Community Economic Development Forum Friday

Is there hope for mixed income neighborhoods? Can large-scale developers guarantee community-based jobs? These topics will be the focus of Nonprofit Connection’s 10th Annual Nonprofit Day in Brooklyn hosted by Borough President Marty Markowitz and sponsored by Citigroup Foundation, on Friday, October 28, 2005, from 8:30 AM to 12:00 PM, at Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street. This year’s program spotlights the City’s hot topic — Community Economic Development –with panelists from Citibank, Forest City Ratner, Thor Equities, Astella Development Corporation, Bed-Stuy Restoration and the Fifth Avenue Committee in two panel discussions focusing the roles of Private Sector and Nonprofit Sector development corporations in preserving New York City’s coveted neighborhood character and life. For reservations, call 212-383-1433 ext. 23.