Jamaica BID Value Card: Provides your consumers with, and receive added value to their shopping experience, and create a social engagement, between business and shopper.
BID eNewsletter: Reach over two thousand subscribers, connecting to over 14k through social channels, bringing more visibility to your business and brand recognition.
For businesses outside the defined BID boundaries, we offer marketing subsidiaries at negotiable fees.
Become a Sponsor: receive branding recognition. logo placement throughout BID marketing materials, enhancing the community. and showing your commitment to the areas of improvement in the Jamaica BID District. Download The Sponsorship LookBook.
Contact: Valerie Stevens, 718.526.2422 or 516.526.3093, or email [email protected]
Ladies' Night Done Right! Make Me Over Beauty Bar
In the #JamaicaBIDDistrict - Make Me Over Beauty Bar will be supporting Women's Month with Make Overs. So, come out and treat yourself to beauty tips and more. At the Queens Library March 15th. For more information, contact Make Me Over Beauty Bar.
Sidewalk Sale Days: Fri. March 9th - Sun. March 11th
Shop in the #JamaicaBID district this weekend for Fab Stealz and Dealz during Sidewalk Sale Days – Friday, March 9th thru Sunday, March 11th.
The Jamaica BID Sidewalk Sale Days Program is a weekend of deals and fabulous finds on Jamaica Avenue! These are the only dates and times businesses are permitted to display merchandise outside, including hanging items from awnings and/or canopies.
Merchandise, racks, tables and /or hangers cannot extend more than three [3] feet from the building. Sidewalk Sale Days are only permitted along Jamaica Avenue from Sutphin Blvd. to 169th St. including Union Hall Street.
Businesses displaying merchandise outside of Non-Sidewalk Sale Days will be ticketed, or possible confiscation of merchandise.
You're Invited to Jimmy Jazz Grand Opening - Friday March 2nd and Saturday, March 3rd - 10am to 10pm
Come hang out with the #JamaicaBID and Jimmy Jazz for a day of FREE Giftways, Special Appearances, and Lite Bites by the famous Jamaican Flavors Beef Patty located on 165th Street Colli Block!!!!
Jimmy Jazz
163-23 Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
Event Recap: Queens Press Black History Honoree Breakfast 2018
On Thursday, February 22nd the PRESS of South Queens and Queens Tribune held their Annual Black History Month Awards Breakfast, at the Greater Allen AME Church, honoring five individuals who have given back to their community.
The honorees were: NYPD Assistant Chief Juanita Holmes; Darryl Towns, the regional director of government affairs for American Airlines; Roger Milliner, the deputy executive director of marketing for MetroPlus; J-CAP (Just Caring About People) and its CEO, Diane Gonzalez; and Tanya Cunningham, an executive board member for Local Union 3, IBEW.
Sidewalk Sale Days: Fri. Feb. 23rd - Sun. Feb. 25th
Shop in the #JamaicaBID district this weekend for Fab Stealz and Dealz during Sidewalk Sale Days – Friday, February 23rd thru Sunday, February 25th.
The Jamaica BID Sidewalk Sale Days Program is a weekend of deals and fabulous finds on Jamaica Avenue! These are the only dates and times businesses are permitted to display merchandise outside, including hanging items from awnings and/or canopies.
Merchandise, racks, tables and /or hangers cannot extend more than three [3] feet from the building. Sidewalk Sale Days are only permitted along Jamaica Avenue from Sutphin Blvd. to 169th St. including Union Hall Street.
Businesses displaying merchandise outside of Non-Sidewalk Sale Days will be ticketed, or possible confiscation of merchandise.
#JamaicaBID Black History: James FortenJames Forten (September 2, 1766 – March 4, 1842) was an African-American abolitionist and wealthy businessman in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Born free in the city, he became a sailmaker after the American Revolutionary War. Following an apprenticeship, he became the foreman and bought the sail loft when his boss retired. Based on equipment he himself had developed, he established a highly profitable business. It was located on the busy waterfront of the Delaware River, in an area now called Penn's Landing. Find out more atWikipedia.com.
Photo: Watercolor of abolitionist James Forten (1766-1842) believed to have been painted during his lifetime. The image comes from The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
#JamaicaBID Black History: Malvin Gray Johnson
#JamaicaBID Black History: Malvin Gray Johnson - Malvin Gray Johnson (28 January 1896 – 1934) was an African-American painter, born and raised in Greensboro, North Carolina. Escaping from an impoverished childhood, Johnson moved North to study at the National Academy of Design, he became an accomplished and celebrated artist, best known for his work in abstract symbolism. He lived to be 38 years old.
Self Portrait painting by Malvin Gray Johnson in the H. Harmon Collection, National Archives, College Park, Maryland.
Jamaica BID
161-10 Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
New Neighbor: Jimmy Jazz
We are thrilled to have Jimmy Jazz in the Jamaica BID District. The store extended from 165th Street to Jamaica Avenue in mid-November, early December. "We are excited to have Jimmy Jazz on Jamaica Avenue, with all the new happenings on Jamaica Avenue, we hope to continue to be a catalyst for the community," said Robert, President of Jimmy Jazz. The store has a "Heritage Wall" featuring community icons, and artist: like Run DMC, 50 Cent, Niki Minaj, and the famous Jamaican Flavors Beef Patty.
Jimmy Jazz
163-23 Jamaica Avenue
Jamaica, NY 11432
Shoppers Paradise who moved in the district in November will be awarding $50 Vouchers to its members and walk-ins. So, stop by the register upon entering the store and inquire how you can retrieve your $50 Voucher towards your purchase of electronics or furniture. In addition, don't forget your Jamaica Value Card.
The JamaicaBID is excited to announce our newest neighbor: Chipotle Mexican Grill. The casual chain dining restaurant, known for specializing in burritos, tacos, burrito bowls, and salads, opened its doors on Friday, February 2nd. Operating more than 2,350 restaurants, we welcome Chipotle Mexican Grill to Downtown Jamaica in providing the district and the South Queens community with wholesome and convenient food to be enjoyed every day. Chipotle hours of operation will be 10:45am to 10:00pm EVERY DAY.
THE #JAMAICABID IS OVERLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT!
Jamaica Center BID Board President Michael Hirschhorn said, "We are very excited that Chipotle will soon become part of the exciting retail mix along Jamaica Avenue. I believe that adding quality tenants like Chipotle only makes the avenue a better environment to work and live in. Their opening and other major retailers coming to Jamaica Avenue, like TJ Maxx and H&M, only strengthen the idea that strong retail tenants can bring up the value of an entire area by making it a more desirable place to live, work or shop."
Chipotle’s PR and Communications Manager Quinn Kelsey said, "We're always looking for great communities where we can open new restaurants, and the Jamaica Ave business corridor is the perfect fit. The Jamaica Ave location opens us up to a new community and allows us to feed shoppers the wholesome and convenient food they crave! We're excited to be a part of the revitalization effort and to see the Jamaica area return to its status as a commercial hub."
