Introduction

The Washington Avenue – Prospect Heights Association (WAPHA) is a nonprofit organization comprised of merchants, residents and property owners along the Washington Avenue business corridor in Brooklyn, New York. 

Mission

The purpose of the Washington Avenue - Prospect Heights Association (WAPHA) is to provide support services for the Crown Heights/Prospect Heights neighborhoods, bound by Washington Avenue and adjoining cross streets between Atlantic Avenue and Eastern Parkway.

Services and Activities

The Association aims to engage in community-building activities:

• Beautification and streetscape improvements
• Business attraction
• Cooperation with local block associations and cultural institutions
• Street Festivals
• Supplementary sanitation and street-cleaning
• Marketing of area businesses and community activities
• Provision of technical and financial assistance to area businesses
• Storefront improvement assistance for area merchants and property owners

Officers

Rohon Williams , President
Bill Greenwood , Vice President
Daniella Fairbairn, Treasurer