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The Throggs Neck BID has fought diligently to make our community safer. That effort is being recognized by the 45th Precinct Council! Executive Director Bob Jaen will be honored for his tireless efforts by the Council on May 23 at a breakfast, which will be held at 8:30 am at SUNY Maritime. See flyer attached for details.
Applications for Dining Out NYC, the City’s new permanent outdoor dining program, are now open! Restaurants that are actively participating in the temporary Open Restaurants program need to apply by August 3, 2024 in order to continue operating outdoor dining setups. Once their application is approved,outdoor dining setups will need to comply with the permanent Dining Out NYC design requirements within 30 days.
An online application, information about the new guidelines and resources available to help can be found at www.nyc.gov/diningoutnyc. Businesses can call 212-839-4500 with any questions.
How to Apply
Eligible food service establishments may apply for outdoor dining in the roadway, sidewalk, or both!
The application is available in English and Spanish, with additional languages available soon.
Key dates
March 5, 2024: Food service establishments may begin applying online to join the Dining Out NYC program!
August 3, 2024: Deadline for food service establishments with existing temporary outdoor dining setups to apply to continue operating until NYC DOT approves the application.
November 1, 2024: A temporary program outdoor dining setup that applied before August 3, 2024 must comply with the new Dining Out NYC design requirements by the earlier of: (i) 30 days after NYC DOT approves the Dining Out NYC application or (ii) November 1, 2024.
APPLY AT https://www.diningoutnyc.info/apply More information: 212-839-4500
Two new Board members, Dr. Robyn Burchman and Jonathon Polanco, were elected to the Board of the Throggs Neck BID at our recent Annual Meeting. In addition, Newly elected Council Member Kristy Marmorato has appointed Renato Scalvo to represent her at Board meetings.
Dr. Robyn Burchman DMD is a widely respected dentist. She has served the Throggs Neck community for decades.
Renata Scalvo represents newly elected Council Member Kristy Marmorato, who has pledged to do all she can for our community.
Jonathon Polanco is the head of Polanco Wealth Strategies. He is dedicated to helping individuals and businesses build their financial futures.
Photo: From left to right: Renata Scalvo, Dr. Burchman, Jonathon Polanco
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2024 Updates
Restart of IRS Collection Notices in 2024 – The IRS will resume issuing collection notices for 2020 and 2021 beginning in January. Eligible taxpayers will also receive automatic abatement of any failure-to-pay penalties. Notice 2024-07 provides automatic relief to eligible taxpayers from the additions to tax for the failure to pay with respect to certain income tax returns for 2020 and 2021.
For eligible taxpayers, these additions to tax will be waived or, to the extent previously assessed or paid, will be abated, refunded, or credited to other outstanding tax liabilities, as appropriate, for the relief period, which begins on the date the IRS issued an initial balance due notice or February 5, 2022, whichever is later, and ends on March 31, 2024. Read more here.
New IRS Voluntary Disclosure Program Lets Employers Who Received Questionable Employee Retention Credits Pay Back at Discounted Rate – As part of an ongoing initiative aimed at combating dubious Employee Retention Credit (ERC) claims, the Internal Revenue Service has launched a new Voluntary Disclosure Program to help businesses who want to pay back the money they received after filing ERC claims in error.
The new disclosure program, which has been in the works for several months, is part of a larger effort at the IRS to stop aggressive marketing around ERC that misled some employers into filing claims. The special disclosure program runs through March 22, 2024, and the IRS added provisions allowing repayment of 80% of the claim received. Read more here
Open Storefronts – New York City’s Open Storefronts Program has expired and is no longer in effect. Any businesses that participated in the program are required to abide by all City laws and rules related to the use of sidewalks and public streets. There are alternatives to activating public space, and the Department of Small Business Services is available to answer any questions regarding the City’s laws and regulations at 888-SBS-4NYC.
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LLC Transparency Act
Governor Hochul has signed the “LLC Transparency Act.” The measure
forces LLCs to list their “beneficial owners” when creating a company
or changing a company’s structure. The information will not be available
to the public.
