page_title: New York City Economic Development Corporation
section_title: Public projects
hierarchical_section_title: New York City Economic Development Corporation / Public projects
caption_attribution_description: English: Looking west from the east end of Queens Plaza at the newly renovated Plaza and new Gotham Center on a sunny late morning.
context_page_description: New York City Economic Development Corporation is a nonprofit corporation whose stated mission is to promote economic growth in New York City, especially through real estate development. It is the City's official economic development corporation and merged with the New York City Economic Growth Corporation in 2012. Based out of Lower Manhattan, its formation followed recommendations from the consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
context_section_description: NYCEDC's joint projects with New York City as of 2018 include:
  Hunts Point, Bronx
  Coney Island, Brooklyn
  Sunset Park Waterfront, Brooklyn
  125th Street, Manhattan
  Essex Crossing, Manhattan
  The High Line, Manhattan
  The Hub, Bronx
  Downtown Jamaica Initiatives, Queens
  Gotham Center, Queens
  Hunter's Point South, Queens
  Willets Point, Queens
  East River Ferry Service
  New Stapleton Waterfront, Staten Island
  St. George Terminal, Staten Island
  Kingsbridge Armory, Bronx
  New York Wheel, Staten Island
  Empire Outlets, Staten Island
  Seward Park, Manhattan
  Brooklyn Army Terminal, Brooklyn
caption: Gotham Center
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