Deputy mayor promises more local tech approach

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Dana Rubinstein

Mayor Bill de Blasio’s deputy mayor for housing and economic development delivered her first major policy speech this morning.

The setting was the Hilton, the crowd was New York City’s permanent government, and the focus of the speech was the tech sector, which is growing.

At the speech before the Association for a Better New York breakfast, in front of a former mayor (David Dinkins), several former Bloomberg aides, real estate executives and lobbyists, Alicia Glen’s first big applause line was this: “Along with many of you, we are 100 percent invested in the Applied Sciences Initiative launched by the previous administration and we are committed to making it a reality and making it work.”

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/city-hall/2014/04/8543081/deputy-mayor-promises-more-local-tech-approach