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Mayor Bloomberg and Commissioner Walsh Present 2008 Neighborhood Achievement Awards

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August 2008 - Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg and Small Business Services (SBS) Commissioner Robert W. Walsh presented the 2008 New York City Neighborhood Achievement Awards to 11 recipients at Gracie Mansion on July 14. The awards honor outstanding organizations, businesses and individuals for strengthening the City’s neighborhoods and commercial corridors. Citigroup New York State Director of Community Relations Eileen Auld and Con Edison Senior Vice President of Public Affairs Frances Resheske joined the Mayor at the awards ceremony on behalf of their organizations, which sponsored the event.

The New York City Neighborhood Achievement Awards, established in 2002, every year honor organizations, businesses and individuals that have demonstrated excellence in enhancing New York City neighborhoods by fostering economic opportunity. The 2008 awards selection committee included Eileen Auld, New York State Director of Community Relations at Citi; Larry Scott Blackmon, Chief of Staff and Deputy Commissioner for Intergovernmental Affairs at SBS; Dr. Mitchell Moss of New York University; and Frances Resheske, Senior Vice President of Public Affairs at Con Edison.

This year's honorees include:

Development Award
David and Joyce Dinkins Gardens

Placemaking Award
L.E.S. is More. Explore. Campaign

Partnership Award
Four Bronx Institutions Alliance

Queens Economic Development Corporation
Queens Start UP! Business Plan Competition

Leadership Award
Heyward Davenport, Northeast Regional Director
U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency

Minority/Women-owned Business Enterprise Advocate of the Year Award
The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
Nancy Ploeger, President

Workforce Innovation Award
Brooklyn Workforce Innovations

Grant Associates
Dale Grant, President

Small Business of the Year Award
Beacon Paint & Hardware

K-Dog & Dunebuggy

The Norman Buchbinder Award for Neighborhood Beautification
The Floating Pool

Click here for a full description of honorees