LICBDC Business Breakfast, Tuesday, Sept. 15, 8 - 9:30 AM

Christopher Ward, Executive Director of Port Authority of NY & NJ

Mr. Ward will discuss transportation infrastructure plans affecting Long Island City and Queens.

Networking and continental breakfast. $20 members, $30 nonmembers. Please contact Indra Smith at 718.786.5300 x 21 or register online. Riverview Restaurant, 2-01 50th Ave. LIC, NY 11101.

http://www.riverviewny.com

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Executive Director Christopher O. Ward

Christopher O. Ward is currently the Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey (and President of the Port Authority's wholly owned entities: Port Authority Trans-Hudson Corporation, the Newark Legal and Communications Center Urban Renewal Corporation, and the New York and New Jersey Railroad Corporation). He was appointed on May 22, 2008. This is Mr. Ward's second tenure at the Port Authority. He previously served as Chief of Planning and External Affairs, as well as Director of Port Redevelopment from 1997 to 2002.

Mr. Ward's previous positions included stints as Managing Director of The General Contractors Association of New York, Inc., Chief Executive Officer of American Stevedoring, Inc., as Commissioner of the NYC Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) for the Bloomberg Administration, as Senior Vice President for Transportation and Commerce at the NYC Economic Development Corporation, as Assistant Commissioner at the Department of Telecommunications and Energy and as Director of Research at the Department of Consumer Affairs. Mr. Ward holds a Bachelor of Arts from Macalester College and a Master of Theological Studies from Harvard University's Divinity School. Mr. Ward has also served as an Adjunct Professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University.

http://www.panynj.gov/abouttheportauthority/governance/executivedirector/

Economic Forecast Breakfast
with Kathryn Wylde, President & CEO, Partnership for New York City
Thurs., March 18, 8 - 9:30 AM
Queensboro Room, MetLife Building

Breakfast with Councilmember Van Bramer
04/21/2010
8 AM - 9:30 AM
 

Business Breakfast with Councilmember Jimmy Van Bramer
Thursday, April 21, 8 – 9:30AM

LIC’s new representative will discuss area issues.   $20 for members, $30 for non-members.  Contact Indra Smith at 718.786.5300 x 21 or register online.

Sponsors: Plaxall, Silvercup Studios, Werwaiss & Co., Inc.

Co-sponsor: The Floating Hospital

Plaxall is a family owned and managed business, engaged in both manufacturing and property management in Long Island City.  Our Design Center division operates a factory at 5-46 46^th Avenue where, since 1950, we have produced thermoformed products for the medical, cosmetic, packaging and other industries.  Plaxall also owns and manages over a million square feet of space in the Hunters Point section of LIC.  We have residential, office and warehouse space.  Tenants include, among others, ADT, Konica Minolta, Tuk Tuk, Hertz, Takeshi Murakami, and the Jeffrey Deitch gallery.  We also provide space for non-profits such as LIC Community Boathouse, Recycle-a-Bicycle and the Space.  More information on the design business is at www.Plaxall.com and the property division is at www.LICProperties.com.

Werwaiss & Co., Inc.

The Floating Hospital has been serving the healthcare needs of NYC families since 1866 – providing a healthier and more hopeful future to all New Yorkers.  Today, TFH has “dropped anchor” in Long Island City, with its spacious and newly renovated LIC Community Health Center.  This convenient “ONE-STOP” location offers quality primary health care for the entire family, including comprehensive medical, dental and mental health services.  All insurance plans (including new Medicaid patients) are accepted and affordable cash payment discount plans are also available. Call 718.784.2240 to make an appointment or visit us at 41-40 Crescent Street (Between Queensboro Plaza North & 41^st Street).  Contact Cynthia Davis, our Business Specialist, at 718.784.2240 x273 to ask about affordable customized employee plans for LIC small business owners.  www. thefloatinghospital.org

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http://council.nyc.gov/d26/html/members/home.shtml

James G. Van Bramer

District 26 - Council Member - Democrat

A life-long resident of Western Queens, Jimmy Van Bramer was elected to the New York City Council on November 3, 2009.

A community organizer, Jimmy Van Bramer is the son of two active union members. While growing up Jimmy sometimes followed his stepfather, a public-school custodian, to work. As he watched his stepfather polish classroom floors and scrub desks so that children and teachers could have a clean learning space, Jimmy learned the importance of hard work, and the powerful impact that seemingly small efforts can have on the lives of working people. Jimmy has carried those lessons throughout his life.

Jimmy's career has been devoted to making our community stronger and making life better for Queens families like the one he grew up in. From 1999-2009, he served as the Chief External Affairs Officer of the Queens Public Library. As the library's link between community members and government, Jimmy worked to protect and expand important library services, such as after-school programs and English language classes. He also led members of the Queens community on annual trips to Albany and Washington, D.C. to help them make their voices heard by government officials. In addition, Jimmy works to improve our neighborhoods outside of his job, by serving as a member of Community Board 2 and its Land Use Committee.