 FELIX CIPRIAN, “AGUACATES (U.S. SUPREME COURT, WASHINGTON D.C.)”, 2018

FELIX CIPRIAN, “DIA DE NAVIDAD/

(CHRISTMAS , 2018/ FELIXNATAL CIPRIAN, “DIA DE DAY)” NAVIDAD NATAL (CHRISTMAS DAY)”, 2018

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Kingsbridge, The Bronx: Area of Immediate Focus: Collage of Local Food, People, and other Monuments, 15 July 2020

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS KINGSBRIDGE STREET GALLERY The first three components of the Eating Artists initiative are all ways of bringing art, inspired by the food cultures of the neighborhood, out onto the street. Restaurants become galleries, food and the people who make it become subjects for art, and support for local artists is procuded in the form of increased exposure and direct profit. 1. Roadway & sidewalk barriers featuring work by local artists; 2. Neighborhood trash-collection-signs that can be moved to public spaces for events; 3. Billboard galleries in vacant storefronts Photographs of the artwork in situ, or reproductions could be auctioned to provide direct monetary support for the artists and restaurants. Additional funding to support the artists for their creative production will also be pursued.

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Concept View by Jerome Haferd

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS URBAN COLLAGE The fourth component of the initiative centers around the Armory building and working to support local restaurants through a process of image making and urban collage. The artists group will document the local restaurants (the spaces, owners, and/or food) as a way to create a document of the neighborhood through its restaurants. A selection of these images will be physically collaged onto the physical fabric of the neighborhood by layering large projects of the restaurant images onto the exterior walls of the Armory. In doing so we hope to repurpose the iconic value of the monumental Armory for the benefit of our clients - the local restaurants - and our partners - the artists. Physical markers (aka signs) and a mobile app could direct people from the Armory back to the restaurants.

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Concept View by Jerome Haferd

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: RESTAURANTS FAIR FOOD FAIR The final component of the Eating Artists proposal is a public art installation and associated event on 195th Street - directly behind the Armory - that brings artist and local restaurants out onto the street. The restaurants will prepare grab-and-go food that can be picked up in a safe manner - like a farmers market - from billboard-like kiosks arranged along the length of the street like a physical collage of food, art, and the people in the neighborhood that make both. With the support of the artists and restaurants this might become a recurring event for the neighborhood.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE In order to ensure that our recommended interventions are directly addressing the needs and desires of the Kingsbridge community, hearing directly from community members and business owners is of utmost importance. By keeping what what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard from the community at the forefront of our thinking and continuously testing and retesting our ideas with our community partners, we can ensure that the proposed solutions are useful and ultimately, positive additions to the neighborhood. In conjunction with the Retail and Civic teams, the Open Space team created an online survey to gain feedback from community members and business owners on the most challenging aspects of reopening and public life during the still-ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While the business owner facing portion of the survey asked questions with the goal of identifying businesses that can use our assistance, the community member facing portion posed questions that would help identify areas of the public realm that hold the most importance to the community and those that are in need of improvement.

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FLIER, COLLECTION BOXES, AND ONLINE SURVEY

In addition to the online surveys, paper versions of the survey were provided to the community during various community outreach events and left behind at a number of local businesses. The online survey was posted to major social media outlets.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE The Open Space team also identified and reached out to numerous community organizations within the neighborhood to make connections and gain firsthand accounts of the challenges that their groups faced. We hosted virtual community engagement sessions with breakout rooms and polls, and presented our ideas at the organizationsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; monthly meetings.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE Drawing from on-site observations and community feedback, the Open Space team identified underutilized Areas of Opportunity within the Kingsbridge neighborhood. Concentrated around the intersection of Kingsbridge Road and Jerome Avenue, these areas include sidewalk extensions, parking lots, hardscape and lawn areas within the existing parks, sidewalks, and outdoor spaces affiliated with community organizations. In order to provide safe space for people to walk outdoors and encourage exploration of their neighborhood, a network of Open Streets and Market Streets is proposed to connect the Areas of Opportunity and provide continuity of open space. The safety of these pedestrian corridors is further enhanced by the creation of Safe Crossings, which are aimed at facilitating access across major intersections, into parks and across the district.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE The timing of these interventions is predicated largely upon the ease of which they are accomplished within the framework of property ownership. Interventions proposed on land owned by the NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) or Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR), for example, must adhere to the standard application processes and timelines. These are considered to be longer term opportunities, which will require advocacy and Maintenance Partners to be identified. The exception to these items are those programs that have been expedited due to policy changes related to the COVID-19 pandemic, such as DOTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Open Streets, Open Restaurants, and Street Seats, to a lesser extent. Interventions proposed on private property are generally considered to be implementable more quickly, although there are limitations based on the willingness and interest of the landlords to consider modifications to their property.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE The availability of safe outdoor space is of paramount importance during this time as people are cooped up in their homes and unable to travel. The expansion of the communityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s existing pedestrian network through additional Open Streets locations will provide more recreational outdoor space and facilitate access to neighborhood parks and amenities. A Market Walk is also proposed along the northern sidewalk of Kingsbridge St to enhance the existing outdoor retail tradition that already takes place along this corridor. As seen elsewhere in the city and at the existing Creston St location along the eastern border of St. James Park, Open Streets that are discontinuous and undesired by the community see little use, leading to the reopening of the street to vehicles by members of the community. To help combat this and ensure that the proposed Open Streets will be useful, community sentiment and feedback was solicited and taken into account during the selection of locations to ensure buy-in from the neighborhood. A Community Partner is also required for the application and subsequent designation of an Open Street. Moreover, priority was given to local streets that connect existing open spaces and which do not have vehiculardependent businesses fronting on it. As opposed to segmented short streets that require pedestrians to turn around at the end of a block, longer stretches would allow for continuous movement across the neighborhood. As businesses reopen and people become more comfortable returning to public spaces, this expanded pedestrian network will welcome people back to their streets and encourage them to discover the changes that have occurred within the neighborhood over the past months.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE The corridor along Kingsbridge St between Grand Concourse and University Ave is a bustling hub of commercial activity, with numerous food markets, service businesses, retail stores, fast food, and a small handful of full-service restaurants. The sidewalks of the corridor also play host to various vendors, including a lively tradition in which community members bring their housewares and other goods out to sell. As businesses look for ways to shift their operations outdoors, this idea of a market street that is already a part of the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fabric takes on a more vital role. By amplifying and celebrating this aspect of the neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s culture, a sense of place that is unique to Kingsbridge can be created. A simple yet colorful shade structure designed by a local artist can provide shade for the vendors and pedestrians along the northern sidewalk, creating an eye-catching indicator that this space is important to the community and formalizing its value. Murals and other art installations along the Armory fence will also serve to further enliven the space and add visual interest, as would overhead market lighting during the nighttime. The Market Walk will also serve as a connection between the Armory Traffic Island Triangle area and the Eastern Parking Island Areas of Opportunity.

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SPACING TO AVOID CROWDING OVERHEAD MARKET LIGHTS

The neighborhoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s streets act as informal marketplaces. Temporary sidewalk market stalls located on select wide sidewalks of Kingsbridge Road would provide opportunities for local businesses to set up shop outdoors in accordance with social distancing guidelines.

SIDEWALK MARKET SHADE STRUCTURE

This proposal illustrates an example of an easy to fabricate and economical shade structure that would allow vendors to create much needed shade and express the individuality of their stalls. Simple construction with 2x4 lumber and outdoor fabric can create inexpensive stalls that are easy to personalize or brand. Vendors would bring their own folding tables and chairs to complete the set up.

VENDOR TABLES

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE The temporary market stalls may be fabricated as stand alone structures or attached together to form a continuous element. Designed to make use of common 2x4 lumber, each stall is about 8 feet wide and 4 feet in depth, providing ample space for vendors and customers to safely distance. A 12’ long board elevates the profile of the stall and provides height for decorative visual cues that can be seen from a distance - outdoor market lights, for example, or vendor signage. Sandbags may be used to anchor the stalls and prevent uplift. In order to create a more permanent structure within the corridor, a Community Partner would be required to submit applications for items within the public right of way to DOT. The shade structure must be engineered for longer duration and signed off by a New York State licensed engineer or architect. In addition to any required DOT approvals, any overhead lighting proposed within the street must be reviewed by FDNY. Artist collaborations may also be reviewed as part of the DOT Arts Program.

