Maintaining Momentum: Can New York’s Ambitious Development Agenda Survive an Economic Downturn?

Featuring NYC Comptroller William Thompson, Deputy Mayor
for Economic Development Robert Lieber

NOTE:


WHAT:

The New School's Public Programs can be seen via webcast on FORA.tv. To watch this program, visit http://fora.tv/2008/04/30/Maintaining_Momentum_in_New_Yorks_Development_Agenda.

New York City’s economy is slowing and construction costs remain extraordinarily high, yet the Bloomberg administration plans to continue moving forward on a number of ambitious development projects. The Center for New York City Affairs at Milano The New School for Management and Urban Policy will host a forum with city officials and development experts from the private and public sectors to discuss the implications of the changing economy on the pace, cost and response to large-scale development.

WHO:

Opening Remarks: Robert Lieber, Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding, City of New York

Moderator: Greg David, Editor, Crain’s New York Business

Panelists:

Hon. William Thompson, Comptroller, City of New York
Gregory Heym, Executive Vice President and Chief Economist, Terra Holdings, LLC
Brad Lander, Director, Pratt Center for Community Development
Rafael Salaberrios, President, Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation
Julia Vitullo-Martin, Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute and Director, Center for Rethinking Development

WHEN:

April 30, 9:45a.m. - 12:00p.m.

WHERE:

Theresa Lang Community and Student Center, Arnhold Hall, 55 West 13th Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY

RSVP:

Admission is free, but seating is limited. Please RSVP to 212.229.5418 or centernyc@newschool.edu.

ABOUT THE CENTER FOR NEW YORK CITY AFFAIRS AT THE NEW SCHOOL
The Center for New York City Affairs is a nonpartisan institute dedicated to advancing innovative public policies that strengthen neighborhoods, support families and reduce urban poverty. The Center’s original, applied research, academic seminars and media projects seek to explain the politics of community change and explore solutions grounded in the real-life experience of practitioners and residents in New York’s neighborhoods. Its public programs offer community leaders and others the opportunity to meet powerful players in and around government and to learn about the context, organizations, and other factors that define the policymaking landscape in New York City and urban America. This event is made possible by the generous support of Edison Properties, the Milano Foundation and the Sirus Fund.

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