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Overview of the harbor of the future vision
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Andrew Kimball introduces EDC's bold plan to reimagine New York City's waterfront, dubbed the 'harbor of the future', to fuel 21st-century growth and innovation.
- Plan to create 53,000 temporary and permanent jobs
- Expected to generate $95 billion in economic impact
- Focus on connectivity, transportation, and sustainability
- Aim to reimagine major waterfront spaces and assets
- Vision to build a modern 21st-century city capitalizing on waterways and waterfront assets
Andrew Kimball
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Before I take you on a flyover the harbor of the future, I'd like to briefly highlight some of EDC's procurement opportunities.
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We currently have procurement opportunities to support housing and commercial activation at the former Flushing Airport site, the East New York Industrial Business Zone, Ganzavort Square, Coney Island West And 1 Hundred Gold Street.
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The harbor of the future is a bold plan to reimagine New York City's waterfront to fuel twenty first century growth and innovation.
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This brief presentation puts the breadth of our work into context across the city and highlights our mission and strategy in action.
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This vision includes historic investments to build our future focused industries utilizing them as vehicles for job growth, economic diversification and equitable pathways to prosperity.
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A new reinvigorated use of the city's waterfront space will create 53,000 temporary and permanent jobs, generate 95,000,000,000 in economic impact, offer a hub for connectivity and transportation, make New York City more sustainable and resilient for the future, allow us to reimagine major spaces and assets and bring us a step closer to building a modern twenty first century city that continues to capitalize on our waterways and waterfront assets.
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Along the North Shore Of Staten Island, we're building a vibrant mixed use waterfront community that will explore new kinds of sustainable urban design and job creation.