NEW YORK CITY-Though they disagree on what must be done to change the current state of affairs, the Democratic party candidates for Comptroller and for Mayor all firmly believe the city can do much more than it does currently to conduct business with minority and women-owned companies in the real estate sector.
Former New York state Governor Eliot Spitzer and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer took part in a panel discussion on how each of them would improve the city's efforts on this front during a candidates forum Tuesday morning in Harlem. Sponsored by the New York Real Estate Chamber, the morning also included a panel discussion among mayoral candidates, including former Congressman Anthony Weiner; Comptroller John Liu; Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former Comptroller Bill Thompson. Lead candidate Christine Quinn, City Council Speaker, reportedly declined NYREC's invitation to the event.
Calling itself “a new chamber of commerce” made up of residential and commercial developers, community development corporations, general contractors and property managers from minority communities, NYREC works to expand minority business participation and community developments in the city.
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Rayna Katz
Rayna Katz is a seasoned business journalist whose extensive experience includes coverage of the lodging sector, travel and the culinary space. She was most recently content director for a business-to-business publisher, overseeing four publications. While at Meeting News, a travel trade publication, she received a Best Reporting award for a story on meeting cancellations in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
