Westchester Innovation Network (WIN) participant Lessonbee has been accepted into Verizon’s Forward for Good Accelerator in Orlando, Florida. Lessonbee was one of seven companies selected for the accelerator’s health equity program out of hundreds of applicants. The accelerator supports startups working to close the gaps in health access and outcomes by searching for solutions leveraging next-generation technology to break down barriers to quality care. Lessonbee is an online education platform that provides culturally relevant health, social and emotional learning courses for millions of students. “Tapping into the technological capabilities and expertise of Verizon, including 5G and AI, will help us […]

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The Business Council of Westchester is among 27 other business groups statewide that are calling for Gov. Kathy Hochul’s Administration and the State Legislature to address one of the most significant lingering financial burdens caused by the COVID pandemic: the $8 billion in outstanding federal loans to New York’s unemployment insurance (UI) program. This debt results in hundreds of millions in higher federal and state payroll taxes on New York’s private sector employers. The group argues that since this debt results from state-directed office closings, it makes sense that public funds be used to help address the debt of this […]

BCW Member Macquesten Development LLC is proposing to build a new 16-story multifamily residential building in Yonkers that would feature 160 apartments all of which would be priced in the affordable category. Called The Parker, the project will be built at 632-636 S. Broadway, near the Yonkers border with Riverdale and Van Cortlandt Park.  It would feature eight studio apartments, 75 one-bedroom units, 57 two-bedroom units and 20 three-bedroom apartments. Amenities would include a fitness center and laundry facility. There would be 144 off-street parking spaces provided for residents. MacQuesten has developed numerous commercial and residential projects in New York […]

As Westchester’s leading advocate for business and economic development, The Business Council of Westchester and its Coalition for Smart Development, which consists of 17 of the leading real estate developers in the region, hosted an unprecedented roundtable yesterday with Westchester County’s state lawmakers for a very productive discussion of issues impacting real estate development and the county’s economy. Among the topics discussed were Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed Housing Compact plan; proposed legislation that would reduce the powers of Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) which provide critically important financial incentives for development; and the Good Cause Eviction bill that would make it […]