Congratulations to BCW Member Ginsburg Development Companies (GDC) on the Grand Opening Thursday of its latest luxury development along the Hudson River – Admirals Cove in Haverstraw. Set on a peninsula with water on three sides and a private marina, Admirals Cove features 245 luxury apartments in four boutique-scaled buildings each with its own elegant lobby, fitness center and two community club lounges. The buildings, which feature waterfront-inspired architecture and interiors designed with a coastal vibe, are set along a spectacular waterfront promenade with monumental sculptures and spectacular views of the Hudson River to the east and High Tor Mountain […]

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Pace University’s women’s lacrosse team joined college athletes from across the country at the White House on Monday to celebrate the team’s 2023 NCAA National Championship. The Setters joined 47 teams from schools across the country including University of Texas, Penn State, University of Virginia, Stanford University, and University of North Carolina, among others. The teams represented 19 sports from all three NCAA divisions — national championship winners — that were recognized on the South Lawn of the White House as part of “College Athlete Day.” “You made tremendous sacrifices — training through injuries, birthdays, vacations, and even a pandemic,” […]

The Business Council of Westchester partnered with Valley National Bank for the return of the popular Leadership Conversations Series, which resumed on June 13 with an in-person discussion with Thomas Iadanza, President of Valley National Bank. BCW CEO Marsha Gordon led the discussion with Iadanza, which touched on the recent banking liquidity crisis, workplace diversity, hiring new talent and learning from young professionals, among other topics. Iadanza said that Valley weathered the March banking crisis well because the Wayne, N.J.-based bank’s 240 branches are a strength. “Our average size deposit is $60,000, so pretty much 75% of our deposit base […]

The BCW hosted the fourth edition of its State of Westchester’s Economy series on Thursday focusing on health and life sciences. BCW President & CEO Marsha Gordon hosted the webinar, whose guests included Laurie Ann Walsh, DNP, RN, Vice President, Chief Nursing Officer NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester; Scott Edelman, Executive Director, Burke Rehabilitation Hospital; George Poth, Vice President, Regeneron Pharmaceutical; Dr. Rajiv Ratan, M.D., Ph.D., Winifred Masterson Burke Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience, Associate Dean (affiliate) Weill Cornell Medicine, Chief Operating Officer, Director, Laboratory for Neural Redox Biology and Homeostatic Transcription, Burke Neurological Institute; Josh Ratner, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy […]