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| MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT |
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New York City is headed in the right direction. The City is more livable and business-friendly than ever before, and we’re attracting record numbers of tourists and new residents.
Development projects and infrastructure upgrades are underway in all five boroughs to increase capacity and provide services to all New Yorkers, but we must continue to do more. Recent studies project that the City's population will continue to grow. This growth will require significant strategic investment in the City's infrastructure and a continued focus on job creation to ensure a high quality of life for all New Yorkers.
The Bloomberg Administration is committed to meeting the long-term needs of New York City by tackling these issues today. That is why the Administration is currently conducting a sweeping inter-agency, five-borough Long-Term Strategic Plan that examines all of the City’s neighborhoods and their needs for the 21st Century, focusing particularly on housing, transportation, energy, infrastructure and parks. NYCEDC will play a major role in this strategic plan, and we intend to face these issues head on. By addressing future concerns today, we have the opportunity to make the City even greater for the next generation of New Yorkers.
Andrew M. Alper
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| NYCEDC HIGHLIGHTS |
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Major Mixed-Use Development Breaks Ground in Lower Manhattan
New development projects continue to transform Lower Manhattan into a vibrant, around-the-clock neighborhood. On February 16, Mayor Bloomberg was joined by Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Councilmember Alan Gerson and developer Edward J. Minskoff to break ground on a new mixed-use residential project.
Located at 270 Greenwich Street in Lower Manhattan’s TriBeCa neighborhood, the project boasts approximately 170,000 SF for 162 mixed-income rental units. Retail, parking and condominium residential units are included in the complex. The $560 million development will create more than 1,500 construction jobs, about 365 permanent jobs and ample residential and retail space, including 77 units of affordable housing.
The groundbreaking highlighted significant progress made in rebuilding Lower Manhattan. Most recently, the City and State announced a $120 million commitment to create and revitalize parks, playgrounds and green spaces. More than 135 acres of open space will be preserved, enhanced and created for Lower Manhattan’s residents, families, employees and visitors. |
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Re-Imagining New York Harbor
Just west of the southern tip of Manhattan lies a unique development opportunity that will reshape New York Harbor. On February 15, Mayor Bloomberg announced a Request for Proposals (RFP) for visionary development options to reinvent Governors Island as New York City’s next destination area.
The RFP calls for plans that preserve historic structures and create a 40-acre public park with a public esplanade around the island’s perimeter. Development on Governors Island will contribute to the vitality of New York Harbor by linking it to the surrounding waterfronts in an environmentally sustainable manner, while enhancing New York’s status as a center for culture, business, education and innovation. Conceptual renderings, designed by famed architect Santiago Calatrava, of an aerial gondola connecting Governors Island, Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan were also unveiled, highlighting the endless possibilities Governors Island presents.
As part of the effort to rehabilitate the Island’s infrastructure and historic structures, the City and State are raising their combined contribution to a total of more than $120 million. Taken together with the extraordinary range of projects in Lower Manhattan, Brooklyn and Staten Island, this development will create the world’s greatest waterfront destination.
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Business Express: A One-Stop Shop for Businesses Interacting with City Government
Small businesses are the backbone of New York City’s economy. To make it easier and more efficient for them to work with government, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Department of Small Business Services Commissioner Robert W. Walsh recently announced the first steps to dramatically expand the online capacity of NYC Business Solutions, the City’s comprehensive business assistance program.
The Mayor and Commissioner Walsh released new data showing that the NYC Business Solutions program has served more than 15,000 businesses since its launch in September 2004. The program will undertake major new initiatives in 2006, including expanding services to 17 new industrial areas and launching Business Express.
The Business Express website will allow small business owners to set up personal accounts, get the help they need to start and grow their businesses, access incentives and secure necessary permits or licenses from multiple agencies. The first phase of Business Express will be live by the end of 2006.
Businesses can access all NYC Business Solutions services by calling 311, logging on to www.nyc.gov/smallbiz or visiting one of the eight NYC Business Solution Centers located throughout the five boroughs.
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Holland America Returns Home
New York City is quickly becoming the region’s year-round cruising center. On February 22, NYCEDC President Alper joined Holland America President and CEO Stein Kruse to dedicate the MS Noordam at the New York Cruise Terminal, marking Holland America’s return to the City.
The line was a principal carrier of immigrants from Europe to New York City until well after the turn of the century, carrying 850,000 immigrants to New York City’s shores. The new vessel will sail to and from the Caribbean in the fall and winter. It is the third winter cruise ship to homeport in New York City
The latest addition to the Holland America fleet comes as the City is focusing on its cruise facilities. Recent investment includes the rehabilitation of the New York Cruise Terminal on Manhattan’s west side and a new cruise terminal in Brooklyn. Increased capacity will allow the industry to better handle the growing numbers of passengers who pass through our terminals each year. More than 500,000 more passengers passed through New York City in 2004 than in the 1990’s, and more than a million passengers are expected this year.
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| NYCEDC ISSUES REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS |
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Reviving a Waterfront Icon
NYCEDC is seeking proposals to lease and redevelop the Battery Maritime Building to further the revival of Lower Manhattan. The Battery Maritime Building serves as the gateway to Governors Island. The landmark building is comprised of three ferry slips and four floors of space totaling 140,000 SF. Proposals are sought concurrently with the RFP issued for the redevelopment of Governors Island. The building is located on the southern tip of Manhattan at 10 South Street. |
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Bringing Wireless Telecommunications to Sunset Park, Brooklyn
The Administration supports the goal of making wireless communications available for all New York City’s residents and businesses. To promote this goal, NYCEDC is seeking to make its properties available to wireless telecommunications companies seeking rooftop space. NYCEDC has issued an RFP for a rooftop real estate assets management company to negotiate agreements with wireless carriers for use of the rooftops of the Brooklyn Army Terminal (BAT). BAT is a national landmark that currently houses more than seventy companies and employs 3,000 workers. The BAT rooftops are ideal for wireless equipment, located in the Sunset Park section of Brooklyn with direct line of sight to Lower Manhattan and the New York Harbor. If successfully managed, NYCEDC will consider extending rooftop management responsibilities to other NYCEDC properties.
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Plan and Design Projects Throughout
New York City
Economic development projects often require sophisticated design and planning to ensure the needs of New Yorkers are met today and in the future. NYCEDC is seeking proposals for full-service urban design and planning services for various projects throughout the City. Services will be provided on assignment and include urban design, site planning, graphics and renderings, existing conditions analysis, infrastructure analysis, market analysis, and public outreach.
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