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MATERIAL LIST FOR THE STRUCTURE: • (1) 12’ LENGTH 2X4 • (5) 8’ LENGTH 2X4 • (2) 4’ LENGTH 2X4 • (2) 2’ LENGTH 2X4 • 3 INCH WOOD SCREWS • SANDBAGS FOR THE CANOPY: • SCREW EYES • SCREW HOOKS • OUTDOOR FABRIC • OUTDOOR STRING LIGHTS

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ONE 12’ LENGTH BOARD CAN PROVIDE THE (2) 4’ AND THE (2) 2’ LENGTHS

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE The large avenues of Grand Concourse and Jerome Ave cut directly through the Kingsbridge neighborhood in the northsouth direction. The sheer widths of these streets coupled with multiple lanes and heavy vehicular traffic creates dangerous intersections that are hazardous to pedestrians. Along Jerome Avenue, the structure of the 4 subway line overhead adds additional complexity to the mix, creating a sense of unwelcome enclosure. Additionally, the columns that hold up the tracks also land unmarked on the roadbed, instigating lane confusion for drivers. The creation of new pedestrian refuge islands within the crosswalks would help create safer and shorter crossings and help to clearly define vehicular lanes. During this period where circulation space is in great demand and people are more likely to walk than take public transit, enlarged sidewalks and islands could be tested and painted with semi-permanent paint in collaboration with local artists to add a sense of vibrancy to the streetscape. Successful interventions could later on be converted to permanent sidewalk extensions and refuge islands. To alleviate the feeling of enclosure created by the overhead tracks, an art program similar to the Design Trustâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Under the Elevated could be implemented at these locations. Creative lighting of the overhead structure or glow in the dark temporary paints might be used to add a distinctive element to the intersections. Safety is a priority, so uplighting that interferes with train conductorsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; vision is not recommended. Traffic analysis in conjunction with DOT will be required for any alterations within the roadbed.

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COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

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Outdoor Learning Labs within parks will require approval by and coordination with NYC Department of Parks and Recreation for use of their power and WiFi networks.

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Although current reopening guidelines limit gatherings to 25 or fewer people, the number of students that can be accommodated at any given time can be scaled to match current policy. The layout of the Outdoor Learning Labs can also be modified to suit other available spaces.

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OPEN STREETS/ SIDEWALK

For the Kingsbridge community, the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parks form the social heart of the neighborhood. During this pandemic, they have been seen as relatively safe locations for people to come together. Leveraging their existing open spaces, shade, and proximity to WiFi and power connections, parks can also help to fill the need for outdoor classroom areas. By extending WiFi and power connections to the outdoors and the provision of learning furniture, open areas in parks can be quickly and economically converted to socially distanced Outdoor Learning Labs. Learning furniture consisting of chairs with attached tables for books or other devices can either be loaned from closed schools, or fabricated out of common plywood.

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One of the largest challenges facing the community of Kingsbridge is the closure of schools and the difficulties associated with finding safe spaces for students to continue their education. With the shift in school instruction towards remote online learning, students are being asked to attend classes from home. Lack of privacy, cramped apartments, and lack of computers and high speed internet access all present road blocks to remote learning. Additionally, the closure of libraries, media labs, and other computer-based public resources has left large portions of this community without the ability to access the internet at a critical time.

WIFI NETWORK DISTRIBUTED OUTDOORS BRONX LIBRARY CENTER (TEMPORARILY CLOSED)

OUTDOOR OUTLETS CONNECTED TO POWER

BRONX LIBRARY

ALTERNATE LOCATIONS

SHADE FROM EXISTING TREES OUTDOOR LAB AT ST. JAMES PARK LAWN

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ARTIST PAINTED PAVING (SEMIPERMANENT PAINTS)

OVERHEAD MARKET LIGHTS VENDOR POP-UP TENTS SOCIAL DISTANCING QUEUE CUES

For the restaurants of this neighborhood, there are few opportunities for the implementation of the DOT’s Open Restaurants program. In addition to issues related to lease instability and landlord harassment, many of the area’s restaurants are located along the Jerome Ave corridor, which is extremely inhospitable due to noise pollution from the overhead subway. In order to provide restaurant patrons with opportunities for outdoor dining, the Open Space team identified an existing sidewalk extension at the northeast corner of Kingsbridge Rd and Reservoir Ave that could serve as a temporary communal plaza space. Located on DOT property, the space can become a vibrant part of the community. It is large enough to welcome popup market stalls with socially distant queuing, providing opportunity for local businesses without adequate street frontage to do business outdoors. Food trucks that can be easily driven away each night could be located along the curbside area along Kingsbridge Rd, while simple furnishings such as movable tables and chairs with umbrellas for shade would allow people to utilize the space comfortably. Planters lining the perimeter of the space would provide a buffer from the busy street and greenery to soften the plaza. In collaboration with a local artist, the plaza would be defined by a colorful temprary mural painted on the existing asphalt to enliven the space and draw the eye of passersby.

MOVABLE TABLES, CHAIRS, UMBRELLAS (RENTED OR ETC.)

PLYWOOD PLANTERS

FOOD TRUCKS

CONCEPTUAL AERIAL VIEW OF PLAZA

As the space is owned by DOT, proposed improvements would require the space to be approved and incorporated into the DOT Plaza Program. As part of the application process, a Maintenance Partner must be identified and engaged to submit the application and later on maintain the plaza.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE The Kingsbridge neighborhood is primarily a residential one, with the exception of its commercial corridors. Most of the residential buildings in the area are multifamily, and private outdoor space is very limited. The three existing parks in the area are well loved and utilized, but are subject to overcrowding due to the increased demand for open space during the pandemic. As the city reconsiders its relationship to public space, underutilized curbside parking spaces that serve private vehicles are gaining new life as Open Restaurants. In a similar fashion, the various parking islands that dot the landscape of the neighborhood can be repurposed to provide additional open space for the community. One such area of opportunity are the twin parking islands at the intersection of Kingsbridge Rd and Grand Concourse, where Kingsbridge Rd passes below as a tunnel. Currently metered parking spaces, the leftover area above the tunnel can be reimagined as temporary pocket parks or areas for pop-up markets.

SYNTHETIC LAWN COVERED PLYWOOD FORMS PLYWOOD PLANTERS 2X4 CURB PLYWOOD TABLE AND STOOLS

SYNTHETIC LAWN

CONCEPTUAL AERIAL VIEW OF PLAZA

Lined with buffering planter boxes and shade trees, the parking islands would provide an unexpected new way for the community to reclaim their urban fabric. Simple forms created from plywood covered with synthetic lawn could provide new and exciting seating areas for all ages. The intervention could begin life as a temporary pocket park, and transition to a plaza or park space in the future. As the space is owned by DOT, proposed improvements would require the space to be approved and incorporated into the DOT Plaza Program. As part of the application process, a Maintenance Partner must be identified and engaged to submit the application and later on maintain the plaza. TIMELINE

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE The design of the seating forms could take on a multitude of shapes and colors, to highlight the unique characteristics of the space itself. At the western island, the exposing cobble paving might suggest a tapestry of painted confetti that would rise above the ground as simple arches covered in colorful synthetic lawn.

PAINTED PAVERS (SEMI-PERMANENT PAINTS)

COLORFUL SYNTHETIC LAWN COVERED PLYWOOD FORMS PLYWOOD PLANTERS

2X4 CURB

PLYWOOD TABLE AND STOOLS

CONCEPTUAL AERIAL VIEW OF PLAZA

TIMELINE

SHORT

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LONG

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NYC DOT

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: OPEN SPACE The space might also be used as a temporary location for pop-up seasonal markets and plaza seating during the fall, providing additional outdoor spaces for local restaurants and retailers to operate and reach people in other parts of the neighborhood.

VENDOR POP-UP TENTS

2X4 CURB PLYWOOD PLANTERS PLYWOOD TABLE AND STOOLS

ARTIST PAINTED PAVING (SEMIPERMANENT PAINTS) CONCEPTUAL AERIAL VIEW OF PLAZA

TIMELINE

SHORT

BUDGET

N/A MEDIUM

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

NYC DOT

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: CIVIC SPACE • Identify key civic life challenges experienced by the Kingsbridge community

CIVIC SPACE:

• Identify an overarching goal that will help drive all civic space related interventions

hindrance”1

Spaces where communities “are able to organize, participate and communicate without

• Map out a framework that can guide our process and engagement with community based organizations

WHAT:

WHO:

Challenge identified: Limited access to community outreach

Organizations Affected: (list in progress)

programs, information and successful

Community Organizations:

communication channels are hindering the

NWBCCC

health of the community and its ability to act

Kingsbridge Height Community Center

collectively and organize. Organizations and

Concourse House Day Care Center

institutions that serve the community and facilitate communication have been challenged by

Public Institutions:

the pandemic.

