ABOUT UNION SQUARE PARTNERSHIP
Union Square Partnership is a community-based 501(c)3 organization created more than 40 years ago to promote, preserve, and progress its vibrant namesake neighborhood.
We cultivate a welcoming, diverse community and work to enhance livability, ensuring residents, workers, and visitors can enjoy the time they spend in our neighborhood — and feel compelled to come back, set up shop, or even call it home. We foster a thriving economy, helping create a district that amplifies exciting new businesses and iconic brands, invests in public art, events, and local hidden gems, and acts as a transit hub and a place to explore.
In the square, history and history-making go hand in hand. And we celebrate that, embracing and evolving the distinct, one-of-a-kind reputation of Union Square every day.
OUR MISSION
Our mission is to be a constant steward in the ever-evolving landscape that is Union Square. We promote, preserve, and pioneer our district, merging its vibrant history with a limitless future. We’re creating a welcoming, energetic space for locals settling down, businesses setting up shop, visitors set on exploring, and everyone in between.
Strategic Direction
Enhancing Livability in USQ
We are committed to keeping Union Square clean, safe, and beautiful. Our Clean Team, Public Safety Officers, landscapers, and community partners are vital to this work.
Making USQ The Place to Be
We work to make Union Square NYC's premier destination to live, work, play, and learn, building a dynamic and desirable neighborhood through community events, public art, and vibrant retail experiences.
Fostering a Thriving Economy in USQ
In Union Square, we’re working to build a thriving and inclusive economy. Union Square Partnership promotes new businesses, provides market insights, enhances public spaces, and plans for long-term capital improvements. These efforts create a positive ripple effect, encouraging private investment, business growth, job creation, and neighborhood development.
Building Community in USQ
In every aspect of our work at USP, we’re dedicated to building a strong Union Square-14th Street community. Collaborating closely with residents, workers, and business owners, we strengthen relationships to advance our shared mission. Through curated events and programming, we reinforce existing connections and foster new ones within our community.
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Union Square Partnership is made up of two 501(c)3 organizations that work together to support, improve and advocate on behalf of the 14th Street-Union Square district. The Union Square Partnership, DMA is also known as a Business Improvement District, and the Union Square Partnership, Inc. as a Local Development Corporation.
990 FORMS
Tax-exempt organizations, nonexempt charitable trusts, and section 527 political organizations file 990 forms to provide the IRS.