The Brooklyn Navy Yard Development Corporation (BNYDC) is the not-for-profit corporation that manages the Brooklyn Navy Yard on behalf of its owner, the City of New York. BNYDC’s mission is to fuel New York City’s economic vitality by creating and preserving quality jobs, anchoring the City’s modern industrial sector and businesses, and connecting the local community with the economic opportunity and resources of the Yard. The 300-acre industrial park on the Brooklyn waterfront, once the site of one of the nation’s most storied naval shipbuilding facilities, is now home to over 330 industrial businesses employing nearly 7,000 people. Through investments in new green buildings and infrastructure, the Yard has become a national model for sustainable urban industrial parks and home to modern manufacturers that are tech-driven and socially responsible.

The Downtown Brooklyn Partnership is a not-for-profit local development corporation that serves as the primary champion for Downtown Brooklyn as a world-class business, cultural, educational, residential, and retail destination. Working together with the three business improvement districts (BID) that it administers – the MetroTech BID, Fulton Mall Improvement Association, and Court-Livingston-Schermerhorn BID – the Partnership manages over 1 million square feet of public space and undertakes diverse activities include attracting new investment and improving the environment for existing companies; facilitating infrastructure development that promotes an active and cohesive community; supporting and heralding the area’s cultural assets; and encouraging a unified sense of place and an engaged civic community.

The DUMBO Improvement District is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization founded in 2006 to enhance and promote the quality of life in DUMBO, Brooklyn. We advocate on behalf of DUMBO’s businesses, nonprofits, cultural organizations, property owners and residents, and provide community services and programming that amplify DUMBO’s creative and innovative vibe. Think of us as a hyper-local Chamber of Commerce meets neighborhood cheerleader. The DUMBO BID provides free neighborhood wifi, street beautification and cleaning, neighborhood planning and advocacy, management of public spaces (The Archway under the Manhattan Bridge, Pearl Street Triangle and Old Fulton Plaza), and provides public art and community programs.