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I . S 1 U 1 TRIBECA TAILOR GETS ORGANIZED

In the wake of 9/11, Tribeca’s stores, restaurants, and ! to

jilt’- «««««» galleries suffered from lost business and slow foot traffic. o o »provkte small businesses with access to essentia! sendees id programs, including free seminars and workshops. V«.A6 9Y I ' That’s when a band of volunteers from the neighborhood ■I o -p^ to William Street, 3rd Floor, 311, ww.nyc.gov/sbs ■"'x »*•*« ST ‘ LOWER ’•**" - residents, business owners, cultural and ^ucational groups - came together to form the Tribeca Organization. o co i^The Alliance for Downtown New York is the Business ■ i u S CUVfLaNO g ** woW’^Sj

i EAST i<OOM£ ST Monica Abbatemaggio, co-owner of fine clothing and iiprovement District (BID) serving the area south of 8’COMl ST I SIDE »«”' L’ r co thsmbers Street It provides supplemental security and ' 'Wb- tailor shop Sorelte Firenze, joined right away, and the

u®' I grants, cross-promotional efforts, group advertising, and anhalton, economic development, transportation G«ANa S' CW.»«OS’

ervioes, and marketing and tourism programs. other strategies Tribeca Org’coordinated helped keep 20 Broadway, Suite 3340, 212*566-6700, LITTLE 5 U " her store afloat SEWARD 'ww.downtownny.com 3 The muhilingual staff at the Asian American Business v**'’ HGWAaosr I ITALY t “■ PARK gSftf?5SS?JS?SS ’“They reached out a hand’.says Abb^em^gio. a native

'eveiopment Center provides technical assistance to >usinesses from Chinatown, Little Italy, and the Lower If- - »• TRIBECA KAChST UfifttiASa ST

WiUKSRST .g J 11 11 I’ CA****-^*? Since 1S35, Ching Chiang has appRed her ‘personal - passion’ for making "jewelry to her store, Sun Wind. A of Rorence, Italy, who, with her aster, Earbar;-, has Wn ■ The shop from its ,139 Reade/Street llocatipn for seven . years.ZTribeca Org was really a base - a home. You felt Sast Side at a Chinatown walk-in center. ■ 50 Lafayette Street, Suite 901.212-966-0100, o *««nsT i1 »»•»S' ^^mdl,jh<^ ,k>i^'^#yi.79,.Gr^ -^tteeJ, ;Sun Wind is a .. . 00 . great place to find handmade,"customized jewelry and - fi-e Th... would let you know^boutoeve^'arrgle jhipg vww.aabdcxxMn 0^: CHINAT ••• j/jto/Crafts incorporating Vie spiritualism of Feng Shut, Tibetan , -T^fBuddhism, and ciystal healing. Created to help strengthen the downtown bu^iess axrvnun!^, the Downtown Business Network, through an x^w dr&tory, helps connect small and large firms in crf Lower Manhattan with downtown businesses ** I- - zK L- tt^/T ' 'htf't^'h^p meet outsourcing and procurement needs. SLSsiW. La lZ'nytog.Z'ritolri|/l"ton>Z/ito . * W' Shje Maiden Lane, 10th Root, 212-8394)125, Lb-b. ;^w.Tribecadrganization.org or by 4wteik)wrrtownbuslnessr>etwork.com 5§ Since 1032. the Lower East Side Business ^^ATTE R Y 5?, 4SSPARK «*£» r L' ^1: ■n^rovement District (BID) has been dedicated to ■" CITY 'Wtefizing the Orchard Street shopping district while

A !»ereing its uriiqije'wid diverse character, gri-. 2 ?4«V«lAaY«ST. 4:; 5 J WAMIM $1 ,,.. I ■ I J trz-^AUri; riL7^*^£. ■ . . 281 B>'oornc Street, 212-226-9010, ' '■ ' 'n ' S ImUWAYST •"■1 ? <J> ■ ■ wwwJowereastsxteny.com ' f^UWAYST ' ■ §3 MBAs4NYC unites Lower Manhattan'Small '* Ltt 5 - bushesses with volunteer business professionals ??&^S^ri^820^' " ■W' AS/tortri/'- -SS: vntvsr

I E li A SflACiAySI // y ri ‘' '-^754 and looks forward to keeping involved with toe program. -

§3 Trained professionals at the Pace University Small Business Development Center provide a variety of r k ■£ crypr Q PLAZA I .■ '! thmk rs grea{,*,jshe says. *11’8 nice to knew you're out A,- J.- there; that you’re part of the bigger p-etd'e" 1c; To" voiunteeforl^rri more'about the organization'4 visit ■ st/,,'vi,c.3s to new and existing businesses, including help r o *^7 Ldi's®tr.ct 'C www.ExploreChinatown.com or call 212-484-1263. * .

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