Bronx Library Center

HOW: 1. Enclosed spaces: How to safely reopen community-based facilities that serve the community?

TIMELINE

SHORT

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

Short term impact: Safe outreach

Short term impact: Actively inform and

approach

alternative during the pandemic and continued

communicate with the community during the

operation.

pandemic

Long-term: Permanent programming and

Long-term: Ensure equitable access to virtual

opportunities for community participation and

information and communication

Long-term: Visibility, accessibility and increased community involvement

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS CIVIC SPACE FRAMEWORK

engagement in the open space

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3.Virtual spaces: How to facilitate equitable virtual engagements that encourage participation and communication?

Short term impact: Safe phased occupancy BUDGET

MEDIUM

2. Open spaces: How to expand the organizations operation to the open public space?

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From initial assessment, identify pilot(s) community partner(s). Assess current operation challenges (Task D2)

Identify organizations/institutions in charge of community and civic engagements and areas of opportunity (Task D1)

• Define a process that can help us identify tactical/short term interventions that can have a positive impact in the community’s civic involvement

Evaluate existing enclosed space 1. Create guidelines for phased safe return (Task D3) 2. Identify programs and engagements that could be resumed in the outdoor space (Task D4)

• Outline a scalability strategy that allow us to apply some of the learnings from the initial interventions.

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• Design a universal system/approach that can be easily replicated by other organizations and communities.

6. Test out modular system in adjacent public space (if sponsored by an organization public seating can be approved by) (Task D6)

4. Based on the existing resources (Re-ply modules) and program requirements, create a flexible system that can accommodate a wide-range of community programs previously identified (Task D5)

To accelerate the process and if available, test-out modular system in private open space (Task D6)

7. Scale up the approach and layout modular system in public space. Increase the capacity and reach of the proposed of civic engagements (Task D7) TIMELINE

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8. Repeat steps 3-7 with other key community partners and institutions (Task D8)

9. Identify long-term strategies (see open space masterplan) to connect the different scaled interventions (Task D8)

BUDGET

MEDIUM

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS PROCESS: APPROACH & SCALABILITY

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: CIVIC SPACE • Identify the places/spaces where civic life takes place in the Kingsbridge community by focusing on the following criteria: Places where there is a strong sense of community, pride and ownership. Local businesses and parks Day care centers Libraries Places of worship Schools

1. NWBCCC

Places considered the “porch” for informal or spontaneous gatherings. Local businesses, parks, and intersections Places where celebrations take place Street block parties; Traffic islands; Public parks Places where people have access to information and useful resources Local businesses; community centers; elected officials offices;

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3. Bronx Library Center

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Places where the community can vote and engage in political activities Public Schools and Nursing home

Schools and libraries

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4. PS 86 Polling Site

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: CIVIC SPACE • Identify the key challenges faced by the Kingsbridge community based organizations in terms of space, operations, communication & outreach.

ONE-ON-ONE INTERVIEW QUESTIONS:

• Identify key organizations that can serve as case studies for the development of a set of guidelines that can be applied by similar organizations. • Identify the program elements required for outdoor engagements - coordinate with the open space and vacant space team to ensure integration of interventions. One on one interview questions: •

Have any of the services/programs you provide been hindered by the pandemic?

•

What challenges do you have in reopening your space or resume operations of your specific programs?

•

What is the size of the groups you (or your program) typically engages with and what type of set-up do you require?

•

How do you currently engage with the community? Have you had any challenges with your virtual engagements?

•

Do you see challenges/opportunities of expanding your operations to the public space? How often do you engage with the community in the open space?

•

We also heard that access to information and to useful resources has been challenging during these times. Would you find pop-up libraries, computer days, or information focused pop-up engagements would be beneficial for your organization?

•

Where in the neighborhood do you think outdoor community engagements would be most successful (e.g: Poe Park, other?)

•

If provided with a modular/flexible outdoor furniture solution for community engagement what type of set-ups would you like to be able to accommodate?

TIMELINE

SHORT

Floorplan

Art work

Circulation

BUDGET

MEDIUM

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

ASSESSMENT PILOT NWBCCC PILOT AND SITE VISIT

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: CIVIC SPACE • Provide a road-map that allows NWBCCC and other similar organizations return to their facilities and through a phased approach normalize their operations. • Use the NWBCCC space as an example that similar organizations can follow.

MAP/CHECKLIST FOR SAFE RETURN

Carry out risk assessment

Establish maximum space capacity

Plan phased approach

Establish and communicate space protocols

• Identify required on-site • High touch/contact areas

• 6ft distancing

• High risk interactions

• Room maximums

• (e.g: external client

• Scheduling options

community that needs to be

kitchen and eating inside the

• If possible, identify

served

facility)

engagements) • Identify circulation “risks”

opportunities in existing outdoor space

support • Identify priorities for clients/ • Food & beverage (use of

• This will help us understand • Visitors how many people can we fit • Deliveries per phase

• Maintenance • General Health

TIMELINE

SHORT

BUDGET

MEDIUM

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

ENCLOSED CIVIC SPACES ROADMAP FOR SAFE RETURN - NWBCCC

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ROADMAP FOR SAFE RETURN - NWBCCC: FLOOR 1

Carry out risk assessment

Circulation High-touch/ High risk area

See protocols for print/copy room

Space protocols & signage

Access patio through the front. Eliminate the need for staff to go through the long circulation

High-touch/ High risk area

Next to printer

Preliminary Signage List:

Door (temporarily out of service)

Next to sanitizer station

On entrance wall

a Wear a mask b Wait here: Keep 6’ Feet Apart c Max. room occupancy d Temporarily out of service e Please do not enter if sick

During the first phases of your return to office we recommend not using the pantry

Proposed use: temporary package quarantine area

On desks

On floor

On entrance wall

Team A/Team B

(Stickers for shifts)

g Sanitation Stand h Know the signs checklist

f On desks

The most critical point in the house is the stair. This can be controlled through protocols and cleaning.

On entrance wall

i Don’t forget to wipe down up: Keep 6’ Feet Apart j Look (For stairs)

b h

a e

Temporary Elements:

On desks

l Hand Sanitizer Station m Sneeze guard

6’ distance bubble

On floor

down: Keep 6’ Feet Apart k Look (For stairs)

Next to sanitizer station

02/03 Program with potential to be resumed in the outdoor/public space:

Identify Maximum Capacity & Phased Approach Program Economic Development Community Development Housing

Headcount 1-3 people, most of the day spent on outreach 3 people - 1 hoteling station 4 people Total Floor 1

Shift 1 2 2 2 6

Shift 2 1 2 2 5

• Outdoor huddle/collaboration areas for one-on-one meetings with the community • Outdoor dining and refreshment area as temporary replacement for the kitchen

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ROADMAP FOR SAFE RETURN - NWBCCC: FLOOR 2

Carry out risk assessment

04 Space protocols & signage

Preliminary Signage List: a Wear a mask

Circulation

b Wait here: Keep 6’ Feet Apart

c Max. room occupancy

Align with blue shift in adjacent office to limit circulation interaction

d Temporarily out of service

On desks

b Circulation to the restroom is tight, but it is visible from all offices so no one needs to wait in line. Cleaning protocols for the restroom need to be established.

e Please do not enter if sick

On floor On wall

l On desks

On floor On wall

On desks

Team A/Team B

(Stickers for shifts)

g Sanitation Stand

f h

On floor On wall

h Know the signs checklist i Don’t forget to wipe down up: Keep 6’ Feet Apart j Look (For stairs) down: Keep 6’ Feet Apart k Look (For stairs)

On floor On wall

Visitors

f On desks

Recommendation:

l Hand Sanitizer Station

Take visitor/community meetings in the backyard

Temporary Elements:

m Sneeze guard

02/03 Identify Maximum Capacity & Phased Approach Program Management/Operations WAP

