New lighting installed in Union Square area thanks to BID.The 14th Street-Union Square LDC/BID announces the installation of new decorative sidewalk A Microsoft service that was launched in 1997 to provide online arts and entertainment guides on the Web for major cities worldwide. In 1999, Microsoft sold Sidewalk to Ticketmaster, which continued to provide guides, ticketing and other information to the MSN network. lighting on 14th and 17th Streets. The new lighting was made possible with the help of Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick, who provided funds in the amount of $57,000, which will pay for lighting from Third to Fifth Avenues on 14th Street. Assembly Member Steve Sanders Steve Sanders is a co-anchor of WGN News at Nine in Chicago. Sanders is a veteran broadcast journalist who began at WGN-TV in 1982 as a general assignment reporter. For nine years, Steve anchored the WGN News at Noon, consistently Chicago's top-rated noontime television newscast. also pledged support and has contributed funding of $92,000, which will pay for lighting from First to Third Avenues on 14th Street and will cover 17th Street between Park Avenue South and Union Square West. The LDC/BID has had a strong commitment to improving street lighting throughout the neighborhood and actively campaigned for this lighting to increase neighborhood security and enhance the appearance of the tree-lined sidewalks in the Union Square area. The elegant tear-drop shaped fixtures were designed to compliment Not to be confused with Complement. Compliment may be
The 14th Street-Union Square LDC LDC See: Less developed countries LDC See less developed country (LDC). and BID are non-profit organizations A non-profit organization (abbreviated "NPO", also "non-profit" or "not-for-profit") is a legally constituted organization whose primary objective is to support or to actively engage in activities of public or private interest without any commercial or monetary profit purposes. that work to ensure the community's vibrancy vi·brant adj. 1. a. Pulsing or throbbing with energy or activity: the vibrant streets of a big city. b. as a center for business, culture and education and to improve the quality of life for its diverse residents. The organizations facilitate economic development by spearheading educational, economic development and park projects and acting as a liaison between community, business and government leaders. |
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