Brooklyn honors builders, planners.Amanda Burden Amanda Jay Mortimer Burden (born 1944) is the director of the New York City Department of City Planning and chair of the City Planning Commission. She is a proponent of revitalizing Lower Manhattan, improving public access to the Brooklyn waterfronts, improving commuter , chair of the NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City Planning Commission Noun 1. planning commission - a commission delegated to propose plans for future activities and developments commission, committee - a special group delegated to consider some matter; "a committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours" - Milton Berle , and director of the NYC Department of City Planning city planning, process of planning for the improvement of urban centers in order to provide healthy and safe living conditions, efficient transport and communication, adequate public facilities, and aesthetic surroundings. , along with Thomas Renyi, chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The Bank of New York The Bank of New York, abbrieviated to BNY, was a global financial services company that existed until its merger with the Mellon Financial Corporation on July 2, 2007.[1] The bank now continues under the new name of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Company, Inc., were recognized during the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce's 2004 Annual Building Brooklyn Awards on July 21 at the Brooklyn Museum The Brooklyn Museum, located at 200 Eastern Parkway, in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, is the second largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States. Arnold L. Lehman is the museum's Director. . The Annual Building Brooklyn Awards honor individuals who have made significant contributions toward enhancing the business conditions and economic climate of Brooklyn. The event also recognizes recently completed construction projects that have had a positive impact on the borough's economy and quality of life. "The Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce is proud to salute Amanda Burden and Thomas Renyi for their efforts to promote Brooklyn's economic prosperity," said Brooklyn Chamber President Kenneth Adams. "Brooklyn is booming with new construction thanks to the Bloomberg administration's vision and the commitment of our borough's builders, owners, architects and contractors. "This year, our Judging Committee selected nine excellent projects out of a large and competitive field of nominees. These awards remind us how much new investment is driving development all over Brooklyn." The Department of City Planning is responsible for the city's physical and socioeconomic planning, including land use and environmental review for projects. Ms. Burden advises the Mayor, the Borough Presidents and the City Council on all matters relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the development and improvement of the city. She played a critical role in the Downtown Brooklyn Development Plan. The Downtown Brooklyn Plan, recently approved by Mayor Michael Bloomberg and the NYC Council, will allow the development of 4.5 million square feet of new class A office space, nearly one million square feet of new retail and over 1,000 new units of mixed income housing. The Plan is a critical component of the Bloomberg Administration's comprehensive strategy to stimulate growth in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of City's diverse business districts and increase jobs in all five boroughs. Mr. Renyi is a distinguished financial sector leader. He has successfully directed The Bank of New York's transformation from a traditional commercial bank to a global leader in securities services. The Bank and its 1,400 employees recently moved to the Atlantic Terminal building at Flatbush and Atlantic Avenues. The nine winning construction projects that will be honored during the 4th annual event on July 21 are: Peter Jay Sharp Center for Opportunity in the Community Facility category--renovation of a 75,000 square foot knitting factory into transitional housing for 400 homeless men; state of the art computer labs, office space and an industrial kitchen; transformation of an adjacent garbage dump into a recreational area. (East Williamsburg) |
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