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Kapur Will Work to 'Spur Economic Vitality'

NEW YORK CITY—In this UPDATE to Monday's story on some personnel changes at the city's Department of City Planning, the new new executive director says her role is much broader than simply executing the Mayor's aggressive affordable housing plan.

By Rayna Katz | Updated on June 24, 2014

NEW YORK CITY—In order to keep pace with Mayor de Blasio’s ambitious agenda—especially the creation of more affordable housing, the Department of City Planning has staffed up. GlobeSt.com sat down with Purnima Kapur, the newly appointed executive director at DCP, to learn more about the work she has ahead of her.

GlobeSt.com: When DCP said that it has made you executive director, the announcement said, “Kapur’s leadership of DCP’s East New York study is a template for how the agency will work with communities on comprehensive plans to create opportunities for new affordable housing, retail and amenities, jobs and services, and also address the physical infrastructure needs of each area.” Can you elaborate?

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