This afternoon I spoke at a community rally in Red Hook to support the Brooklyn container port and against NYCEDC’s plan for luxury housing on the waterfront.
The EDC has undemocratically postponed this vote for the fifth time because they know their plan will be rejected once they allow a vote.
The EDC has undemocratically postponed this vote for the fifth time because they know their plan will be rejected once they allow a vote.
July 24, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This afternoon I spoke at a community rally in Red Hook to support the Brooklyn container port and against NYCEDC’s plan for luxury housing on the waterfront.
The EDC has undemocratically postponed this vote for the fifth time because they know their plan will be rejected once they allow a vote.
The EDC has undemocratically postponed this vote for the fifth time because they know their plan will be rejected once they allow a vote.
#Knicks' postseason run brought $380M in economic activity, says NYCEDC's #JeannyPak youtu.be/i4F1zPumg8M
Knicks' postseason run brought $380M in economic activity, says NYCEDC's Jeanny Pak
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June 18, 2026 at 4:06 PM
#Knicks' postseason run brought $380M in economic activity, says NYCEDC's #JeannyPak youtu.be/i4F1zPumg8M
The RFP makes it look like the city is committing to provide ongoing subsidies to stores in order to have an offering in this category of goods that's 30% below *retail prices* elsewhere.
![NYCEDC intends for the Operator(s) to sell SKUs within each Core Basket Category ("Core Basket SKUs") at prices that are, on average, 30% below retail prices. NYCEDC seeks to collaborate with the Operator to achieve this discount while minimizing the need for NYCEDC's financial support beyond capital fit-out and payment of rent and property taxes.
[...]
Selling Core Basket SKUs at affordable prices: The Operator(s) will be responsible for selling each Core Basket SKU at an affordable price, which shall be updated on a monthly basis. The Operator(s) will set prices, subject to NYCEDC approval, targeting an average discount of 30% relative to the retail price. Prices may be determined based on available market data, operator input based on existing operations, and/or other observable data points. NYCEDC and the Operator will finalize a proposed pricing methodology and process in any agreements associated with this project. Affordable prices must:
• Be available at all hours of operations
• Be offered as "sticker prices," rather than as promotional prices.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqqpmbwjeyvvgvde5dlosq3n/bafkreie5ruyclkjgironckkwb5h7vvecbtq4beealerj6t26lqqt5lz634)
![NYCEDC, in collaboration with the City, will deploy various resources to make the partnership successful and financially sustainable for store operators. NYCEDC and the City will:
[...]
-Make additional ongoing operating funding available as necessary, after accounting for payment of rent and property taxes, to ensure that NYCEDC's desired Core Basket discount price program is achievable.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:gqqpmbwjeyvvgvde5dlosq3n/bafkreidlwdrg7yjm66qvorvocfepskbsjzeftxgs223i6wpw56ixyvjcai)
July 27, 2026 at 6:31 PM
The RFP makes it look like the city is committing to provide ongoing subsidies to stores in order to have an offering in this category of goods that's 30% below *retail prices* elsewhere.
NYCEDC’s new International Landing Pad Network will help global scale-ups grow in #NYC’s tech, climate, and life sciences sectors: edc.nyc/press-releas...
As featured in @forbes.com, #CornellTech will host international innovators on campus, alongside partner Plug and Play.
As featured in @forbes.com, #CornellTech will host international innovators on campus, alongside partner Plug and Play.
September 18, 2025 at 10:17 PM
NYCEDC’s new International Landing Pad Network will help global scale-ups grow in #NYC’s tech, climate, and life sciences sectors: edc.nyc/press-releas...
As featured in @forbes.com, #CornellTech will host international innovators on campus, alongside partner Plug and Play.
As featured in @forbes.com, #CornellTech will host international innovators on campus, alongside partner Plug and Play.
Despite NYCEDC’s assurances that ships that are unable to connect to shore power (e.g. MSC Meraviglia) were using scrubbers, those ships were visibly blowing black smoke. (ships using scrubbers blow white smoke). (48/50)
December 16, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Despite NYCEDC’s assurances that ships that are unable to connect to shore power (e.g. MSC Meraviglia) were using scrubbers, those ships were visibly blowing black smoke. (ships using scrubbers blow white smoke). (48/50)
They were one of the early ones to that trend. NYCEDC's Industrial Business Zone (IBZ) program helped. Transmitter, Brooklyn Brewery, 18th Ward, Grimm, KCBC, Eckhart, Keg & Lantern, Strong Rope, Five Boroughs, and Gun Hill Publick House are all in IBZs in Brooklyn. edc.nyc/industry/ind...
