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About

Fishtown Kensington Area BID


The Fishtown Kensington Area Business Improvement District (BID) was created to plan and fund services to improve and preserve our neighborhood. As of January 2020, operations began under the Fishtown District, which is comprised of Fishtown Kensington Area Business Improvement District and Fishtown Co.

A BID is a formal authorization by City Council to provide a formal collective organization which collects funds based on assessments of the property. The BID has official boundaries, and businesses and commercial properties within that specified area work to decide what is best for improving their community.

The Board of Directors for the BID are made-up of residents, business and property owners, and others. The Board along with the executive team and under the guidance of the committees and stakeholders will determine the best way to use the funds toward public safety, marketing, operations, and beautification.

We believe that the formation of a BID allows us to work together to improve the quality of life of our residents as well as the success and growth of our businesses, including enhancing public safety, improving parking and pedestrian access, cleaning streets and sidewalks, overseeing responsible growth, attracting businesses and creating more jobs, branding and marketing the district, providing more promotional programming and hiring full-time staff to manage all of the above.

With these goals in mind, we came together to explore how a BID can help us ensure the Fishtown area continues to be a great neighborhood to live, work, and visit.

Fishtown District includes commercial properties, in Fishtown and Kensington areas of Philadelphia, including rental properties and businesses on Frankford Avenue from E. Lehigh Avenue to Poplar and from Aramingo to Front Street.

Fishtown Kensington Area BID Board of Directors


  • The FKABID Board of Directors will soon have a posted schedule of regular monthly meeting times and locations.
  • Janay Green (Owner/Operator, St. Lazarus Bar), Chairperson
  • Lisa Mazzola, Mazzola & Company, Treasurer
  • Bianca DiPietro (Owner/Operator, Toile), Secretary
  • Josh Olivo, Elk Street Management
  • Paul Kimport, Johnny Brenda’s/The International Bar
  • Council Member, Jeffery Young
  • Council Member, Maria Quinones-Sanchez
  • Council Member, Mark Squilla
  • Skip Schwarzman
  • Lee Stoetzel
  • Jonathan Todd
  • Steven Tonuci
  • Kathleen Treude

Advisory Board – Jon Geeting • Caroline Jones • Roland Kassis • Andrew Ortega • Greg Root • Matt Ross

Contact Fishtown District Executive Team:

Marc D. Collazzo, J.D. – Executive Director

marc@fishtownbid.org

Kae Anderson – Operations Manager

kae@fishtownbid.org

Randi Sherwood – Office Manager & Marketing

randi@fishtownbid.org