Barbara Askins stands before a board with the names of various city agencies that she has networked with as she developed the 125th St. Business Improvement District into a BID with a citywide, and indeed global, reputation for effictive grassroots coalitions. Photo: Michael Oreskes Barbara Askins: The Woman Who Invented the 125th St. BID Barbara Askins doesn’t just run the 125th street Business Improvement District. She invented it. It was, she recalls, the... People 04 Mar 2023 | 05:13
