From wind farms to energy storage, explore renewable infrastructure investments along our city’s working waterfront that address climate change.

The South Brooklyn coastline, stretching from DUMBO to Sunset Park, is home to an array of critical facilities needed for the day-to-day functioning of our city. Electrical systems, recycling facilities, a cruise ship terminal, and New York’s last “car float” rail yard are among the many landmarks that line this working port. However, this landscape is not simply a vestige of our city’s industrial past. It is evolving as technological developments provide transformative opportunities to address the impacts, and in some cases mitigate, climate change. Wind farms, wastewater management and energy storage facilities are remaking the South Brooklyn waterfront, and bringing environmental justice to communities long threatened by pollution and industrial waste.

In this tour, participants will learn about how our city is creating a cleaner, and more just city by transforming our working waterfront. Speakers include Max Taffet, Senior Vice President of Offshore Wind+PortNYC Planning at New York City Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Sudhir Puthran, Assistant Vice President of Cruise and Maritime Development at EDC, among others soon to be announced.

Max Taffet is Senior Vice President of Offshore Wind and PortNYC Planning at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). Max has a decade of experience at NYCEDC siting, planning, permitting, and engaging marine stakeholders along NYC’s 520 miles of waterfront. In working to advance NYC waterfronts. Max’s responsibilities focus on delivering on NYC’s commitments under New York State’s Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) signed into law in 2019. This law requires 9 GW of offshore wind be implemented in NY by 2035. The majority of this power will be facilitated and delivered through NYC’s waterways.

Sudhir Puthran is an accomplished professional with over 25 years of dedicated experience in the cruise industry. With a career spanning nearly two decades on board one of the world’s largest cruise lines, he has honed his expertise in a variety of capacities, developing an unwavering passion for cruise ships and their operation Recently, Sudhir transitioned into a pivotal role as the Assistant Vice President of Cruise and Maritime Development at the New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYEDC). In this role, he has taken on the vital responsibility of overseeing the cruise portfolio, which carries an impressive annual economic impact of $240 million for the city.

Cole Keller is an Associate with PortNYC within the Asset Management-Portfolio Management division at the New York Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC). Cole is the asset manager for the City’s ferry landings portfolio, a portfolio consisting of 24 ferry landings across the five boroughs. Prior to joining NYCEDC, Cole worked as a Project Manager with Akerman LLP’s Economic Development and Incentives Group where he assisted real estate developers, Fortune 500 companies, institutions, and other public and private businesses with obtaining incentives packages and real estate financing for large scale urban renewal projects and mixed-use developments, as well as for major corporate retention transactions.

TICKETS:
OHNY Member: $35
General Admission: $45
1-year OHNY Membership + Ticket: $85 ($95 value)

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