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City Seeks Overhaul of Freight Distribution

The de Blasio Administration has unveiled Freight NYC, a $100-million plan to overhaul the city’s aging freight distribution systems through strategic investments. Among these are developing marine terminals at Hunts Point in the Bronx and Sunset Park in Brooklyn, building an Urban Distribution Center at the Brooklyn Army Terminal, and promoting the use of clean trucks.

“Freight NYC will better equip New York City to meet 21st-century demand by modernizing the city’s freight infrastructure, reducing truck traffic and improving air quality –while creating nearly 5,000 good-paying jobs in the process,” said James Patchett, president and CEO of the New York City Economic Development Corporation.

The NYC EDC plans to issue an RFP on the Brooklyn Army Terminal project this week, with other RFPs to follow by the end of the year. Mayor de Blasio first announced the Freight NYC program in June of 2017.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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