Commercial corridors are a crucial aspect of a thriving neighborhood. In partnership with the City of New York’s Small Business Services (NYC SBS) Neighborhood 360 grant, RiseBoro Community Partnership aims to strengthen and support Bushwick’s small businesses.
Scope of Work:
- Business Support + Retention: We offer new and existing merchants one-on-one assistance by connecting them with experienced small business service providers. All services are free to merchants and designed to help businesses grow and adapt to changes in the
neighborhood. -
- Workshops and networking opportunities to address common business needs
- Partners include: NYC SBS, Pace SBDC
- Wyckoff & Knickerbocker BRIC marketing video
- Placemaking: We host and participate in public space activations to bring our community together & increase foot traffic for local businesses.
- Wyckoff Pride
- Trick or Streets on Knickerbocker Plaza
- Cleanliness & Beautification: Clean streets make commercial avenues inviting to community residents and visitors. As a community member, we have plenty of ways for you to get involved!
- We service 50 tree beds along Knickerbocker Avenue and Irving Avenue
- Host cleanup events in the Spring/Fall seasons
- Power washing of Knickerbocker Plaza
- Community Coordination: We work closely with local, key community partners and elected official offices to advance economic development.
- Community partners: Clean Bushwick Initiative, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce,
Brooklyn Public Library - Elected Officials: Councilmember Sandy Nurse, Councilmember Jennifer Gutierrez,
Assemblyperson Maritza Davila, Senator Julia Salazar, Congressperson Nydia
Velazquez, Brooklyn Community Board 4
Is your organization interested in partnering with us? Email [email protected]
- Community partners: Clean Bushwick Initiative, Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce,