Headcount 4 people - most time in the office 2 people - one occasionally works from office 3 people - typically one at a time 1 person 1 person Total Floor 2

Shift 1 3 1 1 0 0 5

Shift 2 1 1 1 1 1 5

Program with potential to be resumed in the outdoor/public space:

• Outdoor huddle/collaboration areas for one-on-one meetings with the community

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ROADMAP FOR SAFE RETURN - NWBCCC: FLOOR 3

Carry out risk assessment

04 Space protocols & signage

Preliminary Signage List: a Wear a mask b Wait here: Keep 6’ Feet Apart c Max. room occupancy d Temporarily out of service b

e Please do not enter if sick

On floor On wall

f Large gathering area

l d

(Stickers for shifts)

g Sanitation Stand

Recommendation: Limit the use of the third floor and use the backyard for continuation of the youth programs

Team A/Team B

On floor On wall

h Know the signs checklist i Don’t forget to wipe down up: Keep 6’ Feet Apart j Look (For stairs)

On floor On wall

down: Keep 6’ Feet Apart k Look (For stairs)

Temporary Elements: l Hand Sanitizer Station m Sneeze guard

02/03 Identify Maximum Capacity & Phased Approach Program with potential to be resumed in the outdoor/public space: Program

Headcount

Youth Program

Typical headcount for youth program? Total Floor 3

Shift 1

Shift 2 • Youth program activities: pin-up space, communal collaboration/work area, snacks area

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: CIVIC SPACE • Identify some of the key programmatic elements of community based organizations (like NWBCCC) that could take place in the public space • Identify the key services that have been challenged by the pandemic and that could temporarily or permanently take place in the open public space.

OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUTDOOR PROGRAMMING:

NWBCCC - Short term

Collaboration Area (For youth program) Space for one-on-one conversations Pin-up space

Concourse House - Medium term Children’s Library Children’s after-school programs Community Garden Interview TBD

Interview TBD

Bronx Library Center - Long term Computers for public use (free computer class for adults) Printers Laptops for public use Small group meeting rooms Latino and Puerto Rican cultural center Access to information (boards, books, etc) Children Activity Rooms Interview TBD

TIMELINE

SHORT

BUDGET

MEDIUM

LONG

OUTDOOR SPACE PROGRAMMATIC NEEDS

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

Voting Site - Long term Wayfinding Access to information Safe circulation Interview TBD

Common Challenges Programs and resources for seniors Programs for young adults and children Access to technology/wi-fi Collaboration & training areas

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KIT OF PARTS - MODULE VARIATIONS

• Based on the plywood furniture offered by Re-ply, design a kit of parts that can be adapted to the outdoor program needs identified • By collaborating with re-ply, make minimal adjustments to ensure structural stability of elements

Magnet

Re-ply stool

• Identify different scenarios in which the modules can be used for civic engagements. This initial study is not sitespecific.

Metal cap Side anchor

Shelf

Tier Seating

+ Anchoring plate

TIMELINE

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MEDIUM

LONG

Vertical anchor

Re-ply products types

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

OUTDOOR SPACE KIT OF PARTS

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sanitizer stand

ramp

table

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divider

planter

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KIT OF PARTS - TRADITIONAL SEATING

Tradition Seating Six foot diameter circles showcase social distancing requirements. Overlapping circles outlined below challenge traditional seating methods.

Socially Distanced Layouts Additional tables create as safe distance between users while plexiglass stops airborne transmittance - see diagram 5 & 6. Confined spaces can utilize additional barriers to reduce overall distances between users - see diagram 7 & 8.

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KIT OF PARTS - FLEXIBLE GATHERING

Flexible Seating Modules provide flexibility for programs to create large and small clusters based on program needs and user comfort. Highlighted seats as seen below create a user friendly experience to identify seats at an acceptable distance.

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KIT OF PARTS - INFORMATION HUB

Pop-up Library Modules can be connected and stacked to create a defined space used as an information hub. Here, a library and technology center is proposed to provide access to information in an informal setting accessible to the public.

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KIT OF PARTS - MARKET PLACE

Barriers and Layouts Planter varying in depth and height present numerous design opportunities for physical separation and define paths of travel.

Market Place Elements Modules can be arranged to define the user experience and flow to maintain six foot distance from market vendors. This strategy builds upon existing methods of produce transport and displays at traditional markets.

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IMPLEMENTATION SCENARIOS

NWBCCC

POE PARK

Religious centers have acted as a primary means for comfort and normality during COVID-19. Indoor gathers are to be further assessed in coming winter month relative to the pandemic

NWBCCCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s extended to their backyard and street front will increase their community presence and flexibility of current programs

Parking Islands are underutilized spaces which present opportunities for community gathering and engagement - Long term strategy P.S. 246 Poe Center will act as a connecting link for St. James and Poe Parkbenefiting from extended outdoor spaces to maintain social distancing

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NWBCCC OUTDOOR PROGRAMS

• Test out the kit of parts in an open-private space. The benefit of using the NWBCCC backyard as a pilot/lab is that it does not require permits to be implemented. • Identify additional interventions that strengthen NWBCCC’s street presence such as branding elements/ colors, opportunities to showcase the youth program’s art work, and include shading to maximize the use of the backyard • Measure success rate of kit of parts. Issues such as maintenance, ease of use, flexibility and comfort level from end users can be monitored. • This first implementation considers the use of public seating which would allow the organization’s operation to expand into the public space.

TIMELINE

SHORT

BUDGET

MEDIUM

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

OUTDOOR SPACE KIT OF PARTS- IMPLEMENTATION NWBCCC

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NWBCCC OUTDOOR PROGRAMS

Private zones focused group workshops

Private zones separate by planter and barriers

Paths physically separated from seated areas

Library

Flexible seating located near street front for group activities

Flexible seating

Library stack

Planters & Plexiglass

Flexible arranged define by program

Plexi-glass for physical separation

Occupiable seats

Flexible Activities & Community Outreach

Huddle Groups

Information Hub

Seats are socially distanced and identified for users prior to events. Personal responsibly is to be applied for these flexible elements.

Planters and plexiglass create spatial separation while maintaining visual connections in working groups

Modular boxes are utilized as cubicles for books and technology to enable access to information amongst the community.

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POE PARK CIVIC PROGRAMS

• Test out the kit of parts in an open-public space by creating pop-up civic spaces for activities such as a presentation/ training or townhall. • The elements from the kit of parts help define spaces to ensure social distancing. • In all the scenarios shown the programming is temporary and doe not require long-term interventions.

TIMELINE

SHORT

BUDGET

MEDIUM

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

OUTDOOR SPACE KIT OF PARTS- IMPLEMENTATION POE PARK

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POE PARK CIVIC PROGRAMS

Controlled access points

Speakers podium

Place of protest

Produce shelf

Contained Audience

Transaction counter

Display board

Market Place

Planned Presentation

Information Board

Market stands can be organized to distance vendors and consumers while shopping and completing their purchase.

Audience zones are defined by planters for a controlled environment to manage congestion and distancing

Stacked boards create a soundboard for the community to post information for the equitable availability of information

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: CIVIC SPACE

1 Follow-up with Concourse House & Kingsbridge Height Community Center

2 Work with open space to find strategies to connect the community based organizations-institutions

3 Identify opportunities to pilot the civic kit of parts. closer to the area where the retail/restaurant efforts are concentrated

TIMELINE

SHORT

BUDGET

MEDIUM

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

NEXT STEPS COORDINATION

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NEIGHBORHOOD REACTIVATIONS

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE | CULTURAL ACTIVITIES WHILE MAINTAINING COVID 19 GUIDELINES

RETAIL VACANCY | LOCAL BUSINESS TEMPORAL USE

INFORMAL ECONOMIES | OUTDOOR INTERVENTIONS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

SIDEWALK STOOP | COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN PUBLIC INTERVENTIONS

ARMORY | MORE PUBLIC SPACE AND EXTERIOR SITTING (PARKLETS)

LAUNDROMAT PARKING LOT | DEVELOP STRATEGIES CREATING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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VACANT SPACE MAPPING 2. 2, 654sf

