About | Central Square Business Improvement District

The BID’s work revolves first and foremost around placekeeping. Cities like ours are constantly in flux. To maintain and uplift what makes Central special, we leverage longstanding, intergenerational relationships to create spaces and opportunities for local residents, artists, and entrepreneurs to benefit from the richness of Central Square's Cultural District. In addition to our programming and pop-ups, the BID manages a team of Block-by-Block ambassadors. As stewards for the neighborhood, they are a welcoming presence in the Square, working to connect at-risk neighbors with social services, provide assistance to shop owners, residents, and visitors, and maintain our shared public spaces.

The Team

Michael Monestime

President
Erik Sarno

General Manager, Special Events
Manoucheca Lord

Director of Marketing
Danielle Williams

Community Manager
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BID Board

Christina Abele (Board Chair)

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Mark Orent

Leader Bank
Tony Clark

My Brothers Keeper
Geeta Pradhan

Cambridge Community Foundation
Commissioner Elow

Cambridge Police Department
Morris Naggar

3MJ Realty
Patrick Barrett

Csq Realty
Rev. Ellis Washington

Saint Paul AME
Peter Dimuro

Dance Complex
Cheryl Watson

Galluccio & Watson, LLP
Stuart Pratt

Hunneman
Jackie Levine

Central Square Florist
Sean Hope

Yamba
Ken Barron

CARU
Josh Gerber

1369 Coffee
Shauna Reyburn

Vialé
Delphene Mooney

On the Rise
Michael Simon

Central Property
Richard Harding

NAACP/Green Soul
Dennis Jillson

MITimco
Megan Fehling

Found in Central
Vernon Gilchrist

BIOmed Realty
George Katis

Stone River Properties
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Press

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History

Central Square, Cambridge’s traditional downtown, originated in the late 18th century as a new village within the town of Cambridge. The construction of the West Boston Bridge (now the Longfellow Bridge) in 1793 reduced the distance from Cambridge to Boston from 8 to 3 ½ miles, and opened the countryside between Harvard Square and the Charles River to development. The Longfellow Bridge reached …

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