So far, the proposal for the expansion of the 82nd Street Partnership and Jackson Heights Corona Business Improvement District has not received significant resistance. This is surprising considering the controversy surrounding the formation of other BIDs in New York City. The only resistance it has experienced stemmed from a rumor that the BID would kick street vendors out of the area. A goal of the 82nd Street Partnership is to turn people who do not care about the BID extension into supporters.

BID Controversies                       Explanations or Responses

Support For a BID                                        Explanations

Works Cited

Morçöl, Göktuğ, Lorlene Hoyt, Jack M. Meek, and Ulf Zimmermann. Business Improvement Districts: Research, Theories, and Controversies. Boca Raton: CRC/Taylor & Francis, 2008. Web.

Reynolds, Aline. “Chinatown BID O.K.’d, but Opponents Vow to Fight on.” The Villager. N.p., Sept.-Oct. 2011. Web.

Seth Taylor Interview: May 3, 2013