3. 5, 765 sf

1. 22,000 sf

1 5. 385,692 sf 2. 1,235 sf

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JER OM

8. 6, 000 sf

3. 9,000 sf

5. 60 sf

4. 3,000 sf

KIN

1. 6, 029 sf

IDG

9. 5, 500 sf

1. 7,830 sf

3 RO AD

4. 5, 385 sf

6. 2, 500 sf

5. 2, 500 sf

5. 10, 701 sf

2. 1, 800 sf

ET S

4. 5, 000 sf

3. 1, 000 sf

5 7. 2, 500 sf

Buildings Subway Stop

SQUARE FOOTAGE DIFFERENTIATION

LEGEND

MAPPING Open Streets

Subway Line

Subway Stop 1/4 Mile Radius

NEIGHBORHOODS NOW - KINGSBRIDGE

VACANT

Armory

Retail Spaces

Vacant Lot

Interstitial Spaces

OUTDOOR SPACE 0

OCCUPIED

Schools

Other Civic

Churches

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1/4 Mile Radius

6000

8000

Social Security Office

VACANT SPACE 0

19,000

1235

9,000

3,000

CIVIC SPACE PROXIMITY

ST. JAMES RECREATION CENTER

ST. JAMES PARK

FORDHAM MANOR CHURCH

THE ARMORY

PS 340

Library

Schools Church Vacant lot

Inters. spaces

5. 10,000 sf

5. 2,500 sf

Armory 5. 254,612

Retail spaces Inters. spaces Church

4. 5,500 Schools

4. 3,000 sf

Retail spaces

Inters. spaces

1. 22,000 sf

9. 5, 800 sf

Retail spaces

2. 1,235 sf

3. 9,000 sf

Vacant lot 4. 5, 000 sf

Vacant lot 1. 6, 029 sf

Rec. Center Church

Inters. spaces 1. 6, 000sf

Schools Child. Home Inters. spaces 5. 2,500 sf

Social security

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE NEIGHBORHOODS NOW - KINGSBRIDGE

NEIGHBORHOODS NOW-KINGSBRIDGE

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE Low hanging fruit: The center of the neighborhood corresponds with the Kingsbridge MTA 4 elevated train station. Observations included a retail corridor along E. Kingsbridge and a possible community corridor along Jerome Ave. The surface area under the elevated subway structure on Jerome Ave proivides ample shading on a sunny day and possible surface for projections as well as a location for community activities such as a parklet corridor. The Social Securtiy Office was a noticable low hanging fruit on Jerome Ave, which has been closed for a number of years after the office relocated to the Grand Conourse. A number of instersital spaces, vacant retail spaces and one vacant lot exist on site, all within a 1/4 mile radius of the subway station.

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE

NWBCCC MTA NEWSSTAND RETAIL SIDEWALKS INTERSTITIAL SPACE VACANT RETAIL SPACE PRIVATE PARKING LOT

VACANT LOT NEW CAPITAL PARKING LOT

BW AY

LAUNDROMAT PARKING

EV AT E

INTERSTITIAL SPACES

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VACANT LOT SET UP AS COMMUNITY GARDEN

OPPORTUNITY PHASING: AREAS OF OPPORTUNITY

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INTERSTITIAL SPACE

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE Potential Sites Axonometric Map depictic civic building and space adjacencies.

SITE PROXIMITY | ADJACENCY

POTENTIAL SITES Site Location: Social Security Office Owner: 2720 Jerome Ave, Inc. Lot Area: 22,000 sf Parking Area: 3,000 sf

PS 340

SOCIAL | CIVIC PROXIMITY

WHO COULD USE THIS SPACE COMM.-Community STUD. -Students PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise CA-City Agency Cultural Events: Movie

POTENTIAL SITE Site Location:I22-24 W. Kingsbridge Road Owner: Daitch -Kingsbridge LLC Area : 3, 000 sf

Residential

WHO COULD USE THIS SPACE COMM.-Community STUD. -Students PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise CA-City Agency Pop-up Space

Children’s Home

5 mins. from subway stop

1 4

Dance, Arts & Crafts

Beauty Supply Store

Market | COMM. PR.ENT.

Armory

Artist Corner

Small business start ups: 2

2 1 5

Restuarant: Shalon

Street Vendor

Interior: Classrooms | STUD

Fordham Manor Church

General Retail

Site Location: 2700 Jerome Ave Owner: Leasing Agent-LM Developmnet partners Space Area: 1,235 sf 1

Condominumns above

PS 340

5 mins. from subway stop

Mortion Williamns Supermarket

Armory

Site Location:Interstitial Space_1 Owner: Haran Realty Co.? Area between two buildings: 6,800 sf Classrooms | STUD.

Residential

Community Facility |

Children’s Home

Library

PS 246

Atrist Installation

Health Education Office Local Artist Studio

Site Location: Armory Owner: NY State Militia Area: 245, 612 sf

Site Location: Newspaper Stand Owner: NYC Area: 80 sf 1

Seating | lounge area 1

Community garden

Subway Street Entrance

2 Armory

Campaign Info Kiosk

Subway Station

Post COVID Info Kiosk

PS 246

Restuarant Seating

Artist Studio | Exhibition 2

3 New Capitol Restaurant

Mask and Hand Sanitizer Dist.

Community App Hub

4 Duane Reade 3

5 Street Vendors

3 4

General Retail

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St. James Park

PROXIMITY MATRIX: CIVIC SPACE ADJACENCIES & POTENTIAL USES

Fordham Manor Church

Site Location: Vacant Lot Owner: 2680 Morris LLC Area: 6,000 sf

New Capitol Diner

Exterior seating for rests.

Residential

Pace Copy Center

Extended space for florist

PS 246

Outdoor recreation 2

Student Play ground

Lucy’s Flower Shop

African Market

Com Tam Ninh Kieu-Rest.

Open African Market

General Retail

Open Flea market

Seating for Pizzeria Artist exhibits

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COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

Open Market -local vendors 3

Site Location: Empire Diner Parking Lot Owner: Empier Diner? Area: 5,800 sf

TIMELINE

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1 3

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE SITE PROXIMITY | ADJACENCY

POTENTIAL SITES Site Location: Social Security Office Owner: 2720 Jerome Ave, Inc. Lot Area: 22,000 sf Parking Area: 3,000 sf

PS 340

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home

5 mins. from subway stop

Restuarant: Shalon

Street Vendor

1 4

WHO COULD USE THIS SPACE COMM.-Community STUD. -Students PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise CA-City Agency Cultural Events: Movie

Dance, Arts & Crafts

Market | COMM. PR.ENT.

Interior: Classrooms | STUD

Classrooms | STUD.

Community Facility |

Library

Site Location: 2700 Jerome Ave Owner: Leasing Agent-LM Developmnet partners Space Area: 1,235 sf

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MEDIUM

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

Condominumns above

PS 340

5 mins. from subway stop

Mortion Williamns Supermarket

Armory

PROXIMITY MATRIX: CIVIC SPACE ADJACENCIES & POTENTIAL USES

SITE PROXIMITY | ADJACENCY

1 4

Health Education Office Local Artist Studio

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Subway Street Entrance

POTENTIAL SITES Site Location: Newspaper Stand Owner: NYC Area: 80 sf

WHO COULD USE THIS SPACE COMM.-Community STUD. -Students PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise CA-City Agency Campaign Info Kiosk

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE

5 mins. from subway stop

Mortion Williamns Supermarket

Armory

Library

Health Education Office Local Artist Studio

SITE PROXIMITY | ADJACENCY

POTENTIAL SITES Site Location: Newspaper Stand Owner: NYC Area: 80 sf

Subway Street Entrance

WHO COULD USE THIS SPACE COMM.-Community STUD. -Students PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise CA-City Agency Campaign Info Kiosk

2 Armory

Post COVID Info Kiosk

3 New Capitol Restaurant

Mask and Hand Sanitizer Dist.

Community App Hub

4 Duane Reade 3

5 Street Vendors

2 1 4

Site Location: Empire Diner Parking Lot Owner: Empier Diner? Area: 5,800 sf

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MEDIUM

LONG

New Capitol Diner

Exterior seating for rests.

Pace Copy Center

Extended space for florist

Lucyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Flower Shop

Open African Market

African Market

Com Tam Ninh Kieu-Rest.

