Gothamist: Trashing SoHo

unsure

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 23:25:41 -0500

Rose, are you positive that the SoHo Partnership is actually is BID? I thought that BID's took their fees out of taxes, where the Times article makes it sound like a different circumstance...

Rose Fox

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 22:51:26 -0500

It's no different from how any other BID operates. The business owners understand that it helps them to have clean streets; that's why they call it a Business Improvement District.

your sister's gay boyfriend

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 13:22:23 -0500

Sheet, Banana Republic probably makes $750 in 30 minutes on a typical weekend afternoon. They should keeping doing the "no cleanup" weekend until the businesses pay up. Or pile the trash up in front of the deadbeat stores. Whichever works.

ben

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 12:56:34 -0500

It doesn't sound like the Partnership is charging a fee to keep dead hookers off the street, just garbage. Plus, $750? A year? For a trendy SoHo location? Please, that's pocket change.

anon

Sun, 09 Oct 2005 11:51:22 -0500

You're kidding right? These over-priced retail stores won't pay up? That’s outrageous.