A press conference was held celebrating the SAG-AFTRA-supported, bipartisan Nurture Originals, Foster Art and Keep Entertainment Safe (NO FAKES) Act as it was reintroduced in the Senate. If passed, the bill — sponsored by Sens. Marsha Blackburn, Chris Coons, Amy Klobuchar and Thom Tillis — would establish a federal rightContinue Reading
Image Courtesy of NYCEDC As Yankees and Mets Prepare for First Home Games, Both Teams Continue to Generate Hundreds of Millions of Dollars for Local Economy, Create Good-Paying Jobs New York Yankees’ and New York Mets’ regular home games combined are expected to generate $909 million in economic impact forContinue Reading
Image Courtesy of NYCEDC Delivering on Commitment to Build a Modern Maritime Port, NYCEDC Signs Agreements to Demolish Four Out-of-Service Cranes, Purchase Modern Electric Crane, and Make Repairs to Red Hook Container Terminal Pier Infrastructure Investments Focus on Building “Harbor of the Future”, Advancing Blue Highway and Micro-Mobility Strategies thatContinue Reading
Credit OJB Landscape Architecture/Soloviev Group Designed to meet the neighborhood’s needs for more public open green spaces, Freedom Plaza will deliver approximately 5 acres of publicly accessible park and amenities. Freedom Plaza, the visionary new civic and cultural plan for Manhattan’s East Side, has revealed a new video and updated renderings of its proposedContinue Reading
Image Courtesy of NYCDOT The Pilot Will Provide Regulated and Convenient Parking Solutions for Truck Drivers Needing Federally Mandated Rest Breaks and To Reduce Illegal Parking in Residential Areas The Pilot Will Add Approximately 45 Spaces for Tractor Trailers That Were Previously Parking Illegally The launch of the groundbreaking OvernightContinue Reading
Illustrative rendering of a potential future of Atlantic Avenue. Plan to Include Significant Investments in New Public Space and Infrastructure to Build Safer Streets Plan Now Goes to New York City Council for Review and Final Vote The CPC’s vote in favor of the Atlantic Avenue Mixed-Use Plan, a community-led proposalContinue Reading
Photo Courtesy of NYCEDC With an Authorized $4 Million for Open Opportunity Fund, NYCEDC’s Catalyst Fund has Committed Over Half of its $40 Million Impact Investing Vehicle Launched in 2023, NYC Catalyst Fund Invests in Impact Focused Fund Managers New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) today announced its ExecutiveContinue Reading
Photo Courtesy of NYCEDC New Census Estimates Show City Now Stands at Nearly 8.5 Million People, Gained 87,000 New Yorkers Between July 2023 and July 2024 New census data shows that New York City’s population grew in each of the past two years, and now stands at 8,478,000 people. The VintageContinue Reading
49 Awards Received Thus Far, 27 Productions Nominated, across Directors Guild, Producers Guild, Art Directors Guild, Critics Choice, Golden Globes and More ‘Made in NY’ Production, Anora, Wins 5 Academy Awards, Including Best Picture Following the Academy Awards, the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment congratulates the NYC filmmakers andContinue Reading
Photo by Sasha P on Pexels.com NYC DOT Grants Conditional Approvals for the Majority of Roadway Dining Applicants To Cut Bureaucratic Red Tape Ahead of April 1 Season Launch Thousands of Roadway and Sidewalk Dining Setups Currently Permitted To Operate Under Dining Out NYC Rules The agency is cutting red tape by helping hundredsContinue Reading