In 2024 Woodside on the Move continued with the 3-year Avenue NYC Grant from NYC Small Business Services, which partners with Community-Based Organizations to address the needs of local small businesses and improve commercial corridors. The first year focuses on conducting a Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) to gather data on streetscape conditions, storefronts, and community input through interviews, surveys, and collaboration with local partners. This research helps create targeted strategies to support the local economy and enhance the quality of life for residents and businesses alike.

The Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) allowed us to learn about the needs of the small businesses in Woodside. Based on our data, we identified key strategies to spearhead economic development in Woodside and mapped out a comprehensive action plan. Our initiatives include commercial corridor walk-throughs, social media marketing to help promote small businesses, public art opportunities to enhance the community and public space activation for better community development. We have collaborated with local businesses to film, edit, and produce short-form social media content for marketing purposes. Many businesses showed interest which will allow us to highlight the diversity here in Woodside, Queens.

In 2024 Woodside on the Move continued with the 3-year Avenue NYC Grant from NYC Small Business Services, which partners with Community-Based Organizations to address the needs of local small businesses and improve commercial corridors. The first year focuses on conducting a Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) to gather data on streetscape conditions, storefronts, and community input through interviews, surveys, and collaboration with local partners. This research helps create targeted strategies to support the local economy and enhance the quality of life for residents and businesses alike.

The Commercial District Needs Assessment (CDNA) allowed us to learn about the needs of the small businesses in Woodside. Based on our data, we identified key strategies to spearhead economic development in Woodside and mapped out a comprehensive action plan. Our initiatives include commercial corridor walk-throughs, social media marketing to help promote small businesses, public art opportunities to enhance the community and public space activation for better community development. We have collaborated with local businesses to film, edit, and produce short-form social media content for marketing purposes. Many businesses showed interest which will allow us to highlight the diversity here in Woodside, Queens.