Industrial and Manufacturing
NYC is a hub of innovation in manufacturing technology. Recent growth has harnessed the power of cutting-edge equipment to develop and assemble goods,
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December 6, 2024 at 3:22 PM
They were one of the early ones to that trend. NYCEDC's Industrial Business Zone (IBZ) program helped. Transmitter, Brooklyn Brewery, 18th Ward, Grimm, KCBC, Eckhart, Keg & Lantern, Strong Rope, Five Boroughs, and Gun Hill Publick House are all in IBZs in Brooklyn. edc.nyc/industry/ind...
If @NYCMayor was as passionate about reducing ship pollution as this, maybe he'd have made good on his and @NYCEDC's promise to upgrade Brooklyn's shore power system:
“Shore power has been my personal dream & initiative,” says Daniella Levine Cava, mayor of Miami-Dade County.
“Shore power has been my personal dream & initiative,” says Daniella Levine Cava, mayor of Miami-Dade County.
January 10, 2025 at 6:10 PM
If @NYCMayor was as passionate about reducing ship pollution as this, maybe he'd have made good on his and @NYCEDC's promise to upgrade Brooklyn's shore power system:
“Shore power has been my personal dream & initiative,” says Daniella Levine Cava, mayor of Miami-Dade County.
“Shore power has been my personal dream & initiative,” says Daniella Levine Cava, mayor of Miami-Dade County.
This Friday (12/13), as the NYCEDC’s MADE Bush Terminal transforms into a pop-up cinema for one special night, join us for a *free* indoor screening of holiday classic, ELF! All funds raised will go towards Sunset Park High School student activities.🎄
TIX: tinyurl.com/3wepv46x
TIX: tinyurl.com/3wepv46x
December 10, 2024 at 4:06 PM
This Friday (12/13), as the NYCEDC’s MADE Bush Terminal transforms into a pop-up cinema for one special night, join us for a *free* indoor screening of holiday classic, ELF! All funds raised will go towards Sunset Park High School student activities.🎄
TIX: tinyurl.com/3wepv46x
TIX: tinyurl.com/3wepv46x
As always, @kevinduggan.bsky.social has the Streetsblog angle on today's approval of @nycmayor and @NYCEDC's Brooklyn Marine Terminal plan — which one opponent calls "government malpractice": nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/22/g...
'Government Malpractice': Marine Terminal Redevelopment Gets Approval Despite Massive Transportation Concerns - Streetsblog New York City
There's an outline, but not a real plan, locals charge.
nyc.streetsblog.org
September 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
As always, @kevinduggan.bsky.social has the Streetsblog angle on today's approval of @nycmayor and @NYCEDC's Brooklyn Marine Terminal plan — which one opponent calls "government malpractice": nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/22/g...
Delayed but delivered! UPROSE finally flew their protest banner over the NYCEDC's BATWorks Climate Innovation Hub in Sunset Park on Sept 27, after federal flight restrictions initially grounded their action. The grassroots fight against development is literally in the air.
Sunset Park activists respond to BATWorks hub with banner protest
A grassroots organization is at odds with a new development in Sunset Park, and the issue has even come to what’s in the air above it.
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October 3, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Delayed but delivered! UPROSE finally flew their protest banner over the NYCEDC's BATWorks Climate Innovation Hub in Sunset Park on Sept 27, after federal flight restrictions initially grounded their action. The grassroots fight against development is literally in the air.
TBH it seems like downsides are capped at the NYCEDC's budget (not large relative to the population of NYC) and upsides are maybe it keeps key coalition partners onside for more important fights. Won't judge it a success until Mamdani actually delivers on the other stuff but it's why I don't hate it
July 29, 2026 at 5:21 PM
TBH it seems like downsides are capped at the NYCEDC's budget (not large relative to the population of NYC) and upsides are maybe it keeps key coalition partners onside for more important fights. Won't judge it a success until Mamdani actually delivers on the other stuff but it's why I don't hate it
Hunters Point South Ferry Landing Reconstruction: What’s Changed Since 2022
NYCEDC’s plan to replace the aging Hunters Point South ferry landing is now in a public comment period with the Army Corps of Engineers, running through July 13. The design under review looks little like the one that drew…
NYCEDC’s plan to replace the aging Hunters Point South ferry landing is now in a public comment period with the Army Corps of Engineers, running through July 13. The design under review looks little like the one that drew…
Hunters Point South Ferry Landing Reconstruction: What’s Changed Since 2022
NYCEDC’s plan to replace the aging Hunters Point South ferry landing is now in a public comment period with the Army Corps of Engineers, running through July 13. The design under review looks little like the one that drew community backlash in 2022.
hpl.nyc
July 13, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Hunters Point South Ferry Landing Reconstruction: What’s Changed Since 2022
NYCEDC’s plan to replace the aging Hunters Point South ferry landing is now in a public comment period with the Army Corps of Engineers, running through July 13. The design under review looks little like the one that drew…
NYCEDC’s plan to replace the aging Hunters Point South ferry landing is now in a public comment period with the Army Corps of Engineers, running through July 13. The design under review looks little like the one that drew…
NYCEDC's next in-person scoping hearing for the BMT project will be on December 1st, 6:00 pm at Sacred Heart & St Stephen's Church, 125 Summit Street. RSVP here to share public testimony: www.eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-m...
