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MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
| Kick-off Breakfast: Get Ready-Get Set-Go! |
Join Mayor Phil Amicone for breakfast as he ‘kicks-off’ Yonkers Business Week 2008 with an exciting new video on redevelopment in Yonkers.
| Time: |
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM |
| Location: |
X2O Xaviars on the Hudson (71 Water Grant Street,
Yonkers, NY 10701) |
| Introduction: |
William T. Regan, Deputy Mayor, City of Yonkers |
| Keynote Speaker: |
Honorable Phil Amicone, Mayor, City of Yonkers |
| Cost: |
$20.00 |
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| NY Water Taxi Tour: VIP’S Ride the Beautiful Waters of the Hudson River |
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Started just a year ago, the NY Water Taxi allows local residents to combine commuting to Lower Manhattan in a luxury setting offering panoramic views of the Palisades. Yonkers dignitaries will see first-hand what our local commuters are raving about by riding the Water Taxi to Lower Manhattan and back followed by a tour of the Yonkers Waterfront.
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10:00 AM - 12:00 PM |
| Location: |
Yonkers Pier (99 Main Street Yonkers, NY) |
| Cost: |
R.S.V.P Only |
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Luncheon: When Business Flows with Water:
A Look at Waterfront Redevelopment In Urban Environments |
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Enjoy a great lunch and then settle in for a presentation and panel discussion that focuses on how Yonkers is redeveloping its Hudson River waterfront, creating a new Hudson River esplanade park and moving forward with plans to daylight the Saw Mill River. Balancing business opportunities with environmental concerns, a natural outgrowth of these projects, will also be addressed.
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12:30 PM - 2:00 PM |
| Location: |
Roosevelt Ballroom at the Philipsburgh Building (2-8 Hudson Street, Yonkers, NY) |
| Moderator: |
Peter G. Klein, Vice President, Fidelco Realty Group |
| Speakers: |
Honorable David N. Cicilline, Mayor, City of Providence
James Cavanaugh, CEO & President, Battery Park City Authority
Susan Kaplan, Director of Sustainable Development for the Hugh L. Carey, Battery Park City Authority
Anthony Sartor, President and COO, KeySpan Engineering Services |
| Cost: |
$20.00 |
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| Forum: Yonkers: A Retail and Entertainment Destination |
New development and redevelopment increases Yonkers’ economic value as a retail and entertainment destination. Representatives from Yonkers premier shopping centers will explain why Yonkers was their location of choice, and a LandAir representative will discuss the economic benefits of entertainment.
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2:00 PM - 3:30 PM |
| Location: |
Roosevelt Ballroom at the Philipsburgh Building (2-8 Hudson Street,Yonkers, NY) |
| Moderator: |
Commissioner Louis C. Kirven, III, City of Yonkers, Department of Planning and Development |
| Speakers: |
John Genovese, Senior Vice President, Macerich Company
Leith ter Meulen, President and CEO, Landair Project Resources, Inc.
Robin Bell Stevens, President & CEO, Jazzmobile, Inc. |
| Cost: |
Free |
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| Ribbon Cutting: It's Green Event |
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Join Mayor Phil Amicone as he cuts the ribbon that officially opens 66 Main Street --- Yonkers first Geo-Thermal building.Followed by the unveiling of the High School Senior Art Competition for the ‘Yonkers Go Green Logo.’
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5:00 PM - 5:30 PM |
| Location: |
66 Main Street, Yonkers, NY |
| Cost: |
Free |
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| Rooftop Garden: Networking Reception |
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An opportunity for business owners and managers to meet, greet and network.
| Time: |
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM |
| Location: |
66 Main Street Yonkers, NY |
| Cost: |
$20.00 |
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