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.
To view photos from our past events, please visit the ABNY Flickr page here.
F. Ottomanelli's By The Water
52-10 Center Boulevard, Queens, NY, United States
We hope you can join us for a special ABNY YP Associates Summer Meet-Up on Wednesday, August 2 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. in Long Island City at Frank Ottomanelli's By The Water! Stop by to learn more about the ABNY YP Associates membership program, network with other Young Professionals, and hear from special guests NYC Council Member [...]
80 Pine Street - 22nd Floor, Roof Terrace
80 Pine Street, 22nd Floor, New York, NY, United States
Please join us for our Annual ABNY Women Summer Social with Cocktails, Hors d'oeuvres, DJ, and more! It will be an exciting, fun evening filled with networking, empowerment, and celebration of our incredible community of inspiring women. The event promises to have thought-provoking discussions and opportunities to forge new connections and bonds. Click here to see photos from the [...]
Martin E. Segal Theatre Center at CUNY Graduate Center
365 5th Ave, New York, NY
Please join the ABNY Young Professionals, Tuesday, September 12 from 9:00-10:30 a.m. an ABNY YP Talks Keys to Housing Affordability for NYC Young Professionals. The event will feature a panel discussion with the focus on growing and improving access to affordable housing in New York City including exploring ways to retain and grow the city’s working [...]
New York Marriott Downtown
85 West Street, New York
ABNY is thrilled to welcome New York City Police Commissioner Edward A. Caban on Wednesday, September 20 for a Power Breakfast. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., breakfast begins at 9:00 a.m. Commissioner Caban will discuss his recent appointment, current priorities and ongoing projects, and his goals as leader of the nation's largest police department. We hope you will join us [...]
London and Martin Co.
6 Stone St, New York, NY, United States
Please join us on Thursday, September 21 at 6:00 p.m. for a What's On Tap? with Center for an Urban Future's Executive Director Jonathan Bowles, he will delve into one of the greatest untapped opportunities to create a more equitable economy in New York City: by expanding skills based hiring, the practice in which employers eliminate the [...]
Kelly Skylight Room at CUNY Graduate School
365 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York
Join us on Wednesday, September 27 for an ABNYTalks with four leaders from NYC’s workforce and immigration service sectors. With the recent influx of asylum seekers, the city is increasing resources to meet the demands of its newest New Yorkers. Meeting housing, education and social service needs has been a challenge but what does this [...]
Join ABNY Young Professionals for a tour of Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island, Thursday, September 28 at 6:00 p.m. Cornell Tech develops leaders and technologies for the Al era through foundational and applied research, postgraduate education and new ventures. Based on Roosevelt Island, the Cornell Tech campus is New York City’s world-class tech destination. A thriving and [...]
Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College
47-49 East 65th Street, New York, NY, United States
On Wednesday, October 4th, ABNY will present ABNYChats: Keeping New York’s Infrastructure Competitive, a conversation among NYS Director of State Operations and Infrastructure Kathryn Garcia and New York City Deputy Mayor, Meera Joshi. During this event, Joshi and Garcia will discuss the recent federal bipartisan infrastructure bill, and how its over $8 Billion in funding [...]
NYU Wagner School of Public Service, The Puck Building The Rudin Family Forum
295 Lafayette Street, 2nd Floor, New York, NY, United States
Join ABNY Women on Thursday, October 26th for a discussion with newly appointed leaders of several prominent New York City universities. During this event, we will hear from Linda G. Mills, President of New York University, Minouche Shafik, President of Columbia University, and Tania Tetlow, President of Fordham University on their historic appointments, the importance [...]
Join ABNY Young Professionals for a tour of The High Line on October 26 at 4:30 p.m. The High Line is a public park built on a historic freight rail line elevated above the streets on Manhattan’s West Side. Saved from demolition by neighborhood residents and the City of New York, the High Line opened [...]
Alliance Bernstein
1345 6th Ave, 41st Floor, New York
On Tuesday, October 31st, ABNY will present ABNYChats: Building Wealth and Sustaining New York Communities, a conversation between President and CEO of Empire State Development, Hope Knight and President and CEO of the Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Corporation, Blondel Pinnock. Knight and Pinnock will conduct a solutions-oriented discussion on the importance of fostering pathways for economic opportunity, [...]
Please join us on Thursday, November 2 at 9:00 a.m. for a virtual Policy Brief with B.J. Jones, "New" New York. Mr. Jones will provide ABNY Young Professionals with an update on the “New” New York plan and how the city is reimagining the city’s commercial districts as 24/7 destinations, reimagine the best places to [...]
SUNY Global Center
116 E 55th St, New York, NY, United States
Cancelled: On Tuesday, November 14th, ABNY will present ABNYChats: Meeting New York's Public Transit Needs, a conversation between CEO of Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Janno Lieber, and President and CEO of the Regional Plan Association, Tom Wright. Lieber and Wright will discuss growing a more sustainable, accessible and equitable transit system, by addressing current transportation needs, congestion [...]
