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MAY 2016

BUSINESS MEETINGSCheck out this months event listings.

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ON THE JOBSee this months movers and shakers.

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SCOREHow to plan, manage a growing staff.

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STEVE WHITE/Business Trends

Staten Island Technical High School hosted the annual Young Entrepreneurs Academy event on March 31. Mem-bers of the Chamber of Commerce acted as investors as they judged the eight young business people. Each stu-dent was awarded different sums of money based on their business models. Pictured are the eight studentswith Linda Baran, president of the Chamber of Commerce.

SI Technical HS hosts Young Entrepreneurs Academy

Richmond Terrace CDCSIEDC launches new Richmond

Terrace commercial development.PAGE 2

Borough seeks property

for new schoolDo you own property on the

West Shore large enough to builda new school? If so, Borough Pres-ident James Oddo and City Coun-cil Minority Leader Steven Mat-teo want to hear from you.

During a recent call withSchool Construction Authorityand Department of Education of-ficials, Oddo and Matteo dis-cussed Mid-Island school seats,both funded and unfunded. This

includes 456 public school seatsslated for the West Shore withinthe 50th Council District. Theburden on the city is now to findan appropriate location to build anew school to house these seats.While there is a potential locationin the Travis area, that particularsite could take a significantamount of time to come tofruition due to logistical chal-lenges. For this reason, Oddo andMatteo are reaching out to thepublic to determine whetherthere are property owners whomay be able to work with the cityto help fill this need through saleof property.

These seats for the West Shoreare funded, which means the lastremaining hurdle is to secure anappropriate location to build anew school, Oddo said. Do youown property on the West Shorethat could be turned into a schoolto educate generations of StatenIslanders? If the answer is yes, we

really want to hear from you.Matteo said, The West Shore

has always been a popular desti-nation for families with childrenbecause of its excellent schools,but we have to continue to expand

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MONTHLYUPDATE

By TIM RONALDSONBusiness Trends

New York City is hoping to lead the way inthe going green movement.

Last month, the city announced new ener-gy efficiency initiatives that Mayor Bill deBlasio said will dramatically reduce green-house gas emissions and put it on a path toan 80 percent reduction in all emissions by

2050.The focus of the initiatives is a source one

might not think of as a major culprit in emis-

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our capacity to prevent over-crowding and ensure we main-tain those high standards.

Property owners willing tosell to the city so we can build anew school will be helping thecommunity as well as them-selves.

For purposes of the SCA, theWest Shore school seats can gen-erally be put in the neighbor-

hoods of Travis, Bloomfield,Chelsea, Heartland Village, BullsHead, Willowbrook or NewSpringville.

Potential school sites can besent to [email protected].

Richmond Terrace CDCofficially launches

The Staten Island EconomicDevelopment Corporation recent-ly announced the official launchof the Richmond Terrace Com-mercial Development Corpora-tions neighborhood improve-ment services. This group wasformed from a demand from localbusinesses for improvements.

The RTCDC steering commit-tee is made up of local represen-tatives from a variety of sectorsincluding construction, industri-al, manufacturing and maritimebusinesses. The RTCDC aids the

SIEDC in merchant organizingand planning efforts.

Recently, the development cor-poration installed 20 pole bannersalong Richmond Terrace, imple-mented area beautification serv-ices, built a website (www.rich-mondterrace.org) to raise aware-ness and held an agency issuesmeeting to connect city agenciesand elected officials with localbusinesses.

The maintenance services andpole banners were paid for by agrant from Richmond CountySavings Foundation and privatemerchant donations.

SIEDC staffers began the mer-chant organizing effort in July2015 by conducting a comprehen-sive needs assessment of thearea.

The targeted service area in-cludes the commercial corridor ofRichmond Terrace betweenSharpe Avenue and Holland Av-enue.

More than 93 businesses re-sponded to the survey. Area beau-tification services were one of thetop selected needs in the district.In response to the results, SIEDCdeveloped a maintenance sched-ule using a local vendor JCMCommercial Cleaning to provideservices until June 30.

SIEDC provides Business Im-provement District or MerchantAssociation services in six areasthroughout Staten Island includ-ing the New Dorp MerchantsGroup, the Richmond Road Mer-

chants Association, the WestShore Business ImprovementDistrict, the Huguenot MerchantsAssociation, Rossville IndustrialDevelopment Corporation, theRichmond Valley Merchants As-sociation and the Richmond Ter-race Commercial DevelopmentCorporation.

