Neighborhood Renaming- A Round Table Discussion
Event Information
Description
Join the Third Avenue Business Improvement District for a conversation on the history of neighborhood naming, the impact - negative and positive - on area marketing, and attempts to rebrand areas. The conversation will also include points on equitable economic development and what that means for commercial corridors.
The panel will include:
April De Simone, Co-Founder and Managing Partner - Designing the We
Angel Hernandez, Director of Programs and External Relations, The Bronx Historical Society
Joshua Weissman, President, JCAL Development
Javier Medrano, Senior Associate for Public and Private Partnerships, Third Avenue Business Improvement District - Moderator
About the Panel:
April De Simone has over 15 years of experience in strategically designing, developing and launching for-profit, non-profit and government projects. Continuing to advocate for social innovation, Ms. De Simone is co-creator of various for-purpose ventures and initiatives that promote market based solutions to address complex social challenges.
Angel Hernandez is the Director of Programs and External Relations at The Bronx County Historical Society.
The Bronx County Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational and cultural institution, which is dedicated to the collection, preservation, documentation and interpretation of the history and heritage of The Bronx and its people.
Joshua Weissman is the founder and president of JCAL Development Group. In 2006, Mr. Weissman entered the affordable housing marketplace, developing large-scale multi-family buildings, consisting of 32 to 115 units and ranging from 4 to 13 stories. The projects, predominantly located in the Bronx, were developed under the auspices of various government housing agencies with the City of NY under the Mayors Affordable Housing Mandate.
