COLUMBUS AVENUE
BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT
We are the Columbus Avenue Business Improvement District (BID).
Founded in 1999, the Columbus Avenue BID is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization working to maintain and enhance the heart of the Upper West Side for residents, merchants, and visitors alike.
We are dedicated to making Columbus Avenue and the Upper West Side a great place to live, work, shop, and do business. We focus our efforts on supplemental sanitation, the beautification of public spaces, and the promotion and marketing of the area’s diverse business and cultural offerings. The Columbus Avenue BID aims to act as a catalyst, working with business, community, and city partners, to promote positive change on Columbus Avenue.
STAFF
Nicole Paynter
Executive Director
Jack Cohn
BID Services Coordinator
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Class A: Property Owners
Frank Beane
A.R. Walker & Co.
Alex Brodsky
The Brodsky Organization
Joseph Brusco
Brusco Group
Walter Czolacz
Hartford Realty Co.
Brett Haber
RER Corp.
Nora Lavori
Orleans Realty
Timothy Quinlan
Quinlan Development Group, LLC
Jason Rohlman
Pine Management Inc.
Dan Rozenblatt
E&C Management
Glen Siegel
Belvedere Capital Company
Dan Slippen
American Museum of Natural History
David Weiser
179 Columbus Avenue (67 Wine & Spirits)
Philip Widlanski
Aywid Realty
Albert Wu
246 Columbus Avenue
Scott Zecher (for Lloyd Goldman)
BLDG. Mgt.
Class B: Commercial Tenants
Rafe Evans
Walker, Malloy & Co.
Randy Garutti
Shake Shack
Michael Goldenberg (for Arthur Zeckendorf)
Halstead Property Company
Craig Marx
Da Capo
Katie Thompson
KTCollection
Class C: Residential Tenants
Huntley Gill,
Guardia Architects / Resident
Class D: Public Representatives
Hon. Gale Brewer
Council Member, District 6
Hon. Kevin D. Kim
Commissioner of NYC Dept. of Small Business Services
Hon. Brad Lander
Comptroller of the City of New York
Hon. Mark Levine
President of the Borough of Manhattan
Class E: Non-Voting Members
Steven Brown
Chair, Community Board 7
GET IN TOUCH
COLUMBUS AVE BID
157 Columbus Avenue, #406
New York, NY 10023
212-877-2678