NEW YORK CITY-Howard Hughes Corp.officially started the redevelopment of the South Street Seaport Thursday with a groundbreaking ceremony for the Pier 17 building. The company's CEO, David Weinreb; president Grant Herlitz and senior EVP of development Chris Curry were joined by elected officials and community leaders—including Mayor Michael Bloomberg, City Council member Margaret Chin, Community board 1 chair Catherine McVay Hughes and Department of Cultural Affairs commissioner Kate Levin—for the ceremony overlooking the East River and Brooklyn Bridge.
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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.
