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Democratic Mayoral Candidates Support MWBEs

NEW YORK CITY-The politicians held panel discussions about how little of the city's real estate business is done with minority/women owned businesses, and what they'd do to boost the numbers.

By Rayna Katz | Updated on August 13, 2013

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.

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