About the
Historic Downtown Special Improvement District

Our Mission

HDSID is a public-private partnership through which property owners and business owners have a direct impact on Historic Downtown Jersey City neighborhoods and their development. HDSID works with local businesses, property owners and neighborhood associations in conjunction with the City government to promote the area, improve the services provided and undertake any and all activity to make Historic Downtown Jersey City a better place to live, work and visit.

Several Advantages of an SID

• A cleaner, safer an more attractive business district
• A steady and reliable funding source for supplemental services & programs
• The ability to respond quickly to changing needs of the business community
• The potential to increase property values, improve sales and decrease commercial vacancy rates
• A district that is better able to compete with nearby retail and business centers

Funding

A SID assessment is a fee that each property owner pays to support the operations of the SID. The sum of all the individual assessments comprises the total yearly assessment of the SID, and underwrites most, if not all, annual operating expenses.

Calendar of meetings 2007-2008

Month	Day & Date	Time	Location
July 2007	Tuesday, 10th	10 am	Barrow Mansion
August 2007	Tuesday, 14th	10 am	Barrow Mansion
September 2007	Tuesday, 11th	10 am	Barrow Mansion
October 2007	Tuesday, 9th	10 am	Barrow Mansion
November 2007	Tuesday, 13th	10 am	Barrow Mansion
December 2007	Tuesday, 11th	10 am	Barrow Mansion
January 2008	Tuesday, 8th	10 am	Barrow Mansion
February 2008	Tuesday, 12th	10 am	Barrow Mansion
March 2008	Tuesday, 11th	10 am	125 Newark Ave.
April 2008	Tuesday, 8th	10 am	125 Newark Ave.
May 2008	Tuesday, 13th	10 am	125 Newark Ave.
June 2008	Tuesday, 17th	10 am	125 Newark Ave.

Members of the Board (2008–2009)

Individual	Officer	Contact Information		Trustee Representative
John Reichart	President	340 Grove Street	(917) 582-8377	Member Trustee (V)
Jerry Blankman	Vice President	172 Newark Avenue	(201) 538-3200	Member Trustee (V)
Jelynne Jardiniano	Secretary	LITM 140 Newark Ave.	(201) 536-5557	Member Trustee (V)
Edwin Cruz	Treasurer	Downtown Hardware 152 Newark Ave	(201) 232-8729	Member Trustee (V)
Martin Siegel		Drs. Savoy & Siegel 127 Newark Ave	(201) 333-2768	Member Trustee (V)
Peter Klapper		Hudson Camera 130 Newark Ave	(201) 332-7834	Member Trustee (V)
Steve Kalcanides		183 Newark Ave	(201) 435-1507	Member Trustee (V)
Richard Cohen		172 Newark Ave	(201) 432-3300	Member Trustee (V)
Philip Henry		Gallerie Hudson 197 Newark Ave	(201) 434-1010	Member Trustee (V)
Vacant	1st Alternate			Member Trustee (Alternate) (V)
Rick Metjian	2nd Alternate	The Avanti Group 551 Jersey Ave	(201) 420-1899	Member Trustee (Alternate) (V)
Camille Young	3rd Alternate	Bagua Juice	(201) 963-7676	Member Trustee (Alternate) (V)
Stuart Z. Koperweis	Director		(201) 245-4344
Elizabeth Young	Staff		(201) 547-9999 Cell: (201) 988-7772

Annual Meeting

Agenda

Meeting Notes

Meeting Date	Agenda (.doc)	Minutes (.doc)	Director’s Report
May 2008	May 2008 Agenda
April 2008	April 2008 Agenda		April 2008 Director’s Report
March 2008	March 2008 Agenda	March 2008 Minutes	March 2008 Director’s Report
February 2008	February 2008 Agenda	February 2008 Minutes	February 2008 Director’s Report
January 2008	January 2008 Agenda	January 2008 Minutes	January 2008 Director’s Report
December 2007	December 2007 Agenda	November 2007 Minutes	December 2007 Director’s Report
November 2007	November 2007 Agenda	November 2007 Minutes
October 2007	October 2007 Agenda	October 2007 Minutes	October 2007 Director’s Report
September 2007	September 2007 Agenda	September 2007 Minutes	September 2007 Director’s Report
August 2007	August 2007 Agenda	August 2007 Minutes	August 2007 Director’s Report
July 2007	July 2007 Agenda	July 2007 Minutes	July 2007 Director’s Report
June 2007	June 2007 Agenda	June 2007 Minutes
May Special 2007	May Special 2007 Agenda	May Special 2007 Minutes
May 2007	May 2007 Agenda	May 2007 Minutes
April 2007	April 2007 Agenda	April 2007 Minutes
March 2007	March 2007 Agenda	March 2007 Minutes
February 2007	February 2007 Agenda	February 2007 Minutes
January 2007	January 2007 Agenda	January 2007 Minutes
December 2006	December 2006 Agenda	December 2006 Minutes
November 2006	November 2006 Agenda	November 2006 Minutes
October 2006	October 2006 Agenda	October 2006 Minutes
September 2006	September 2006 Agenda	September 2006 Minutes
August 2006	August 2006 Agenda	August 2006 Minutes
July 2006	July 2006 Agenda	July 2006 Minutes
June 2006	June 2006 Agenda	June 2006 Minutes
May 2006	May 2006 Agenda	May 2006 Minutes
April 2006	April 2006 Agenda	April 2006 Minutes
March 2006	March 2006 Agenda	March 2006 Minutes
February 2006	February 2006 Agenda	February 2006 Minutes
January 2006	January 2006 Agenda	January 2006 Minutes
December 2005	December 2005 Agenda	December 2005 Minutes
November 2005	November 2005 Agenda	November 2005 Minutes
October 2005	October 2005 Agenda	October 2005 Minutes
September 2005	September 2005 Agenda	September 2005 Minutes
August 2005	August 2005 Agenda	August 2005 Minutes

Where to Find Us

Mailing Address:

PO Box 18, Jersey City, NJ 07303-0018

Office:

125 Newark Avenue, Ground Floor, Jersey City, NJ 07302

Phone:

201.547.9999
201.547.3554