07/24/2026
🥳 Happy Birthday to us!
This July marks 42 years of Union Square Partnership (USP)! Founded in July 1984, USP became New York City's first Business Improvement District (BID).
For more than four decades, we've worked every day to help make Union Square a welcoming neighborhood where people want to live, work, shop, gather, and return. By caring for public spaces, supporting local businesses, creating vibrant experiences, and fostering community, we're helping shape a district defined by culture, economic vitality, and connection.
Every day, our Clean Team works to keep Union Square clean, safe, and vibrant by maintaining public spaces and caring for Union Square Park and the district's plazas. Our Public Safety Officers provide a welcoming, visible presence throughout the neighborhood, while the rest of our team supports local businesses, creates vibrant programming, and partners with community organizations and city agencies to help shape Union Square's future.
To celebrate this milestone, we recreated historic photos from Union Square's past, standing in those same locations today. These then-and-now images reflect how the neighborhood has evolved over the past 42 years and the ongoing work that helps keep Union Square thriving.
Thank you to everyone who has been part of Union Square's story over the past 42 years. Here's to the next chapter! 💚