Civic Hall
124 E 14th St., New York, NY, United States
On Wednesday, November 29th ABNY will present an ABNY YP Boardroom Breakfast with Seema Shah, Executive Director of Civic Hall. ABNY Young Professionals will have the opportunity to learn more about Seema and how the programs at the newly opened Civic Hall will impact the tech ecosystem and its workforce. Civic Hall is a newly [...]
New World Stages
340 W 50th St, New York, NY, United States
Join us on Thursday, December 7 at 9:00 a.m. for an ABNYTalks discussion with four leaders from across New York City’s tourism industry. They will discuss the trends and challenges in attracting and accommodating international tourists. With the holiday season upon us, this discussion between leaders from the city’s entertainment, airports, and hospitality industries will [...]
Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC)
251 Fulton Street, New York, NY, United States
Join ABNY Young Professionals for a tour of the Perelman Performing Arts Center (PAC NYC) on December 14 at 6pm. PAC NYC is a new home for emergent and established artists in theater, dance, music, opera, and multi-disciplinary performances from New York and the world. PAC NYC strives to build meaningful relationships with community organizations [...]
116 West Houston Street
116 West Houston Street, New York, New York
When: January 19 - 12:00 p.m. - 03:00 p.m. Location: *PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LOCATION* Rethink Food - 180 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10005 *PLEASE NOTE THE NEW LOCATION* Program Description: ABNY YP volunteers are invited to support Rethink Food. The team is seeking individuals to lend their support in volunteers to help in their commissary kitchen. Tasks include [...]
Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (FPWA)
40 Broad St, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United States
Please join us on January 25 at 9:00 a.m. for a Policy Brief with Molly Schaeffer, Director of the NYC Office of Asylum Seeker Operations. Ms. Schaeffer will provide ABNY Young Professionals with an overview of the city’s own policies in providing and coordinating housing, education, and social services to asylum seekers, and what policy issues the [...]
ABNY is excited to welcome Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday, January 26 for a Power Breakfast. Doors open at 8:30 a.m., breakfast begins at 9:00 a.m. Jeffries will discuss his agenda as Democratic Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives and his perspective on what’s ahead in 2024. We hope you will join us. The Power Breakfast will [...]
Please join us on Thursday, February 8 at 6:00 p.m. for a What's On Tap? with Queens Borough President Donovan Richards Jr. Mr. Richards, a lifelong resident of Southeast Queens, will join ABNY Young Professionals to discuss his work since becoming Borough President in 2021 and what current projects and priorities he's currently working on to enhance prosperity and inclusivity in the World's Borough. [...]
Join us on Wednesday, February 21st, for ABNYChats: Unlocking New Housing in the New Budget, a conversation between Senator Brian Kavanagh and Rafael Cestero, the President and CEO of the Community Preservation Corporation. They will engage in a conversation to discuss housing policies within the State’s budget negotiations, how those specific policies and strategies have shifted [...]
NYC Public Design Commission
253 Broadway, 5th Floor, New York, NY, United States
Join ABNY Young Professionals for a tour of the New York City Public Design Commission Archive on February 21 at 5:30 p.m. The Public Design Commission (PDC) maintains an archive of projects reviewed by the Commission since 1902, documenting more than 7,000 sites throughout New York City and providing a unique view into the history [...]
Join us on Thursday, February 29 at 8:30 a.m., for ABNY Talks: Unemployment, Underemployment and Gainful Employment, a conversation on how to ensure economic mobility and opportunity forward for Black New Yorkers. Jennifer Jones Austin, CEO and Executive Director of FPWA, will moderate this panel discussion with three policy experts who will share their perspectives [...]
Executive Conference Center - Moynihan Train Hall
350 W 33rd St, New York, United States
On Tuesday, March 5th ABNY Young Professionals will present a Boardroom Breakfast with Petra Todorovich Messick, Amtrak's Senior Program Director of The Gateway Program. ABNY Young Professionals will have the opportunity to hear from Petra about her professional journey as well as her work with The Gateway Program and its regional impact on transit service, jobs, [...]
ABNY is excited to host Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer at a Power Breakfast on Monday, March 11. Doors open at 8:30 a.m, breakfast begins at 9:00 a.m. Majority Leader Schumer will discuss pressing issues in Washington, including funding the federal government, border security and immigration reform, and foreign aid. The Senator will also share [...]
Join us for ABNY Women’s annual spring cocktail reception on Tuesday, March 26 from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Kyma Flatiron for an evening of networking, refreshments, and reconnecting with ABNY Women. We will be joined by Melba Wilson - Harlem-based restaurateur of Melba’s, cookbook author and Food Network personality. Melba also serves as President [...]
NYU Kimmel Center For University Life
60 Washington Sq S, Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, New York
Before the ABNY network, Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer will announce new details on the Adams administration’s housing efforts and explain why we need to build “everything, everywhere, all at once” while consequential housing policy decisions across city, state, and federal levels unfold. As the Adams administration’s City of Yes for Housing Opportunity reaches a critical [...]
