A solutions-oriented conference to address public safety concerns.

The adverse effects of crime are having a severe impact on the quality of life and safety of New Yorkers and visitors. We want to give voice to the concerns of business owners in Manhattan and help find solutions. 

This half-day summit is being hosted by the Manhattan Chamber of Commerce, together with other Manhattan-based organizations such as business improvement districts and civic associations, including:

  • 125th Street Business Improvement District

  • The Broadway Association

  • Chamber of Commerce of Washington Heights and Inwood

  • Chinatown BID

  • Collective Action to Protect our Stores (CAPS)

  • Downtown Alliance

  • East Midtown Partnership

  • Fifth Avenue Association

  • Flatiron NoMad Partnership

  • Garment District NYC

  • Grand Central Partnership

  • Hudson Square BID

  • Hudson Yards Hell’s Kitchen Alliance

  • Lincoln Square BID

  • Madison Avenue BID

  • Meatpacking BID

  • NoHo BID

  • Soho Broadway Initiative

  • Times Square Alliance

  • Union Square Partnership

THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 2023

9:30 AM - 12:45 PM

MIDTOWN MANHATTAN

300 in-person attendees // we have reached capacity

 

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Now available on YouTube.

9:30 AM

Registration & networking

Continental breakfast will be served.

10:00 AM

Welcome

  • Jessica Walker, President and CEO, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

  • Don Winter, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

10:10 AM

Remarks from the Mayor

Hon. Eric Adams, 110th Mayor of New York City

10:20 AM

Overview: The State of Crime in NYC

  • “Perception vs. Reality” - Richard Aborn, President, Citizens Crime Commission of New York City

  • “The Impact of Mental Health Policy” - Brian Stettin, Senior Advisor to the Mayor, Severe Mental Illness Policy

10:45 AM

Panel: Business Concerns & Ideas for Moving Forward

  • Moderator: Wendell Jamieson, former Metro Editor at The New York Times

  • Wellington Chen, Executive Director, Chinatown Partnership/Chinatown BID

  • Darin Hamilton, Regional Vice President - Northeast Region, Allied Universal

  • Moe Issa, Owner, Brooklyn Fare supermarkets and member of the Collective Action to Protect our Stores (CAPS) Coalition

  • Deborah Koenigsberger, Owner, The Thrifty Hog and Noir et Blanc

  • Joe Stein, Asset Protection Director, Walgreens

11:35 AM

Coffee Break

11:45 AM

Panel: Finding Common Ground to Move the Needle

  • Introduction by Henry Siegel, Executive Board Member, Manhattan Chamber of Commerce

  • Moderator: Jonathan Dienst, Chief Investigative Reporter, NBC 4 New York

  • Jamaal T. Bailey, Chair of the Codes Committee, New York State Senate

  • Alvin Bragg, Manhattan District Attorney

  • Jeffrey Dinowitz, Chair of the Codes Committee, New York State Assembly

  • Kathryn Garcia, Director of State Operations, The State of New York

  • Jeffrey Maddrey, Chief of Department, New York Police Department

12:45 PM

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