July 26, 2012
BP MARKOWITZ JOINS STATE COMPTROLLER DiNAPOLI, DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN PARTNERSHIP TO RELEASE REPORTS TOUTING DOWNTOWN’S SUCCESS AND FUTURE
Photo by Kathryn Kirk
On Thursday, July 26, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz joined State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership at the BAM Fisher Building to unveil two reports lauding the successes of Downtown Brooklyn and plans for its future. Among the key findings in the comptroller’s report is that private sector employment and wages grew at a higher rate in greater Downtown Brooklyn than the rest of New York City between 2003 and 2010.
“Bravo to State Comptroller DiNapoli and the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership for confirming in their respective reports that Downtown Brooklyn is one of the most vibrant, booming and exciting neighborhoods in New York City—and America! Everywhere you look, things are looking up for our Downtown, which has been transformed into a 24/7 live, work, play and learning city center. From colleges to cultural institutions, residents to retailers, attorneys to artists, the Nets to nurses to hi-tech startups, everyone wants to be in Downtown Brooklyn.”
The State Comptroller’s report can be viewed at www.osc.state.ny.us/osdc/brooklyn_rpt5-2013.pdf; the Downtown Brooklyn Partnership report can be accessed atwww.dbpartnership.org/lookingahead/
CONTACT:
Mark Zustovich
Office of Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz
Press Secretary
209 Joralemon Street
Brooklyn, New York 11201
718.802.3830 (office)
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