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

PROXIMITY MATRIX: CIVIC SPACE ADJACENCIES & POTENTIAL USES

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Seating for Pizzeria Artist exhibits

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE

AL SITES

ion: Social Security Office 720 Jerome Ave, Inc. 22,000 sf rea: 3,000 sf

SOCIAL | CIVIC PROXIMITY

WHO COULD USE THIS SPACE COMM.-Community STUD. -Students PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise CA-City Agency Cultural Events: Movie

POTENTIAL SITE Site Location:I22-24 W. Kingsbridge Road Owner: Daitch -Kingsbridge LLC Area : 3, 000 sf

Residential

WHO COULD USE THIS SPACE COMM.-Community STUD. -Students PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise CA-City Agency Pop-up Space

1 4

Dance, Arts & Crafts

Beauty Supply Store

Market | COMM. PR.ENT.

Armory

Artist Corner

Small business start ups: 2

2 1 5

Interior: Classrooms | STUD

Fordham Manor Church

General Retail

ion: 2700 Jerome Ave easing Agent-LM mnet partners ea: 1,235 sf

Site Location:Interstitial Space_1 Owner: Haran Realty Co.? Area between two buildings: 6,800 sf Classrooms | STUD.

Residential

Community Facility |

Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home

Library

Community garden

Seating | lounge area 1

PS 246

Atrist Installation

Health Education Office

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MEDIUM

Local Artist Studio RESOURCES COORDINATION/ LONG

CIVIC SPACE COULD USE THIS SPACE AL SITESPROXIMITY MATRIX:WHO ADJACENCIES & POTENTIAL USES COMM.-Community ion: Newspaper Stand STUD. -Students YC PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise f CA-City Agency

SOCIAL | CIVIC PROXIMITY

TASK E2

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Info Kiosk

Subway Station

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POTENTIAL SITE Site Location: Armory Owner: NY State Militia Area: 245, 612 sf

WHO COULD USE THIS SPACE COMM.-Community STUD. -Students PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise CA-City Agency Restuarant Seating

Library

KINGSBRIDGE Health Education Office ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE

PS 246

Local Artist Studio

SOCIAL | CIVIC PROXIMITY

WHO COULD USE THIS SPACE COMM.-Community STUD. -Students PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise CA-City Agency

L SITES on: Newspaper Stand C

Atrist Installation

Campaign Info Kiosk

Subway Station

Post COVID Info Kiosk

PS 246

POTENTIAL SITE Site Location: Armory Owner: NY State Militia Area: 245, 612 sf

WHO COULD USE THIS SPACE COMM.-Community STUD. -Students PR.ENT. -Private Enterprise CA-City Agency Restuarant Seating

Artist Studio | Exhibition 2

Mask and Hand Sanitizer Dist.

Community App Hub

General Retail

St. James Park

Open Market -local vendors 3

Fordham Manor Church

Site Location: Vacant Lot Owner: 2680 Morris LLC Area: 6,000 sf

on: Empire Diner t mpier Diner? 0 sf Exterior seating for rests.

Residential

Extended space for florist

PS 246

Outdoor recreation 2

Student Play ground

Open African Market

General Retail

Open Flea market

3 1

Seating for Pizzeria

TIMELINE

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BUDGET Artist exhibits

MEDIUM

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

PROXIMITY MATRIX: CIVIC SPACE ADJACENCIES & POTENTIAL USES

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE City Wide Strategies: 1. Provisions of open space to serve as temporary locales for underserved and underrepresented markets to operate with security and permanence.

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE

NWBCCC

STAND TIMELINE

SHORT

RETAIL SIDEWALKS BUDGET MEDIUM

LONG

INTERSTITIAL SPACE

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

SOLUTIONS: VACANT LOT SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE PROJECTIONS

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE

NWBCCC MTA NEWSSTAND RETAIL SIDEWALKS INTERSTITIAL SPACE VACANT RETAIL SPACE VACANT LOT NEW CAPITAL PARKING LOT

BW AY

LAUNDROMAT PARKING

TERSTITIAL SPACES

BUDGET

D EV AT E

TIMELINE

SHORT

MEDIUM

LONG

INTERSTITIAL SPACE COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

SOLUTIONS: SUBWAY STRUCTURE PROJECTIONS

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE City Wide Strategies: 1. Fiscal incentives including tax abatements for commercial real estate owners to provide opportunities in the short and long terms for undeserved and underrepresented communities and commercial uses. The matching database should be generated. Challenges: 1. Connecting with real estate agents and owners of intervention lots. 2. Finding companies which can donate labor and materials for design proposal.

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE

NWBCCC

STAND TIMELINE

SHORT

RETAIL SIDEWALKS BUDGET MEDIUM

LONG

SOLUTIONS: SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE

INTERSTITIAL SPACE

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

VACANT LOT

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE Challenges: 1. Involve the community in the design process, to galvanize participation and community engagement. 2. Find owners of potential intervention lots, specifically for interstitial spaces that are owned by multiple organizations or individuals.

SECURITY OFFICE

NWBCCC

INTERSTITIAL SPACE

VACANT LOT

TIMELINE

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MEDIUM

LONG

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

SOLUTIONS: INTERSTITIAL SPACE - POCKET PARK

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE

NWBCCC MTA NEWSSTAND RETAIL SIDEWALKS INTERSTITIAL SPACE

VACANT RETAIL SPACE VACANT LOT

NEW CAPITAL PARKING LOT

BW AY

NDROMAT PARKING

TIMELINE

SHORT

MEDIUM

TIAL SPACES

LONG

BUDGET COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

EV AT ED

SOLUTIONS: PARKLETS AND SCAFFOLDINGS FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

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INTERSTITIAL SPACE

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE

SOCIAL SECURITY OFFICE

NWBCCC MTA NEWSSTAND RETAIL SIDEWALKS INTERSTITIAL SPACE

VACANT RETAIL SPACE VACANT LOT

NEW CAPITAL PARKING LOT

BW AY

NDROMAT PARKING

TIMELINE

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LONG

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EV AT ED

SOLUTIONS: PARKLETS AND SCAFFOLDINGS FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE Implementation and Fundraising: 1. Requires associated businesses to take responsibility of Parklet of a vacant retail or office building (liability Insurance). 2. Community ownership of Parklet- volunteers to care for and maintain Parklets.

Parklet Construction System Type

Vendor | Website Link

Address

Phone

Availabilitly

Date of 1st Contact

Notes

07.03.2020

Willing to donate material as early as we need. Available to meet on site next week. Who is taking responsibility for liabaily insurance? Will there be a tax deduction document? Needs drawing and timeline.

07.17.2020

Needs timeline and plant species, connect with Parks-clarify plant species. No summer give away. But yes to Fall give away.

Scaffolding

Consolidated Scaffolding https://www. consolidatedscaffold.com/

3969 Merritt Ave, Bronx

718.828.4900 ex-3

consolidatedscaffolding@gmail.com

Yes

Planters Donations from local florists, Home Depot, community garden DIY Planters Plants

Botanical Garden

bronxgreenup@nybg.org

No-summer Yes-Fall

Community Org. Donations

Shading Devices Umbrellas Poly Tarp Galvanize metal and exterior grade plywood Local Artists

@bigeyesworld or @soverign.earthfridge

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Felix Ciprian

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

SOLUTIONS: PARKLET CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM

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07.20.2020

347.378.4762 https://www.felixciprian. com/about-1

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felixciprian@gmail.com

07.17.2020

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE NWBCCC City Wide Strategy: 1. Create Community Land Trust to facilitate community engagement and security. KINGSBRIDGE RD STATION

2. Produce feasibility case studies of mapped lots to NWBCCC to produce more community space to network connectivity.

2275 LORING PLACE NORTH

30 W 182 ST

382 3 AVE 1647 POPHAM AVE

706 FAIRMONT PLACE

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1900 MARMION

COORDINATION/ RESOURCES

OPPORTUNITY PHASING: VACANT LOTS MAPPING

BOSTON ROAD 907 E. 175 ST 404 CLAREMONT PARKWAY

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VACANT SPACE INVENTORY

3rd Contact Date Notes

Address

Exist. Use

Contacted by

1st Contact Date Notes

Social Security Office| JLL Real Estate Agent -Karl Tel: 212.812.6490 Lot Area- 22, 000 sf Email: Brumback Park. Lot Area -3000 sf

2720 Jerome Ave

Office

Vacant Team

06.04.2020

Sent an email to Karl Brumback re: leasing 06.08.2020 building

1st Flr. Retail Space in mixed use building Condos on 2nd level LM Development Partners and above. Retail Area-1235 sf

Tel:914.497.1087 Email:

2700 Jerome Ave

Retail Space

Vacant Team

07.10.2020

Had a conversation with agent . Space has been leased, starting next month.

