Association for a Better New York (ABNY)

Join us on Thursday, April 10 at 8:30 a.m. for an ABNY YP Policy Brief with Paul S. Ryan, Executive Director for the New York City Campaign Finance Board. Paul will share about his professional experiences leading to his current role, as well as CFB’s role in making local democracy more open, transparent, and equitable. Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 8 Doors Open: 8:30 a.m., Program Begins: 9:00 a.m. RSVP Here: https://ow.ly/PhpR50VnF1l

Join us on Thursday, April 17 at 9:00 a.m. for an ABNY Boardroom Breakfast with Jamie Torres-Springer, President of MTA Construction and Development. Jamie will speak about his role and current work leading the incredibly impactful capital program at the MTA. Please RSVP by Tuesday, April 15. Doors Open: 8:30 a.m., Program Begins: 9:00 a.m. RSVP Here: https://ow.ly/MgRo50VmoRx

This morning, the ABNY Young Professionals sat down with Hannah Frey, Technology Managing Director for the State of New York at IBM. Hannah spoke about her path leading to her current position at IBM as well as speaking about the future and impact of AI in the workforce and the legislative guardrails that New York State has been leading on. Special thanks to YP Steering Committee Member Tyce Herrman for facilitating this conversation and the team at IBM One Madison for hosting the event.

Congratulations to the ABNY Young Professionals March Spotlights of the Month—Franklin Richards, Director of Operation/Community Board 5 Liaison for NYC Council District 4 and Tiana Betancourt, Director of Operations and Administration for NYC Commission on Racial Equity who are being highlighted whose work keeps the day-in, day-out functions of our city agencies and departments moving.

As Albany weighs action, new Association for a Better New York (ABNY) poll by Tulchin Research reveals 9 in 10 New Yorkers support enhancing involuntary treatment for people who can’t care for themselves. Read about it in today’s New York Post:?

Thank you again to our ABNY members, partners and friends for joining us at this week's ABNY Power Breakfast with NYPD Commissioner Tisch! You can view the conversation on CUNYTV and on our official YouTube page: https://lnkd.in/ebPH-2m2

This morning, ABNY and The 5BORO Institute co-hosted a discussion with a range of leading voices on the current state of the childcare in our city and how increasingly unaffordable and inaccessible care is having an outsized impact on New York City’s economy and growth. The conversation framed what the current challenges are and touched on a variety of policy changes being called on to improve access, affordability, and quality of care for New York’s workforce and their families. Thank to all of our speakers: Grace Rauh of The 5BORO Institute, Reshma Saujani of Moms First, Eliza Shapiro of The New York Times, Deputy Mayor Ana Almanzar, Councilmember Jennifer Gutierrez, Wayne Ho of Chinese-American Planning Council and Aravella Simotas of REBNY (Real Estate Board of New York). Special thanks to ABNY Member AllianceBernstein for hosting this important conversation.

Many thanks to the team at NYCDOT Maspeth Sign Shop for showing our Young Professionals the work and craftsmanship that goes behind the thousands of DOT Signs that are in every corner of the five boroughs!

Join us on Thursday, March 20 at 9:00 a.m. for an ABNY Boardroom Breakfast with Hannah Frey, Technology Managing Director, State of New York at IBM. Hannah will speak on AI technology as it relates to the government in terms of usage by the public sector to enhance operations or service delivery as well as the role of regulating the AI industry. Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 18. Doors Open: 8:30 a.m., Program Begins: 9:00 a.m. RSVP Here: https://ow.ly/8ic150V9B6E

This morning, New York City Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch took the stage at our latest ABNY Power Breakfast, providing an overview of the department's contribution to the city's declining crime rates while also calling for solutions to ongoing issues that have impeded safety, such as curbing rising rates of repeat offenders, reforming discovery laws to reduce the number of dismissed cases, increasing the force's headcount, and continuing successful strategies such as precision policing and increased presence in the city's transit system. Thank you, Commissioner Tisch, for addressing the ABNY network and for your continued public service and leadership!