This work creates enhancedbusiness opportunities throughmarketing, street banners, beauti-fication and maintenance, events,security and advocacy.

Funding for the RTCDC wasprovided by Richmond CountySavings Foundation and the De-

partment of Small Business Serv-ices and the SIEDC is providingmanagement services on behalfof the association.

For more information, pleasevisit www.richmondterrace.org.

Biz owners applaud PaidFamily Leave

In March, business owners andleaders applauded the passage ofpaid leave for New York State.The plan provides all private sec-tor workers a benefit currentlyavailable to only about 12 percentof workers in the state and willcost employers nothing, since it isfunded entirely by small deduc-tions from employees paychecks.The business owners and leaderssay the benefit will lead to growthfor the states economy.

David Bolotsky, CEO of Un-commonGoods based in Brook-lyn, said, Its gratifying to seeNew York pass Paid Family Leave

legislation. It will make our statean even better place to work, raisea family and care for ailing rela-tives. And it will be good for busi-ness, too allowing productiveworkers to balance their workand family commitments duringtimes of need.

We are very happy that paidleave is now the law of the landfor New York State, said GretaTwombly, campaigns manager forthe American Sustainable Busi-ness Council, which has a mem-

ber network spanning more than200,000 businesses nationally.Many of our New York memberslike EILEEN FISHER, Uncom-

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Northwell Health recently an-nounced the appointment ofTheodore Strange, MD, as thehealth system's vice chair of pri-mary care at Northwell Health.

In his new position, Strangewill assume a role pivotal to thedevelopment of a primary carenetwork in Northwell's south-western region incorporatingStaten Island, Brooklyn and NewJersey while working withThomas McGinn, MD, North-well's chair of medicine, in man-aging primary care services sys-tem-wide and creating new clini-

cal programs.With more and more care

being delivered outside of thehospitals and in community-based settings, we continue tofocus on expanding our primarycare network and improving ac-cess to high-value, cost-effective,quality services, McGinn said.As a highly respected academicclinician, medical practitioner,

teacher andadministra-tor, Dr.Strange hasvast experi-ence in man-aging a largemultispe-cialty grouppractice,making himan idealchoice to help lay the groundworkfor Northwell Health's ambulato-ry network on Staten Island, inBrooklyn and New Jersey.

As executive director and co-founder of University Physicians

Group, a group of 50 physiciansspecializing in primary care med-icine at 25 Staten Island andBrooklyn locations, Strange en-tered into an agreement withNorthwell Health that officiallyintegrated UPG into the healthsystem's growing medical grouppractice, called Northwell HealthPhysician Partners.

Strange, who founded UPG 25

years ago, has been in privatepractice medicine since 1988, spe-cializing in internal medicineand geriatrics and is board-certi-fied in both. In 2005, he was ap-pointed associate chairman ofmedicine at Staten Island Univer-sity Hospital, after 20 years ofdedicated leadership within thehospital organization, and hasserved as vice president of med-ical operations at Staten Island'sSouth Site campus.

An active educator, Strangeholds the faculty appointment ofclinical associate professor ofmedicine at the State UniversityHealth Science Center in Brook-

lyn, has published in peer-re-viewed journals, such as theArchives of Internal Medicine,and has lectured widely.

In 2011, the New York State sen-ate confirmed Gov. Cuomo's nom-ination of Strange as a member ofthe Public Health and HealthPlanning Council.

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Business Guild I of the S.I. Cham-ber of Commerce: Hilton GardenInn, 1100 South Ave. 7:45 a.m. Mem-bers and invited guests only. CallMichael Anicito at 646-606-2111.

Business Network Intl. (BNI) Net-work Alliance Chapter: Z-One

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Richmond County Referral Source:Comfort Inn. 7:00 to 8:15 a.m. Forinfo, email [email protected]

Staten Island Business Council:Andrews Diner, 4160 Hylan Blvd. 7a.m. Members and invited guestsonly. For info, call 347-855-4488 orsend an e-mail to [email protected].

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SCORE Business Counseling:Chamber of Commerce, 130 Bay St.9 to 11:30 a.m. Appointment neces-sary. No charge. Call 718-727-1221.

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in our opinion

Reform needed on health care, too


Obamacare opponents had an I

told you so moment lastmonth, when the nations

largest health insurance provider,

UnitedHealthcare, said it plans to exit

most of the Affordable Care Act state

exchanges where it operates by 2017.

