Downtown Improvement Blog

The cost of graffiti to your downtown district is huge. Not only does it cost business and property owners money in property damage, it costs the community by having a negative impact on the environme... Read More

Landscaping doesn't just change the way a district looks, but also how people treat and react to your district, and each other. One of the most powerful ways to instantly transform the street level atmosphere of a district is through t... Read More

Great first impressions start with the appearance of a district. Low-level issues such as litter, graffiti, weeds and overflowing trashcans communicate volumes about a district’s priorities. As we all know, a clean d... Read More

New Orleans has been bustling with over 150,000 visitors during the month of February for not only the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 3, but for Mardi Gras kicking off on Tuesday, February 12.

In an effort... Read More

Block by Block began servicing Bed Stuy Gateway Business Improvement District last week in Brooklyn, NY. Bed Stuy’s previous contractor had neglected the district in the waning days, but the Block by Block team was up for the task ... Read More