November 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
NYCEDC's next in-person scoping hearing for the BMT project will be on December 1st, 6:00 pm at Sacred Heart & St Stephen's Church, 125 Summit Street. RSVP here to share public testimony: www.eventbrite.com/e/brooklyn-m...
NYC In Focus illustration concept: NYCEDC’s May 2026 economic snapshot shows a city economy still growing in some headline measures while renters and workers continue to face pressure.
NYC Economy Shows Strength, But Renters and Workers Are Still Under Pressure
NYCEDC’s May 2026 economic snapshot shows a city economy still growing in some headline measures — but renters, long-term unemployed workers, and parts of the labor market continue to face pressure.
nycinfocus.com
May 29, 2026 at 2:08 PM
NYC In Focus illustration concept: NYCEDC’s May 2026 economic snapshot shows a city economy still growing in some headline measures while renters and workers continue to face pressure.
Couldn't this corner of @NYCEDC's cruise parking lot be used for #waterfront access? Views 4 cars, not people. Crazy! <a href="http://t.co/pQKD9SSoZL" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://t.co/pQKD9SSoZL
November 18, 2024 at 3:33 PM
Couldn't this corner of @NYCEDC's cruise parking lot be used for #waterfront access? Views 4 cars, not people. Crazy! <a href="http://t.co/pQKD9SSoZL" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">http://t.co/pQKD9SSoZL
.@PANYNJ & @NYCEDC's 's historic lack of investment in shore power leaves our ports unable to take advantage of these new business opportunities - to generate renewable energy, charge new battery powered vessels & vehicles, create 'renewable energy hubs' on our working waterfront
November 17, 2024 at 9:04 PM
.@PANYNJ & @NYCEDC's 's historic lack of investment in shore power leaves our ports unable to take advantage of these new business opportunities - to generate renewable energy, charge new battery powered vessels & vehicles, create 'renewable energy hubs' on our working waterfront
.@NYCCouncil38: “At a minimum,@NYCEDC’s timelines for plug-in completion are wholly unacceptable given that our communities suffer from toxic exhaust generated not only by the cruise liners but all the associated trucks and cars they bring”...
November 17, 2024 at 2:22 AM
.@NYCCouncil38: “At a minimum,@NYCEDC’s timelines for plug-in completion are wholly unacceptable given that our communities suffer from toxic exhaust generated not only by the cruise liners but all the associated trucks and cars they bring”...
#RedHook Monday is your chance to get involved in the planning of the Red Hook/Columbia Street waterfront. Make sure @NYCEDC’s unfulfilled promises that the shore power system is upgraded, & @PortSideNY is allowed space to create a permanent home, are part of the plan. DEETS👇👇
November 16, 2024 at 10:43 PM
#RedHook Monday is your chance to get involved in the planning of the Red Hook/Columbia Street waterfront. Make sure @NYCEDC’s unfulfilled promises that the shore power system is upgraded, & @PortSideNY is allowed space to create a permanent home, are part of the plan. DEETS👇👇
Because of @NYCEDC’s inept planning, this crane can only reach two of the cruise ships visiting Brooklyn. So the health & climate benefits of ships using shore power at berth - instead of burning dirty diesel 24/7 - haven’t been realized. 80% of cruise visits cannot connect.
November 16, 2024 at 10:32 PM
Because of @NYCEDC’s inept planning, this crane can only reach two of the cruise ships visiting Brooklyn. So the health & climate benefits of ships using shore power at berth - instead of burning dirty diesel 24/7 - haven’t been realized. 80% of cruise visits cannot connect.
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By: Owen Reiter on Saturday, June 27, 2026
By: Owen Reiter on Saturday, June 27, 2026
Coalition sounds alarm as new homes proposed in flood-prone Staten Island redevelopment zone
Community groups say the NYCEDC's North Shore Action Plan places some low-income residents directly in the path of future storms.
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June 27, 2026 at 11:13 PM
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By: Owen Reiter on Saturday, June 27, 2026
By: Owen Reiter on Saturday, June 27, 2026
In #WTWNYC2016 keynote, @NYCEDC's @MTorresSpringer announces opening of #NYCMilanGBX...Visit
November 19, 2024 at 7:49 AM
In #WTWNYC2016 keynote, @NYCEDC's @MTorresSpringer announces opening of #NYCMilanGBX...Visit
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