The companys reasoning is quite

simple it is losing money ... a lot of

it. UnitedHealthcare said it lost $475

million in the state exchanges last

year and could lose another $500 mil-

lion this year. Its tough to blame a

company for not continuing a money-

losing proposition such as this.

Those fighting Obamacare will say

this is an example of why the health-

care law doesnt work. Obamacare pro-

ponents will say adjustments to the

law and from insurers was bound

to happen.

But what everyone seems to over-

look, and may have overlooked from

the beginning, is the problem is two-fold: We need to fix not only the cost

and availability of health insurance

but that of health care as well.

Case in point: The price of Narcan,

a drug used to revive people who over-

dose on heroin, has soared recently.

The reason? No one is sure, but health

officials find it odd that as the drug is

becoming more prevalent, and more

states are using it, it is suddenly be-

coming more expensive to obtain.

New York has spent more than $5

million to purchase the drug, and New

York City announced last month it will

fund an additional 7,500 kits.

New York isnt the only state to

make Narcan readily available to first

responders, as more states are jump-

ing on board as its success is touted.

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick

changed the states regulations to

make Narcan more widely available,and soon after he did, the price of the

drug doubled in his state from $15 to

more than $30 per dose, according to

the states attorney general.

Its curious to see the cost increase

so rapidly as the drug gains more foot-

ing. Outsiders who dont know much

about the industry ourselves includ-

ed would say it looks like a business

is taking advantage of a situation to

dramatically increase profits.

Maybe were wrong. Maybe there is

a reason that producing the life-saving

drug on a mass scale forces the cost of

doing so to rise substantially.

Or maybe its a small sign that the

problem with our countrys health-

care system isnt just that insurance is

out of whack; maybe health-care

providers need to be looked at as well.

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By BRIDGET WESTON POLLACKYou did it! You hired your first employee.

What a relief to have someone to help yougrow your business. But what about when

its time to hire a second employee and athird? How can you make sure to manageyour employees fairly?

While following federal and state em-ployment laws come first and foremost,theyre not the only elements to be con-cerned with as your company grows. Asyour human resources management tasksadd up, be sure to consider the followingtips for long-term success.

Hire by the bookThis is the part of your business where

it helps to be boring. Yes: boring.

Consistency is key for completinghuman-resource management taskssmoothly. While it may seem generous ornice to treat employees on a case-by-casebasis and set up employment policies thatwork for each of them, this tendency can

create disparities between employees andcause tension.

To avoid stress, keep your employmentpolicies as close as possible among new

hires. Dont rely on your memory to recallwhat steps you took last time you hired anemployee, either. If you dont have ahuman resources plan, employee hand-book or hiring task list, its wise to sitdown and prepare these guides for yourbusiness. Not only does it treat each em-ployee equally and fairly it helps yourmanagement team act consistently as well.

Doing things by the book may not beexciting, but it can make your life easier.

Plan for staff growthWhen you hired your first employee, you

might have been desperate for a first mateto stick by your side as you navigated thewaters of your growing business. That per-son might complete many diverse tasks ina given shift and act as a generalist to as-sist you.

Once you move past your first employee,though, its important to more clearly de-fine the roles for your new hires. Beforeyou write that job description, think of

specific tasks you need help with and howa new hire might best serve the short- andlong-term goals of the business.

While cross-training can help your busi-ness run seamlessly and everyone mightneed to pitch in during busy periods hav-ing particular staff members dedicated tospecific areas of work will streamline yourday-to-day operations and help your teamwork better together.

Shine your boss badgeAs a small business owner, you might

work closely and for long periods of time

with your employees. But a close relation-ship doesnt mean you should be unprofes-sional. Set boundaries between you andyour employees by adhering to companypolicies, limiting off-hours communicationand setting a good example around your

team.As your staff grows, you may not know

new employees as well as the people whohelped you get started. You can still devel-

op a personal connection with these newstaffers through regular staff meetings,brown-bag lunches and periodic one-on-one check-ins. By communicating regular-ly and professionally, youll be a leaderyour team looks up to.

Not sure what steps to take to refineyour human resources management skills?Contact a SCORE mentor to discuss yourquestions about adding new employees toyour small business.

Bridget Weston Pollack is the vice presidentof marketing and communications at the

SCORE Association. In this role, Bridget is re-sponsible for all branding, marketing, PR andcommunication efforts. She focuses on imple-menting marketing plans and strategies for theorganization to facilitate the growth ofSCOREs mentoring and trainings services.

