Program & Initiatives

The RHEDC has undertaken a number of programs and Initiatives:-

• Developing a Business Improvement District in the Liberty Avenue Retail Corridor
• Working with the MTA for an Elevator on the A train @ Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Avenue stop.
• Developing a safer Liberty Avenue Exit on Van Wyck Expressway (S) with NYCEDC and NYCDOT
• Beautification of Liberty Avenue via the placement of planters and benches along Liberty Avenue, to create more healthy, green, and uplifting communal spaces that will give the community a positive image of itself.
• Developing relationship with Resort World NY to facilitate M/WBE contractors and job opportunities.
• Working with the Department of City Planning to review current zoning and opportunities for economic development along the business corridors
• Develop a Website to serve all the businesses in the Richmond Hill / South Ozone Park areas
• Coordinate community events to promote the Richmond Hill shopping district
• Coordinate community forums to update local about planned developments, new regulations and land use proposals

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