Newspaper Stand | North Corner of West Kingsbridge Road Area:80 sf

NYC- MTA

Tel: Email:

Newspaper Stand now 1 W. Kingsbridge Road a thrift space for local venrdors

New Capitol Diner Parking Lot| Area: 5,800 sf

Kambia Real Estate Co

Tel: 718.584.9234 Email:

2 W. Kingsbridge Road Parking Lot

Retail Space | Area:3,000 sf

Logil Management Corp.

Tel: 917.817.4145 Email:

22-24 W. Kingsbridge Road

Interstitial Space_1 Area:6,800 sf

Tel:347-602-8365 Haran Realty Co-2715 GC & under C&J 2715 Grand 2701 Grand Concourse Construction & (No Concourse & 2701 Associates info on 2701 so far) Grand Concourse

Space between 2 residential buildings

Interstitial Space_2 Area:6,800 sf

(QC Creston LLC)-2608 Creston Ave & ? 2600 Creston Ave

Tel: QC-718-2210070 & -

2608 Creston Ave & 2600 Creston Ave

Space between 2 residential buildings

Vacant Space | Area:6,000 sf

2680 Morris Ave LLC

Tel: 914.664.8444

2680 Morris Ave

Vacant Land

Armory | Building Area:245, 612 sf

NY State Militia

Tel: Email:

1 W. Kingsbridge Road Vacant Space

Property Name | Description

Owner | Contact Agent Name

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Contact Info

Retail Space

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2nd Contact Date Notes Phoned Karl. No answer.

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: VACANT SPACE NWBCCC Community Land Trust Initiative: Provide feasibility studies and network possibilities of potential city owned vacant lots to NWBCCC so that NWBCCC could best advocate for the inclusion of these properties under a new land trust portfolio. The inclusion of these properties in the land trust will further enhance the financial sustainability of the neighborhood organizations in the mid and long range term. Their inclusion would also alleviate the gentrification pressures on residential and commercial real estate in the short term.

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Block Lot 3195

3225 3139 3062 2877 2896 2958 2950 2960

77 50 3 278 96 120 18 21

Comm BoaCounc ZIP BBL_master Address 205 14 10453 2031950021 30 WEST 182 STREET

207 206 206 205 203 206 206 206

14 15 15 16 16 17 17 17

10468 10460 10457 10453 10457 10460 10457 10460

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2032250077 2031390050 2030620003 2028770278 2028960096 2029580120 2029500018 2029600021

2275 LORING PLACE NORTH BOSTON ROAD 4382 3 AVENUE 1647 POPHAM AVENUE 404 CLAREMONT PARKWAY 907 EAST 175 STREET 706 FAIRMOUNT PLACE 1900 MARMION AVENUE

Notes Vacant Land

ZoneDist1 OwnerNamLotArea BldgArea Ownership R7-1 NYC HPD 2500 0 Public

Vacant Land Vacant Land Abandoned Commercial Bldg Vacant Land Vacant Land Vacant Land Vacant Land Vacant Land

R5 R8 C4-4A R7-1 R7-1 R7-1 R7-1 R7-1

NEIGHBOR NYC HPD NYC HPD NYC HPD NYC HPD NYC HPD NYC HPD NYC HPD

5008 3720 4164 5000 2811 5009 3638 2415

0 0 6820 0 0 0 0 0

Other tax-exempt ownership Public Public Public Public Public Public Public

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: COORDINATION The coordination team performed research on important aspects impacting the Kingsbridge neighborhood, including its history and geography, the ongoing Jerome Avenue Rezoning, and the plans for the Kingsbridge Armory redevelopment. The Kingsbridge neighborhood is a multi-cultural, vibrant neighborhood, with a multitude of business types. Most business owners rent their locations and lack lease security. Though the Jerome Avenue Rezoning effort will bring affordable housing to the neighborhood and promises community improvements, there is concern in the neighborhood that the “affordable housing” component of the effort will not necessarily be affordable for the current inhabitants of Kingsbridge, and will in turn lead to the gentrification of the community. Further, the influx of new businesses may force existing small businesses to relocate, since rents are likely to increase. The redevelopment of the Kingsbridge Armory, once completed, will bring living wage jobs for all employees, 51% of jobs and procurement will be designated for Bronx residents, and will provide free access to ice rinks for Bronx Title 1 schools and community-based organizations, among other benefits. The NWBCCC was instrumental in advocating for the redevelopment as a community catalyst.

“Kingsbridge has been a predominantly Dominican enclave, and a new wave of West African,Vietnamese, and Cambodian immigration has led to a shift in neighborhood dynamics, 43.9% of Kingsbridge residents are foreign born. Kingsbridge’s immigrant-owned businesses are particularly at risk of displacement.”

NYC Planning

In addition, the coordination team also joined the Retail, Restaurants, Civic Space, Open Space, and Vacant Space teams for multiple site visits to learn about the unique character of the Kingsbridge neighborhood and to meet some of the local business owners in person.

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SITE RESEARCH: KINGSBRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD

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COOKFOX

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Jerome Avenue, The Bronx: Commercial District Needs Assessment, NYC Small Business Survices

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: COORDINATION The coordination team has spent some time preparing preliminarly graphic templates for the Kingsbridge team in an effort to unite all of the teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; work and research into one coherent narrative that can be shared with our community partner, outside consultants, and potential sponsors. The coordination team will also work with the Two Twelve graphic design team to coordinate any neighborhoodspecific graphics needs that may arise in Kingsbridge. The Two Twelve team is one of three graphic design firms that have developed multiple graphic design strategies for COVID-19-related signage that will be used across all of the neighborhoods in the Neighborhoods Now project.

NEIGHBORHOODS NOW

KINGSBRIDGE

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TWO TWELVE

GRAPHIC ASSISTANCE: TEMPLATES & COORDINATION OF GRAPHIC EFFORTS

Template by COOKFOX

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: COORDINATION

NYC is re-opening. Help us design safer community and business spaces.

Nueva York está reabriendo. Ayúdanos a diseñar espacios comunitarios y comerciales mas seguros.

Please fill out the online survey by July 31, 2020

Por favor complete la encuesta en línea antes del 31 de Julio del 2020

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https://bit.ly/3fFbvbJ

Kingsbridge Armory

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Signage by Two Twelve, translation by COOKFOX

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ESCANEE CON LA CÁMARA DEL TELÉFONO

PHONE’S CAMERA

SCAN WITH YOUR

https://bit.ly/30gMJs2

SCAN WITH YOUR

CÁMARA DEL TELÉFONO

Our efforts have included translation of signage, fliers, and the Kingsbridge team’s community outreach survey, as well as in-person interactions with community members.

¡Necesitamos su opinión!

PHONE’S CAMERA

We have learned from our community partner, the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, that a high percentage of the Kingsbridge community is Spanish-speaking, and as such, the team has been translating everything that will reach the eyes of the community from English into Spanish.

We need to hear from you!

ESCANEE CON LA

The coordination team includes two native-Spanish speakers who are spearheading the Kingsbridge team’s translation efforts.

Poe Park

rom

Devoe Park

St. James Park

Fordham Rd

https://www.northwestbronx.org https://www.vanalen.org/projects/neighborhoods-now/

Flyer by MNLA with translations by COOKFOX

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TRANSLATIONS: SIGNAGE AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH SURVEYS

TASK F3 NEIGHBORHOODS NOW - KINGSBRIDGE

Survey by MNLA with translations by the COOKFOX

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Jerome Avenue, The Bronx: Commercial District Needs Assessment, NYC Small Business Survices

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: COORDINATION From our team’s discussions with community members and our community partner, NWBCCC, a critical factor currently affecting the Kingsbridge businesses’ ability to survice within the current economic climate is a lack of funds to keep their businesses running. For this reason, the coordination team joined the retail team in coordinating a training session led by the National Development Council to assist business owners in applying for Paycheck Protection Program funds and other grants, many of which have fast-approaching deadlines. The training was held on July 20th, 2020 at NWBCCC’s office.

