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Hank Gutman Appointed by Mayor de Blasio to Chair the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation

07.01.14

Simpson Thacher Of Counsel Hank Gutman was appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio on June 23rd to chair the Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC).  The BNYDC is the not-for-profit corporation that manages the Brooklyn Navy Yard, the leading industrial park in New York City, which houses more than 300 businesses, employs 7,000 people and is owned by the City of New York.  “The Brooklyn Navy Yard is one of the most dynamic economic engines in our city, creating good jobs and helping launch new companies that keep New York City at the center of the innovation economy. No one understands this better than Hank Gutman,” said Mayor de Blasio. 

To read the Mayor’s announcement, please click here.

To read Crain’s New York’s coverage of this event, please click here.