MAIN STREET BUSINESS ALLIANCE WORKING FOR YOU

This e-mail blast program has been established to reach out to over 550 of our members and contacts. This monthly e-mail blast takes the opportunity to inform you of the Alliance’s accomplishments and goals.

  • The Hackensack Upper Main Alliance welcomes Limon Fine Food. This is a gourmet market place located at 121 Main Street, Hackensack, NJ, offering daily hot and cold buffets, sushi, deli, fresh baked goods and brick oven pizza. Limon Fine Food offers seating, take out, and catering services. Be sure to pay Limon Fine Food a visit and welcome them as one of our newest members.
     
  • Hackensack is “Going Green”. The City of Hackensack has partnered with an advertising firm to place 30 new recyclable dispensers at strategic locations throughout the City. These recyclable dispensers will be paid for through local advertising and help to assist us in keeping our business community clean.
     
  • The Alliance is looking forward to 2009 and is currently working to create a vision plan. A special committee has been formed to interview Board members for their feedback. The Alliance is presently working on an RFP to circulate to companies for their assistance in the creation of this vision plan. This vision plan will ultimately lay out the Alliance’s goals for the next several years regarding marketing, streetscape and planning.
     
  • The Alliance will reach out to the City of Hackensack to form a committee to research a possible suitable location, within our district, for the Cultural Art Center. The Alliance will request that the City look into researching criteria for such a location which would be beneficial to creating additional night life within the district.
     
  • Hackensack Celebrates the Holidays. The Hackensack Upper Main Alliance, the City of Hackensack, and the Hackensack Chamber of Commerce have joined forces to create a dynamic schedule of events for this year’s holiday season. The celebration starts with the annual tree lighting ceremony scheduled for Friday, December 5th at the Courthouse Green between 6:00 and 7:30 P.M. This year’s holiday festivities will include a holiday character review featuring Frosty The Snowman, Cat In The Hat, The Grinch and Penquin/Happy Feet. There will be Victorian Carolers performing throughout the evening and a welcome station with Elves handing out pretzels, popcorn, cookies and hot chocolate. After greetings from the Mayor and Council, and following the lighting of the holiday tree, Santa will arrive on an open fire truck compliments of the Hackensack Fire Department. Santa will be seated on the main stage handing out free gifts to children under twelve.
     
  • It is in Boston, it is in Chicago, it is in New York and now it is coming to Hackensack. The Hackensack Upper Main Alliance is proud to introduce the first Restaurant Week December 5th through December 12th. Ride the free trolley following the tree lighting ceremony between 7:30 and 10:00 P.M. The following restaurants will be offering prix fix dinner specials, including appetizer, entrée and dessert: Mango’s of NJ and the East Chinese Restaurant. You can also choose the following restaurants and buy one entrée while receiving the second entrée at half price: Java’s Brewin, Potrero Grill, Veggie Express, Tandoori Chef, Bohemia Restaurant, Wondee’s and Mark’s Prizzeria & Restaurant. Free parking is being offered at the Justice Parking Lot at the corner of River and Court Street, or the Atlantic Street Parking Garage. Bring the entire family and enjoy as Hackensack celebrates the holidays.
     
  • The Marketing Committee has been working on revamping the current website: www.uppermain.org to include municipal links, business spotlights, a real estate page listing available properties within our district and a restaurant guide showcasing all of our restaurants and their ethnic diversity. In addition an interactive mapping for the City/Parking will be established to assist our visitors in and around the City’s business district.
     
  • The Alliance has formed a partnership with the County of Bergen, the City of Hackensack, and the Hackensack University Medical Center to develop a comprehensive signage system that facilitates way finding throughout the central business district and the City. This way finding signage system will address the needs of visitors and locals using all modes of transportation, while directing them to the central business district, its parking lots, City landmarks, historical sites, the County Courthouse, Administration buildings, and the Hackensack University Medical Center. The program symbolizes a welcoming and well managed township. A kickoff meeting was held on November 14th and the Steering Committee is well on its way to moving this program to reality. The anticipated date for completion is the Fall of 2009.