The Throggs Neck BID held its annual meeting and election on December 19. A review of the extraordinary success of the past year was provided, and an election for the next term for the Board of Directors was conducted. Anthony Basso, John Sisto, Bill Tsibidis, Jackie McQuade, Donald Engeldrum, Michael Musano, Jonathon Polanco, Edward Angelino, Dr. Robyn Burchman, and Robert Velasquez were elected.
The Throggs Neck BID will hold its ANNUAL MEETING on December 19, 2023, five to seven pm, at the LIVING ROOM, 2883 DILL PLACE, Bronx, NY 10465. In addition to election of the Board of Directors for the next term, a review of the BID’s activities during the previous year will be held, and plans for the coming year will be discussed. The public is invited.
At the annual meeting, the BID will hold an election to determine the members of its Board of Directors for the upcoming term. The election will be held at its annual meeting scheduled for December 19, 5–7pm, at The Living Room, 2883 Dill Place, Bronx, NY 10465.
If you wish to run for a position, you will be asked to provide a short biography and the reasons you wish to serve, due no later than November 22. Submit to throggsneckbid@gmail.com or to the BID at 3800 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465.
You must be a property owner, business, or resident within the geographical area of the BID to serve, and be registered with the BID. If you are not already registered, you may do so by requesting a form at throggsneckbid@gmail.com or by writing to the BID at 3800 East Tremont Avenue, Bronx, NY 10465. Registration forms are also available in the BID’s weekly newsletter. Completed registration forms must be returned no later than December 11.
REGISTRATION FORM
Please Print!
NAME OF BUSINESS________________________________________
(if resident, please write Resident.)
Classification (see below) ______________________________________
Class A: Property Owner Class B: Commercial Tenant Class C: Residential Tenant
Address of property___________________________________________
Mailing Address, if different from above:____________________________
____________________________________________________________
Your Name: __________________________________________________
Phone Number:________________________________________________
Email Address:_________________________________________________
Signature:______________________________________________________
Date Completed: _________________________________________________
IF YOU CANNOT ATTEND IN PERSON, USE THIS FORM TO AUTHORIZE A PROXY.
PROXY FOR THE ELECTION OF THE THROGGS NECK BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS
I, (print name here) __________________________________________________________
a Registered Class _____________ member of the Throggs Neck BID
hereby give my proxy to _______________________________________________________
to vote for the candidates for the incoming Board of Directors at the Annual Meeting of December 19, 2023, held at the Living Room, 2883 Dill Place, Bronx, NY 10465.
__________________________ _________________
Signature Date
email form to frank@throggsneckbid.com
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BID ANNUAL MEETING
The Throggs Neck BID will hold its ANNUAL MEETING on December 19, 2023, five to seven pm, at the LIVING ROOM, 2883 DILL PLACE, Bronx, NY 10465. In addition to election of the Board of Directors for the next term, a review of the BID’s activities during the previous year will be held, and plans for the coming year will be discussed. The public is invited.
REGISTRATION FORM
Please Print!
NAME OF BUSINESS________________________________________
(if resident, please write Resident.)
Classification (see below) ______________________________________
Class A: Property Owner Class B: Commercial Tenant Class C: Residential Tenant
Address of property___________________________________________
Mailing Address, if different from above:____________________________
____________________________________________________________
Your Name: __________________________________________________
Phone Number:________________________________________________
Email Address:_________________________________________________
Signature:______________________________________________________
Date Completed: _________________________________________________
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A Gala Success!
The Throggs Neck BID Gala was an extraordinary success! Great entertainment was provided by the Performers Edge Dance Academy, and funds were raised for that group as well as for Tunnels to Towers. Honorees included Michael Sang and Carmelo Soto of HK’s Kitchen, Sharon Camilleri of Got Hair, and Angela Torres o the Throggs Neck Alliance. An incredible time was had by the hundreds of participants. Special thanks goes to the volunteers who worked diligently to plan for and made the evening so wonderful.