Join us on Wednesday, April 3rd for an ABNY Policy Brief with Ya-Ting Liu, Chief Public Realm Officer. Ya-Ting Liu will provide ABNY Young Professionals with an update on her first year as the city’s first Chief Public Realm officer, as well as the projects and initiatives she is coordinating across city government and with [...]
583 Park Avenue
583 Park Avenue, New York, NY, United States
Join us as we welcome New York City Mayor Eric Adams for an ABNY signature Power Breakfast event! We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday, April 16 at 8:30 a.m. where Mayor Adams will address the ABNY network to provide the latest update on the state of the city’s economy and ongoing efforts to [...]
QueensWay
9130 Metropolitan Avenue, Forest Hill, NY, United States
Join ABNY Young Professionals for a walking tour of the QueensWay on April 30 at 6:00 p.m. The QueensWay is a community-led effort to transform an abandoned, 3.5 mile stretch of abandoned railway in Central Queens into a linear park and cultural greenway. We'll tour both phase 1, the Metropolitan Hub which received $37.5 million [...]
Join ABNY Young Professionals for a neighborhood tour with Welcome to Chinatown on Tuesday, May 14 at 5:30 p.m. Led by local nonprofit Welcome to Chinatown, this tour will highlight their initiatives that support the Chinatown community and its entrepreneurs. Learn about the neighborhood’s current business climate, challenges, and meet some of the residents who have [...]
On Thursday, May 16th ABNY Young Professionals will present a Boardroom Breakfast with Carson Hicks, Executive Director, Mayor’s Office for Economic Opportunity, whose mission is to reduce poverty and increase equity. Carson will provide ABNY Young Professionals with an update on the work of the office including its annual poverty measure report. The annual report is a critical first step [...]
London and Martin Co.
6 Stone St, New York, NY, United States
On Wednesday, May 22nd ABNY will present: ABNY What’s on Tap? With Julie Samuels, President, and Executive Director of Tech: NYC. Founded in 2016 by Ms. Samuels, TECH: NYC is an engaged network of tech leaders working to foster a dynamic, diverse, and creative New York. Julie will speak on the organization’s current work in supporting and growing NYC’s [...]
The Rainbow Room
30 Rockefeller Plaza, 65th Floor, New York, NY, United States
Join us at the Rainbow Room for the 2024 Spirit of ABNY Awards. We will be presenting the coveted Apple Awards to three civic luminaries who have provided a distinguished level of service to our great city.2024 Honorees Include:Lew Rudin Founder's AwardKathy HochulNew York State GovernorSpirit of ABNY AwardLeaders in City Government:Sheena WrightFirst Deputy MayorIngrid [...]
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Join ABNY Young Professionals for a tour of Google's new office at St. John's Terminal in Hudson Square on Friday, June 14 at 9 a.m. See inside Google's newest office space in New York, which plays home to some of the company's 14,000 New York employees. The former freight rail terminal along what is now The High Line [...]
On Thursday, June 20th ABNY will present: ABNY Policy Brief with Louisa Chafee, Director of NYC IBO. Lousia will share about the unique role and responsibilities the Independent Budget Office has in ensuring our city’s fiscal health and transparency. RSVP here. We hope you can join us!
The Whitney Museum of American Art
99 Gansevoort St
Join ABNY Young Professionals for a guided after hours tour of the Whitney Biennial 2024: Even Better Than The Real Thing on Wednesday, July 17 at 6:15 p.m. The eighty-first edition of the Whitney Biennial—the longest-running survey of contemporary art in the United States—features seventy-one artists and collectives grappling with many of today’s most pressing issues. Registration closed.
Please join the ABNY Young Professionals for a guided tour of the award-winning, best in class, new LaGuardia Airport on Friday, August 2nd at 11 am. Hosted by the Port Authority of NY & NJ, LaGuardia Gateway Partners, and Delta Air Lines, attendees will be given a guided tour of the new Terminal B and the new Terminal C. [...]
Brooklyn Navy Yard - Dock 72
1 Dock 72 Wy, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Please join us for an exciting evening at our annual ABNY Women Summer Social! Celebrate with us as we network, empower, and honor our community of inspiring women. Engage in conversations with fellow members and have the opportunity to meet new friends. We will also be joined by and hear brief remarks from special guests, [...]
We are excited to invite you to a walking tour of Governors Island on Friday, August 16 at 2:00 PM. We will convene at Battery Park Maritime Building Ferry Terminal to begin our guided tour of the island led by The Trust for Governors Island. Following the tour, we'll head to Taco Vista for complimentary drinks and unbeatable views. Governors Island, is [...]
SUNY Global Center
116 E 55th St, New York, NY, United States
We hope you can join us for a special ABNY YP Associates Summer Meet-Up on Tuesday, August 27 from 5:30 p.m. Stop by to learn more about the ABNY YP Associates membership program, network with other Young Professionals, and hear from special guest Tony Marx, President of The New York Public Library. This event is open to all members [...]
Broad Stone – John Jay Room
88 Broad St., New York
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. [...]
