We have met with hundreds of community members and residents to listen and learn about their needs and those of the community at large. Before breaking ground on this development, we also have invested millions in support of more than 40 local philanthropies and service organizations, both to reinforce our commitment to Manhattan’s West Side and to deepen our understanding of what is needed throughout this vibrant community.
In countless conversations there is a common thread: a desire to break the cycle of economic and social disenfranchisement in communities of color and underserved communities and support the quality of life in our surrounding neighborhood.
Also key to Wynn Resorts’ community initiative is the Wynn Neighborhood Improvement Fund (WNIF). This investment will demonstrate our proactive and long-term commitment to ensuring Manhattan’s West Side can be enjoyed by residents and visitors alike while creating more livable, safer, and cleaner neighborhoods for generations to come.
The Wynn Neighborhood Improvement Fund works with local residents to address persistent challenges in public safety and security, sanitation to keep sidewalks and streets clean, beautification of sidewalks, tree and flower beds and public open space, and quality-of-life improvements as identified by the local community.
We understand that neighborhood stakeholders have solutions in mind to the challenges local residents face, but often lack funding to put those plans into action. Rather than award short-term commitments, Wynn’s Neighborhood Improvement Fund will provide multi-year funding for critical programs so adjacent neighborhoods can put their solutions into action.
The WNIF will invest and collaborate with adjacent neighborhoods immediately upon opening the resort. For example, the Hudson Yards Hell's Kitchen Alliance (HYHK) Business Improvement District (BID) - which focuses on the overall maintenance of Bella Azburg Park and other initiatives - will receive significant incremental funding with Wynn New York City and Related Companies making up more than half of their annual budget.
The Wynn Artists Collective will commission local artists, whose work will be displayed both throughout Hudson Green’s public open space and within the resort. The Wynn Artists Collective is intended to ensure that Manhattan’s West Side continues to be a center of creative expression.
Primary Focus: Wynn Neighborhood Improvement Fund
Key Constituents: Friends of Hudson River Park
Primary Focus: The Wynn Creative Initiative, Broadway, The Shed, Pride Live Stonewall Days, Stonewall Monument
Lead Community Partner: Win (formerly Women In Need)
Lead Community Partners: The Public Housing Community Fund & Hot Bread Kitchen
Lead Community Partners: Hudson Guild & Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen
