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On Fri. Aug 12th Council member Robert Jackson gathered with local business owners and members of the community on the corner of West 207th Street and Broadway to announce the allocation of $25,000 in expense funding that will go towards the graffiti-cleaning program.
Northern Manhattan business fronts will soon be getting a facelift.
Businesses’ roll-down gates, walls, doors, storefronts, and street furniture, will be washed and cleaned of any graffiti by a district wide graffiti-cleaning program.
On Fri. Aug 12th Council member Robert Jackson gathered with local business owners and members of the community on the corner of West 207th Street and Broadway to announce the allocation of $25,000 in expense funding that will go towards the graffiti-cleaning program which will stretch across the district on Broadway between W.125th Street and 159th Street, Amsterdam Avenue between West 123rd Street and 159th Street, 7th Avenue and the Henry Hudson Parkway, and Broadway’s west side between West 178th Street and 220th Street
“Everywhere I go in the district, everyone agrees that we need to clean up our community and this is a step in that direction,” said Councilmember Robert Jackson.
“Graffiti and garbage negatively affect the major thoroughfares will help businesses and make the community better for everyone.”
City Solve, an independent contractor that works throughout the City to remove the graffiti, will be undertaking the cleaning through the 7th district. In the last 15 years, City Solve has cleaned over 30,000 gates throughout the City. “Neighborhood graffiti cleaning programs such as this one improve sales, strengthen the tax base, decrease store vacancy rates and enhance civic pride,” said Bruce Pienkny, President of City Solve.
Surfaces will be power washed and cleaned in the evenings when businesses are closed and there is less pedestrian traffic. City Solve will also conduct monthly inspections to make sure areas remain graffiti free. The cleaning is slated to get underway next week.
In addition, Councilmember Robert Jackson also announced the beginning of the ‘Adopt-a-Basket’ program that started last week in Inwood, in collaboration with the office of Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez and the Department of Sanitation.
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