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monGoods and Manufacture NY,already provide paid leave be-cause they know it is the smartbusiness decision. Paid leave willhelp businesses across the stateretain more loyal, more efficientemployees, boosting productivityand bottom lines. When business-es succeed the whole economysucceeds. Paid leave is an impor-tant step toward a high road econ-

omy.By passing a paid family leaveprogram, our state leaders havemade NYS a more attractive placeto do business, said Laura Orn-stein, coordinator of the NewYork State Sustainable BusinessCouncil. Business owners un-derstand that treating employeeswell is good for the financial bot-tom line. Paid family leave willcut costs by reducing turnover

and boosting job loyalty and pro-ductivity since employees will nolonger be forced to choose be-tween losing pay or quitting their

job to care for a sick family mem-ber or showing up to work dis-tracted by their worry for a lovedone.

The American SustainableBusiness Council advocates forpolicy change and informs busi-ness owners and the public aboutthe need and opportunities forbuilding a vibrant, sustainableeconomy. Through its nationalmember network it representsmore than 200,000 businesses and

more than 325,000 entrepreneurs,executives, managers and in-vestors.

Casandra Propertiesrepresents projects

Casandra Properties will berepresenting two of Staten Is-lands largest commercial proj-


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ects, Empire Outlets and River-side Galleria, at this yearsRECON convention in Las Vegas,Nev. Both projects are expected toprovide jobs for Staten Islandersas well as offer new and uniqueshopping experiences to theircustomer base. You can find outmore about Empire Outlets andRiverside Galleria by visiting thecompanys portfolio page or by

stopping by Casandra Propertiesbooth N563W.

Cheers at SIMHSLuncheon May 10

Cheers is the theme of theStaten Island Mental Health Soci-etys upcoming Womens Guild44th annual Spring Luncheon, onTuesday, May 10 at the Staaten.Doors open at 11:30 a.m.

The guild will present its 2016Dorothy M. Kammer VolunteerService Award to the Columbi-ettes Auxiliary, No. 5917, of the Fr.

John C. Drumgoole Council,Knights of Columbus. The awardhonors a person or organizationthat has acted unselfishly andabove the call of duty to serve theStaten Island community and itsmost vulnerable citizens.

The luncheon is co-chaired byWomens Guild President FranHabib and President-Elect LindaMiraglia. Tickets are $50. Forreservations and information,contact Maryann Striffolino,

SIMHS director of volunteers, at(718) 442-2225 or e-mail [email protected].

During the luncheon, an arrayof valuable sweepstakes prizes,ranging from theme baskets toartwork, will be on display for aChinese Auction, and raffle tick-ets will be available: First prize isa Sharp 50 Smart HDTV; secondprize is a $200 gift card for aBroadway show and a $75 gift

card for Carmines NYC; thirdprize is a $200 MasterCard giftcard.

We are delighted to present

this years Dorothy KammerAward to the Columbiettes Auxil-iary of the Fr. John C. DrumgooleCouncil, said SIMHS Presi-dent/CEO Fern A. Zagor. Formany years, the Columbiettes hasgiven heartfelt support to assistthe children and families withspecial needs served by the socie-ty. The members are selfless andcompassionate, and their hardwork and generosity have en-abled us to continue our services

without interruption. We consid-er the Columbiettes a treasuredresource.

As an example of the supportgiven to the SIMHS, Zagor citedthe councils annual All-You-Can-Eat Breakfast that isplanned and carried out by theauxiliary.


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Over the past 11 years, thisevent has raised thousands ofdollars to benefit the societysprograms, she said.

The Columbiettes have also as-sisted SIMHS neediest familiesby donating holiday food baskets,clothing and gifts to economicallydisadvantaged clients.

The Columbiettes Auxiliary ofthe Knights of Columbus Fr. John

C. Drumgoole Council was found-ed in 1978 to serve as the councilssupport arm.

According to Auxiliary Presi-dent Dorothy Liquori, We arededicated to charity, patriotismand the ideals of the Knights ofColumbus, and act as the coun-cils right hand in managing thedetails and carrying out the activ-ities and events that support localcharities.

Willdan Group awardedConEdison contract

Willdan Group, Inc. announcedit has been awarded a one-year,$32.8 million modification fromCon Edison to an existing SmallBusiness Direct Install contract.Under the modification, whichextends through the end of 2016,Willdan will be delivering approx-imately 86 million kilowatt-hoursin electric energy savings to ConEdisons small business cus-tomers throughout the entire ConEdison service territory. This in-cludes the Bronx, Brooklyn,Queens, Manhattan, Staten Is-land and Westchester County.Willdan described this forthcom-ing modification in its recentfourth quarter earnings confer-ence call.

Services will include outreachto small businesses, completingon-site energy efficiency surveys,implementing energy-savingprojects and partnering with the

community and local businesses.To offset some of the installedcost, Con Edison is paying for in-centives that will allow servicesto be provided to their customersat a reduced cost.

Willdan has provided energysavings services for Con EdisonsSBDI program since 2009, and re-cently completed the program

cycle for 20122015. Willdan hasbeen responsible for the entireprogram since 2014, delivering allof the savings required by ConEdison within the program budg-et.

SBDI is one of the energy effi-ciency programs Con Edison of-fers to help customers save ener-gy, lower their bills and protectthe environment. The companyoffers small business customersfree energy surveys and pays up

to 70 percent of the installed costfor most energy-saving measures.

VSB Bancorp reportsincrease in income

VSB Bancorp, Inc., the holdingcompany for Victory State Bank,has reported net income of$549,396 for the first quarter of2016, an increase of $298,051, or118.6 percent from the first quar-ter of 2015.

According to VSB Bancorp, the

gain in net income was due to arise in net interest income of$367,487; a decrease in the provi-sion for loan loss of $110,000; anescalation in non-interest incomeof $14,528, partially offset by anincrease in non-interest expensesof $79,892, and a boost in the pro-vision for income taxes of$114,072, due to an increase in pre-tax income.

Unaudited figures indicate pre-tax income was $845,262 in thefirst quarter of 2016, compared to$433,139 for the first quarter of2015.

Net income for the quarter was$549,396, or basic income of 32cents per common share, com-pared to a net income of $251,345,or 14 cents basic income per com-mon share, for the quarter endedMarch 31, 2015.

Return on average assets in-creased from 0.37 percent in thefirst quarter of 2015 to 0.67 per-cent in the first quarter of 2016,

while return on average equityincreased from 3.64 percent to 7.25percent. Total assets increased to$327.4 million at March 31, an in-crease of $21.0 million, or 6.8 per-cent, from Dec. 31, 2015.


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LEADERSHIP TEAMM&T Bank

M&T Bank recently announcedthe leadership team responsiblefor managing the banks recentlyexpanded retail branch networkthroughout the New Jersey-NewYork City-Connecticut area. Aftersuccessfully completing the ac-quisition and conversion of for-mer Hudson City Savings Bankbranches and ATMs, M&T Banknow has a total of 177 branches

with more than $24 billion ofbank deposits and 1,965 employ-ees within the Tri-State area.

Noel Carroll, former seniorvice president and market man-ager for M&T Banks Greater Bal-timore/ Western Region, is nowserving as the senior vice presi-dent for retail banking for the Tri-State area, where he will be re-sponsible for approximately 1,100

retail bankemployees.He lives inRidgewood.

In addi-

tion, M&TBank has ap-pointedSteven Mus-cat as vicepresidentand regionalmanager for13 offices lo-cated acrossStaten Is-land, NewYork and

Union, Mor-ris and Som-erset coun-ties in NewJersey.

Muscatearned his masters of businessadministration at St. Johns Uni-versity. He resides in Staten Is-land.

JOSEPH CAMPAGNA JR.Staten Island Economic

Development Corp.

The Staten Island EconomicDevelopment Corp. recently wel-

comed Joseph Campagna Jr., ofJoseph Campagna & Sons Inc., asa new cabinet member.

Joseph Campagna & Sons, Inc.carries and sells food. The compa-ny has great pride in its productsand has won national recognitionfor its operation. It supplies threepizza shops rated within the TopTen in New Jersey.

DR. TALYA SCHWARTZMetroPlus Health Plan

Dr. Arnold Saperstein, presi-dent and CEO of MetroPlusHealth Plan, announced the ap-pointment of Dr. Talya Schwartzto the position of chief medicalofficer. An accomplished physi-cian executive, Schwartz has suc-cessfully led business units atAetna (ActiveHealth), UniversalAmerican and Quartet Health,among others, to innovation,

growth and operational efficien-cies.

