An important aspect of business is “networking.” It is important to stay in touch with business trends. To make this easier, the Sunset Park 5th Avenue BID is going to sponsor a monthly business leaders breakfast. This breakfast meeting is open to all BID businesses in Sunset Park.
The first of these breakfasts took place on Thursday April 17th from 8:30am to 9:30am at George’s Restaurant on 57th Street and 5th Avenue. Future breakfast meetings will be held on the third Thursday of each month (you should call the BID at 718 439-7767 for the location of the breakfast).
It is our hope that elected officials will put the breakfast on their calendars so that once a month they will be able to hear from our business community about issues of concern.
Each meeting will have an open agenda so that we can discuss the most current and important issues at hand. Typical items for discussion might include: low cost health insurance programs, business loans, advertising and local business trends.
This will also be a great opportunity to find out what the BID is working on - or to put your “two cents” in early in the process so that you can better guarantee that BID projects will meet your specific needs. Here is something you may not know - George’s Restaurant has been serving Sunset Park since 1957 and has a fleet of 6 cars for home delivery!
Once again, thousands upon thousands of local residents came out to enjoy the free entertainment, the food, the deals, and the fun! The street festival was held on Sunday September 16th this year.
We took a lot of great pictures which you can see in this photo gallery.
At the12th Annual meeting of the Sunset Park BID, held this past June, keynote speaker, Borough President Marty Markowitz, praised the BID for its continued success in revitalizing 5th Avenue. He pointed out the importance of Sunset Park by indicating that as Sunset Park goes, so goes Brooklyn. Our diversity, which is now being emulated throughout the country, has created a harmonious community.
Councilwoman Sara Gonzalez, who was receiving the award for Friend of the BID, commended the BID for its forward-thinking and innovative programs which are well-known by the City Council. After electing new Board member Mark Cohen, the BID President Michael Saez gave out the yearly awards. A delicious buffet breakfast was enjoyed by all at the Rainbow Café, located at 3906 5th Avenue. Awardees were:
You can view photos from the meeting here.
Go check it out! You can now see photos of all the businesses on the Avenue simply by going to our Business: By Name or Business: By Type page and clicking the little camera
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On June 21, 2007, the first day of Summer, hundreds of NYC's public spaces were transformed into musical venues. Amateur and professional performers, sponsored by businesses and organizations, agreed to play for the public and to herald in the new season. To find out more about this city wide musical event check out makemusicny.org.
You can view photos from this event in Sunset Park here.
