Over the past 30 years, the Lincoln Square BID has transformed the neighborhood’s 10 Broadway Malls and two parks, Dante and Richard Tucker, from unkempt areas into beautiful, thriving communal spaces. Vibrant plantings and seasonal flowers do more than enhance the streetscape—they create welcoming, uplifting environments, foster community pride, and contribute to a neighborhood’s sense of safety and well-being.
Every day, pedestrians enjoy well-manicured green spaces and our neighborhood’s urban gardens. While their care requires ongoing attention and maintenance, each season brings fresh blooms, colors, and renewed energy to the streetscape.
The BID contracts with a landscaping company, A. Bulfamante Landscaping, and works collaboratively with the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation. Each year, the BID plants four seasonal displays with thousands of flowers across the Malls, parks, and nearly 100 planters and urns. Photos of these beautiful plantings can be seen on our Flickr page.
Our long-term goal remains: to achieve a sustainable and beautiful balance of shrubs, perennials, annuals, and bulbs. We strive to create an atmosphere of harmony and delight to be enjoyed by Lincoln Square’s residents, workers, students, theatergoers, shoppers, diners, and visitors alike.
Over the years, we have stayed focused on and committed to our robust beautification initiatives to ensure Lincoln Square’s public and green spaces do not fall back into the barren and weed-filled spaces they once were. Our unwavering beautification efforts play a crucial role in maintaining a sense of community and encouraging economic growth. The BID’s seasonal beautification efforts are Lincoln Square’s gift to its residents, workers, students, theater patrons, shoppers, diners and tourists.
A generous list of sponsors, including residential buildings, property owners, and non-profit organizations, fund the Lincoln Square BID’s Streetscape and Beautification Program.
Support the BID’s beautification mission with a corporate sponsorship or an individual, tax- deductible gift. Contact us at (212) 581-3774 or
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After more than 15 years of advocacy and collaboration with City agencies, the Lincoln Square BID has helped transform Dante Park at 63rd Street and Richard Tucker Park at 66th Street into beautifully renovated, accessible spaces. Dante Park’s 2013 makeover introduced safety-conscious features like smooth paving and improved pedestrian crossings, while Richard Tucker Park’s record-setting renovation replaced uneven cobblestones with ADA-compliant granite. Subsequent enhancements—including DOT’s Lincoln Square Bowtie expansion, drainage improvements, granite safety blocks, and the addition of bike racks in 2023—have further improved accessibility and safety.
Today, these structural enhancements and the BID’s ongoing beautification efforts have made it so that Dante and Richard Tucker Parks are places where residents, workers, students, theater patrons, shoppers, diners, and tourists want to linger. The BID furnishes the parks with dozens of moveable tables, chairs, and umbrellas. As tables and chairs age, we replace them for safety and aesthetic reasons. Both parks play a major entertainment role in the BID’s free events schedule throughout the year, with holiday lighting and programming as well as free summer concerts filling the parks with lively entertainment.