Thanks to the efforts of Throggs Neck BID Director Bob Jaen, a pop-up COVID test center will be coming to the Throggs Neck area next week. Watch this space for details.
Category: What’s Happening This Month
The Board of Directors and the staff of the Throggs Neck BID wish all a Merry Christmas and a Happy, Healthy, and Prosperous 2022. The Throggs Neck BID will continue to do all that it can to add on to the many achievements, including brighter lighting, improved sanitation, more security, distributing free masks and sanitizers, and better appearance that we brought to the community in 2021.
On December 5, the Throggs Neck BID, along with Assembly Member Michael Benedetto, the Crosstown Diner, HK Restaurant, Deluca Family McDonalds, and the Throggs Neck Merchants Association presented the Throggs Neck Annual Tree Lighting and Toy Giveaway. The spectacular event drew a large crowd, and featured a musical serenade by the Saint Benedicts Children’s choir and an extraordinary amount of food from the three restaurants featured. Special thanks to the NYC Parks Department, the 45th precinct, and the many volunteers who made the event a success!
Pictured above, left to right: Geri Colon, (Throggs Neck Merchants Association;) Bob Jaen, (Executive Director of the Throggs Neck BID;) John Murano, (Vice President of the Throggs Neck Merchants Association;) and Frank Vernuccio, (Throggs Neck BID Associate.) The heavy set guy in the middle wearing a red suit requires no identification!
The Throggs Neck Bid, in conjunction with Assembly member Mike Benedetto, McDonald’s Deluca family, the Crosstown Diner, HK Restaurant, and the Throggs Neck Merchants Association, will host a Christmas Tree Lighting and Toy Giveaway on SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 5:30 pm, at DEROSA O’BOYLE TRIANGLE near the Throggs Neck Library. Snacks, music, and Santa Claus will be featured!
It’s Small Business Weekend! Patronize the great shops and restaurants on East Tremont Avenue.
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Happy Thanksgiving!
The Board of Directors and the Staff of the Throggs Neck Business Improvement District wish you a joyful Thanksgiving and holiday season. If your business has any special events, programs, sales, etc., let us know and we will help get the word out!
Beginning November 1, 2021, New York City food service establishments may no longer provide single-use plastic beverage straws that are not compostable, except upon request.
Additionally, food service establishments may no longer provide single-use beverage splash sticks or stirrers made of plastic.
All food service establishments must maintain a sufficient supply of single-use plastic beverage straws that are not compostable and provide these, free of charge, to any person who requests one.
Food service establishments with self-serve stations must display a sign at each station that states: “Plastic straws available upon request.” These signs must be unobstructed in their entirety, be at least two inches by seven inches, and no less than 20-point font.
For more information on this law, the exceptions, and to download a sample sign, please visit nyc.gov/straws.
Free Resources
Visit nyc.gov/dsnybusinessresources to access free educational materials, trainings, or request a site visit. Please direct any questions to: commercialprograms@dsny.nyc.gov
A new NYC program, FAIRER (Fines and Interest Reduction Enabling Recovery) initiated by Council member Mark Gjonaj allows respondents or payors to resolve outstanding Environmental Control Board (ECB) judgements issued by various city agencies and adjudicated by the Office of Administrative Trials and Hearings (OATH).
Fines may be reduced by 75%. 90 day amnesty deadline.
For more information, visit www.nyc.gov/mysummons
Today, September 13, begins NYC’s inspection regime for places of public gatherings. Customers must be asked to prove vaccination status. ALTHOUGH WE OPPOSE THIS MEASURE, we urge businesses to comply to avoid the heavy fines. WE DO SUGGEST that you ask the inspectors to PROVE THEIR VACCINATION STATUS before allowing them to enter your premises.
The Board of Directors and the staff of the Throggs Neck BID recalls with gratitude the sacrifices of the police, fire, and military personnel who responded so heroically to the attacks of 9/11. We remember with affection all those heroic Americans who died on that terrible day, and those that followed.