NYCEDC

🍎 The next opportunity for N.Y.C. Groceries – creating a vibrant, cohesive brand identity!

We’ve issued a Request for Proposals from branding and design firms to develop the visual identity for NYC’s network of five city-supported grocery stores. In partnership with NYCEDC and City Hall, the selected firm will create a compelling brand that helps New Yorkers recognize, access, and feel welcome in each store, while also informing physical in-store elements.

Proposals are due no later than Tuesday, June 30 at 4:00 PM ET.

Learn more: https://edc.nyc/press-release/nycedc-issues-rfp-design-firm-develop-nyc-groceries-brand-identity
Submit proposals: https://edc.nyc/consultant-services-nyc-groceries-branding-and-design-rfp.

📊 The New York City metro area has added more jobs in the past 12 months than any other metro area, while NYC's unemployment rate has fallen for the second consecutive month. Our latest Economic Snapshot is out now:https://edc.nyc/sites/default/files/2026-05/NYCEDC-NYC-Economic-Snapshot-May-2026-Part-2.pdf

Happy Child Care Provider Appreciation Month! NYCEDC Interim President and CEO Jeanny Pak visited Flushing YMCA for a special story time. Thank you to the child care providers who give our little New Yorkers a safe place to learn, grow, and play. Your work is essential🌟

Willets Point Commons is officially open! The first 880 all-affordable homes for New Yorkers and we’re breaking ground on Building 3 which will add 220 units of affordable senior housing to this newly constructed neighborhood.
Residents will enjoy two landscaped courtyards, a fitness center, community garden, co-working space, children’s playroom, outdoor terraces and more, with direct access to public transportation.
When complete, Willets Point transformation will deliver 2,500 all-affordable homes — the largest housing project in NYC in 40 years.
We’re continuing to take steps forward so every New Yorker has access to affordable housing and the community spaces to thrive.

Press release: https://edc.nyc/press-release/nycedc-celebrates-milestones-affordable-senior-housing-willets-point

🍎 Today, N.Y.C. Groceries is two steps closer to delivering affordable food for every New Yorker.

Alongside Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, we’re thrilled to announce The Peninsula in the Bronx as the second site for NYC’s municipal grocery stores, a historic win for Hunts Point!

We’ve also officially launched the N.Y.C. Groceries Sites Portal, where property owners across Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island can submit their own site/s for consideration while we continue identifying grocery store locations in the remaining boroughs.

Learn more: https://edc.nyc/press-release/mayor-mamdani-announces-peninsula-bronx-second-site-nyc-public-grocery-stores

Photo credit: Kara McCurdy | Mayoral Photography Office