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While conditions in Midtown and Times Square have improved, we hear from many of you that we still have challenges. The state budget will be decided in the next few weeks, and we have the opportunity now to impact what is included.
This is our time to get off the sidelines, step into the arena, and fight for a vibrant and safer midtown. The Times Square Alliance, in partnership with other Midtown Manhattan Business Improvement Districts, urges our elected officials in Albany to support a budget and policies that:
If you are part of the 92% of New Yorkers* who view crime as a serious problem, then now is a critical opportunity to tell our elected officials it should be a priority for them. Join our advocacy campaign, and forward to your friends and colleagues so they can too.
Call Speaker Carl E. Heastie and Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, the leaders of the New York State Assembly and Senate, who are key decision makers in the FY2024 budget.
Increase the inpatient psychiatric treatment capacity
Boost insurance coverage for mental health care
Dramatically expand outpatient services and Crisis Stabilization Centers
Create much needed transitional and supportive housing to serve New Yorkers with mental illness
Make hospitals accountable for the admission and discharge of mentally ill patients
Email Regina Fojas at rfojas@tsq.org.
Removal of “least restrictive means”
Effective strategies for dealing with repeat offenders
Changes to burdensome discovery laws and adequately fund District Attorneys’ offices.
Incentivize office to residential conversions
Implement J-51 tax incentives
Increase Floor Area Ratio
Funding for asylum seekers
Below are a few helpful New York City resources for Times Square employees, residents, and businesses.
To report any public safety or quality of life issues, email StreetWatch@TimesSquareNYC.org or call (212) 452-5218.
Consisting of up to 50 non-salaried members, who must live, work, or have some other significant interest in the community. The main responsibilities of the board office are to receive complaints from the community residents, deal with land use and zoning issues, assessing the needs of their own neighborhoods, and addressing other community concerns. Many boards choose to provide additional services and manage special projects that cater to specific community needs.
Times Square falls within the boundaries of two Manhattan Community Boards: Community Board 4 (all parts of Times Square west of 8th Ave) and Community Board 5 (all parts of Times Square east of 8th Ave).
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The Department of Small Business Services (SBS) makes it easier for businesses in New York City to form, do business, and grow by providing direct assistance to business owners, fostering neighborhood development in commercial districts, and linking employers to a skilled and qualified workforce.
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