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Willoughby Plaza
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Albee Square Abolitionist Place The Plaza at 300 Ashland FultonSt LivingstonSt Adams St Court St SchermerhornSt Lafayette Ave Flatbush Ave Ext. FlatbushAve Tillary St AtlanticAve DeKalb Ave Willoughby St Boerum Pl Cadman Plaza
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Downtown Brooklyn
Key Facts:
$1.6B
40k
2.7k College Students Hotel rooms
73.4k+
3 of NYC’s busiest subway stations
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Annual retail + dining sales Pedestrians daily Higher education institutions
65k+
84k+
25+
Residents Jobs Cultural institutions + venues
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Albee Square
(Fulton St + Bond St)
• LIGHTING
In-ground uplighting, overhead string lighting, three in-plaza streetlights
• MOVABLE FURNITURE Bistro tables and chairs; DBP-branded umbrellas
• FOOD CONCESSION WITH ALCOHOL LICENSE
18.8k Square Feet
1,585 Capacity
28.9k Weekday
28.7k Weekend Daily Pedestrian Count
Albee Square sits at the heart of famous Fulton Mall, next to City Point (home to Primark, Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, Trader Joe’s, Target, and DeKalb Market Hall). Albee Square has hosted concerts, outdoor movies, fashion shows, pop-up beach and carnival parties, among many others. Albee Square has become a gathering place for the community and a spacious venue for great programming and sponsorship.
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The Plaza at
300 Ashland
(Flatbush Ave + Lafayette Ave)
35.3k
Square Feet
2,186
Capacity
7.3k Weekday
6.9k Weekend Daily Pedestrian Count
• LIGHTING | Four in-plaza streetlights
• MOVABLE FURNITURE | Bistro tables and chairs
The expansive Plaza at 300 Ashland sits at the heart of the Brooklyn Cultural District, adjacent to the brownstone Brooklyn neighborhoods of Fort Greene, Boerum Hill, and Park Slope. The design of the plaza, with its broad sweep of steps overlooking Downtown Brooklyn, affords the perfect venue for large-scale festivals, markets, and community events. DBP has partnered with premier local organizations such as BAM, BRIC, Chelsea Piers Fitness, Brooklyn Public Library, Mark Morris Dance Group, and Theatre for a New Audience to offer free, high-quality programming. It is also on the Mile 8 marker on the NYC Marathon route – perfect for promoting your brand to the cheering crowds.
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Willoughby Plaza
(Willoughby St + Pearl St)
14.7k 960
Square Feet
Capacity
16.9k
7.9k
• LIGHTING
In-ground uplighting, overhead string lighting, four in-plaza streetlights
• MOVABLE FURNITURE
Bistro tables and chairs; DBP-branded umbrellas
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FOOD + BEVERAGE CONCESSION
Weekday
Weekend
Daily Pedestrian Count
Just off the bustling Fulton Mall (Brooklyn’s most famous shopping district), Willoughby Plaza is surrounded by popular restaurants and cozily lit by tivoli lights in the evenings. Steps from Downtown Brooklyn’s NYU campus, bustling Brooklyn Commons, and the Court Street commercial corridor, the plaza sees a lot of weekday foot traffic. Our popular Summer Salsa series takes place here as well as lunchtime concerts and other events. Willoughby Plaza is a prime location for a variety of events and commercial activations.
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Opening Late 2023: Abolitionist Place (Willoughby St between Duffield St + Albee Sq. West)
1.15 Acres
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9 Stay connected with our Downtown Brooklyn audience through our social media channels, e-newsletter blasts, and other digital marketing opportunities. Spotlight your brand on DowntownBrooklyn.com with a sponsored blog post, event listing, and more! Website 1min 300k+ 750+ Average session duration Unique visitors per year Event listings per year Digital Sponsorship Opportunities
Social Media
8.8k+
Facebook followers
16.1k+ 23k+
Twitter followers Instagram followers
40k+
Tweet Impressions per month
Engage directly with a wide range of audiences across all our platforms!
We’ll work with you to create a custom digital sponsorship package.
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e-Newsletters
The Downtown Brooklyn Beat
Our weekly newsletter, featuring news, deals, and events happening throughout Downtown Brooklyn.
Make It in Brooklyn Minutes
Monthly updates relevant for startups in the tech and creative sector, featuring company profiles, and info on Make It in Brooklyn events.
Small Business Scoop
Weekly updates relevant for business owners.
Broken down into three targeted categories:
• Retailers
• Food & Bev
Connect with specific audiences through any of our three newsletter blasts tailored to the general public, tech and creative community, and retail + restaurant businesses! Reach out for a custom sponsor package!
• Commercial Office
Total newsletter subscribers
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35k+
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Julissa Vale | jvale@downtownbrooklyn.com Director of Programming Downtown Brooklyn Partnership 1 MetroTech Center North, Suite 1003 Brooklyn, NY 11201 P. 718 403 1622 Build up your audience and partner with us today! Partner with us! 12
About DBP
Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is a not-for-profit local development corporation that serves as the primary champion for Downtown brooklyn as a world-class business, cultural, educational, residential, and retail destination.
Working together with the three business improvement districts (BID) that it manages - the MetroTech BID, Fulton Mall Improvement Association, and Court-LivingstonSchermerhorn BID - the Partnership’s diverse activities include attracting new businesses and improving the environment for existing companies, facilitating the construction of public spaces and streetscapes that promote an active and cohesive community, supporting and promoting Downtown Brooklyn’s cultural assets, and encouraging a unified sense of place and an engaged civic community.
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