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Matt Sledge

Staten Island Ferris Wheel Project In Hurricane Evacuation Zone Goes Ahead Despite Sandy Damage

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 11.13.2012 | New York
Read More: New York City Economic Development Corporation, Staten-Island-Ferris-Wheels, New York Wheel, Staten-Island-North-Shore, Staten Island Ferry, Staten Island Hurricane Sandy, New York News

NEW YORK -- If Staten Islanders reeling from Hurricane Sandy have any objections to the city's plan to build an outlet mall and the world's largest Fe...

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Making the City Stronger

New York City Council Progressive Caucus | Posted 08.01.2012 | New York
Read More: New York City Council Progressive Caucus, New York Libraries, New York Youth Services, Good Jobs New York, New York State Child Care, Corporate Handouts, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Corporate Tax Breaks, New York City Council, Comptroller John Liu, New York State Budget, New York City Homeless Shelters, New York Budget Cuts, New York News
New York City Council Progressive Caucus

As the New York City Council grapples with a budget that proposes cuts to child care, senior services and homeless shelters, to name a few, the handouts to corporations and big banks with little accountability or transparency are appalling.

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Got An Idea For A NYC App? There's A Contest For That

Posted 08.28.2011 | New York
Read More: Mobile Applications, New York Impact, Roadify, Ny News, Ny Impact, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Bmw, New York City Department of Information Technology and Telecommunication, New York News, Bigapps, iPhone Apps, New York News

New York City's BigApps competition officially invited the public last week to submit 140 character ideas for new software applications in an effort t...

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Time to Scale Up, NYC!

Eric Hippeau | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Business-Incubator, New York Business, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Venture Capital, NYC Economic Development Corporation Venture Fellows, Human Capital, Michael Bloomberg, Entrepeneurship, Small Business America, New York News
Eric Hippeau

By providing seasoned mentors to growing companies and start-ups, the NYC Economic Development Corporation Venture Fellows program gives innovative entrepreneurs a pivotal leg up.

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Tell Me What I Want to Hear: Bloomberg's Living Wage Study

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Willets Point, Minimum Wage, Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Tom Agnotti, David Neumark, Daniel Hamermesh, John Liu, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Living Wage, Coney Island, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, Kingsbridge Armory, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Related Companies, Economic Develoment, New York News
John Petro

Three top city officials, each rumored to have their eye on a mayoral run in 2013, directly challenged Mayor Bloomberg on Monday over a living wage bill in the City Council.

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A New Dawn in Sunset Park?

John Petro | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Read More: Brooklyn Navy Yard, Brooklyn Greenway, Brooklyn, Federal Building No. 2, Gowanus Expressway, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Jonathan Sederstorm, The New York Times, Cross-Harbor Frieght Tunnel, New York City, Sunset Park, New York News
John Petro

A building up for sale could spark a rebirth of Sunset Park's rich industrial legacy.

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