Training session by NDC on July 20, 2020

The NDC has been providing continuous support to the participating business owners as they complete their applications. In addition, the NDC has been providing support to business owners who were not able to attend the training. Their help has been invaluable as the Kingsbridge business owners naviagate these incredibly difficult times. In addition, the coordination team is working with the Van Alen institute and the Urban Design Forum in brainstorming ways in which additional funds can be brought into the project. The goal is that with additional funds from fundraising, it will be possible to orchestrate more significant interventions to help the community of Kingsbridge rebound from the devastating effects of COVID-19.

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Training session by NDC on July 20, 2020

KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: COORDINATION Besides a general lack of funds to improve and maintain their businesses, another issue that greatly affects many Kingsbridge business owners is the lack of a lease. Landlords in the area, in general, are reluctant to extend leases to businesses for a variety of reasons. This practice leaves businesses in a difficult position that is plagued by uncertainty and affects every aspect of their day-to-day existence - from the number of goods they can order at one time, to the improvements that they can make to their locations. We have the opportunity to have the guidance of the law office of Fried Frank as a collaborating partner in this project. Though it is not feasible for Fried Frank to provide individual consultations to each business owner, our goal is to facilitate a training session for business owners, led by Fried Frank, for businesses to learn of their rights as tenants and to have all of their related questions answered.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: COORDINATION Though the Jerome Avenue Rezoning has been hailed as a victory for Kingsbridge and surrounding communities, the reality is that, in many ways, the rezoning effort is likely to have negative consequences for the community’s long-time inhabitants. For example, affordable housing is one of the components that will be brought about by the Rezoning effort - but many of the Kingsbridge residents wonder, “affordable for whom?” They fear that not only will the promised affordable housing not be affordable for the longtime Kingsbridge residents, but that it will cause gentrification which will catastrophically alter the character of the neighborhood. Another of the community’s concerns centers around the survivability of their businesses. If many new businesses begin to flood the neighborhood, long-time mom and pop shops may be pushed out or see their rents - which are already a burden - increase.

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We endeavor to help the community voice their concerns and implement just amendments into the Jerome Avenue Rezoning plan. Our team had the opportunity to meet with NYC Planning on Thursday, July 23rd, when we engaged them on a few of the aforementioned issues threatening the Kingsbridge community. Though the rezoning has already been approved, NYC Planning expressed interest in continuing the conversation regarding the potential negative impacts of the rezoning, as they develop a new awareness on the issues of social justice and environmental racism that often begins with their organization.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: COORDINATION Through our discussions with various city agencies, such as the Department of Transportation and the Department of Parks and Recreation, we learned that one of the most crucial factors for implementing beautification strategies such as Open Streets, Plazas, and the like into a neighborhood is having a business organization as a local partner to maintain them. NYC SBS

Additionally, developing a business association is the first step towards creating a Business Improvement District (BID), which could help the Kingsbridge business owners maintain a vibrant, clean, and safe community.

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Business Improvement Districts provide several advantages that are additional to services provided by the city. These include street cleaning and maintenance, public safety, capital improvements, beautification, and advocacy. We learned from our community partner that the Kingsbridge business owners used to be part of a Kingsbridge Road Merchants Association, which in recent times has become inactive. We are working with the business owners in recreating their dormant merchants association, with which they may take advantage of the neighborhood beautification options that New York City has to offer. As a business organization, an active Kingsbridge Road Merchants Association will be able to make full use of city programs. In time, the Kingsbridge Merchants Association may choose to become a BID, which will further strengthen the businessesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; presence in the Kingsbridge community.

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KINGSBRIDGE ACTION PLAN: COORDINATION In an effort to uplift the community of Kingsbridge, we need the community’s input and participation in order that we will be able to genuinely help them to realize their vision of their community. For that reason, our team is engaging the community in two different ways: by coordinating community events, and by commissioning community art by local artists. Though the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic may hinder our efforts, our collective team has several ideas for involving the community in our proposed interventions. The first is the hosting of a “Community Pop-Up Day”, where community members can come together to help us build structures that will help to keep community businesses running during the remainder of the pandemic and beyond. These would include outdoor furniture to enable restaurants to institute outdoor dining, as well as planters and barriers. Our collective team also sees art as a way to refresh, revitalize, and inspire the community. We have been in communication with Bronx artist group TATS CRU, and, if funding permits, we are hoping to commission one or more pieces of street art that will be respresentative of the community of Kingsbridge.

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Retail (Studio Libeskind) Needs assessments, site visit and discussion with retail business owners. Assistance to secure loan/grants; coordination with NDC. Legal assistance to secure lease; coordination with Fried Frank. Research NYS / NYC business reopening guidelines and mandatory requirements. Develop reopening signage and graphic design strategy for small businesses: signage plan/ recommendations and implementation Research sidewalk opportunities for retail owners. Research and case study on open market / open street; collaboration with MNLA. Research and case study on vendor pop-up market; collaboration with Scalar Architecture. Broader initiatives for neighborhood revitalization that will benefit the businesses.

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Restaurants (Design Advocates Team 3 Space 4 Architecture, Architensions, Brandt: Haferd, Future Expansion, Michael K. Chen, New Affiliates) Help individual restaurants expand to outdoor dining : assistance, guidance, design of planters and sttreet furniture, and sourcing materials for donations Assist Business withe Federal Money (PPP) and other funding for small business M/WBE organizations . Cross reference with retail SL+ NWBCC Work with Open Space team to create lighting and shelter in additional public spaces and outdoor dining opportunities Evaluate upcoming requirements for interior dining and assist with interior layouts Advance ideas to funnel resources into the neighborhood through artist collaborations and fundraising for local labor/collaboration

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Open Space (MNLA) Community Engagement - Forums, Tactical Posters, Surveys, Social Media to better understand community needs vis a vis open space Traffic Island/Sidewalk Extension Plaza on Kingsbridge Rd: Engage DOT, propose layout, identify community partner, & implementation Eastern Parking Island: Engage DOT, propose layout, identify community partner, & implementation Rear Parking Lot at New Capitol Diner : Propose layout, identify community partner, & implementation Retail Sidewalks: Engage DOT, develop design for shade structure and lighting, & implementation Safe Intersections (Jerome & Kingsbridge, Jerome & E 193rd, Jerome & W 192nd): Engage DOT, apply for Open Streets, & implementation Create pedestrian park connectivity via Open Streets: Engage DOT, apply for Open Streets, & implementation Improvements at St, James and Poe Park related to COVID reopening - Discussions with DPR Advocacy related to the redesign of Aqueduct Walk Park as usable green space - Discussions with DPR

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Civic Space (Perkins and Will) Engagement/communication model for community organizations Preliminary community organizations analysis & mapping: Survey, Pop-Up Community Day, & stakeholder map Community engagement/communication for enclosed space: NWBCCC office as case study & application to similar organizations Community engagement model for outdoor space: NWBCCC relationship with outdoor space & application to similar organizations Community engagement model for virtual space: Best practices for virtual engagements & community access to wifi

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Vacant Space (Scalar Architecture) Visit / Interview / Identify / Research / Map / Catalog vacancy Consider efforts to co-opt vacancy as productive elements and spaces. Develop a proposal for one or several type of vacancies along the community Community Engagement: Identify community volunteers to act as caretakers & engage Botanical Garden for plant donations

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Coordination (Cookfox Architects) Site research: Kingsbridge history & geography, City & State Guidance, Jerome Ave Rezoning, Armory Redevelopment Graphic Assistance: Preliminary templates and coordinating graphic efforts Translations: Signage & Community Outreach Survey Financial / Economic efforts: Business Owner Training with NDC and Project fundraising Legal assistance: Coordination with Fried Frank of a training opportunity for business owners City Planning Engagement / Consultation: Push for community input in the Jerome Ave Rezoning Neighborhoods Now Project Report: Action Plan and Master Plan Coordination Community Outreach: Coordination of community events and coordination with local artists

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The Kingsbridge Master Plan of Initiatives will show all of the Kingsbridge Neighborhood Now team’s interventions - proposed and realized - on one map to demonstrate the possibility and room for growth that lies within the Kingsbridge neighborhood. Additionally, the Master Plan will help to define our project boundary, highlighting the areas of most need.

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The Kingsbridge Action Plan will encompass the efforts of the Retail, Restaurants, Open Space, Civic Space, and Vacant Space teams in one comprehensive document. Our hope is that this document will serve as a guide for steps that other businesses can take to help their business stay afloat.

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At the conclusion of our research, our team will coordinate the effort of assembling our project report. The two-part report will incorporate an action plan component as well as a master plan component of interventions.

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