The city is set to double its investment in New York’s growing
life sciences sector with a $1 billion cash injection to build new lab space,
spur research and create a pipeline of talent.
Mayor de Blasio and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) announced today a plan double the City’s original $500 million investment in life sciences to $1 billion as part of LifeSci NYC, a commitment launched by the mayor to create jobs and establish New York City as the global leader in life sciences. de Blasio launched the LifeSci NYC initiative in 2016 with a visit to the Kallyope lab in the The Alexandria Center for Life Science
The Cities of Berlin, London, New York and Paris Announce Competition to Drive Economic Recovery in the Cultural and Creative Sectors
The Creative Cities Challenge calls on innovators to develop solutions to support the cultural and creative sectors recovery
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LONDON, June 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, the Global Innovation Collaborative (GIC) announced the launch of its Creative Cities Challenge to speed economic recovery in the cultural and creative sectors as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The GIC is a partnership between the Cities of Berlin, London, New York and Paris, along with Bloomberg Associates, Nitrous and Microsoft. The GIC is looking for long-term, sustainable and equitable solutions that will support these critical sectors rebound from the pandemic.
A Floating Pool Is Heading To New York City s East River Delish 4 hrs ago Danielle Harling
Feeling a little envious of those preparing to quite literally make a splash at the luxe floating pool at London s Embassy Garden? Thankfully, a floating pool of another sort is slated to open in (yes, IN!) New York City s East River within two years. The pool, which is dubbed + POOL due in part to its shape, has officially received a “confirmation to proceed with due diligence” from the City of New York and the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC).
If the unique plus sign shape of the floating pool already has you intrigued, the + POOL boasts yet another truly unique feature. According to the + POOL website, the pool is designed to filter the very river that it floats in through the walls of the pool.
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No, really: Adams said he kept a list of must-have endorsers topped by Espaillat’s name under his pillow and prayed over it, lighting candles for good measure. “Finally, Jesus Christ looked down on me and brought me Congressman Espaillat,” Adams said at a rally in Washington Heights.