Welcome to North Capitol Main Street Inc

Committed to creating a vibrant and relevant business community for the neighborhoods of Eckington, Truxton Circle and Bloomingdale.

North Capitol Main Street, Inc. (NCMS, Inc.) is a 501c(3) nonprofit corporation founded in 2003 with the primary purpose of serving as a catalyst for neighborhood commercial revitalization. NCMS, Inc. is a designated DC Main Streets program. Specifically, this volunteer-driven organization was established to revitalize the North Capitol Street area's historically and culturally important neighborhood commercial corridors.

The NCMS, Inc. service area includes the North Capitol Street business corridor between New York and Rhode Island Avenues, and the Bloomingdale Business District at Rhode Island Avenue and First Street, NW. NCMS, Inc. follows the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street approach to economic revitalization, which focuses on incremental change and self-help.

Benefits to you

  • Discounts at participating NCMS businesses
  • Membership discounts for NCMS events and special activities
  • Priority access to volunteer opportunities
  • Recognition on the new members’ page of our website
  • A chance to play an active role in the revitalization of the community 

PLUS our special North Capitol Main Street seed package—so you can really sow the seeds of change!

Why should I join?

North Capitol Main Street members directly support the mission to revitalize the North Capitol corridor by investing in its commercial district and helping to keep our community clean and safe. Your membership contribution promotes economic revitalization of our area, helping to support initiatives to improve the safety and aesthetics of the corridor, like the North Capitol Main Street Clean team; highlight local businesses; and ensure that they best serve the community’s residents. You will be the first to know what’s going on in the community—and make a difference.