The MetroTech BID, based at MetroTech Center, was founded in 1992 to further the revitalization of Downtown Brooklyn. It provides public safety, sanitation, economic development, marketing and promotional services throughout a 25-block district made up of diverse businesses, universities and government agencies. The MetroTech BID boasts many innovative programs that support local businesses, including the Facade Improvement Program, which offers design consultant services to retail merchants and property owners to improve the condition and aesthetics of building exteriors, and the ValueCard, which offers retail discounts to area employees, university students, and jurors serving in the district. Visit www.metrotechbid.org for information on these and other programs.