Schwartz has developed andimplemented cost-effective busi-ness solutions, combining tech-

nology, data and clinical acumenwith individuals skills and tal-ents. A respected leader recog-nized for creative thinking,Schwartz has also built highlyperforming management teamsfocused on achievement, whilenurturing her team memberspersonal development as well.

I am looking forward to join-ing a plan with such a strongcommitment to improving thehealth of its members. MetroPlus

has always made a deep invest-ment in the health of New York-ers in communities throughoutthe city, and I am excited to be apart of the team, Schwartz saidof her new appointment.

The path to excellence isthrough talking to and listeningto patients and in developingpartnerships with providers toensure they are providing the

highest quality care to MetroPlusmembers.

We are honored to add Dr.Schwartz to our leadership teamand are confident her energy, ex-

perience and wisdom will supplycritical support to our members,our providers, our staff and ourcommunity, Saperstein said.

Schwartz was educated at Tel-Aviv University, Sackler MedicalSchool.

She completed her residency inpediatrics and did her fellowshipin pediatric infectious diseases,conducted post-doctoral researchat the University of Pennsylva-nia, was clinical associate at the

Childrens National Medical Cen-ter, Washington, D.C., and clinicalresearch fellow at the National In-stitute of Health. In addition, sheholds a graduate certificate inhealth services management andleadership from The GeorgeWashington University, Washing-ton, D.C.

Schwartz assumed her post onApril 18.

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sions the citys more than 1 mil-lion buildings.

Cities that lead on climate,lead on buildings, de Blasio said.Weve set bold goals as we takeon climate change and a clearpath to meet them. The city hasbeen leading the way by greeningour own public facilities. Now,these new initiatives will dramat-ically reduce emissions from NewYork Citys over 1 million build-ings, while saving New Yorkersmillions and creating thousandsof new jobs and well be provid-ing owners support throughoutthe process.

The new suite of energy effi-ciency initiatives will, amongother things, require and catalyzeretrofits in existing buildings, in-cluding requiring large- and mid-size business owners to repair

and improve heating distributionsystems within the next 10 years,specifically focusing on steamsystems and radiators, and sup-

port innovative energy design

and performance for new build-ing and major renovations, sup-ported by the new 2016 city Ener-gy Code.

Combined, the citys initiativesare projected to reduce green-house gas emissions from build-ings by 2.7 million metric tons,which is the equivalent of takingmore than 560,000 cars off theroad, according to the mayors of-fice.

Annually, the city estimatesthat this will avoid an estimated20 premature deaths and 60 hospi-talizations and emergency de-partment visits annually.

From a financial perspective,the initiatives are also expected tosave building owners approxi-mately $900 million in energycosts each year, and create an esti-mated 1,300 direct construction-related jobs.

Together with the One City:Built to Last program, the newenergy efficiency focus is expect-

ed to reduce emissions frombuildings by a total of 6.1 millionmetric tons by 2025.

This is a major milestone in

New York City's efforts to cut car-

bon and a landmark for citiesworldwide, said Nilda Mesa, di-rector of the mayors Office ofSustainability. All the climateagreements signed last year needto be backed up by action. This ishow New Yorkers get going set-ting a big goal, using the best dataavailable, bringing the best mindsto the table, figuring it out andgetting the support and technicalexpertise to the people who needit. This is what we need to do tomeet our 80 x 50 goal.

Buildings account for nearly 75percent of all emissions in thecity.

To combat the problem, thecity conducted a comprehensiveanalysis of building energy-usedata, working with industry lead-ers, experts and advocates whoserved on the Buildings Techni-cal Working Group.

The analysis revealed a set ofstrategic measures to dramati-cally reduce buildings-based

emissions, and will continue toinform integration of these meas-ures into the citys Energy Code,according a release from themayors office.

The new initiatives will bephased in over the next 10 yearsto minimize costs to buildingowners.

Climate change is an existen-tial threat to our city and ourplanet. Business as usual is notan option, said Daniel Zarrilli,senior director of climate policyand programs.

Thats why we made a sweep-ing commitment to retrofit ourcitys building stock. The public-private partnership underpin-ning the Buildings TechnicalWorking Group is a great exam-ple of how the city is workingwith all stakeholders to tacklegreenhouse gas emissions. Thiseffort has put the city on a path to-ward our ambitious but essen-tial 80 x 50 goal.

The full Buildings TechnicalWorking Group report can be ac-cessed online at nyc.gov/sustain-ability.

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