ABOUT

We are a global leader in developing and implementing solutions to meet the challenges of an urban environment.

ABOUT

(l. to r.) GCP President/CEO Alfred C. Cerullo, III and GCP Chairman Peter S. Kalikow

The Grand Central Business Improvement District is one of the largest business improvement districts in the United States.

Founded in the mid 1980s, the Grand Central Partnership (GCP) manages one of the largest business improvement districts in the world, comprising 76 million square feet of commercial space in a 70-block area with irregular borders stretching from 35th Street to 54th Street and from Second Avenue to Fifth Avenue. With the Beaux Arts masterpiece Grand Central Terminal as our geographic anchor, the neighborhood offers the very best of New York City – it is a bustling center of commercial activity by day, and a destination for fun and culture by night.

GCP helps to ensure that our Midtown Manhattan neighborhood looks its best and functions as one of NYC’s most exciting areas. In addition to pioneering the “Clean & Safe” approach to urban revitalization thanks to our Public Safety and Sanitation divisions, the organization has led the way in introducing supplementary services and programs that contribute to our neighborhood’s overall appeal, including an award-winning Capital Improvements & Maintenance division; a comprehensive Tourism & Visitor Services division; and an External Affairs division that produces special events and provides retail and business support services.

A not-for-profit corporation, GCP is funded principally through special assessments collected from commercial property owners located within its defined geographic area.

Our Mission

Keeping Watch Over the Neighborhood

On behalf of the Grand Central District Management Association, the Grand Central Partnership (GCP) manages one of the world’s oldest, busiest, and largest business improvement districts, a 70-square-block area in Midtown Manhattan surrounding Grand Central Terminal. A non-profit organization, GCP is now in its third decade of delivering supplemental public safety, sanitation, capital improvement, horticultural and visitor services, as part of our mission to ensure that our neighborhood remains a vibrant and appealing central business district. View our Impact ›

OUR HISTORY

Guiding the Way

Midtown Manhattan property owners and businesses created GCP in the mid-1980s during a period of marked physical and economic deterioration citywide. Once in place, GCP developed a comprehensive plan to specifically revitalize the neighborhood surrounding Grand Central Terminal. Our success since that time is frequently cited worldwide as a model for how urban centers can undergo a remarkable resurgence.