ABNY uses its signature programs–Power Events, special briefings, educational events, Young Professionals programming, ABNY Women events, and special projects–to bolster civic engagement for all New Yorkers.
ABNY Member Events offer an opportunity for elected and government officials, as well as civic and business leaders, to present the ideas and policies they believe can help advance a better New York.
The ABNY Young Professionals network cultivates unique opportunities, online and in person, for the future leaders of New York City to explore the importance of civic engagement and learn about the critical issues facing our city and state.
ABNY Women uses its platform for women to explore, discuss, and foster change in the workplace and beyond through a series of events and talks by female leaders.
ABNY special projects build on the foundation created by the Census 2020 effort and work with community-based organizations to support and strengthen the most vulnerable New Yorkers and communities across the city and state.
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Please join us on Thursday, September 12 at 6:00pm for a What’s On Tap? with Dan Garodnick, Chair and Director at the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP). Director Garodnick will speak about his work leading the Department of City Planning, the nation's largest municipal city planning office. Garodnick will discuss the Department's ambitious City of [...]
3 Times Square
Meeting & Event Center, 16th Floor, New York, NY
ABNY is excited to welcome Comptroller Brad Lander on Thursday, September 19th for a signature ABNY Power Breakfast! Join us and members of ABNY's network to hear from the Chief Financial Officer of America's biggest city as he discusses his critical role in overseeing the city's $100B+ budget, assets and fiscal health. We hope you [...]
SEWARD & KISSEL LLP
One Battery Park Plaza, New York
On Tuesday, September 24 ABNY Young Professionals will present a Boardroom Breakfast with Nse Esema, Senior Vice President of the Green Economy team at New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). Nse will provide an update on the green economy in NYC, and EDC’s plans in this sector, including a discussion of the recently released [...]
The event is postponed; a new date will be shared soon. We are delighted to invite you to join the Association for a Better New York (ABNY) and its members in a networking reception with Alicia Glen, New York Commissioner & Co-Chair of the Gateway Development Commission on Thursday, September 26 from 5:30 to 7:30 [...]
New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute
619 W 54th St, New York, NY, United States
Join ABNY Young Professionals for an exclusive tour of the New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute on Tuesday, October 8 at 6:00 p.m. On the tour, you will go behind the scenes to see how NYSCF's automated robotics platform is revolutionizing the production of stem cells and how they're being used in biomedicine. You will [...]
NYCEDC
One Liberty Plaza, 14th Floor, New York, NY
In response to NYCEDC’s release of their Green Economy Action Plan, please join us on Wednesday, October 23 for ABNY Talks: NYC’s Growing Green Economy, a conversation between experts navigating New York City’s profound role and continuing resilience within the green economy landscape. As New York continues to be a global hub of business and economic [...]
New York Midtown Hilton
1335 Sixth Avenue, New York, NY, United States
ABNY is excited to welcome First Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer to a Power Breakfast on Monday, October 28. In her new and expanded role, Torres-Springer will speak to the ABNY network about her priorities as First Deputy Mayor and how the Adams administration is delivering for New Yorkers. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., with breakfast beginning at 9:00 a.m. [...]
New York Marriott Downtown
85 West Street, New York
ABNY is excited to welcome Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins to a Power Breakfast on Tuesday, November 19. Stewart-Cousins will address the ABNY network, sharing her insights on key issues and priorities ahead of the upcoming legislative session. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., with breakfast beginning at 9:00 a.m. Please contact Zina Robbins-Maldonado at zmaldonado@abny.org for [...]
The Bronx Brewery
20 Hudson Yards Unit 207, New York, NY, United States
Please join us on Tuesday, November 19 at 6:00pm for a What’s On Tap? with Vanessa Gibson, Bronx Borough President. Ms. Gibson, who proudly serves the nearly 1.5 million Bronx residents as the borough's first woman and African-American Bronx Borough President, will join ABNY Young Professionals to discuss her work since being elected in 2021 and [...]
iMentor
199 Water St., 8th Floor, New York, NY, United States
On Thursday, January 16 ABNY Young Professionals (YP) will present a Boardroom Breakfast with Scott Millstein, New York City Executive Director, iMentor. ABNY YPs will have the opportunity to hear from Mr. Millstein, one of New York's most prominent non-profit leaders who has dedicated his talents in supporting mentorship and career development of New York's [...]
The Mezzanine
55 Broadway, New York, NY, United States
Join ABNY Women on Friday, January 24th for a ABNY Women State Legislative Panel with State women lawmakers to discuss the new session’s key legislative priorities, focusing on various policy initiatives that the members are looking to advance in Albany, as well as the role and impact of elected women leaders in New York. We [...]
New York Transit Museum
99 Schermerhorn St, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Join ABNY Young Professionals for an exclusive after hours tour of the New York Transit Museum on Thursday, January 30 at 6:00pm. Housed underground in an authentic 1936 subway station in Downtown Brooklyn, the Transit Museum’s working platform level spans a full city block and is home to a rotating selection of twenty vintage subway and elevated cars dating [...]
Join us on Thursday, February 6 at 6:00pm for a What’s On Tap? with Dynishal Gross, Commissioner of the NYC Department of Small Business Services (SBS). Commissioner Gross will discuss her work supporting small businesses, jobseekers, and underserved communities, and efforts to drive economic growth and revitalize NYC’s commercial corridors. Please RSVP by 3pm on Wednesday, [...]
New York Building Congress
1040 Avenue of the Americas, 21st Floor, New York, United States
Join us on Tuesday, February 18 at 9:00 a.m. for an ABNY YP Policy Brief with Vennela Yadhati, Vice President of Renewable Project Development at the New York Power Authority. Vennela will share more about NYPA’s role with renewable energy and the work of transforming NY’s energy system to a more resilient and a sustainable [...]
God's Love We Deliver
166 6th Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, United States
ABNY Young Professionals are invited to volunteer with God's Love We Deliver, a non-profit that cooks and home-delivers 17,000 nutritious, medically tailored meals to people too sick to shop or cook for themselves each weekday. YP volunteers will lend their support in working in the kitchen, and assist with packaging meals and food prep (e.g. chopping [...]
Hilton Midtown - Trianon Ballroom
1335 6th Ave., New York, NY, United States
ABNY is excited to welcome NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch to a Power Breakfast on Wednesday, February 26th. Commissioner Tisch will discuss her recent appointment, her top priorities, and how she plans to employ her experience as a dedicated public servant in leading the nation's largest police department. Please see here for Commissioner Tisch's bio. Doors [...]
Join ABNY Young Professionals for an exclusive tour of NYC’s Department of Transportation Sign Shop on Tuesday, March 4th 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. NYC DOT’s Sign Shop creates the street signs installed throughout the five boroughs of New York City. These signs serve a variety of purposes, including curbside parking regulations, intersection control signs, [...]
AllianceBernstein at the Spiral
66 Hudson Blvd. E 25th Fl, New York, United States
Please join us on Thursday, March 6 for a conversation hosted by ABNY and 5BORO Institute to hear from NYC’s business and civic community leaders on the current state of the child care sector in the city, its outsized impact impeding New York City’s growth, and the variety of policy changes being called on to improve [...]
