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2022 Bronx Chamber Gala Thank You
NYC Districting Commission Vote
Asylum Seekers Housing Update
Coffee & Conversation Series

Legislative & Advocacy Updates
One Stop Shop NYC Portal
Open Dining Lawsuit
Bruckner Blvd Rezoning

Funding Opportunities
NYS SEED Program for Early-Stage Businesses

Upcoming Events
Autumn Soiree Networking Event at Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy

2022 BRONX CHAMBER GALA - THANK YOU

On behalf of the Board of Directors and leadership team at The Bronx Chamber of Commerce, thank you for attending the 2022 Gala: Celebrating Our Members on Thursday, September 29, 2022 at Marina Del Rey. The evening was a historic success! Not only in celebrating the stellar accomplishments and leadership of Joseph Kelleher, John Collazzi, and the New York Yankees, but also in the record setting number of attendees, top tier entertainment, and the formation of the Bronx Champions Circle.

The Bronx Champions Circle, created with support from founding investors Simone Development and The New York Yankees, provides long term, strategic, and sustainable financial support for The Bronx Chamber of Commerce. More details on the Bronx Champions Circle will be announced during the Tuesday, October 25, 2022 Chairman's Reception. We again, thank you for your generous commitment to The Bronx Chamber of Commerce, and especially acknowledge, Simone Development, The New York Yankees, Metro Optics Eyewear, Third Avenue Business Improvement District, DJ Ambulette Services, Bronx Design Group, KZA Realty, Mercy College, Monroe College, Great Performances, RiteCheck Cashing, Amazon, Fresh Direct, Con Edison, The Woodlawn Cemetery & Conservancy, DoorDash, Lemle & Wolff, Ponce Bank, Montefiore Medical Center, and RXR. We also give our heartfelt thanks to our Board of Directors and the 2022 Gala Host Committee for their work to make the evening a great success.

We appreciate the ongoing support of our members, businesses, donors, philanthropists, community leaders, and agency officials present throughout the evening. We recommit ourselves to our mission of serving Bronx businesses and charting a forward thinking economic development strategy for our borough and city. To see photos from the event, Click Here

NEW YORK CITY DISTRICTING COMMISSION UPDATE

On Thursday, the NYC Districting Commission voted to release a revised map to the New York City Council for its consideration. You may watch the public meeting vote here. The maps are available for viewing here. For additional information on the City Council redistricting process, please click here.

The New York City Districting Commission today voted to submit the 51 newly drawn City Council district maps to the City Council.   These maps were revised from the preliminary plan published by the Commission in July and a proposed revised plan in September that was not approved by the Commission. The maps represent a response to over 12,500 submissions offered by New Yorkers in person or via Zoom during more than 35 hours of public hearings; by email; and by regular mail.

A new plan is drawn by the Districting Commission every ten years following the U.S. Census. The Commission is made up of 15 members appointed by the Mayor and the City Council. The Commission drew this plan following the requirements under the U.S. Constitution, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA), state law, and the City Charter of New York.

To reflect these major new population changes and bring the new districts in line with the new 5% deviation state law, the Revised Plan has a range of 168,560 to 177,204 persons(the previous law had a 10% permissible deviation.)  Now, the population in these Council Districts cannot deviate from a range of 5% deviation from 172,882, the ideal district population. The maps were revised from the preliminary plan, creating a Staten Island-Brooklyn “cross-over” in District 50, to more balance the other 48 districts in population, and five borough district allocations throughout the city.

ASYLUM SEEKERS HOUSING UPDATE
ORCHARD BEACH SITE RELOCATED TO RANDALLS ISLAND

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced on Monday evening, that the Orchard Beach relief center which was targeted to house up to a thousand asylum seekers will be moved to Randall’s Island in Manhattan.

The announcement comes after a weekend of both protests and flooding at Orchard Beach, located in the Northeast Bronx, and further to the mayor’s earlier announcement on Sept. 22 of the construction of the Orchard Beach site.

The Bronx Chamber of Commerce has and will continue to work with elected officials and agencies to manage the economic and workforce ramifications of asylum seekers.

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