New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) is a mission-driven, nonprofit organization that serves as the official economic development organization for New York City. NYCEDC describes their comprehensive approach through four main strategies: strengthening confidence in New York City as a great place to do business; growing innovation sectors, with a focus on equity; building neighborhoods as places to live, learn, work, and play; and delivering sustainable infrastructure for communities and the city’s future economy.

NYCEDC works, in the organization’s own words, “to deliver the infrastructure and buildings New York City needs not just today, but also for the challenges ahead—to make our city more efficient for people and businesses, to make the places where we live and work more resilient to climate change, and to ensure New Yorkers can access and enjoy essential parts of their communities.” Their portfolio of major projects across New York City includes green infrastructure to help mitigate the effects of flooding, and developing resilient buildings for critical services and open space for a less car-centric city.

Completed projects developed by NYCEDC include:

Pier 42 Located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, this new waterfront open space consists of an eight-acre upland park and restrooms, representing a $33.6 million investment made by the City of New York.

Hudson Street Streetscape This streetscape in lower Manhattan features new green space, parking-protected bike lanes, widened sidewalks, plantings, and is the first infrastructure project in New York City to utilize the design-build process. 

Charleston Library This 10,000 square-foot New York Public Library branch in Staten Island is the first Net Zero/Net Positive library in New York City, featuring a solar panel array on the roof.

Current and upcoming projects developed by NYCEDC include:

Bronx Museum of the Arts This renovation of The Bronx Museum, the largest contemporary art museum in New York City with 100% free admission, is designed to reorient the main entrance toward the intersection of Grand Concourse and 165th Street and unify the Museum campus to create a continuous gallery loop.

 Solar One Environmental Education Center Located alongside the FDR Drive, this two-story learning center is designed for the teaching and demonstration of urban environmental stewardship. 

Science Park and Research Campus (SPARC) Kips Bay A first-of-its-kind job and education center in the Kips Bay neighborhood of New York City, this project will transform the Hunter College Brookdale campus into a life sciences, healthcare, and public health hub.